Bruton Knowles are delighted to receive kind instructions to offer for sale the former Christ Church, Cressage, strategically located between Shrewsbury and Telford.
The former Christ Church Cressage offers great potential for conversion to alternative uses. Suitable uses may include place of worship for other Christian bodies, community facilities, arts and crafts, music or drama centre, museum, sports, antiques centre, storage, office or light industrial and housing subject to planning. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves that their intended use will meet statutory planning requirements. Offers are invited for the Freehold as a Whole.
The church is accessed on foot from the A458 or from timber steps to the south from the Church Grange housing development where 2 allocated car parking spaces are located.
The property is a Grade II Listed early Victorian single storey church dating from around 1841. The building has a single-cell Nave/Chancel with East Sanctuary (having an external Store on its north side), a Lobby, Vestry and Store with a first floor organ gallery above. At the west end is an integral bell tower with bell chamber containing 9 bells.
Outside there is a Basement Boiler room containing a redundant boiler and associated pipework.
Construction is sandstone ashlar walls under a pitched plain clay tile roof, with a bell tower roofed in flat lead covering. The windows are mainly plain glass leaded lights excepting the stained glass to the east window. The vendors are selling the church building; a strip around the building wide enough to allow scaffolding to be erected etc., the path from the main road to the front door; and the path from the front door to and including the steps up to the car park, and the two car parking spaces.
Location
The church is located in the village of Cressage which is on the main A458 Shrewsbury to Bridgnorth road. The village has a primary school, village hall, village shop, social club and a medical practice.
The property is located approximately 7.3 miles to the southwest of Telford and 11 miles southeast of Shrewsbury by road. The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site complex of museums lies about 7 miles east of the property, was recently taken over by The National Trust, and is a significant tourism draw.
Services
We understand that the property currently benefits from electricity. No tests have been carried out in this regard.
Planning
The former Christ Church Cressage offers great potential for conversion to alternative uses. Suitable uses may include place of worship for other Christian bodies, community facilities, arts and crafts, music or drama centre, museum, sports, antiques centre, storage, office or light industrial and housing subject to planning. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves that their intended use will meet statutory planning requirements.
Viewing
Strictly by appointment only. Please call Bruton Knowles on to arrange an appointment.
Terms
Expressions of Interest are invited for the site as a whole. The Guide Price - £70,000.
All 'Expressions of Interest' are to be submitted to Geoff Coster by 15th January 2027.
EPC
We believe that the building is exempt from the requirement for an EPC as it is a place of worship.
Legal Costs
The property is offered freehold with vacant possession. Each party is to incur their own legal fees in this transaction
