Closed church buildings available for disposal

Offers in excess of £45,000 are sought for the freehold of Bollingham St Silas church. The property is in the village of Eardisley which is located approximately 2.5 miles south of Kington.

Bollingham St Silas is a building of moderate significance. A simple chapel in an attractive rural setting, it retains some medieval fabric but was largely rebuilt in 1865–67 by the leading local church architect of the time, Thomas Nicholson.

Bollingham St Silas is Grade II* Listed and constructed of local sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and there are a series of windows. There are decorative stained glass east and west windows to the structure whilst the sides of the building have plain windows.

Expressions of interest should be made direct to the agent detailed below.

https://www.sunderlands.co.uk/commercial/property/bollingham-kington-herefordshire-6953 

Name: Bollingham St Silas

Diocese: Hereford

Location: Bollingham, Eardisley, Herefordshire HR5 3LE

Grid Reference: 

Contact: Tim Reed

Contact Address: Offa House,

                            St Peters Square,

                            Hereford

                            HR1 2PQ

Contact Number: 01432 356 161

Contact Email Address: [email protected]

St James is a charming example of a Regency Gothic Revival former church, now offered for sale for residential conversion.

Planning and listed building consent have been granted by Durham County Council for the conversion of the building into a four-bedroom detached dwelling under ref DM/17/02620/LB and DM/17/02618/FPA.

The church is situated on the northeast edge of Castle Eden Conservation Area, approx. 2 miles south of Peterlee and 6 miles north west of Hartlepool.  Castle Eden is a picturesque village with its own golf and cricket clubs and scenic walks to the coast through the Castle Eden Nature Reserve.

Diocese: Durham

Location: Castle Eden, County Durham, TS27 4SL

OS grid reference:   NZ 428 384

Agent Contact details
Samantha Howe  

GSC Grays
12 The Bank, Barnard Castle, Co Durham
DL12 8PQ
 

Telephone: 01833 694932

Mobile: 07976 822405

Email: [email protected]

www.gscgrays.co.uk

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/86727973#/

The attractive former church of St Michael & All Angels, Dulas, Herefordshire is Grade II listed and constructed of sandstone under a pitched stone tile roof.  It is situated on a minor road 2 km north-west of Ewyas Harold (opposite Dulas Court) and close to the well-known tourist destination, the Golden Valley. Internally, the building comprises nave, chancel, vestry and porch with a total accommodation of some 122 square metres (1,318 sqft). Part of the churchyard and the access drive will be included in the sale. A successful planning application for partial change of use to holiday residential use can be found on Herefordshire Council’s planning portal (refs.: P164098/F and P164099/L). Sold freehold with vacant possession. Information pack available from Sunderlands.

Diocese: Hereford               

Location: Dulas (near Ewyas Harold)      

OS grid reference: SO 371 294                

Contact details   

Agent: Sunderlands, 5a St Peter’s Square, Hereford, HR1 2PG

Tel.: 01432 276 202

Email: [email protected]

www.sunderlands.co.uk 

St Andrew's church, Great Fencote is a charming stone building, built in the late 1840's. It is not Listed and is not within a Conservation Area. St Andrew's Church stands at the north west corner of the village at the junction between Fleetham Lane and Todd Lane. There is mains electricity and water to the property, though no WC or mains sewerage. Heating is provided by electric heaters and there is no gas connection to the property. Parking is available on the public highway but there is currently no off street or allocated parking spaces available for the church. Offers are invited for viable alternative uses.

Diocese: Leeds

Location: GREAT FENCOTE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, DL7 0RT

Agent Contact details
Chris Thyer GSC Grays
12 The Bank, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, DL12 8PQ
01833 694 934
gscgrays.co.uk

https://www.gscgrays.co.uk/property/todd-lane-great-fencote-north-yorkshire/

Offers are invited for the freehold of the church of All Souls, Hastings. The property is located on the corner of Athelstan Road and Berlin Road in the Clive Vale area of Hastings, approximately one and a half miles north east of the town centre.  

All Souls is listed Grade II*. The church is a large building designed by the prominent Victorian Architect, Sir Arthur Blomfield and dates from 1889-91. It consists of a five bay nave with north and south aisles, chancel and south-east chapel and a north-east vestries. The church was constructed of red brick with clay tile roofs. There are no burials at the site. The building contains stained glass and interior fittings dating from 1890.

Expressions of interest should be made direct to the agent detailed below.

Diocese: Chichester  

Location: Athelstan Road, Clive Vale, Hastings, TN35 5JE.

Agent Contact details:

Alex Hobbis, Dyer and Hobbis

T: 01424 423656

E: [email protected]

St Michael’s is not a listed building but is in a conservation area. The church was built in the mid-1960s to designs by Laurence King, a renowned post World War 2 church architect. It has been unused for some years and closed on safety grounds. The building is decagonal in plan, with a central glazed lantern, topped by a short spire. It is built of brick around a steel and concrete framed structure. Many of the Church’s original interior features remain but the property is in need of repair and upgrading. The Church is a prominent structure, situated at the southern end of Broadway Gardens; the community and civic focus of the town of Letchworth. The property is within some 600 metres of the mainline railway station. The Parish Hall and car park may also be available for disposal with the closed church.

Diocese: St. Albans

Location: Broadway, Letchworth, SG6 3QJ

Agent Contact details:

Alastair Woodgate

58 St Peter's Street

St Albans

AL1 3HG

Tel: 01727 519140

Email: [email protected]

The Grade II Listed former church of St Mary's, South Hylton dates back to the 1820s and is set in grounds of approximately 0.4 acres. The church sits in a prominent position on Church Road and is enclosed by a stone wall. The property stands within a rectangular plot of approximately 0.4 acres, the church itself extends to circa 3,735 sq. Ft (346 sq. M). The accommodation briefly comprises of chancel, nave, aisle, organ chamber and tower. The property benefits from mains electricity, water and gas. There is no mains sewage or WC within the property.  Access is directly off Church Street, parking is available on the adopted highway but there is no designated parking allocated at the church.

Diocese: Durham  

Location:  Church Road, South Hylton, Sunderland SR4 0QJ

Agent Contact details
GSC Grays
12 The Bank, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, DL12 8PQ
01833 637000
https://www.gscgrays.co.uk/property/south-hylton-sunderland/

Offers in the region of £500,000 are invited for the freehold of the former church of St Leonard, which is situated along the seafront at St Leonards on Sea, just to the west of Hastings and enjoys far-reaching views over the English Channel.

St Leonard’s is a Grade II listed building standing at the foot of the cliff between West Hill Road and Undercliff. The property includes the small churchyard at the top of the cliff and an area of land to the east of the building.

The church was built in 1953-61 to designs by Sir Giles and Adrian Gilbert Scott replacing a previous church dating from 1834 which was destroyed in the Second World War. It consists of a 5 bay nave, chancel, prominent west tower, vestry and extension containing various ancillary rooms and was built of buff brick on a concrete frame with sandstone dressings. It has a gross internal area measuring some 10,221ft2. The majority of the furnishings and fittings are contemporary with the building.

Expressions of interest should be made direct to the agent detailed below.

Diocese: Chichester 

Location: Marina, St Leonards, TN38 0BE

Agent Contact details

Oliver Dyer - [email protected] 

Alex Hobbis - [email protected] 

Dyer and Hobbis Commercial Property - www.dyerandhobbis.com

01424 423626