A bunker, a mill and a home for dragons

Currently catching up on a bit of an email backlog from readers (my bad, sorry) but thought I'd use that as an opportunity to show y'all some of the yummy properties Wreck fans have spotted.
Like this WW2 decoy bunker, sent to me by Karen who came across it while looking for a house with land in the area. The bunker is in the village of Wix, a couple of miles from Essex's east coast.

Built to attract Germany's bombs, it's now on the market with planning permission to turn it into a glamping site.
Er... yes.
Actually the plans are quite cute and the building's a nice shape; it could work.

But no idea whether there are restrictions on, for example, living there or using it as a holiday home rather than a business. It being on farmland, and a listed historical monument.
On the market via Stanfords at £95k, more here and here.
Rather at the other end of the scale is this mill on the river Frome, in the Dorset village of Maiden Newton.

Sent to me by David, the Grade 11-listed former corn mill comes with planning permission to turn it into a three-bedroom, three bathroom home.

And if you - like me - immediately thought "all that space - why only three bedrooms?", that's because the PP comes with a hitch in that the ground floor has to stay as a commercial, B1 use space. Up until 2004, The Mill had been used as an engineering works and the local authority is understandably loathe to turn every pretty building over to posh folk housing.

So, if what your ideal is a live/work space of ground floor offices or maker space, with two further floors of living area (and we're taking a chunky 60ft x 20ft each floor), plus 1.8 acres of land and gardens, plus a large barn, and in a beautiful part of England, and you've got a decent wedge of cash to spend...

A fair bit of work has already been done, including renovating the water wheel, sluice gate and bridges, but obviously more to do on property itself.

It's an end terrace, the other bits of the mill buildings having already been converted (Mill House and Mill Cottage) which gives you an idea of the potential.
On the market through Symonds and Sampson with a guide price of £375k. More here, here and pdf brochure here. 
This final property, sent to me by Gary also has a bit of watery theme - albeit the water appears to be on the inside.. ; )

Two adjoining cottages in the lovely Yorkshire village of Holmfirth ("one for Last of the Summer Wine fans", wrote Gary).

Cottage  number one is lovely, if dated, with three bedrooms, bathroom, lounge and dining kitchen.

Plus this amazing large, triple-vaulted vaulted cellar:

personally, I'm thinking...

Cottage number two is the sadder sister, having clearly had some roof issues and then some rain issues, and is not currently watertight.

However, Gary viewed the property himself and said the vendor did say they were going to get the roof repaired, and: "The photos don't really do it justice, there are loads of original features not shown, like fireplaces, door mouldings, cupboards, etc."

On the market via Wm Sykes & Son at £265k, details here and here.

Three chapels and churches to renovate

Thought I'd do a churches and chapels post today; it's been a while since my last one and this lovely little Welsh chapel was the prompt.
Capel Carmel is a couple of miles from the village of Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire, and around six from the market town of Llandeilo.
Now normally I wouldn't feature a property without inside photos (I believe you need some idea of the renovation task ahead) and, while I'm not saying estate agents should take their life in their hands to enter an unsafe building, there are plenty who will stick on a hard hat and cross a dodgy threshold.
This property does not have that benefit, but I picked it because it's unusual for a church building to be sold with two acres of its own pasture land. And it has these views.

The building is basically two rooms - a large main hall and a good size vestry. There's no information about services (difficult to establish when you haven't been inside the building,..) but the location fronts onto the road for access.
On the market at offers around £120k via BJP. Details here and here.
The Wesleyan chapel below, at Catley near Ledbury, Herefordshire, is most definitely a wreck! We do however have "inside" pictures of this one.

As with Capel Carmel, it has views of hills (the Malverns rather than the Black Hills) and comes with a parcel of land.

Basically one big light and "airy" room ; ) and electricity and water are connected.
On the market through Kimberley's with a guide price of £150k. More here and here.
The next pick however is my favourite of the three.
I absolutely love this one because you get the church AND the chapel house, and it's in the heartlands of Speyside malts. Pretty much my heaven on earth!

Again, a gorgeous rural location - on the Glenlivet Estate and about eight miles from Tomintoul and 16 miles from Aberlour.
Tombae chapel house and church consists of a Grade C-listed house and the Grade A-listed church.

The house has three bedrooms, linen room, and bathroom upstairs; three reception rooms, another bedroom, hall and a small kitchen downstairs..

The Church of Incarnation is over two floors with various rooms and the stunning nave. All with pews and whatnots still in place.

Outside is a large garden and various outbuildings.

On the market with a guide price of £150k via Galbraith. More here.

Large Staffordshire manor house to renovate

We're in my neck of the woods today - Staffordshire - with this handsome big Grade II listed farmhouse.
It's in Otherton, just outside Penkridge, and close to the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal.
More manor house than farm house, it's on rural Otherton Lane, and it looks like it's the last of a number of properties to be renovated on the farm site - you have neighbours.

Spread over four floors, there are nine bedrooms, an upstairs bathroom, a large loft room and storage, a whole bunch of reception rooms, kitchen, pantry and scullery.

Bags of period features, including the bread ovens and cheese pressers (is that a thing?), flagged floors and casement windows.

Outside are large gardens with trees and a pond.

On the market through Connells at just under £300k. More here and here.

Three big homes to renovate on Anglesey

 

A colleague of mine has just come back from a family holiday on Anglesey. She raved about the beaches and the small-child-friendly attractions. It's another bit of the UK I've yet to visit. 
In partial recompense, I'm featuring this gorgeous - if rather on the derelict side of do-up-able - country mansion on Anglesey.
Eight-ish bedrooms, and an unknown number of other rooms. Basically, parts are a shell and how you break that up will be down to you, your architect and your amenable builder.

According to the agent, it "was for many years a comfortable family home". Clearly many years ago.
It comes with handsome brick outbuildings, large gardens and around four acres of land.

Massive potential but also a massive job. The lack of windows makes for some lovely light and airy rooms ; ) And then there are those floor issues. Probably ceiling issues too.
None-the-less, it's a gorgeous big building in a pretty location, just outside the village of Carmel. Incidentally, thank you to reader Lisa for the tip-off.
On the market through Williams & Goodwin at £250k. More here and here.
Williams & Goodwin also have a couple of five-bed farmhouses on Anglesey that may be more achievable renovation projects, if rather less grand.
This one, at Llangaffo, has gorgeous views, four acres of land, and a floorplan!

On the market at £350k. Details and lots more pictures here.
And this - in the Llanrhyddlad area, also has five bedrooms, plus large gardens and outbuildings. In a quiet, rural location about five miles from gorgeous Cemaes Bay.

On the market at just under £250k. Details and more pictures here.