Outstanding church conversion

The Old Church, Colliston, Angus, DD11 3RP

Freehold via to , museum. There is a railway Entrance vestibule • hall • sitting room • dining room • sun which is famous for its station at Arbroath offering lounge • games room • kitchen • utility room • 5 bedrooms “smokies”. regular services to Aberdeen (1 en suite) • bathroom • shower room • Double garage and to the south. There is an EPC rating = C Locally, there is a primary school airport at Dundee with services at Colliston. Secondary to London City, while Aberdeen schooling is found in Arbroath, Airport, where journey times Distances access to Dundee, while the A90 Arbroath 3.5 miles dual carriageway links to which has a regular bus service have been reduced by the 9.5 miles Aberdeen. Angus boasts sandy from Colliston, together with a opening of the western 12 miles beaches, scenic countryside and wide range of shopping, peripheral route, has a wide Dundee 19 miles glorious heather glens. business and leisure facilities. range of domestic and European Aberdeen 50 miles Recreational activities include Private schooling is available at flights. Edinburgh is also easily fishing on the River South Esk. the High School of Dundee reached. which has a dedicated bus Situation There are a number of well- The Old Church is situated in the known links golf courses in the service from Arbroath. Both Description small village of Colliston. This is area, including Carnoustie, Dundee and Aberdeen are easily The Old Church is believed to an appealing and very Arbroath, Montrose and St reached and provide all the date from 1843-1844, when it convenient part of Angus, just Andrews and there are leisure services expected of major was built for a congregation inland from Arbroath, with its centres at Arbroath and cities. Dundee has an excellent which was formed for those that historic harbour, marina and Montrose. Lunan Bay is a range of shops and professional came from Church at abbey. It is well located for popular local beach. There is a services, together with good the time of the Disruption when Angus towns. The A92 dual lovely coastal walk along red leisure and renowned cultural the Free Church broke away carriageway provides easy sandstone cliffs from Lunan Bay facilities including the V&A from the established Church of . A manse, now the everything back to the walls and structure. During 2020, mostly kitchen, are arranged off the Colliston Inn, was erected in roof. The roof was re-slated, since July, it has been very hall, along with the two 1850, together with a school and timbers were treated, new successfully let through Airbnb, downstairs bedrooms (one en teacher’s house shortly flooring installed, along with mainly focussing on weekends. suite), shower room and utility. afterwards. The church was re-wiring and new plumbing. However the house also works Beyond the sitting room is the reunited with Colliston Parish The house was fully insulated well as a family home. sun lounge, overlooking a field. Church in 1930. During the and new double glazed Upstairs are three further 1970s The Old Church was used windows, retaining the outward Particular care has been bedrooms and a family as a garage and agricultural style of the originals, were fitted, undertaken to ensure that the bathroom. There is underfloor store. It was acquired by the along with new veluxes. The works have been carried out in heating on the ground floor. seller in 1999, who then set house was then extended in keeping with the building’s Also at ground floor level there about an ambitious restoration 2010 with the addition of the sun heritage. The impressive is wooden flooring other than in programme which was lounge and balcony, off the main staircase was created from the hall, vestibule and sun completed in 2005. It is now an bedroom, above. The large retained timbers, while new lounge. extremely well presented house, church windows bring wonderful panelled doors were modelled situated on the edge of the small light into this spacious property, on period originals, with leaded The Old Church is an attractive village of Colliston, bordering particularly in the magnificent side lights from the entrance stone built house, with a slate onto agricultural land. hall where symmetrical glazed vestibule into the hall and into roof. A wooden front door with double doors provide borrowed the sitting room. The principal a large glazed overlight and side The Old Church is very much a light from the principal rooms. It reception rooms, being the lights opens to an entrance ‘new house’ within an old shell. is an extremely interesting and sitting room and sizeable games vestibule with a tiled floor and The works done were extensive well designed house, which has room, together with the dining stairs up to an inner partially and included stripping greatly enriched the original room, which is adjacent to the glazed door with leaded side lights which opens to a hugely drawer, five gas burners and an bedroom four also having under General Remarks impressive hall. This has electric griddle plate with eaves storage and bedroom five cornicing, centre roses, two wall extractor above. There is also a having sliding doors to a balcony Viewing lights, ceramic tiled floor and Beko fridge freezer. Bedroom with views out over agricultural Strictly by appointment with stairs to the first floor, Doors one has an en suite bathroom land. The bathroom has a corner Savills – 01356 628628. open to a well proportioned and with bath, corner tiled shower bath, corner tiled shower double aspect games room with cubicle, pedestal washbasin, WC cubicle, pedestal washbasin and Directions two centre roses, a wall light and and wooden floor. Opposite WC. From Dundee and the south take deep window ledges. From here bedroom two is the shower the A92 to Arbroath. From doors lead through to the sitting room with a tiled shower cubicle, To the side of the house is a Arbroath take the A933 room, which is another fine room pedestal washbasin and WC. gravelled area with raised beds signposted for . In with double doors both to the The utility room has wall and and adjacent to the garden room Colliston proceed past the hall and to the dining room. floor units incorporating a sink is a paved seating area. The Colliston Inn and the bus shelter Sliding doors also lead through and Zanussi washing machine, block built and harled double on the other side of the road. to the sun lounge with a together with a side entrance garage has a slate roof, The turning into the Old Church limestone tiled floor and door to door and cupboard housing a automatic up and over door, is on the left, between Roselea the garden. The dining room wall mounted Vaillant boiler and concrete floor and sink together and Gowanbank Cottage. links both to the hall and to the a hot water tank. with power and light. fully fitted kitchen which has If coming from the north on the wall and floor units A fine wooden staircase leads to A90 (Aberdeen to Dundee) dual incorporating a sink, Leisure the first floor landing with under carriageway take the turning to Rangemaster 110 dual fuel eaves storage. Upstairs are Brechin and then take the A933, cooker with two ovens, grill, hot three further bedrooms with signposted for Arbroath. On entering Colliston the turning Fixtures and Fittings reservations and wayleaves, Offers into The Old Church is on the Fitted carpets, curtains and light including rights of access and Offers must be submitted in right, just before the bus shelter fittings are included. Certain rights of way, whether public or Scottish Legal Form to the on the other side of the road and furnishings may be available by private, light, support, drainage, Selling Agents. A closing date between Gowanbank Cottage separate negotiation. water and wayleaves for masts, for offers may be fixed, and and Roselea. pylons, stays, cable, drains and prospective purchasers are Access water, gas and other pipes, advised to register their interest Outgoings The drive over the narrow lane whether contained in the Title with the Selling Agents following Angus Council tax band G. leading up to The Old Church is Deeds or informally constituted inspection. owned, but with neighbouring and whether referred to in the Energy Performance Certificate properties having rights of General Remarks and Purchase Price EPC rating = C. access. Maintenance is shared. Stipulations or not. The A deposit of 10% of the purchase Purchaser(s) will be held to have price may be required. It will be Solicitors Photographs satisfied himself as to the nature paid within 7 days of the Connelly & Yeoman, 78 High Photographs taken 2020 and of all such servitude rights and conclusion of missives. The Street, Arbroath, DD11 1HL. 2021. Particulars prepared others. deposit will be non-returnable in February 2021 the event of the Purchaser(s) Services Possession failing to complete the sale for Mains water, electricity, drainage Servitude Rights, Burdens Vacant possession and entry will reasons not attributable to the and gas. Gas fired central and Wayleaves be given on completion. seller or his agents. heating. The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, The Old Church, Colliston, Angus, DD11 3RP Gross internal area (approx) = 347.8 sq m / 3744 sq ft Garage = 44.3 sq m / 477 sq ft Ruaraidh Ogilvie Total = 392.1 sq m / 4221 sq ft Savills Brechin Including Limited Use Area (0.6 sq m / 6 sq ft) 01356 628628 and Excluding Void [email protected]

savills savills.co.uk = Reduced head height 1.5m N Sun Lounge 9.76 x 2.95 Balcony 32'0 x 9'8

Sitting Room 7.31 x 3.46 24'0 x 11'4 Bedroom 5 5.90 x 5.74 Games Room 19'4 x 18'10 7.27 x 4.22 23'10 x 13'10

Dining Room 4.21 x 3.23 13'10 x 10'7

Bedroom 4 3.96 x 3.04 Up 13'0 x 10'0 Void Kitchen 4.24 x 3.60 13'11 x 11'10 Hall Dn

B T Up Utility 4.20 x 3.05 13'9 x 10'0

Garage 8.22 x 5.39 Bedroom 3 27'0 x 17'8 5.93 x 5.35 Bedroom 1 Bedroom 2 19'5 x 17'7 4.23 x 3.84 4.20 x 3.83 13'11 x 12'7 13'9 x 12'7

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