Thorpe Hall Was “an Absolute Wreck” Before it Was Restored
Address: Thorpe Hall, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9TW
This property is listed for £4,500,000 by Lindsay Cuthill of Savills.
Thorpe Hall was “an absolute wreck” before it was restored in the early 2000s.
The current owners spared no expense in transforming the Grade-II listed country house back to its former glory, enlisting Yorkshire’s finest craftsmen to authentically restore and repair the 18th century home. The newly appointed grand reception rooms were lavishly decorated by interior designer Mark Gillette. The landscape was transformed as well, with the gardens completely replanted by master garden designer Arne Maynard.
In 2010 the finished property was featured in Country Life magazine. Architectural historian John Martin Robinson is quoted, describing the restoration work as “a heartening example of a country house previously in poor condition… and now resurrected as one of the finest houses in the area”.
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