House-hunters with a taste for all things ghoulish have a rare chance to make their home in a Gothic church, which has its very own graveyard in the garden. The Grade II listed building, on the market for £450,000, has kept the original stained glass windows, elaborate octagonal church tower and even the ornate altar – now in the kitchen. In the garden there is the occassional gravestone, although prospective buyers are assured visiting mourners are rare. Inside the Lincolnshire property there are three bedrooms tucked under arching beams, a spiral staircase and original flooring.
Home Sweet Home
The untouched exterior of the church. (SWNS)
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Private Property
Home-hunters after their own Gothic residence will be impressed by the Old Church House. (SWNS)
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Under The Arch
The stones of the imposing lychgate were laid more than a century and a half ago. (SWNS)
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Watchful Eyes
Carved angels and stained glass figures overlook the kitchen. (SWNS)
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Bath And Beams
There are even original features in the house’s bathrooms. (SWNS)
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Below The Beams
One bedroom has impressive oak beams and a colourful stained glass window. (SWNS)
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What’s Cooking?
The original tessellated tile floor remains in the kitchen. (SWNS)
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Make An Entrance
Chandeliers and stone carvings decorate the hall. (SWNS)
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Living Area
The large living room has beams and exposed brickwork. (SWNS)
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Stained Glass
There are original stained glass windows throughout the Gothic building. (SWNS)
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Period Features
Every room has plenty of impressive features. (SWNS)
*pedant* If the gate was only built a century and a half ago, this is nouveau or imitation Gothic, from the Victorians, not actual Gothic (from the High Mediaevals). The Victorians were a bit mad for the Gothic style, but left out all kinds of less pleasant details like the horribly malformed gargoyles, et cetera. Also they very carefully shaded the stained glass, being unaware that the similar shading in real Gothic cathedrals was because nobody’d cleaned the damn things for centuries.
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