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BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Beaconthorpe Methodist Church in Cleethorpes to be auctioned off
A Grade II listed former church is set to be auctioned off nearly two years after it was damaged in a Methodist Church in Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes, will feature in the next online property auction held by Mark Jenkinson, part of property consultancy Eddisons, on 27 is being listed with a guide price of £35,000, with planning permission already granted to turn the site into a Little, director at Mark Jenkinson, said the church would be a "fantastic opportunity" for a developer or investor. He said: "It's rare to find a project that has such a strong sense of history and such clear potential for regeneration."The church was once a focal point for the Beaconthorpe community, and while the fire was a real loss, it has left behind a landmark that can be transformed into something of lasting value."With planning permission already in place, the hard work of securing consent has been done and the next stage is for a buyer to bring a vision to life that respects the building's heritage while creating high-quality new homes." The church building, which dates back to 1914, was previously put up for auction at the end of last then, it had a guide price of £20,000, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The fire in October 2023 destroyed the church's roof and left just external walls and its landmark tower still was also granted late last year for urgent repairs to the fire-damaged church's walls and window openings to ensure sections did not to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
New York Times
27-06-2025
- General
- New York Times
Buying an Old House in London? Expect a Long List of Repairs.
'Let me see if I can show you how wonky that door frame is,' said Julia McColl, taking a reporter on a video tour of her bedroom. 'That's the one that does people's heads in. And this is the step that catches everyone else.' A little more than a year ago, Ms. McColl, 41, and her partner, Mark Jenkinson, 53, bought their 350-year-old home, which stands just south of the River Thames in London. It's possible that the 1,022-square-foot house once possessed a host of 90-degree angles, but those days are long over. 'One of our friends is particularly OCD, and he struggles with it,' Ms. McColl said about the crooked paneling, which makes picture-hanging a perfectionist's hell. Still, she and Mr. Jenkinson embrace the higgledy-piggledy character. Borrowing a description first used by Ms. McColl's sister, Lydia McGahey, a primary-school teacher in Derbyshire, England, they proudly call their home the 'Wonky House,' and had a sign made with that name. The couple, who both work for financial services companies — Ms. McColl in customer experience, Mr. Jenkinson in technology — had been renting around the corner for several years when they decided to buy their own place, and hoped to remain in the lively area where they lived, near Bermondsey Street, between Tower Bridge and Borough Market. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
