我们很高兴出售这一杰出的时期财产，在我们看来，这是在这个历史城市中心出售的最具标志性的建筑之一。以前的大学建筑充满了历史，大卫·贝拉米和其他一些著名的学者曾在这里居住过。该房产于2011年被私人拥有，经历了一次完整的翻新和重建，创造了一个出色的家庭住宅，现在被精心修复为一个不妥协的规格，特别注意细节，同时保留原有的建筑品质和无缝融合当代的扩展。位于市中心的波特银行最受欢迎的住宅地段之一，天文台是达勒姆市最具特色的物业之一，以其巨大的存在、较高的位置、独特的性格和历史重要性而闻名。经过完美维护的草坪花园和凸起的床通向该房产，该房产由成熟的树木构成，提供了在这样的城市中心位置很少发现的隐私和隔离。私人车道分割了花园和田地，通向带有独立车库的碎石停车场。从玻璃阳台和玻璃扩建部分可以明显看出传统和现代的混合，但在外观上无缝衔接。内部有一个令人印象深刻的接待走廊，带有原始的返回楼梯，提供了令人愉快的第一印象，并通向一楼的三个接待房间，其中一个有玻璃地板，可以瞥见背光的地下室和中央烟囱。一楼还有一个衣帽间/卫生间独立衣帽间橱柜，通往令人印象深刻的现代厨房，全玻璃的回望面可以看到前面的花园和车道，以及由Herrington Gate设计和安装的现代厨房的详细规格。厨房基本上是开放式的，有一间早餐室和一个中央现代燃木火炉的用餐区。隐蔽的门提供了通往相邻设施和后部的通道。 The mix of contemporary and traditional run through the entire house and not more so than the first floor where the traditional oak staircase makes way for a modern glass and steel staircase to the second floor designed and manufactured by the award winning Cliff Chapman. At first floor every on-suite and bathroom have been meticulously designed and purchased with luxury in mind having fixtures and fittings from Villeroy & Boch, Porcelanosa and Philippe StarckAt first floor level there are four bedrooms two with en-suite a family bathroom study area and dressing room as well as access to the glazed balcony. At second floor the entire roof space has been developed into a suite to include a fifth bedroom with superb on-suite facilities, centre stand alone bath and wet room shower area as well as an additional lounge area with access again to a concealed glazed balcony offering glimpses towards the city centre and castle and cathedral complex. Externally the grounds extend to approximately one acre and access via a private driveway with lawn gardens and rockery giving way to paved access points around the house as well as to the paved sun terrace to the rear and the delightful detached potting house which is suitable for a variety of uses and fitted with a full range of kitchen units for outside catering. The garage itself provides an abundance of parking as well as having been fitted at first floor level, which at present has been left as a blank canvas for use by the next successful purchaser.
