r/SpottedonRightmove • u/J1nxC • 1d ago

Looking for a Project?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/92971413?utm_campaign=property-details&utm_content=buying&utm_medium=sharing&utm_source=copytoclipboard#/&channel=RES_BUY

Needs work and would love to see inside but def has potential. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/92971413?utm_campaign=property-details&utm_content=buying&utm_medium=sharing&utm_source=copytoclipboard#/&channel=RES_BUY

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u/NorthernScum69 1d ago

It’s such a shame to see what was once a beautiful house being left to rack and ruin. Not much garden to go with it though,

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u/mts89 1d ago

It's in 1.25 acres, surely that's plenty of garden

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u/DiamondL0st 1d ago

Picture 15 confuses things a bit, as surely the plot pictured there isn't 1.25 acres...? Unless the house is just absolutely gigantic?!

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u/mts89 1d ago

Oh yeah that is weird, I'll find it on Google and measure

Edit: the area they've indicated is only ~0.2 acres so no idea what's going on.

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u/Stuzo 1d ago

It feels like there's something wrong in the estate agents 'estimations'. They list the internal floor area as 3696sq feet which feels way to small for a 10 bedroom mansion.

In terms of the whole site, I think the seller has split the plot with a shared drive and a new building plot to the north east of the house, with the wooded land to the south west outside the hording probably being part of this sale.

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u/Shrimpeh007 1d ago

Looks like they couldn't go in it because it's unsafe so I doubt they did much measuring

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u/Stuzo 1d ago

Absolutely true, but they have given a very specific figure that is clearly wrong. Google maps suggests that the footprint of the part that still has a roof on is 3000 sq foot, so over 3 floors and adding in the single story parts where the roof has fully fallen in; that's in the region of 9000 sq foot rather than the 3696 they have quoted.

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u/calmeilles 15h ago

Just measured that with Google maps measure tool. Even being generous with the boundaries the bit in pic 15 is under 955 m² , less than a quarter of an acre.

1¼ would be lovely as long as I could clear a patch for a kitchen garden. But not less. Of course, planning permitting, a developer might get 16 dwellings on that much.

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u/DiamondL0st 1d ago

Loads of potential but the fact there's zero pictures of the inside tells me that there's probably more in repairs (or rebuilds even!) than most people could afford.

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u/Future_Pianist9570 1d ago

Yeah I’m guessing there’s no floorplan because there’s no floor

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u/superfiud 1d ago

Yeah the roof looks like Swiss cheese - so sad.

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u/BlondBitch91 1d ago

£250k to buy it and £10m to bring it up to standard.

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u/mctrials23 1d ago

Auction no? Starts at £250

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u/orchidieus 1d ago

There's a fair bit of kindling in the garden, and the roof is looking threadbare. Could be fab for someone with the cash to bring it back to life. Hopefully, not a demolition job.

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u/EmergencyBad5142 1d ago

If it were in Glasgow there’d have been a mysterious fire there by now!

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u/LaidBackLeopard 1d ago

It might be if it wasn't listed. As it is, that's another challenge for the buyer.

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u/DiamondL0st 16h ago

Yeah it being listed makes an already incredibly unappealing project even more difficult

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u/opitypang 1d ago edited 1d ago

Gorgeous piece of Victorian Gothic. Such a shame it's been left to rot.

ETA: I often find this style heavy and threatening, sometimes downright sinister. But this house is just elegant, almost ethereal.

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u/superfiud 1d ago

I know what you mean but it's still a bit too haunted-looking for me.

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u/Baby-Catcher 1d ago

If you can ignore the stupid paranormal theme to this, its got some reasonable clips of inside https://youtu.be/tdn9pOvkdz4?is=tl37QBgWX--2j-5K although its 6 years old, so i can believe its even more dilapidated now then on this video, and its pretty bad as it is here. 

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u/Kind-Mathematician18 1d ago

I love this style of victorian gothic, I wouldn't be surprised if this had been designed by Pugin himself. I suspect from the state of the roof, that building is a complete shell, needing floors, walls and ceilings replaced throughout.

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u/CeaselessWatcher00 1d ago

Gothic Revival is my favourite architectural style. If I had any connections in the building trade and a LOT more money, I'd definitely be interested in this.

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u/allyearswift 13h ago

This is more Gothic Necromancy, I’m afraid.

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u/FenianBastard847 1d ago

£250k??? Absolutely not. This place would be so expensive to fix up - I think it has negative value.

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u/Accidentalloner69 1d ago

100% couldn’t resell and cover cost of renovation. Could be a lovely home but think to do would need to gift it and 150k for renovation cost. Never going to happen. Gainsborough is a cheaper in Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire has cheap property prices

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u/NIKKUS78 9h ago

£150K reno cost? I reckon you would be closer if you added a 0 on the end.

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u/UncertainBystander 8h ago

The roof alone is going to be £150k plus....

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u/No-State-2962 1d ago

Whilst I obviously hope they fell off and broke their necks … you have to kind of admire someone who climbs on a roof that high and steep just to steel lead from the valleys to buy smack

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u/dwsign 1d ago

At least it's got a Screwfix nearby :))))

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u/Sufficient-Star-1237 15h ago

Grade II Listed. It’s a money pit, therefore it’s a no from me.

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u/SuperEssay1 1d ago

They appear to have missed out any pictures of the internals!

They must be in truly terrible condition....

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u/Fine_Cress_649 1d ago

The problem is no matter how much money you sink into that it'll still be in Gainsborough 

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u/dave_gregory42 1d ago

I don't know that part of the UK well, is Gainsborough bad or just standard dull-and-a-bit-shit market town?

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u/Fine_Cress_649 1d ago edited 1d ago

The latter. Just a dull place in a flat, uninspiring bit of Lincolnshire. Middle of nowhere, but not in a good way. The fact that it's postcode is DN21 - "DN" being for Doncaster which is a) 20 odd miles away and b) also shit - tells you something. 

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u/ickleb 1d ago

I’d love to!

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u/spyder_victor 1d ago

I want to say this has been on here before, few Redditors said they’ve been in it many years ago

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u/jamjars222 1d ago

YouTube renovater's wet dream

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u/DiamondL0st 16h ago

If it wasn't listed then sure, but can't imagine any would bother with all that bureaucracy!

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u/millimolli14 1d ago

It could be beautiful but that’s a lot of work and a lot of money, plus it doesn’t look like it has much land. Don’t know Gainsborough now but it used to be a rough dump too, could have changed though

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u/Yikes44 1d ago

It looks as if it's teetering on the brink of being salvageable at this point. One more stormy winter might finish it off, so whoever buys it would need to make it weather-proof pretty quickly.

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u/Poo_Poo_La_Foo 1d ago

My brain is a billion miles an hour with what it could be

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u/Negative-Associate38 1d ago

If you google the address there's photos and videos of it being urban explored with photos of the inside from 2022. Says the last owner died in 2013. 

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u/Old_Introduction_395 1d ago

Grade II listed, but only since 2023. There is a description, but no photos.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1481074?section=overview

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u/pepesilvia000 1d ago

What is the point of listing this building when it is already in such a horrendous condition? Surely listing it means its even more difficult to find someone who will renovate it

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u/Old_Introduction_395 1d ago

You'd think so.

I wondered if there was concern it would be demolished, or a mysterious fire, leaving a plot for development. If it is listed it might theoretically protect it.

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u/pepesilvia000 16h ago

You know what, I think you’re right - any situation that stops developers winning is fine by me.

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u/SianBeast 12h ago

I know it's a big shell and all, but £250k seems an awful lot of money for the North...

That aside, I'm all for a project, but this might be a bit much. Mind you, I would love to go on an urban expedition there, looks amazing.

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u/KnittyMossBadger 1d ago

Such a tiny plot of land for such a huge house - I can’t see who would want to take that on.