The superb, Grade II listed former St Catherine's church is available for on a combined freehold and 999 year lease, suitable for a variety of alternative uses for an imaginative buyer.

The property occupies a prominent position on Church Walks, Old Colwyn adjacent to a primary school as well as access to a variety of shops and amenities and near direct access to the A55 expressway.

The church's convenient location is situated within the Old Colwyn conservation area, occupying a broadly rectangular site with frontage onto Abergele Road.

Built in 1837, the church’s construction was largely due to Sir Richard Butler Clough of Min y Don Hall- its dedication to St Catherine of Alexandria was in honour of his wife, Catherine.

The church has been restored twice, in 1871 and 1891, with the internal fittings largely dating from these periods.

Constructed of solid limestone beneath a slated roof, the property features an associated bell tower, which accommodates the clock installed in 1890 in memory of Reverend J D Jones, and a small, recent extension to the rear.

The square tower, one of its principal features, has simple corner finials with double battlements in between and plain arched louvred openings below.

The church is an incredibly attractive building characterised by careful and imaginative design, and occupies about 2,440 sq-ft of open floor space which was formerly used to seat 250.

The gabled elevation facing Church Walks is notable for the large, stained glass, four light window in memory of Sir Richard.

A limestone wall runs along the Abergele Road boundary enclosing the grave yard, which have retained their high ornamental gates.

The property currently falls within class D1 of use classes which includes schools, colleges, universities and other places of education as well as childcare, health care and as a place of worship.

The church will be offered for sale as a freehold - subject to pedestrian rights of way over footpaths - while the raining churchyard will be offered on a 999 year lease.

A cenotaph, erected in 1923, is excluded from the sale and lease.

This fantastic, beautifully designed resource must been seen to be believed.

St Catherine’s Church, Abergele Road, Old Colwyn, LL29 9RU. Guide price: £85,000. Offers subject to special conditions of sale. Call Jones Peckover on 01745 832240.