Cave Home? - £25K a snip
02 July 2007, 01:51 PM
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Cave Home? - £25K a snip
LONDON (AFP) - Property hunters will be given a "rare opportunity" to get back to nature next week when a cave home goes up for auction.The aptly named Rock Cottage, hewn out of a sandstone cliff in Worcestershire, western England, is one of 50 that were built in the area in the late 18th century.
The unusual property, which lacks running water, electricity or a toilet and has not been occupied since the late 1940s, is expected to fetch bids of up to 25,000 pounds.
Auctioneer Daniel Lovatt, of Halls Estate Agents in Kidderminster, said the sale offered a "unique opportunity".
"How many people can say they own a cave home?" he added, though he admitted that it was unlikely to be deemed habitable by the council.
The home, despite lacking modern amenities, boasts a front door, windows and fireplaces as well as a pantry, sitting room and a bedroom.
The property also comes with three adjoining caves and includes nearly five acres of mixed woodland and garden land.
The unusual property, which lacks running water, electricity or a toilet and has not been occupied since the late 1940s, is expected to fetch bids of up to 25,000 pounds.
Auctioneer Daniel Lovatt, of Halls Estate Agents in Kidderminster, said the sale offered a "unique opportunity".
"How many people can say they own a cave home?" he added, though he admitted that it was unlikely to be deemed habitable by the council.
The home, despite lacking modern amenities, boasts a front door, windows and fireplaces as well as a pantry, sitting room and a bedroom.
The property also comes with three adjoining caves and includes nearly five acres of mixed woodland and garden land.
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Tis lovely round Kinver.The Rock houses are really interesting
BBC Staffordshire - Out & About - Kinver Rock Houses
BBC Staffordshire - Out & About - Kinver Rock Houses
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He always does that 
He always calls me Fritz He knows how much it annoys me It's almost as though he does it on purpose Just because we lost, twice Makes my blood boil it does
Not that I give a flying **** you understand
He always calls me Fritz He knows how much it annoys me It's almost as though he does it on purpose Just because we lost, twice Makes my blood boil it does Not that I give a flying **** you understand
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Its worth it for a nice little holiday get away.... £20K to plumb in heating, water & foul drainage.... and a nice little winter / summer retreat 