Burnhopeside Hall Farmhouse And Farm Buildings

Burnhopeside Hall Farmhouse and its associated farm buildings date from the early 19th century and have undergone some alterations. The structure is built from coursed sandstone rubble with quoins and ashlar dressings, and it features reused early 19th-century railway lines that support the vehicle entrance. The roof is covered with Welsh slate.

The complex consists of three ranges arranged around a courtyard. The farmhouse is located in the west range, which is two storeys high and has five bays. It features a renewed boarded door set in a plain stone surround, along with similar surrounds—some of which have been renewed—on the 16-pane sash windows on the ground floor and the two-light horizontal sliding sashes on the first floor. There is also an inserted window in the right bay of the first floor that has a projecting stone sill, and the roof is low-pitched and hipped.

The left return range is also two storeys and has four bays, with the first bay being part of the house. The other bays contain Dutch doors facing the yard, along with flat lintels and sills for the partly-glazed stable and loft windows. The vehicle entrance in the last bay is supported by railway lines that are said to have originated from a railway track laid in the grounds by William Hedley, a railway locomotive engineer who lived at Burnhopeside Hall and was known for developing new types of line and engine.

The east rear range is two storeys high and has five bays, featuring plain stone surrounds to boarded doors in the fourth bay and in the second bay on the first floor, which are accessed via side stone steps. The building is graded for its historical interest.