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Guide price
£25,000
Industrial for sale
The Seamans Bethel, Church Street, Workington, Cumbria CA14Local area information
Property location
Nearby amenities
- St Michael's Nursery and Infant School 0.1 miles
- Workington 0.1 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.2 miles
- Harrington 2.3 miles
These distances are calculated in a straight line. The actual route and distance may vary.
Read our area guide for Workington to find out more about the local area.
Features and description
For sale by auction on Thursday, 11 Sep 2025 at 12:00
Venue: The Halston Hotel, 20-34 Warwick Road • CA1 1AB
Former Seamans Bethel
A former Seamans Bethel situated near the Port and Railway station with easy access to the town centre. A Bethel was a church or hostel for sailors and this substantial detached building bears a datestone from 1899.
The main room is over 800 sq ft with good headroom and there is a kitchen, WC's and enclosed garden. It is suitable for a variety of uses subject to planning. Interested parties should make their own enquiries to Cumberland Council regarding their proposed use.
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Accommodation
Entrance Hall
Main room 38' 9" x 21'
Kitchen 11' 9" x 11'
WC's
First Floor room 21'3 x 7' incl stairs
Outside
Overgrown garden plot with Store - see title plan.
111 Church Street
We are also offering 111 Church Street in the same auction with a Guide Price of £75,000+
Method of Sale
111 Church Street annd The Seamans Bethel will be offered initially as two separate lots and then as one combined lot.
This is done by offering the separate lots as private auction lots which allows us to park the highest bids then offer the combined lot.
Subject to the reserve being met if the bid for the combined lot is equal or in excess of the individual lots, it will be sold to that bidder.
Or if the total of the bids on the individual lots are the highest they will be sold in that way.
Additional Fees
Administration Charge - 1.2% inc VAT of the purchase price, subject to a minimum of £1500 inc VAT, payable on exchange of contracts.
Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.
Price Information
* Guides are provided as an indication of each seller's minimum expectation. They are not necessarily figures which a property will sell for and may change at any time prior to the auction. Each property will be offered subject to a Reserve (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the property during the auction) which we expect will be set within the Guide Range or no more than 10% above a single figure Guide.
Additional Fees Information
Please be aware there may be additional fees payable on top of the final sale price. This includes and are not limited to administration charges and buyer's premium fees payable on exchange, and disbursements payable on completion. Please ensure you check the property information page for a list of any relevant additional fees as well as reading the legal pack for any disbursements.
Venue: The Halston Hotel, 20-34 Warwick Road • CA1 1AB
Former Seamans Bethel
A former Seamans Bethel situated near the Port and Railway station with easy access to the town centre. A Bethel was a church or hostel for sailors and this substantial detached building bears a datestone from 1899.
The main room is over 800 sq ft with good headroom and there is a kitchen, WC's and enclosed garden. It is suitable for a variety of uses subject to planning. Interested parties should make their own enquiries to Cumberland Council regarding their proposed use.
What3words location ///rails.raves.headed
Accommodation
Entrance Hall
Main room 38' 9" x 21'
Kitchen 11' 9" x 11'
WC's
First Floor room 21'3 x 7' incl stairs
Outside
Overgrown garden plot with Store - see title plan.
111 Church Street
We are also offering 111 Church Street in the same auction with a Guide Price of £75,000+
Method of Sale
111 Church Street annd The Seamans Bethel will be offered initially as two separate lots and then as one combined lot.
This is done by offering the separate lots as private auction lots which allows us to park the highest bids then offer the combined lot.
Subject to the reserve being met if the bid for the combined lot is equal or in excess of the individual lots, it will be sold to that bidder.
Or if the total of the bids on the individual lots are the highest they will be sold in that way.
Additional Fees
Administration Charge - 1.2% inc VAT of the purchase price, subject to a minimum of £1500 inc VAT, payable on exchange of contracts.
Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.
Price Information
* Guides are provided as an indication of each seller's minimum expectation. They are not necessarily figures which a property will sell for and may change at any time prior to the auction. Each property will be offered subject to a Reserve (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the property during the auction) which we expect will be set within the Guide Range or no more than 10% above a single figure Guide.
Additional Fees Information
Please be aware there may be additional fees payable on top of the final sale price. This includes and are not limited to administration charges and buyer's premium fees payable on exchange, and disbursements payable on completion. Please ensure you check the property information page for a list of any relevant additional fees as well as reading the legal pack for any disbursements.
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