IF YOU are wanting to bag a piece of history and a beautiful, spacious home right in the heart of Haddington town centre, then this property might be the one for you... and you do not have long to do it.

Knox House can be found on Newton Port, just off Market Street in Haddington and mere metres from the town’s Tesco store.

The former manse dates back to sometime between the late 1790s and the early 1800s, and is a C-listed building that lies within Haddington’s conservation area.

The house was the manse for the Anti-Burgher meeting house. Anti-Burghers were a breakaway church group from about 1750; they built the meeting house and the manse.

It is thought that the Anti-Burghers in Haddington were led by John Brown.

In about 1850, the Anti-Burghers rejoined the Church of Scotland and the church was renamed the John Knox Church.

It became a library in 1890. Haddington Library is now based in the John Gray Centre.

Five bedrooms, two bathrooms and two sitting rooms span three floors, with a large garden providing a peaceful escape and some tranquillity in the hustle and bustle of town life.

It contains a shed, driveway for one car with garage doors at either end, and outhouses.

As well as the garden, a garden room can be found attached to the property.

A utility room, kitchen/diner and bathroom can be found to the north of the garden room.

The kitchen contains a gas hob, double electric oven, pantry, fireplace and a door into a utility room.

To the south is a lounge and conservatory with vast amounts of cupboard space commonplace across the ground floor.

As well as entrances to the rear of the house, there is one next to the utility room that takes people directly onto the main street.

Opposite the door that links the garden room to the main house is where the stairs to the upper floors can be found.

The first floor contains three bedrooms and the second bathroom. Bedroom one also has an attached study and is currently used as a second longue. The final two bedrooms can be found on the second floor. All have views of the garden.

The property does require some upgrading, but this allows the new owner to redecorate the house and turn it into the perfect paradise.

And it is all available for the bargain price of offers over £310,000. But the closing date is noon on Friday.

For more information or to arrange a viewing, call Forsyth Solicitors on 07757 970850.