Stoneleigh, North Road

A truly breathtaking late Victorian stone-built residence, double fronted with elegant bay windows and rich in local history, offering five bedrooms, magnificent period features, generous reception space, extensive cellar rooms and a private garden with garage and parking, all combining to create a rare and distinguished family home.

Set behind a beautifully maintained hedge, this impressive stone home stands proudly with a lawned front garden, planted borders and a symmetrical pathway guiding you to the striking traditional gloss black front door, crowned by a transom window proudly displaying the name 'Stoneleigh'. Side access leads to a useful lean-to workshop, adding practicality to the home's timeless kerb appeal.

Stepping inside, you are welcomed into a spacious inner vestibule where an exquisite stained glass feature, incorporated within the vestibule door and sidelights, casts coloured light into the grand reception hallway beyond. The hallway is particularly generous, exuding stature and elegance, with two beautifully balanced reception rooms set symmetrically to the front. Both enjoy deep bay windows with fitted window seats, inviting you to sit and admire the garden while retaining privacy behind the mature hedge. The sitting room is warm and comfortable underfoot with soft carpeting, centred around a carved wooden mantelpiece with modern gas fire. Across the hall, the dining room showcases impressive exposed timber flooring and an outstanding rouge-veined marble fireplace with intricate detailing, a true statement feature and a wonderful focal point for entertaining.

To the rear sits an additional reception room, again generously proportioned and cosy in feel, with views stretching towards the fields at West Kyo. This room features another striking marble fireplace, this time with a rich emerald hue, further reinforcing the home's period grandeur. From here, steps lead down into the timber-built lean-to workshop, providing valuable storage and exciting potential for further adaptation.

The ground floor also benefits from a convenient shower room with WC, offering flexibility for modern family life and ideal potential for more accessible, ground floor living arrangements. The kitchen, positioned to the rear, is fitted with high quality solid wood cabinetry and offers ample space for dining at its centre, whether arranged traditionally as it is today or reimagined with a central island. The gas AGA forms the warm heart of the home, perfectly complementing its heritage and character.

A rear porch leads down into the enclosed garden, finished with resin bound gravel and a decked seating area, creating a low maintenance yet inviting outdoor space. A spacious garage provides secure off street parking and storage, with a roller door opening directly to the yard, offering scope for further adaptation should additional parking be desired. There is also parking available along the lane to the side.

Rich in local history, the property was formerly the village doctor's residence, with the original surgery housed within the cellar. Accessed from the rear garden, the cellar level comprises several separate rooms and expansive storage areas, lending themselves to imaginative use, whether as workshop space, hobby rooms, utility areas or simply exceptional storage.
Ascending from the hallway via a wide staircase with antique balustrade, you arrive at a split level landing and an elegant galleried landing above, an uncommon and impressive feature for a home of this era locally. Built by a former quarry merchant who constructed many of the surrounding stone homes before building this one for himself, the craftsmanship and quality are evident throughout.

The first floor begins with a beautifully appointed bathroom featuring traditional low-level panelling and internal windows to the landing that allow light to filter through. A rear bedroom with fitted wardrobes benefits from en suite facilities and countryside views. There are four further generously proportioned bedrooms, three retaining beautiful original fireplaces with striking tiled surrounds. One particularly special room features rare Delft tiles dating back to the 1600s, uncovered by the current owners many years ago, alongside modern fitted wardrobes that blend heritage with practicality. A rear facing bedroom again enjoys open views towards the surrounding countryside.

This substantial period home is rarely available and offers an exceptional blend of history, space and architectural presence. The AGA provides hot water, complemented by an immersion heater, with water tanks located in the loft. The loft itself is well insulated and the roof has been improved in recent years. A gas Worcester boiler, installed circa 2020 and located within the cellar, serves the property, alongside conventional radiators and Myson fan convectors which efficiently circulate warmth throughout the home. There is uPVC double glazing throughout the majority of the property, and there is a further Upvc window in the loft. The property is situated on North Road, in Catchgate, Stanley, which sits between the towns of Stanley and Consett - at the end of a small row of terraced properties.

Homes of this stature and provenance seldom come to market. Viewing is strictly by appointment and accompanied by Harrington Brown, and comes with the highest recommendation to fully appreciate the scale, craftsmanship and remarkable story behind this distinguished Victorian residence.











Council Tax Band: C (Durham CC)
Tenure: Freehold