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For sale: flat with bath in the kitchen
A flat is on the market with a bath in the KITCHEN and the only toilet on the BALCONY.
The strange property in Hanover Street, Brighton, is one of the most unusual in the country and is expected to fetch between £100,000 and £130,000 when it is auctioned next month.
Auction manager Nick Muston, of estate agents Austin Gray, said: "It's an extraordinary place.
"I couldn't quite believe it when I went inside. I've been in about 15,000 properties in my career as an auctioneer and I've never before come across a property with a bath in the kitchen."
The four room flat boasts the innovative kitchen space-saving feature of a bath with a hinged worktop, so that once an owner has had a wash they can pack it away and get on with the cooking.
It is not just the kitchen where the 'innovations' end in this time warp flat, because it also features the original outside loo on the balcony, which is the only one that serves the flat.
The building, which is believed to date from the 1820s, has a red brick front and a cast iron staircase and it still has 103 years to run on its lease.
Apart from its obvious quirks, Mr Muston said the property could make a nice project for DIY enthusiasts.
Similar flats in the area that have been brought up to modern living standards have been known to sell in the region of £150,000.
For more information about the flat and its auction on April 30, contact Austin Gray on 01273 201980.
Would you fancy living in a property like this? Tell us your thoughts below.
6:22pm Friday 28th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: cogidubnus, West Sussex on 6:50pm Fri 28 Mar 08
When I was growing up in Brighton 50 odd years ago, a bath in the kitchen or scullery was nothing unusual, as many older houses/flats had been built without bathrooms.
Wahat a fuss over nothing. Must be short of real news today!
When I was growing up in Brighton 50 odd years ago, a bath in the kitchen or scullery was nothing unusual, as many older houses/flats had been built without bathrooms.
Wahat a fuss over nothing. Must be short of real news today!
Posted by: Flat Foot Soozie, Brunswick Square on 6:57pm Fri 28 Mar 08
What's so unusual about this? The Clarendon slackers are notorious for washing on the balcony.
What's so unusual about this? The Clarendon slackers are notorious for washing on the balcony.
Posted by: I just can't, take any more from her on 7:36pm Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Flat Foot Soozie[/bold] wrote:
What's so unusual about this? The Clarendon slackers are notorious for washing on the balcony.[/quote] Change the bloody record, for gawds sake!!
Flat Foot Soozie wrote:
What's so unusual about this? The Clarendon slackers are notorious for washing on the balcony.
Change the bloody record, for gawds sake!!
Posted by: Flat Foot Soozie, Brunswick Square on 7:53pm Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]I just can't[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Flat Foot Soozie[/bold] wrote:
What's so unusual about this? The Clarendon slackers are notorious for washing on the balcony.[/quote] Change the bloody record, for gawds sake!![/quote] Anything to oblige, I'll put on the LP version.
The Clarendon slackers also clog up their rubbish chutes with bulky items and allow rats to run free. They leave their neighbours to moulder dead until a smell makes them venture, weeks later, to knock on the door and ask if any help is needed. They leave their kitchen in such a state that they order expensive, take-away food for their obese children, and then demand that the council cleans the kitchen. When they do cook, their lack of prowess is such that the fire brigade calls. And those that do use bathrooms instead of the balcony are in the habit of ruining the one below with the water. The Argus has reported all these cases recently, plus the one about the bloke peeved because he was clamped.
I just can't wrote:
Flat Foot Soozie wrote:
What's so unusual about this? The Clarendon slackers are notorious for washing on the balcony.
Change the bloody record, for gawds sake!!
Anything to oblige, I'll put on the LP version.
The Clarendon slackers also clog up their rubbish chutes with bulky items and allow rats to run free. They leave their neighbours to moulder dead until a smell makes them venture, weeks later, to knock on the door and ask if any help is needed. They leave their kitchen in such a state that they order expensive, take-away food for their obese children, and then demand that the council cleans the kitchen. When they do cook, their lack of prowess is such that the fire brigade calls. And those that do use bathrooms instead of the balcony are in the habit of ruining the one below with the water. The Argus has reported all these cases recently, plus the one about the bloke peeved because he was clamped.
Posted by: Delilah, E Sussex on 9:33pm Fri 28 Mar 08
"A flat is on the market with a bath in the KITCHEN and the only toilet on the BALCONY."
What is with the SHOUTING?
Honestly, the writing SKILLS of these Argus reporters is ATROCIOUS.
"A flat is on the market with a bath in the KITCHEN and the only toilet on the BALCONY."
What is with the SHOUTING?
Honestly, the writing SKILLS of these Argus reporters is ATROCIOUS.
Posted by: Moving on 9:45pm Fri 28 Mar 08
I'm trying to sell my flat nearby maybe i could get the argus to do a story on it...
its got windows... is that strange enough
have a look in Halls Estate Agents anyway
I'm trying to sell my flat nearby maybe i could get the argus to do a story on it...
its got windows... is that strange enough
have a look in Halls Estate Agents anyway
Posted by: Roy Hills, Heathfield on 10:43pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Nothing odd about that. Sounds just like the Portsmouth flat my wife and I rented for 4 guineas a week when we first married. The bath had a wooden cover which doubled as the kitchen worktop, and there was a hot water gas geyser on the wall beside it. Paradise to us though!
Nothing odd about that. Sounds just like the Portsmouth flat my wife and I rented for 4 guineas a week when we first married. The bath had a wooden cover which doubled as the kitchen worktop, and there was a hot water gas geyser on the wall beside it. Paradise to us though!
Posted by: simon, brighton on 11:26pm Fri 28 Mar 08
i had the misfortune of living in hanover a few years back and i really dont think a loo on the balcony is that much of a big deal. most of the wierdo's who live in hanover dont have a loo at all. they dig a hole in the garden and take a **** to save the planet. Hanovers such a dive now. Who would want to buy a place there? Its ok during the day but come dark when the pubs are kicking out its hell.
i had the misfortune of living in hanover a few years back and i really dont think a loo on the balcony is that much of a big deal. most of the wierdo's who live in hanover dont have a loo at all. they dig a hole in the garden and take a **** to save the planet. Hanovers such a dive now. Who would want to buy a place there? Its ok during the day but come dark when the pubs are kicking out its hell.
Posted by: Kate Odgers, Hove on 11:52am Sat 29 Mar 08
I don't know about toilets on balconies, but in New York City in the 20s and 30s, a bathtub with a wooden top was very common in the kitchen of what were called railroad apartments - narrow flats to us in the UK.
I don't know about toilets on balconies, but in New York City in the 20s and 30s, a bathtub with a wooden top was very common in the kitchen of what were called railroad apartments - narrow flats to us in the UK.
Posted by: nightrider, Sherry's on 10:17am Sun 30 Mar 08
Hello everyone isn't it? Bath in kitchen, rubbish! the cookers in the bathroom. These estate agents will twist anything.
I am the nightrider.
Hello everyone isn't it? Bath in kitchen, rubbish! the cookers in the bathroom. These estate agents will twist anything.
I am the nightrider.
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