Historic listed Jacobean mansion goes on market for just £288k  - but there's a big catch

A historical mansion has gone up for merchantability for just £288,000, but determination is conscionable 1 catch. 

Shire Hall, a 125-year-old listed gathering located connected the land of Anglesey, Wales, sits overlooking the Afon Cefni stream and was built of chromatic successful 1899 astatine the outgo of conscionable £4,453.

An hold was besides aboriginal added successful 1912.

It has been utilized arsenic an bureau accommodation for respective years but it is present acceptable to beryllium sold astatine auction betwixt May 20 and 22.

Those funny successful the spot are being advised to presumption it from a harmless distance.   

This is due to the fact that Shire Hall present stands derelict - a bittersweet shadiness of its erstwhile self, aft suffering catastrophic occurrence damage.

It is inaccessible and unsafe to visit, with a collapsed extortion and important infrastructural issues.

But Paul Fosh Auctions - the institution overseeing the merchantability - says the derelict tract really presents an breathtaking accidental for developers, with readying support to person the spot into six riverside apartments already secured.

Gemma Vaughan, of the auction house, said: 'The batch offers a astir antithetic and breathtaking accidental for an investor/developer to get this historical gathering successful the bosom of Llangefni.

'The important but derelict property, the tract of which extends to immoderate 3 quarters of an acre, has a premier presumption overlooking the Afon Cefni.

'Planning support has been granted for the instauration of six townhouses, of 4 storey operation and extending to astir 150m squared each, located beside the river.

'However, the tract would look to enactment a importantly greater density of use, peculiarly if the present redundant gathering were to beryllium demolished successful portion oregon entirety.

'The vendor's architects person consulted with the section authorization which has indicated enactment for a much elaborate scheme.'

Anglesey is known for its scenic coastline with galore sandy beaches, with fantabulous walking some inland and on the Anglesey Coastal Path.

Shire Hall - located connected Glanhwfa Road - benefits from bully roadworthy connections and is located wrong 1 mile of the A55 expressway facilitating casual entree crossed Anglesey and the northbound Wales seashore to Cheshire.

The mansion is acceptable to spell connected merchantability on with 90 others successful an online Paul Fosh Auctions sale, which starts from 12 noon connected Tuesday, May 20 and ends from 5pm connected Thursday, May 22.