Church with its own graveyard hits the market – but chapel comes with very spooky secret
A CHURCH said to be haunted by the ghost of a bloodthirsty black hound has been snapped up as a home.
House-hunting horror fans had a bidding war at auction for the stone-built chapel next to a graveyard in Cwmbran, South Wales.
It was once surrounded by woodland when it was built in the 17th century, but it is now "unusually plonked" in the middle of a modern estate.
But despite the surrounding development, legend says it is still haunted by a baying hound.
A former minister claimed to have heard its blood-curdling howls before striking it between the eyes with his Bible.
It is now believed to be haunted by "the black hound of the underworld".
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The mythical creature is said to have burst into flames and disappeared - leaving the clergyman with a singed beard.
The chapel went under the hammer with a guide price of £43,000 - but sold for £10,000 more after 14 bids from three bidders.
Debra Bisley, of Paul Fosh Auctions, said: "I don't know about the mysterious black hound and the minister's beard, but the chapel and graveyard is certainly unusually plonked as it is in the middle of the modern estate.
"Sympathetically converted, it could make a lovely house or may be an unusual Airbnb property.
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"There would be no nuisance or noise from the immediate neighbours.
"The detached chapel, of stone construction under a pitch tiled roof, is believed to date back to the 17th century.
"It's understood not to be listed and has planning for conversion to residential uses.
"The site also offers potential for the creation of off road parking."
