Burn Hall, County Durham

For other uses, see Burn Hall (disambiguation).

Burn Hall is a country house in County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

Around 1812, Bryan John Salvin of Croxdale purchased a manor house, dating back to the 13th century, called New Burnhall. Ignatius Bonomi redesigned it from 1821 to 1834 in the gothic and neoclassical style under the name Burn Hall.[1] It remained in the Salvin family until Marmaduke Henry Salvin died in 1924 and it was acquired by Saint Joseph's Missionary Society of Mill Hill which established a boys' school there.[2]

The seminary closed to full time students in 1995 when the costs of training priests became prohibitive.[3] The restoration of the main house and the redevelopment of the area to the rear by Jane Darbyshire Associates won the City Trust's architectural commendation of the year in 1998.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Burn Hall". British listed buildings. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ^ "'Parishes: St Oswalds's - Manors', in A History of the County of Durham: Volume 3, ed. William Page". London. 1928. pp. 157–174. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Lost landmarks and halls that have stood the test of time". Northern Echo. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Architectural commendation of the year". Durham City. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

Further reading

  • Margot Johnson. "Burn Hall" in Durham: Historic and University City and surrounding area. Sixth Edition. Turnstone Ventures. 1992. ISBN 094610509X. Page 38.

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