A converted Period Chapel with adjoining School House & Apartment which at present is a thriving self catering holiday business providing three separate but if required interconnecting luxury accommodation. Available as a going concern or (subject to Planning) a five bed luxury home.
* School House: open plan living/dining/kitchen area, 2 bedrooms, en suite shower room & bathroom * Chapel Suite: open plan living space with gallery, 2 bedrooms, bathroom & wet room * Apartment: Superb open plan loft style apartment with double bedroom * driveway & parking * low maintenance garden adjoining fields *
DIRECTIONS: Travelling from the A4174 at Deanery Road roundabout take the A420 sign posted Chippenham. Continue through the village of Warmley, continue into Bridgeyate and at the double mini roundabout in front of The Griffin Public House continue towards Chippenham on the A420 and the property will be seen set back from Bridgeyate Common next to The White Hart Pub.
Ebenezer Chapel is an attractive Grade II listed building comprising a former Methodist Chapel and adjacent School House renovated by the current owners to create quality living accommodation restoring the best of the period features and fusing them with modern quality fittings to provide high quality accommodation which forms the basis for a successful holiday letting enterprise.
The three units; The School House, The Chapel and The Apartment can be let individually or combined for inter generational families or for other larger groups. The business is well established with a long record of lettings and forward bookings operated through the clients website www.holidaycottages-bath.co.uk/ebenezer/chapel/
The property is situated between Bristol and Bath set back from Bridgeyate Common with the advantage of off street parking and easily maintained gardens adjoining open fields to the rear.
The Chapel is ideally situated for property letting being in an attractive rural area surrounded by countryside with a number of walks in the immediate vicinity and under 9 miles to the city of Bath with its renowned range of retail and leisure opportunities, less than 7 miles to the city of Bristol and within easy reach of the Cotswolds, Mendip Hills and the villages of Wiltshire including the picturesque village of Castle Combe which is approximately 13 miles away via the A420.
In all a rare opportunity to acquire an established business based around an attractive Grade II listed property in a very favourable location.
In fuller detail the accommodation comprises (all measurements are approximate):
SCHOOL HOUSEGROUND FLOOROPEN PLAN LIVING AND DINING ROOM WITH KITCHEN: 10.0m x 3.59m (32' 9" x 11' 9") Exposed floorboards and timber wainscotting.
LIVING AREA: Hanging sash window to rear aspect enjoying rural views, period fireplace, two columned radiators.
KITCHEN AREA: Hanging sash window overlooking Bridgeyate Common with rural views beyond, period fireplace. Furnished with an excellent range of wall and floor units with rolled edged work surfaces, inset stainless steel single drainer sink unit with mixer tap, integrated dishwasher, oven, hob and extractor hood, refrigerator and washer dryer. Cupboard with Worcester gas fired combination boiler and columned radiator.
FIRST FLOORLANDING: BEDROOM ONE: 4.85m x 4.0m (15' 10" x 13' 1") Hanging sash window to rear aspect with rural views, columned radiator, period fireplace, exposed floorboards and timber wainscotting.
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM: White suite with chrome finished fittings comprising low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin and shower enclosure with thermostatic shower head, ceiling mounted downlighters, heated towel rail, tiled floor.
BEDROOM TWO: 4.87m x 3.97m (16' x 13') Maximum measurements. Hanging sash window to front aspect with views across Bridgeyate Common and countryside beyond. Timber wainscotting, two columned radiators, period fireplace, built in wardrobe.
BATHROOM: Extractor fan, downlighters. White suite with chrome finished fittings comprising low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashback and bath with shower screen and mixer tap incorporating shower attachment. Heated towel rail.
THE CHAPELGROUND FLOOROPEN PLAN LIVING AREA WITH GALLERIED SITTING ROOM ABOVE: LIVING AREA (INCLUDING KITCHEN): 7.38m x 5.94m (24' 2" x 19' 5") Open to two storeys with oak flooring. Double doors to the front and original arch windows to front and rear aspects.
The kitchen area is furnished with a range of wall and floor units with rolled edged work surfaces and panelled surrounds. Stainless steel single drainer sink unit with mixer tap, integrated dishwasher, washer/dryer, refrigerator, built in oven, hob and extractor. Staircase rising to gallery with cupboard beneath.
BATHROOM: Obscure glazed window. White suite with chrome finished fittings comprising low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashback, 'P' shaped bath with screen and mixer tap incorporating shower attachment. Heated towel rail.
INNER HALLWAY:BEDROOM: 3.0m x 3.0m (9' 10" x 9' 10") Original arch window to front aspect.
BEDROOM: 3.66m x 3.0m (12' x 9' 10") Window to rear aspect, timber panelling, ceiling mounted downlighters.
WET ROOM: Tiled floor, ceiling mounted downlighters. Low level wc and wash hand basin with mixer tap and tiled splashback. Large wet room shower enclosure with thermostatic shower head. Built in cupboard.
FIRST FLOORGALLERIED LIVING AREA: 7.42m x 3.71m (24' 4" x 12' 2") reducing to 2.56m (8' 4") Timber balustrading, arch windows to front and rear aspects. Connecting door to The Apartment.
THE APARTMENTThe apartment has a private approach from the ground floor with a lockable connecting door to The Chapel. It is approached via a metal spiral staircase from the ground floor with a bathroom at the half landing level.
BATHROOM: White suite with chrome finished fittings comprising low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin and panelled bath with mixer tap incorporating shower attachment. Heated towel rail, ceiling mounted downlighters, extractor fan.
LOFT STYLE ATTIC LIVING AREA AND KITCHEN: 7.92m x 5.20m (26' x 17') With sloping roof lines, exposed timber beams and conservation roof lights to the rear aspect. Exposed stone gable wall. The living area has four radiators and the kitchen area has tiled floor and fitted units with drawer and cupboard storage space, rolled edged work surfaces and tiled surrounds. Stainless steel single drainer sink unit with mixer tap, integrated oven, hob and extractor, dishwasher, washer/dryer and refrigerator.
BEDROOM: 5.20m x 2.73m (17' x 8' 11") Conservation roof light to rear aspect, vaulted ceiling, radiator, exposed stone wall.
OUTSIDETo the
FRONT of the property there is a walled courtyard laid to cerney gravel and immediately to the side is a cerney gravelled driveway which leads to a parking and turning area to the rear of the property. There is also an area of raised garden laid to pavings with a brick built BBQ and shrub borders. The garden adjoins fields to the rear.
THE BUSINESS: We are offering the property for sale as a going concern with forward bookings and all furnishings. It is presently accounted with other properties in which the sellers own which do not form part of the sale but access to accounts and projections will be giving on signing the confidentiality agreement.
PLANNING: Planning to change of use to 3 self contained holiday lets was granted on 5th June 2007 subject to conditions. Ref: PK07/1778/F South Gloucestershire Council. A copy of the planning consent is available for inspection at the agents office. If the intending purchaser wishes touse the property as a luxury family home this will require planning and listedbuilding consent.
VIEWINGS: Strictly by prior appointment with the selling agent. The property is in holiday use and viewing will be restricted to a limited number of hours on the changeover day which is generally a Friday.
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