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Jun 2023
Harrogate village church dating back to 1904 to be sold
Hampsthwaite Methodist Church, which closed in October 2021, has been put up for sale for £175,000.
The church, which dates back to 1904, has been a feature of Hampsthwaite life for more than a century. It served as a Sunday school as well as a place of worship.
It is among a group of churches being sold by Nidd Valley Methodist Circuit in Harrogate. The asking price has not been revealed.
Rev Ben Clowes, superintendent minister of the circuit, said:
The single-storey building on Hollins Lane includes a main hall, two school rooms, a kitchen, toilets, a small basement and garden space at the front.
The organ was relocated to another Methodist church in Hebden Bridge by a specialist company from Norfolk, W & A Boggis, which dismantled it, transported the parts and then rebuilt it in situ in Hebden Bridge.
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Commercial property consultants Lambert Smith Hampton, which has been instructed to find a buyer, has said the site has development potential for a variety of uses, subject to planning permissions and other consents.
Richard Corby, director at Lambert Smith Hampton, said:
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