Unique home with 'magnificent history' is up for sale - but the garden is a graveyard
A renovated church - based in Somserset - is on the market for £725,000 and boasts a 'magnificent history' according to estate agents - but the garden isn't for everyone.
If you've ever considered owning a church, then here comes an exciting opportunity.
A unique home with 'magnificent history' has come on the market in the quaint village of Chilcompton, Somerset for £725,000 - but the property's back garden is an eerie graveyard.
The church - which was renovated in the mid 80s by architect Warwick Rodwell - has been transformed into a light and airy home.
Downside Old Church has truly been given a modern make-over and awaits a new family to move in and call it theirs.
Originally built in 1800, the property still boasts some of its period features - such as the original church doors and stained glass windows throughout and all the wooden structures.
And if those features weren't original enough for you, it even still has all the gravestones from the church situated in the garden.
With some of the headstones being over 200 years old, it is safe to say these gravestones are no longer visited, but they still very much have their place.
There are a number of these historic gravestones in which, if wanted, visitors would have to submit a written request to the owner of the property to visit them.
The converted church is currently on the market with estate agency Cooper and Tanner.
Branch manager Samuel Masters says: 'The main draw to the house is the how big it really is inside, the garden is a compromise to some, but the other features make it a great home.
'The strong colours inside and the way it has been well decorated eradicates any cold and spooky feelings of a church and gives a warm and cosy feeling to the home.
'The garden wouldn't suit everyone, but the house itself has a lot of quirky characteristics.
'So many memories will have happened in this church, weddings, baptisms and also funerals, the home has retained its magnificent history whilst being liveable in a church.'
The church is located near Bath and Frome, and is only a short distance to Wales.
*MIRROR
A renovated church - based in Somserset - is on the market for £725,000 and boasts a 'magnificent history' according to estate agents - but the garden isn't for everyone.
If you've ever considered owning a church, then here comes an exciting opportunity.
A unique home with 'magnificent history' has come on the market in the quaint village of Chilcompton, Somerset for £725,000 - but the property's back garden is an eerie graveyard.
The church - which was renovated in the mid 80s by architect Warwick Rodwell - has been transformed into a light and airy home.
Downside Old Church has truly been given a modern make-over and awaits a new family to move in and call it theirs.
Originally built in 1800, the property still boasts some of its period features - such as the original church doors and stained glass windows throughout and all the wooden structures.
And if those features weren't original enough for you, it even still has all the gravestones from the church situated in the garden.
With some of the headstones being over 200 years old, it is safe to say these gravestones are no longer visited, but they still very much have their place.
There are a number of these historic gravestones in which, if wanted, visitors would have to submit a written request to the owner of the property to visit them.
The converted church is currently on the market with estate agency Cooper and Tanner.
Branch manager Samuel Masters says: 'The main draw to the house is the how big it really is inside, the garden is a compromise to some, but the other features make it a great home.
'The strong colours inside and the way it has been well decorated eradicates any cold and spooky feelings of a church and gives a warm and cosy feeling to the home.
'The garden wouldn't suit everyone, but the house itself has a lot of quirky characteristics.
'So many memories will have happened in this church, weddings, baptisms and also funerals, the home has retained its magnificent history whilst being liveable in a church.'
The church is located near Bath and Frome, and is only a short distance to Wales.
*MIRROR
A renovated church - based in Somserset - is on the market for £725,000 and boasts a 'magnificent history' according to estate agents - but the garden isn't for everyone.
If you've ever considered owning a church, then here comes an exciting opportunity.
A unique home with 'magnificent history' has come on the market in the quaint village of Chilcompton, Somerset for £725,000 - but the property's back garden is an eerie graveyard.
The church - which was renovated in the mid 80s by architect Warwick Rodwell - has been transformed into a light and airy home.
Downside Old Church has truly been given a modern make-over and awaits a new family to move in and call it theirs.
Originally built in 1800, the property still boasts some of its period features - such as the original church doors and stained glass windows throughout and all the wooden structures.
And if those features weren't original enough for you, it even still has all the gravestones from the church situated in the garden.
With some of the headstones being over 200 years old, it is safe to say these gravestones are no longer visited, but they still very much have their place.
There are a number of these historic gravestones in which, if wanted, visitors would have to submit a written request to the owner of the property to visit them.
The converted church is currently on the market with estate agency Cooper and Tanner.
Branch manager Samuel Masters says: 'The main draw to the house is the how big it really is inside, the garden is a compromise to some, but the other features make it a great home.
'The strong colours inside and the way it has been well decorated eradicates any cold and spooky feelings of a church and gives a warm and cosy feeling to the home.
'The garden wouldn't suit everyone, but the house itself has a lot of quirky characteristics.
'So many memories will have happened in this church, weddings, baptisms and also funerals, the home has retained its magnificent history whilst being liveable in a church.'
The church is located near Bath and Frome, and is only a short distance to Wales.
*MIRROR
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Unique home with 'magnificent history' is up for sale - but the garden is a graveyard
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