Four places of worship to be sold at auction in Shrewsbury

Religious places of worship in Shropshire and Mid Wales, with guide prices between £10,000 and £200,000, make up the core of the auction at Halls’ Battlefield headquarters in Shrewsbury on Friday, November 29 at 3 pm. 

The Old Hope Church, Laburnum Drive, Oswestry has a guide price £180,000 to £200,000. 

With a gross internal floor area of 7,105 square feet, the church has planning consent for conversion into a 22 bedroomed house in multiple occupation.

Halls Commercial, who are handling the sale, say the two storey, brick building has potential for a range of commercial or residential uses, subject to planning consent.

Maesbrook Methodist Chapel, Maesbrook, near Oswestry has a guide price of £30,000 to £40,000 and is described by Halls as an “interesting renovation project” for the lucky buyer.

Possessing great charm and character, the chapel has numerous original features, enjoys an attractive rural setting with open outlooks, a garden area and parking for a number of vehicles.

Believed to have been built in 1899. The chapel property extends to about a third of an acre. Halls say the  building has potential to be used as a home, AirBnB, offices or for leisure purposes, subject to planning consent.

With a guide price of £10,000 to £15,000, Grade II listed Asterley Methodist Chapel, Asterley near Shrewsbury is located in a popular hamlet and has potential for a variety of alternative uses, subject to planning consent

The Methodist Church is believed to date to 1834 and retains numerous original features, including six, attractive arched windows, timber panelling and a wooden pulpit. The ceiling height making a second or mezzanine floor possible.

The fourth religious building on offer in the auction is Zion Baptist Chapel, Newtown, an imposing Grade II Listed which has been a place of worship since 1801 and has a guide price of £100,000 to £120,000.

 The chapel has a classical front in brick and freestone with a shaped gable above a huge Corinthian façade with portico and pillars. The interior is very lavish with a rectangular congregation hall, raked gallery on iron columns, segmental vaulted ceiling, round arched arcades to gallery sides, a giant arch to the organ chamber and grey marble columns.

 The accommodation comprises two storeys above a basement, which housed the schoolroom and a rear service block containing offices, kitchen and schoolrooms.

 James Evans, a director of Halls based in Welshpool who is handling the sale, said: “This wonderful building, which is more like a cathedral than a chapel, has huge potential to continue as a religious place of worship or for mixed use as offices, workshops, leisure purposes or even residential.”

 Viewing of all four properties is by appointment with Halls.