Skate park house a hit with potential buyers – BBC News

Skate park house a hit with potential buyers – BBC News


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Image caption The inside of the house reveals a “unique” feature – Rob Marsden’s very own indoor skate park

A house with an unusual feature – an indoor skate park in its main hall – has generated worldwide interest since being put up for sale.

The 19th Century property in Terrington St Clement, near King’s Lynn, Norfolk, previously served as a military club during the two World Wars.

Its current owner, and avid skateboarder, Rob Marsden, 41, said the skate ramps “just took over the room”.

The three-bedroom property is for sale with a guide price of 200,000.

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Image caption The property looks much like a traditional village hall from the outside
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Image caption The sale has generated interest from around the world, mainly from those who want to keep the skate bowl

Estate agent Kate Mamo, from Attik Property Services, said: “We’re getting interest from all over the world, and 80% of that is from people who want to keep it as it is which is great.

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“It’s great for Rob as he has built it with a lot of love.”

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Mr Marsden, who restores Range Rovers, bought the property 13 years ago.

It took him six months to build the 8m (26ft) by 12m (39ft) wooden skate bowl.

“I do a lot of wakeboarding and snowboarding so I built myself a ramp,” he said.

“I then built a bigger one and a bigger one – before I knew it, it just took over the room.

“It’s good fun. I have bowl nights every Wednesday night with my friends.”

He said he had decided to sell up to move somewhere where he could accommodate both himself and his business.

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“I’ll miss my bowl nights but I have no intention of hanging up my board just yet,” he said.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-37546852

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