Home Converts


by Paul Watson T


HROUGHOUT Scotland home owners have been


creating their own litle piece of heaven on earth combining history, luxury and innovation by turning traditional places of worship into modern houses.


A decline in religious observance and changes to the use of churches has leſt many of these old and oſten architecturally beautiful buildings surplus to demand.


While many such buildings located in towns and cities have been turned into offices, bingo halls, nightclubs and community theatres others, especially more rural ones, are finding a new lease of life as stylish places to live.


However, while the idea of living in a grand and stylishly converted church may be very appealing, it takes a lot of work and atention to detail to ensure such conversions blend the old with the new and make them practical for everyday living.


88 June 2015


Property consultants CKD Galbraith are currently marketing several such properties, one of which is a blank canvas awaiting a creative mind to help bring it back to its full glory, the other is a stunning fully completed conversion ready for new owners to move in.


Kelham Brae in Thornhill, Dumfries, is a stylish church conversion with a self-contained annexe and a three-acre paddock suitable for grazing. This elegant three-bedroom home was renovated in recent years to provide modern and very flexible accommodation,


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