A 115-YEAR-OLD Methodist church in Chirk Bank is to be sold at auction, with a £50,000 starting price.
Chirk Bank Church is on the market, and sellers say it has a great potential to become something new, subject to planning permission.
The building includes a lot of the original features with a large meeting room, vestry, kitchen, and great garden with amazing views of the countryside.
The public auction starts with a minimum bid of £50,000 and a maximum base bid of £75,000.
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The church originally dates back to 1908, and it still has the original frosted glass windows with leaded lights, a vaulted ceiling and a timber pulpit.
All improvements are subject to Planning Permission, but with a good head height in the main area, which could make for a possible second floor.
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The church also has the opportunity to develop into a home, a studio, office Airbnb or gallery.
Chirk Bank Church also has unusual characteristics with a parking area in the front of the building and astroturf with a paved patio garden.
The property is about 0.13 acres big and is situated 0.7 miles of Chirk centre and 5 miles from Oswestry.
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