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• Reception hall • Five reception rooms • Eight bedrooms • Games room • Library • Study • Heated indoor swimming pool with changing facilites • Gym • Integral three car garage and secluded stable yard with coach house • American barn and floodlit ménage • Beautiful f

Southend House is a unique property of substantial scale comprising a considerable detached family home of grand proportions, extensive outdoor space and enviable leisure and equestrian facilities. Built in 1872, the impressive house occupies a commanding position set within a block paved private drive accessed through electric gates. Rich in architectural detail and immaculately presented, Southend House has much to offer a large family or a buyer with sporting and leisure requirements. The property also has business potential subject to planning permission.

Internally, it is beautifully appointed and offers five reception rooms with notable features including beamed ceilings, hardwood floors, internal pillars, ornate moulded cornicing, ceiling roses and large windows with garden views. The space includes a second large dining and living room whose open plan layout makes it ideal for entertaining separate from the other formal reception rooms.

Leisure facilities on the ground floor include a snooker room with a bar, wine store, cinema room, gym, sauna and swimming pool to meet the needs of a family and the most discerning guests.

To the first floor there are eight bedrooms, three with ensuite facilties and two bathrooms. In addition, the property boasts a substantial annex with large double bedroom, ensuite bathroom and sitting room, ideal for an au pair, live-in relative or as an older teenager's private space.

Outdoor space and facilities

Set in approimately 4 acres of mature gardens, outdoor features include antennis court, pond, patio, sun terraces, a large greenhouse, gardener's shed and extensive lawns with some sea views.

For the equestrian owner, the property offers a flood lit ménage, a coach house, four traditional stables and a tack room with approximately 3 acres of fenced paddocks. Of particular note is the American Barn with a further six loose boxes fitted with automatic feeding and water facilities, while Southend House's location provide easy access to both beautiful countryside and beach hacking.

Location

Southend House is situated in the coastal village of whitburn, one of the most popular and highly regarded seafront communities in the North East of England. With beautiful views, coastal walks and beachside amenities, Whitburn offers English seaside living at the eastern end of a ribbon of upmarket villages in this exclusive part of South Tyneside.the area boasts unique attractions including Souer Lighthouse, a National Trust property, the natural wildlife of Marsden Bay and miles of sandy beaches, all within easy reach of the city.

Less than five miles from Sunderland city centre, Whitburn is well served by high street shopping, cultural and sporting facilities, incuding the Theatre Royal and the recently opened Sunderland Aquatic Centre.

Newcastle International Airport, the international ferry terminal at North Shields, direct rail links to London and the regions main A19 and A1M routes are all within easy reach.

Directions

From the south proceed north from Sunderland along the A183 Whitburn road. In Whitburn turn left away from the coast along Front Street (B1299). Take the first turning on the left down Church Lane and proceed to the bottom of the lane, passing the church on the right. Southend House is the last house on the right.

Services

Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. Gas fired central heating (three boilers, including heating system for swimming pool). Double glazing.

Public Right of Way

There is a public right of way crossing the paddock that lies to the south of the house.

VIEWING:

Via Durham Fine and Country

Tel: 0191 384 2277