Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
Crime fans have been offered the opportunity to live out the prison experience after a flat converted from a jail cell has been made available for rent.
A two-bedroom property within the old Magistrates Court in Wakefield, Yorkshire has been listed on Rightmove for £750-a-month.
While the flat itself has been converted, the building's original holding cells in the basement are available as storage space for an additional fee.
The property, which is now called the Old Court House, is a brown stone building with a renovated interior.
The apartment contains two bathrooms and a spacious living room featuring cornice designs and wall-mounted lights.
(A flat converted from an old court house has been made available for rent at £750-a-month)
(Although the apartment has been converted, the original prison cells are still available to hire out as storage space for an additional cost)
(The cells are situated in a white brick corridor in the basement, which is lined on both sides with large, green metal doors)
(The newly converted apartment is within Wakefield's former Magistrates Court)
The Grade II Listed building in Wakefield city centre was converted into flats after the courthouse closed in 2016, after being previously earmarked for office space.
Before redevelopment, it had become a target for homeless people, the Wakefield Express reported.
The cells are situated in a white brick corridor in the basement, which is lined on both sides with large, green metal doors.
The doors feature huge locks and a tiny window on each, whilst inside boasts the bare minimum, with a stone floor, raised platform and a barred window at the top of the wall letting in a thin stream of light.
The property is being listed for rent by OpenRent, who describe the flat as 'a contemporary two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment set within this brand-new conversion of the old Magistrates Court'.
It adds: 'Available to move in immediately, no parking.
(After the courthouse closed in 2016, the building became a target for homeless people)
(The flat contains a kitchen, two large bedrooms and two bathrooms)
(According to the agent, the property is available to move in immediately)
Ref: You can have your own jailhouse rock! Two-bed flat with prison basement inside converted courthouse is available to rent for £750-a-month (dailymail)
