If you’re not afraid of ghosts, you could nab yourself a character-filled Shropshire home for just a bargain price.
This former Baptist church is due to go under the hammer for a guide price of £25,000, representing a great conversion opportunity.
However, there are a few major stipulations to the sale.
Situated in the rural village Bucknell, the property was built in 1871 and comprises 1,027 square feet of indoor space.
Although at present it’s only got two rooms (a chapel and back room) it’s ripe to be renovated, featuring original features like double timber front doors and high, beamed ceilings.
With some creativity and know-how there’s the potential to turn it into a stunning home, but it’s certainly not somewhere you can move into straight away.
Alongside not having water, electricity or foul drainage, the property’s front and back gardens are filled with headstones, as 0.15-acres site served as the church’s cemetery.
The new owner will be required to provide access to the cemetery ‘at all reasonable times, to all persons wishing to tend particular graves,’ and to keep the grounds maintained for visitors.
They must also permit the opening up of existing graves for family members of those already buried there, provide new graves for the former members of Coxall Baptist Church, and allow funeral services to take place on the grounds.
It’s not your average garden, so the winning bidder will need to be okay with sharing the space with mourners. A keen interest in gardening is also a plus.
Yet, for the right person, the property has plenty to offer.
‘We believe there is a Baptistry Bath beneath the floorboards in front of the pulpit, though we were unable to investigate further as the floorboards are screwed down,’ reads the Rightmove listing.
Additionally, estate agent Halls, highlights the building’s stained glass window accents, charming iron-railed fencing, and lean-to brick construction (which currently houses a camping toilet) to the rear.
Unfortunately, the pews and organ you see in some pictures aren’t included as part of the sale, so you won’t get the full Sunday morning experience.
What you will get is a place packed full of history, as well as the chance to make a unique place of worship your own.
The property will be put up for auction on Friday April 28, 2023, at 3pm at Halls Holdings House, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury.
Check out the listing and enquire to view via Rightmove.
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