Property of the Week: 500-year-old former jail for £895k

This week we have looked at a six-bedroom home on Bridge Street, currently available for £895,000 with Julie Philpot Residential


By James Smith

15th Jun 2025 | Property of the Week


This week we have looked at a six-bedroom home on Bridge Street, currently available for £895,000
This week we have looked at a six-bedroom home on Bridge Street, currently available for £895,000

Looking for a new home in South Warwickshire, or just feeling a bit nosey?

Then look no further than our Property of the Week features, which will be showcasing the most interesting homes for sale right now on our Nub News Property page.

Our property for this week comes courtesy of our exclusive property sponsor Julie Philpot Residential.

This week we have looked at a six-bedroom home on Bridge Street, currently available for £895,000.

Fancy putting an offer in on this home? Or want to find out more about what you could afford? Why not contact Kenilworth-based GAM Home Loan Specialists for some free mortgage advice!

The brochure describes the home as: "A unique opportunity to purchase this distinctive grade II listed 16th century period home with great character and many original features that combine well with modern day living needs.

"This spacious home provides great flexibility in living with a stylish lounge and bar area, modern and roomy kitchen/diner, music room and wine cellar whilst on the first floor are four double bedrooms, two further double bedrooms are on the second floor.

"The location is superb overlooking Abbey Fields and being within walking distance of the excellent facilities of both Kenilworth 'old' and 'new' town. 

"This super property offers the opportunity for a new home owner to live in a very spacious home, with history, dating back to the 1500's.

"The property retains many original features to include sandstone walls, seven internal staircases, several original windows and a large fireplace with log burner in the lounge, whilst enjoying everything that modern day living needs to include gas central heating, refitted bathrooms, a utility room and spacious kitchen/diner presented in a traditional style.

"To the outside the present owners have created a private courtyard garden having an exposed original illuminated well, 35 ft in depth with glass cover.

"There is also driveway parking for several vehicles.

"Over it's 500 years the property has been a shop as well as a jail - documented in a booked called 'The Stone House, Kenilworth's oldest lock-up'."

Fancy putting an offer in on this home? Or want to find out more about what you could afford? Why not contact Kenilworth-based GAM Home Loan Specialists for some free mortgage advice!

Find out more about the property by following this link.

Or click here to see Julie Philpot Residential's full portfolio.

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