Popular Antiques Centre In Sabden Lancashire For Sale

Business description

Preferred Commercial is delighted to offer for sale the freehold of this popular antiques centre, which was established by our clients in 1986 and which is only now being placed on the market due to our client's wish to retire. The centre is open 7 days a week and sells a wide variety of ever changing items, such as furniture, clocks, antique silver, ceramics and mirrors. Our clients own the property and utilise part of the building for their own business. The front section of the mill complex is let to another dealer on a short tenancy basis, who then sub-lets cabinets, booths and units to further businesses including a cafe. There is a quality web site in place, which offers on-line shopping facilities. There is exceptionally well appointed 3-bedroom owners' accommodation, which is fitted to a high standard throughout with mahogany door frames, doors and flooring and may bespoke features. The living accommodation is situated in a second mill to the rear of the main building and has separate access from the courtyard. The site would suit a wide variety of uses from specialised antiques, retail, art gallery, commercial offices, hotel development, subject to necessary planning permissions. Our clients advises that details of rental income would be available at a viewing. There is potential to bring the letting of the property back in-house as we feel this would provide significant increase in turnover. We feel this is an ideal opportunity to acquire versatile premises, set in such a delightful location. Early discussions with Preferred Commercial must come highly recommended.

Property information

Property:

Freehold

Location:

Pendle Antiques Centre occupies substantial Victorian former cotton mill buildings in the delightful village of Sabden in the Ribble Valley area of Lancashire. Sabden is a traditional Lancashire village with a range of amenities including schools, shops, Post Office, church and public houses. Situated on the edge of the Pendle Forest among rolling countryside, the village lies approximately 3 miles north of Padiham, 5 miles north of Burnley and 4 miles south of Clitheroe. Junction 8 of the M65 motorway lies less than 5 miles to the south.

Premises details:

Substantial 3-storey Victorian former cotton mill, with original chimney still preserved, Wide frontage and car parking, enclosed courtyard with separate 3-bedroom self-contained living accommodation. Additional warehousing and storage facilities. Briefly comprising:

Main Antiques Centre
• Main entrance with reception area
• Café with tables and chairs for 26 covers, serving area, well-equipped commercial kitchen to rear
• Ladies and gents WCs
• Additional room, which could be used to expand the café or used as additional display area
• Meter/services room
• Ground floor showroom with numerous antique display bays, scope for individual shops, dealers and units, sales counter with self-contained rear office, external door to private yard
• Workshop with double doors to yard
Internal stairs to:
• First floor showroom, open-plan display area with 10 individual antique display bays,
• Additional display room
• Office
• Access to fire escape and external fixed fire staircase
• Ladies and gents WCs
• Kitchenette
Internal stairs to:
• Second floor with same floor-plan as first floor, mainly used for storage
• Separate display area with additional staircase to first floor

Second Building
Ground floor
• Office
• Store room
• Various open-plan product display areas
• 2 x further offices
• Kitchen
• Loading bay to courtyard
• Elevated loading bay to side for HGVs
• Walk-in shower room with WC and basin, part tiled walls
• Games room with fitted corner servery bar, gas fire and perimeter seating
• Additional storage room
• Further open-plan display areas with various external fire exits
• Store cupboard
• Ladies, gents and disabled WCs.
Internal stairs leading to owners' accommodation:
First floor owners' accommodation accessed via internal staircase or external stone steps leading from courtyard
• Hallway with feature tiled flooring
• WC with wash basin
• Double bedroom with en-suite bath with shower above, WC and wash basin
• Lounge with open fire, double doors leading to hallway and kitchen/dining area
• Kitchen and dining area with tiled flooring, feature gas fireplace, a range of fitted wall and base units, double doors leading to first floor enclosed patio with stone flagged flooring and fantastic views over the surrounding countryside
• Utility room
• Double bedroom with en-suite bath with shower above, WC and wash basin
• Office or additional single bedroom
• Master bedroom through to dressing room, through to bathroom with bath, separate walk-in shower, 2 x wash basins and WC
• Loft access - completely boarded out with potential for additional 2 rooms if required

Link Buildings
• Workshop
• Kitchenette
• WC
• Covered loading bay with additional side access
• Workshop with mezzanine floor above with additional workshop and
storage area, scope to create an additional 3 rooms
• Front loading bay with 14 foot high steel doors

External
• Courtyard connecting the buildings with feature stone flag paving, 2 x
ornamental ponds secured with double remotely operated electric gates
and entry system
• Double garage
• Car parking for approximately 20 vehicles

Other information

Trading hours:

Mon - Sat: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Sun: 11.00am - 5.00pm