Closed church buildings available for disposal

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]

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.

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Diocese: Durham  

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

Agent Contact details

Kevin McGorie

Sanderson Weatherall

Mobile: 07901 710 671

E-mail: [email protected] 

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

St Hilda’s Church, Thurnscoe is an attractive stone building constructed in 1938 using traditional methods and materials.  It is unlisted. The building is of a typical pattern and stands within its own grounds, which are mainly laid to grass with a hard surfaced area used for vehicle standing. The building has closed for formal worship and is being brought forward for sale in the open market. Planning consent has not been sought and we are seeking expressions of interest from potentially interested parties. It is understood that the building has mains electricity, water, gas and sewerage.  The interior is spacious and the building would lend itself to a variety of uses including sports, community, and meeting space

Diocese: Sheffield

Location: HANOVER STREET, THURNSCOE, ROTHERHAM, S63 0HH 

The property stands within a residential area on Hanover Street, within the village of Thurnscoe and lies approximately 800 metres north of Thurnscoe Station

Agent Contact Details:

Jason White 

White & Co Property Advisory Limited 

0114 279 2806

07714 154 437

[email protected]

www.whiteandcosurveyors.com

Offers invited for the freehold of the church of St Paul’s, Boughton, Chester. The property is located within close proximity of Chester City Centre (1.5 miles), Chester mainline railway station (1 mile) and Chester racecourse (1.5 miles). This is a substantial Grade II* Listed Building with potential for alternative uses subject to planning and listed building consent and has a guide price of £100,000.

Expressions of interest should be made direct to the Agent.

Diocese: Chester

Location: Boughton, Chester, CH3 5BR

Agent Contact Details: Andy Thornton, MBRE

T: 07949 119951

E: [email protected] 

Link to marketing brochure/website: St. Paul’s Church, Chester - MBRE

Offers invited for the freehold of the church of Bedford Leigh St Thomas and associated churchyard/grounds. The property is located within the Bridgwater canal conservation area in close proximity to Leigh District Centre. This is a substantial Grade II Listed Building with associated grounds (c.0.75 acres) with potential for alternative uses and redevelopment subject to planning and listed building consent. The property has a guide price of £275,000.

Expressions of interest should be made direct to the Agent.

Diocese: Manchester

Location: St Thomas Church, Chapel Street, Leigh, Wigan

Agent Contact Details: Andy Thornton, MBRE

T: 07949 119951

E: [email protected]

Link to marketing brochure/website: St. Thomas Church, Chapel Street, Leigh - MBRE

Offers invited for the freehold of the church of Carlisle Holy Trinity together with adjoining parish hall. The property is unlisted and not within a conservation area with potential for alternative uses and redevelopment subject to planning and listed building consent. The property has a guide price of £250,000.

Expressions of interest should be made direct to the Agent.

Diocese: Carlisle

Location: Carlisle, CA2 7BH

Agent Contact Details: Hugh Hodgson, Edwin Thompson

T: 07909 224367

E: [email protected]

Link to marketing brochure/website: Holy Trinity Church, Carlisle, CA2 7BH - Edwin Thompson

Offers invited for the freehold or leasehold interest of the church of Witton St Mark, Blackburn. The property is located within a popular residential Blackburn suburb in close proximity to Witton Country Park. This is a substantial Grade II* Listed Building with potential for alternative uses subject to planning and listed building consent and we are seeking offers in excess of £100,000.

Expressions of interest should be made direct to the Agent.

Diocese: Blackburn

Location: Buncer Lane, Blackburn,

Agent Contact Details: Richard Prest, Proctors

T: 01254 705521

E: [email protected]  

Link to marketing brochure/website: Proctors Estate Agents | For Sale

Offers invited for the freehold or leasehold interest of the church of Church Kirk St James, Blackburn. The property is located within a primarily residential area and adjoins the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool canal to the north. The full site area including the churchyard extends to 1.65 acres however the exact extent of any disposal will be agreed with the purchaser having regard to the proposed use and the extent of burials within the churchyard area. This is a substantial Grade II* Listed Building with potential for alternative uses subject to planning and listed building consent and we are seeking offers in the region of £75,000.

Expressions of interest should be made direct to the Agent.

Diocese: Blackburn

Location: Buncer Lane, Blackburn,

Agent Contact Details: Andy Thornton, MBRE

T: 07949 119951

E: [email protected]

Link to marketing brochure/website: St. James Church, Accrington - MBRE

Offers invited for the freehold of the closed church of Godley St John the Baptist, Chester. The property is located in Godley, Hyde, a short distance from the town centre and within a short drive of the M67 motorway. The building measures approximately 4,300 sq.ft and is set within a churchyard with burials measuring around 1.5 acres. The building is Grade II listed with potential for alternative uses subject to planning and listed building consent and has a guide price of £50,000.

Expressions of interest should be made direct to the Agent.

Diocese: Chester  

Location:  High Street, Godley, Tameside

Agent Contact details: Andy Thornton, MBRE

Office: 07949 119951

Email: [email protected] 

Website: St. John the Baptist, High Street, Godley - MBRE

Built in 1849, St John’s is a Grade II listed building in a prominent elevated position adjacent to the Darlington railway station development. The church was constructed from coursed sandstone with a steeply pitched slate roof. The NE vestry has a flat roof (reduced from the original gable). A 20th century brick vestry has been built to the rear of the original. The property provides substantial accommodation totalling approximately 623 sq. m (6705 sq. ft)

Externally the curtilage, which contains no burials or graves, provides a parking area with direct road access from Neasham Road. This is a shared entrance, and a right of way exists to provide access for the neighbouring scout premises and flats.

Freehold Former Church For Sale in Darlington | Sanderson Weatherall (sw.co.uk) 

Diocese: Durham

Location: Neasham Road, Darlington, DL1 4DL

Agent: Mark Convery, Sanderson Weatherall

Telephone: 07525 872 141  

Email: [email protected] 

St George’s is a Grade II Listed church building with multiple features of architectural importance including a range of stained-glass windows and memorials. There is a very well used memorial garden on the northern elevation of the property. The property itself is of a traditional construction as expected of a church building of this age with solid sandstone walls, pitched timber framed roof under a traditional slate surface. Cast iron guttering and downpipes and stone framed single glazed, lead lined windows. The property sits within a large site, with the majority of the land used for burials. Land as defined on the attached plan is offered for sale with the building.

Commercial development for sale in Grade II Listed Church For Sale in Stanley, Stanley St George's Church, 3 East View, South Moor, Stanley, DH9 7EW, DH9 (rightmove.co.uk)

Diocese: Durham
Location: 3 East View, South Moor, Stanley, DH9 7EW

Agent: Kevin McGorie and Mark Convery, Sanderson Weatherall 
Contact Tel: 07901 710 671 / 07525 872 141
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]  
 

The property comprises a Grade II Listed church, built in 1882, of stone construction, beneath pitched slate roofs. The church has a four-bay nave, with separately pitched aisle to north and south. There is a lean-to porch to the south elevation. The church has a four-tier square tower, with adjoining stair tower. The extent of - and rights and future ownerships over - the external areas and grounds are to be agreed.

Diocese: Leeds

Location: Huddersfield Road/Newgate, Mirfield, WF14 8DD

Agent: Phil Deakin, Hansons

Contact Tel: 01484 432 043 

Email: [email protected]

Offers in the region of £160,000 are invited for the freehold of the former church of St James, which is located in the small village of Burrington which is a village on the North Herefordshire/Shropshire border just 6 miles southwest of historic Ludlow. The nearest village is Leintwardine, 2.5 miles distant which has a good range of local facilities. Burrington has good transport links, it is 5 miles to the main A49 giving excellent road links and there is a railway station in Ludlow.

St George's is a Grade II Listed former church, its origins dating back to the 13th century and rebuilt in 1864. The church is in the early English style with lancet windows and plate tracery. The south doorway has a Norman-style round arched head (which Buildings of England suggests may have replicated the doorway of the old church). The most significant part of the church lies outside the east wall of the chancel in the form of eight seventeenth century ledger slabs which were inside the church until 1864. They are highly significant for their historic design and interest.

The church is suitable for a variety of alternative uses. Expressions of interest should be made direct to the agent detailed below.

Diocese: Hereford

Location: Burrington, nr Leintwardine SY8 2HT

Agent contact details: McCartneys LLP, Ludlow Office

Website: www.mccartneys.co.uk

Tel: 01584 872153

Email: [email protected] 

The former church of St Michael is a charming stone building constructed in the early 1840s. Set in a stunning landscape within an open churchyard, the property is located in the quiet and picturesque village of Cold Kirby in the North York Moors National Park, between Thirsk and Helmsley off Sutton Bank.

Website: Residential development for sale in Cold Kirby, Thirsk, YO7

Diocese: York

Location: Low Field Lane, Cold Kirby, Thirsk, YO7 2HL

Agent: Northallerton Auctions Limited

Tel: 01609 771959

Email: [email protected]

Kirkby Green is a small rural village situated on the B1191, approx. 10 miles south east of Lincoln and approx. 9 miles north of Sleaford. The former church of Kirkby Green Holy is a small Victorian Gothic church, which is listed Grade II and stands in an elevated central position within the village, to the south of the B1191 off Church Lane.

The building was rebuilt in 1848, on the site of a 12th century church, and stands centrally in a large churchyard, which is elevated from Church Lane to the west. The closed church is built in limestone rubble under a pitched slate roof, it has a nave and chancel under a single roof with a western porch and a bellcote.

Access is currently on foot only across the churchyard from a gate in the north west corner and by a footpath from Main Street.  

O.I.R.O. £60,000.

For further details and information, please contact the agent below. 

Diocese: Lincoln

Location: Kirkby Green, Lincolnshire, LN4 3PF

Agent: Colin Low

Contact address: Robert Bell & Company, Old Bank Chambers, Horncastle, LN9 5HY

Tel: 01507 522222

Email: [email protected]