Wreck of the Week

Here's another of my former featured properties - bought by a reader and now back on the market.  Wensley Chapel is up for auction this month, now with planning permission to convert to a two-bed home with open-plan living area . Patrick emailed me about it. He said: It is a lovely building and in a great spot – but three years down the line and plans have changed, it will be a great project for someone. It's a while since I featured the chapel, in the Derbyshire village of Wensley . I seem to remember a friend of mine was seriously thinking of buying it - until her then boyfriend told her no way could he live in an old church. Anyway, Patrick bought the chapel and the friend eventually ditched the boyfriend. It's on the market through Fidler Taylor, with an auction guide price of £80-£120k. Details here . The auction is on June 19th and the catalogue has a couple of other properties also worth a look. The detached cottage below is in Hackney , on the edge...