Hereford, St Nicholas
The building
Bruton Knowles are delighted to receive kind instructions to offer for sale the former Church of St. Nicholas and St. Nicholas House, Barton Road, Hereford. The former Church of St Nicholas and St Nicholas House comprising a site of 0.54 acres are to be sold for conversion to alternative use. The site is accessed on foot from Barton Road and Friars Street with vehicular access from Friars Street. There is a parking area with circa 10 spaces and Greyfriars public car park is directly opposite the Church for additional parking. The Church was built around 1842 with a flat roofed extension added in the 1960's. Constructed of sandstone under a roof of Welsh slate and loosely follows Early English Gothic design, with a square bell tower. The plan of the Church is a parallelogram with a tower at the West, and chancel and vestry at East, projecting beyond each end. The walls are built of hammer-dressed stone, the buttresses being tooled. In the centre of the tower is the West entrance, forming a vestibule, in which steps lead up to a ringing chamber. There is an undercroft which may be suitable for additional storage and/or running services. The extension to the north side of the Tower in
Particulars
| Situation | Hereford, Diocese of Hereford, England |
|---|---|
| Grade | Grade II |
| Diocese | Diocese of Hereford |
| Guide price | Offers invited |
| Agent or source | Church of England |
| Status | Available |
How a group buys it
- A reader enters a pledge: a name and an amount, recorded on this page. It is a declaration of intent, not a payment. Nothing is charged, and a pledge may be withdrawn on request.
- When the pledges against the building cover the asking price, together with a reserve for closing costs, title, survey and the first year of upkeep, the page closes and the pledgers are introduced to one another.
- The group settles its legal form: a nonprofit, a co-operative, a land trust, or a single buyer collecting donations. An attorney drafts the instrument, and a title company or solicitor holds the funds in escrow.
- The purchase completes, and the group decides the building's use: worship, a hall, a school, housing, or simple preservation. The deed records the arrangement.
Particulars supplied by Church of England. See the original listing. Prices and availability change; verify every particular with the agent before acting.