One of the spin-offs of religion dying out in the UK (and in a lot of other places too) is fewer muppets. And that’s great.
But another spin-off is old, no longer required church buildings being converted into residential accommodation.
Like this one from a few weeks ago.
And this one, which I saw today.
Looks like a church. Was a church. Now a house. With a Tower Bar.
It’s what Jesus would have wanted.
Again, there is the modern interior design, sitting somewhat incongruously within the original church walls:
And the windows that are just too big for the bedrooms:
Says the blurb:
The best feature of the entire property has to be the glass walkway with glass flooring looking down over the living room providing access to the mezzanine area which is currently setup as a spectacular cinema room with 8 electric leather reclining chairs and a projector screen that comes down over the stained glass window making this a very special place to watch tv or movies.
And they’re not wrong. It does look a bit wow:
R27 million in today’s local money. Which seems like a lot (because it is), but you do get a whole church and “a stunning Victorian orangery with rainwater storage and paved flooring which makes this a special place to relax and unwind.”
Fair point. I can never truly be at peace in an orangery that doesn’t have rainwater storage and paved flooring.
This beautiful church is also only about an hour’s drive from Beautiful Downtown Bramall Lane, where Sheffield United relegated Sheffield Wednesday to League One yesterday afternoon.
Glorious.
