Minehead is residence to a wealth of historical past – and its buildings mirror that historical past to this present day.
In the marketplace proper now’s a collection of interval houses that date again greater than a century, from former hospitals to smuggling hotspots.
We’ve rounded up a few of the properties on the market within the space with lengthy histories.
Bancks Avenue – £400,000
The property has been divided into 9 bedsits. (Webbers )
This semi-detached residence spans three storeys and dates again to the early 1900s, having been utilized by an area charitable academy for some years as lodging.
Inside, the property is split into 9 bedsits with an workplace/former store, or might be appropriate as a home of a number of occupation topic to licensing.
The home, which is described as “substantial”, is near the city centre and comes with a courtyard backyard and a parking space.
The property is Grade II listed. (Fox & Sons )
This Grade II listed property from 1850 sits on the tip of a terrace and is at present being run as a self-catering hostel.
The constructing is made up of six bedrooms for company and a two-bedroom homeowners’ lodging on the bottom ground.
There’s additionally a courtyard backyard and off-road parking to the rear of the property, and a small lawned backyard to the entrance.
Combeland Highway – £725,000
The home has a thatched roof and porch. (Greenslade Taylor Hunt )
This refurbished home is described as a “quintessential nation residence”, courting again to the early 18th century and that includes a hipped thatched porch, casement home windows and a six-panel door.
Described as a “true hidden gem”, the primary home is made up of a reception corridor with a cloakroom, a eating corridor with a “secret drinks cupboard”, a lounge, a kitchen/breakfast room, and a boot room on the primary ground, with 4 bedrooms and a household toilet upstairs.
The property additionally has an annexe, comprising a kitchen/eating room, a sitting room, a double bed room and an en-suite toilet.
Outdoors, there are walled gardens to the rear, with terraces, sitting areas and an array of bushes, in addition to a non-public gated driveway to the entrance.
The cottage is near the river and the ocean entrance. (Nice & Nation )
This link-detached home near the sea-front is of “nice character and attraction”, colourfully named Smuggler’s Cottage and courting again to the 1600s.
Flanked by the River Avill and the sea-front, it could have been the best spot for smugglers bringing in items from abroad.
The property, together with an annexe, accommodates a sitting room, a kitchen/eating room, one other kitchen, a utility room, a cloakroom, a examine and a bed room on the bottom ground, and a household toilet and 4 bedrooms on the primary ground, one with an en-suite toilet and a dressing space.
Externally, there’s a storage, a indifferent studio/residence workplace and therapy room, a lawned backyard, a non-public annexe backyard, a timber decked terrace and a vegetable backyard.
Tivington Heights – £800,000
The property is within the hamlet of Tivington. (Wilkie Could & Tuckwood )
This household residence between Minehead and Porlock was constructed within the early 1900s and was as soon as used as an isolation hospital.
Inside, there’s a eating room with a vaulted ceiling, an archway resulting in the kitchen/breakfast room, a sitting room with a function fire, a utility room, a comfortable with a door to the backyard, and a cloakroom on the bottom ground.
Additionally on the bottom ground are two bedrooms with en-suite loos and a examine, whereas upstairs there are two additional bedrooms, additionally with en-suites and each with balconies overlooking Exmoor.
Outdoors, there’s a storage, a workshop, a log retailer and a backyard retailer, in addition to gardens spanning 0.75 acres, a greenhouse, a vegetable backyard, a summerhouse and a patio.
