The popularity of TV shows such as Grand Designs and George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces leaves many of us dreaming about creating our own distinctive, inspiring homes. But not everyone has the resources – or time – to build a house from the ground up or transform an otherwise empty shell into the property of their dreams.
For those buyers searching for somewhere with ready-made distinguishing features, then choosing a home with a former use could provide the perfect solution. Sometimes fusing period and contemporary design, sometimes awash with traditional charm, such properties typically brim with character and talking points.
From a converted chapel and a renovated former pub through to a modernised school – featured below are a selection of some of our favourite homes with former uses currently on the market.
.jpg "The Wheatsheaf, High Street, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, HP3 0HP")
.jpg "The Wheatsheaf, High Street, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, HP3 0HP")
.jpg "The Wheatsheaf, High Street, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, HP3 0HP")
.jpg "Stisted Mill, Kings Lane, Stisted, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8AG")
.jpg "Stisted Mill, Kings Lane, Stisted, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8AG")
.jpg "Hoppits, Kettle Green Road, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire")
.jpg "Hoppits, Kettle Green Road, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire")
.jpg "Hoppits, Kettle Green Road, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire")
.jpg "Dundee Court, 73 Wapping High Street, London, E1W 2YG")
.jpg "Dundee Court, 73 Wapping High Street, London, E1W 2YG")
.jpg "Dundee Court, 73 Wapping High Street, London, E1W 2YG")
.jpg "The Paper Mill, Epperstone Road, Lowdham, Nottingham, NG14 7BX")
.jpg "The Paper Mill, Epperstone Road, Lowdham, Nottingham, NG14 7BX")
.jpg "The Paper Mill, Epperstone Road, Lowdham, Nottingham, NG14 7BX")
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