Auction of old Methodist chapel to create two properties
A DERBYSHIRE village’s historic Methodist chapel is set to go under the hammer next week after planning consent was granted to transform it into two homes.
The “Primitive Methodist Church”, as the name above the front door reads, was built in or around 1897 and lies on Alfreton Road in Westhouses, near Alfreton.
The property boasts some intriguing historic features including stained-glass windows and an organ, which was installed in 1924 by renowned Sheffield organ builder Albert Keates.
The brick-built chapel will be auctioned with a guide price of £145,000 next week and will feature alongside around 200 plots.
Bolsover Council granted planning consent to convert the chapel into a pair of semi-detached, two-bedroom houses - with a plot of land to the rear of the building also included in the sale. Andrew Parker, auctioneer and managing director at SDL Property Auctions, which organises the property auctions, said: “Not surprisingly, we’ve had lots of interest in this property, which has a huge amount of character and now has full planning permission to be converted into two homes.
“The approved plans show a really thoughtfully designed scheme that is ready for development straight away. Westhouses is a lovely village set in rolling countryside, with Alfreton and its train station right on the doorstep.
“It is also a stone’s throw from junction 28 of the M1 motorway and just over half an hour’s drive from the centre of Nottingham, so the connections are excellent too.”
More information, including how to register a bid, can be found online.
The property will be auctioned on Thursday, April 25, with bidder registration closing on Wednesday, April 24.