A Grade II-listed church in Bridport is up for sale.

St Andrew's Church is listed for auction with a guide price of £75k – however, there is a catch.

A covenant remains in place with the Church of England, stipulating the property can be used as an organ repair workshop only.

Any interested buyer will need to approach the Church of England post-auction to conduct their own negotiations at their own expense.

The church, on St Andrew’s Road, is believed to have been built in the mid 19th Century and was, until 1978, a fully functioning Church of England place of worship.

In 1980 the property was sold by the Church of England for use as an organ repair workshop.

Estate agent Symonds and Sampson is marketing the property, which has a slate roof and classic leaded, stained glass and clear mullion windows.

According to the estate agent, the building is, in essence, two spaces with the main body of the church currently divided into three areas, with a chancel with a small vestry off complete with original altar to the back, a central nave area complete with pulpit to the middle and, to the front, an area divided by a block-built wall from the nave. To the rear of the property is the old school room.

The history of the church dates back to 1824, when Thomas Talbot Bury (1811-77) was articled to A.C. Pugin in 1824, and set up on his own in London in 1830.

He assisted A.W.N. Pugin with details for the Houses of Parliament, and also collaborated with several other architects. He designed 35 churches and chapels as well as parsonages, schools and public buildings. He is also noted as an engraver and lithographer, and was Vice President of the RIBA in 1876. The church of St Andrew was built to serve the growing north-east side of Bridport. It was closed in 1977 and sold to a private owner.