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For sale · Altrincham, Diocese of Chester · Grade II

Altrincham, St John

Altrincham, St John, Diocese of Chester, England
Offers invited
guide price on application · Church of England

St John’s Church was constructed in the 1860’s, designed by the Manchester Architect, J Medland Taylor, and opened in 1866. The property is Grade II Listed and is of snecked stone construction under a green and blue decorative slate roof. The Church is predominantly single-storey, having a particularly attractive nave formed by tall chamfered arches, supported by stone columns with attractive capitals. The nave has been shortened during the 1990’s due to the rear gallery being blocked up and in so, creating a Parish Hall and first floor Upper Hall occupying the western end of the Church. The Church features some wonderful geometric tracery windows and some excellent stained glass, some by Abbott & Co. The Church also incorporates a kitchen, a steep clock tower, male and female washrooms and partial cellars and extends to approximately 8,559 sq. ft GIA. Expressions of interest should be made direct to the Agent. Key features For sale by Informal Tender on the instructions of the Chester Diocesan Board of Finance and the Church Commissioners Victorian Grade II Listed church constructed in the 1860's The Church incorporates a kitchen, steep clock tower, male and female washrooms and p

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  1. Pledge a number. Your name and amount go on this page. It is a signal, not a payment — nobody is charged, and you can ask to be removed at any time.
  2. Reach the number. When pledges cover the asking price (plus a reserve for closing costs, title, survey and the first year of upkeep), the page closes and the group is introduced.
  3. Form the entity. Neighbors decide the structure — a nonprofit, a co-op, a land trust, or a single buyer with donations. A real-estate attorney drafts it; a title company or solicitor holds funds in escrow.
  4. Buy, then decide what it is. Worship, a community hall, a school, housing, or simply keeping the doors open and the organ playing. The deed records the promise.

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