Prospective property buyers looking for something a little different could pick up a piano factory or a former boarding school.
On Wednesday, London’s last piano factory goes up for auction through Savills. The entire site is huge, spanning over 25,000 square feet.
It is home to the family-run J.Reid Piano Factory & Outlet and has great development potential.
Alternatively, a large Grade II listed former boarding school currently used as a four-bedroom family home will also be auctioned.
As well as being a girls’ boarding school, the Grade II listed property, located in Southsea, was also previously a central base for the police and a social services office.
This is Money takes a closer look at the two properties up for auction.
What a story: London’s last piano factory to be auctioned on Wednesday, December 11
Guide price: The London piano factory has a guide auction price of £6,250,000
Scope: The huge plot to be auctioned at Savills in December
Legacy: The site is home to the family-run J.Reid Piano Factory & Outlet.
Potential: The site could be used as a school, residences or community centre.
Buyers looking for something a little different can snap up a former piano factory in Seven Sisters, London.
Internally, the property, which currently houses London’s last piano factory, extends across 17,501 sq ft, and the entire site, including the car park and courtyard, covers 25,493 sq ft.
The colossal site is going up for auction through Savills with a guide price of £6,250,000.
The main building was built around 1830 and houses the family-run J.Reid Piano Factory & Outlet, encompassing factory and retail showroom space.
At the rear there are a series of auxiliary workshops and industrial warehouses. The main building is now the oldest on the street.
George Goucher, associate director of Savills, said: “Having remained under the same family ownership for the past 70 years, the sale of the J. Reid Paino factory marks an exciting opportunity for a potential buyer to champion this rarely available site within The Seven Sisters/Stamford Hill area in north London.
‘The original building dates from around 1830 and is a beautiful example of two-storey, flat-fronted late Georgian architecture.
‘The asset, which comprises commercial, residential, workshop and industrial spaces, offers many possibilities for development or alternative uses, such as a school or community centre, which is likely to attract a wide group of potential bidders looking to take this property to your next project. phase.
“Along with the curb appeal, history, freehold status and significant size of this asset, I anticipate this lot will attract motivated bidders and produce a strong result for our client.”
The site is being sold freehold and one of the buildings on the site has planning permission for a two-storey rear extension to create six dwellings.
The entire plot has great potential and, subject to obtaining planning permission, could be used as a school, community center or further housing.
Wow factor: 2 Brankesmere House in Southsea to be auctioned through Savills
Exquisite: one of the divine reception rooms at 2 Brankesmere House
It’s a dog’s life: the interior of the property is luxurious and comfortable
Cozy – a spacious but cozy bedroom in the property in Southsea, with period features
Luxury: A double sink oozes luxury in one of the property’s bathrooms.
Impressive: a large hall leading to a conservatory
Perfection – a summer house and bathing pond make the property ideal for gatherings
Use: The property in Southsea was formerly a boarding school and police headquarters.
A former girls’ boarding school will also be auctioned through Savills. The Grade II listed property has a guide price of £1,500,000 and is located in a conservation area.
It was built and became the family home of Sir John Brickwood, owner of the Brickwoods brewing company.
The property was built in the Victorian era, but heavily influenced by Jacobean, Tyrolean and French architectural styles.
It became a girls’ boarding school, a police headquarters and a social services office, before being divided into three homes.
The seller owns the south-west wing of the divided house, known as 2 Brankesmere House, as well as Brankesmere House, the central part. A buyer could purchase one or both properties.
2 Brankesmere House has four bedrooms and has been meticulously designed and decorated by the current owner. It has two reception rooms, a cinema room and a conservatory.
Externally, the landscaped garden faces south-west, offering space and privacy behind a high boundary wall.
A wooden bridge leads to a summer house and a large natural pool in front of the house.