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It looks idyllic, living in a converted chapel along the Cornish coast just minutes from Trebarwith Beach. The Old Chapel is for sale for a hair under $700,000 USD … less than the cost of a one-bedroom London flat and stretches across 2,200 square feet in the village of Trewarmett, Tintagel. Tintagel and Trebarwith and Trewarmett, oh my; but Tintagel is famous for its ruined clifftop medieval castle, which legend says was home of King Arthur. This unique property, built with quarried stone dating back to the 19th century, has been converted, with character intact, into a three-bedroom home with an ‘upside-down’ layout; bedrooms are on the lower level, while the main floor houses an expansive living, kitchen, and dining area set beneath the chapel’s spectacular ceiling, with beams and ornate diagonal wood paneling between the rafters. In addition, Gothic arched windows offer panoramic views over Cornish fields and the rugged coastline in the distance, while long timber floorboards run the length of the room. The gallery floor is a bedroom and a sleeping loft set beneath the roof, offering an up-close look at the ceiling panels. There are two additional bedrooms on the lower ground floor, featuring sash windows and a large landing area currently used as a games room. It’s rough and rugged and historic but those arched windows and those views … for 700K? That price alone could get me into a church!                  |
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Architecture Wednesday: Tintagel Church Conversion
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Oh no. It looks like rustic, done on the cheap. The ground floor is to rustic - barn like. It looks dirty. The floor plan is impractical with the only full bathroom, far from the bedrooms. The contrast of the stark white bedrooms and the barn like living area is to - well stark.
ReplyDeleteI love you giving us something to think about and consider, even when we don't love the house.
DeleteI like the rustic, but not the jumble of rooms and floors and such.
DeleteAnd I don't love all the houses I share, but find some of them interesting, in awful ways, and decide to see what folks think.
Interesting place. Some of those uber-rustic features like the kitchen cabinets would have to go, but the rest? I like it. Might have to put in a massive fieldstone fireplace, though, too. It's cold there!
ReplyDeleteIt would need some heat. I like it for what it is, but find it a mess of rooms and disjointed spaces. But I love a church reimagined.
Delete🥹 I would have given anything to like the interiors as much as I loved that opening view through the arched window! Alas, it was not to be! I loved the wood ceiling in the gallery...gorgeous! But, every other bit of wood in the place distracts from and cheapens the ceiling's glory!! Oh, well, sigh! 🫣
ReplyDeleteIt needs a refresh in certain areas, but I, too, fell in love with the views and the stonework. I'd change the layout a bit and make that main room fabulous!
DeleteNope! Church huh? Well it does look like it's possessed by wood happy demons.
ReplyDeleteWhere in the &%#*@ have you been, Dearest Deedles?
DeleteIt is a bit Wood Nymph Gone Wild!!!
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ReplyDeleteLoverly view!
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Gorgeous rugged coastline.
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Those floors need refinishing and that kitchen sink is filthy! It is all a huge NO from me!
ReplyDeleteNot my cup of tea either though the location and the exterior are wonderful. I might gut the entire building and start from scratch myself and see what it could turn into!
DeleteGreat exterior and windows. Once I step inside I want to take a sledge hammer to it and start over. How much on top of the 700 thousand would that take?
ReplyDeleteA pretty penny or pound I'm guessing, but I have the same notion for it.
DeleteI like the use of converting to church, but this one is definitely not for me but those views..
ReplyDeleteRight? I could reinvent the interiors and live for those views.
DeleteNow, I do love a renovated church, but this is not it. I love the arch windows. They surely bring in a lot of light. Great views. The bedrooms are fine, but what is with all that wood in the main areas? It looks rustic, for sure, but it's uninviting. What is that space with the white couch off of the bedroom and the foosball table? Is that a television on the wall above the table? For the price tag, it should be ready to go. I would need to renovate the kitchen and living room, for starters. Maybe a price reduction is in order.
ReplyDeleteIt needs a rethink on the floorplan for sure.
DeleteLove the idea of a renovated church, of course. Nothing like finding use for a useless building. But it's a little bit chopped up and there's a lot of wood there. Not like i'd oppose some wood, but you get my drift...
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This: "use for a useless building" ... is spot on.
DeleteYeah, not exactly the kind of wood one wants all around them.
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There is a lot to like about the house, especially the exterior and the views.
ReplyDeleteThat's almost all I like about it ... the exteriors and the views!
DeleteIt's interesting but not a place for me. Their realtor needs to be slapped for taking photos of that sink and the cluttered looking rooms.
ReplyDeleteIt's a very nice conversion, but I don't think I could live in it. I do like the views.
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