For Sale: Penmaenmawr station house
The following comes to us, with the pictures, from Jacksons estate agents.
Penmaenmawr Station House has been put on the market. Built in 1850 shortly after the Chester - Holyhead Railway Company opened the route, now the link from Holyhead to London Euston, the building is highly visible from the railway and also from the A55 Expressway which runs parallel to the railway at this point, opposite the Station House. Famously, Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone was to put Penmaenmawr firmly on the tourist map and in all likelihood actually set foot inside the Station House, possibly on his first visit in 1855. He continued to visit by Penmaenmawr by rail over a period of 40 years, bathing in the sea and walking the Welsh Mountains. To commemorate his visits a Memorial with his bust was constructed in the village in his honour in 1899.
Over the years the Station House has seen many changes. Decommissioned by British Rail in about 1986, since then it has been used as an Antiques & Reclamation outlet, showroom for a Pine Business, through to it’s current use of workshops and residential. Today, the Grade 2 listed Station House offers a blank canvas. A solid Victorian building, substantially constructed with heavy granite stone elevations, hewn from the local Quarry (which gave Penmaenmawr its early wealth) under a hipped slated roof, the fabric is as strong as ever although the interior is now in need of a fresh start. The property extends to some 2,220 sq ft of floor space. There are two basement rooms and then the ground floor (the former Station ticket office and waiting rooms) split into a variety of areas and with its own door onto the platform. Independently accessed on the first floor is a massive 3-bedroomed flat with a stunning vista over the North Wales Coastline with sea views to Anglesey, Puffin Island and on a clear day as far as the Isle of Man.
But more importantly the most easterly bedroom has a window specifically designed to give a birds eye view down the line towards Conwy & Llandudno, with the Great Orme clearly visible. Surely this must be every rail enthusiast’s dream bedroom! What the future holds for the Station House is now in the hands on the buyer, whoever he or she may be. With its history of mixed residential and commercial use, the possibilities would seem endless, subject of course to the usual planning obligations. Could it end up as a Guest House, Bunk House or B&B, or with it’s magnificent sea views could it form a substantial family home with a twist? Might it become a Showroom again or even a Restaurant with rooms these are just a few of the ideas being mooted. One thing is certain. To build The Station House today we used a well known house building cost calculator which gave a figure in excess of £250,000, (excluding the plot), yet you can buy this property today for just £127,500!
For more information contact Jacksons on 01492 877441 or email
info@jacksonsvista.co.uk.
