{"id":83212,"date":"2023-09-12T16:03:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/?p=83212"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:03:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:03:33","slug":"flat-inside-converted-courthouse-with-prison-is-available-to-rent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/lifestyle\/flat-inside-converted-courthouse-with-prison-is-available-to-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"Flat inside converted courthouse with prison is available to rent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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.<\/p>\n
A two-bedroom property within the old Magistrates Court in Wakefield, Yorkshire has been listed on Rightmove for \u00a3750-a-month.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The property, which is now called the Old Court House, is a brown stone building with a renovated interior.<\/p>\n
The apartment contains two bathrooms and a spacious living room featuring cornice designs and wall-mounted lights.<\/p>\n
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A flat converted from an old court house has been made available for rent at \u00a3750-a-month<\/p>\n
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Although the apartment has been converted, the original prison cells are still available to hire out as storage space for an additional cost<\/p>\n
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The cells are situated in a white brick corridor in the basement, which is lined on both sides with large, green metal doors<\/p>\n
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The newly converted apartment is within Wakefield’s former Magistrates Court<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Before redevelopment, it had become a target for homeless people, the Wakefield Express reported.<\/p>\n
The cells are situated in a white brick corridor in the basement, which is lined on both sides with large, green metal doors.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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’.<\/p>\n
It adds: ‘Available to move in immediately, no parking but this property benefits from a locked bike store and intercom system.<\/p>\n
‘The building’s original holding cells are available to be used as storage at additional cost.’<\/p>\n
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After the courthouse closed in 2016, the building became a target for homeless people<\/p>\n
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The flat contains a kitchen, two large bedrooms and two bathrooms<\/p>\n
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According to the agent, the property is available to move in immediately, and has an intercom and bike storage, but no parking<\/p>\n
One amused house-hunter, who shared the listing to social media, wrote: ‘Prison basement, for those friends you really don’t like.’<\/p>\n
The post has since racked up dozens of likes and comments from other users who were quick to crack jokes.<\/p>\n
One user responded: ‘Would be great for any aspiring dominatrixes. Wouldn’t even need to build their own cell.’<\/p>\n
Another quipped: ‘Super secure storage. I was going to say you could rent one of the cells and use it as an office but I think it might be the most miserable commute and setting of all time.’<\/p>\n
A third added: ‘I’d be advertising them as a prison experience night on Airbnb.’<\/p>\n
Another replied: ‘That is f***ing mental.’<\/p>\n