A Grade-II listed former chapel is on sale for just £1 – and it’s so big it could be converted into five flats.
The 19th-century Ebenezer Chapel once held up to 900 worshippers but was last used in 2009 and is now overgrown and derelict.
The revivalist chapel in Trecynon, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, features long, curved pews and high-arched windows, as well as a domestic-sized single garage.
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It is being sold by Paul Fosh Auctions after partial renovation work, with previous planning permission for conversion into five flats having now lapsed, as reported by Luxury Property News
A spokesperson said: “This large former chapel, which also has a domestic-sized single garage, is in the sought-after location of Trecynon.
“The Grade II listed chapel has two storeys of accommodation and sits in a sizeable but now overgrown plot with potential access from the front and rear of the site.
“The property has previously had planning for conversion to five flats but would also suit other types of residential.
“The site measures approximately 0.23 acres and sits amongst well-established residential housing.
“The town centre is approximately 0.5 miles in distance and a short three-minute walk from Aberdare Park, with its wide range of shops, amenities and transport links, including a train station and there is a good range of local amenities.
“We understand the property was last used as a place of worship circa 2009 and the building may also suit alternative uses such as community use, day nursery training centre ect subject to necessary planning consent.”
The building was given Grade-II listed status by Cadw in 1991, with the listing dating the site as a place of worship to 1811 while noting that the chapel was first constructed in 1854.
The current property is thought to have been partially rebuilt around 1859 by local architect Thomas Roderick, whose work can be seen at several other chapels in Aberdare.
The first rebuild cost at least £800 and expanded the chapel to accommodate up to 900 people, according to a 1913 report.
A further refurbishment in 1902 is said to have cost around £1,000.
The 0.23-acre site sits among established residential housing around half a mile from the town centre and a three-minute walk from Aberdare Park.
The property goes up for auction on 8 October.
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