Purchased for £500 in 1965 by her mother and father, a Dorset seaside hut holds many joyous reminiscences for Sarah Thomas and her household.
Now the modest seaside bolthole with no working water or mains electrical energy in extremely wanted Mudeford is price £400,000.
Mrs Thomas’ mother and father Jean and Peter Purvis purchased the seaside hut with the assistance of a £400 inheritance from her grandfather to economize on household holidays.
Their three kids grew up having all their holidays at Hut 178 and didn’t journey overseas till they have been adults.
The hut has remained with the household ever since, with 4 generations having fun with summer season breaks there.
This Dorset seaside hut purchased for £500 is now price £400,000 – although it has no working water or mains electrical energy
This Dorset seaside hut holds many joyous reminiscences for Sarah Thomas and her household. Pictured: Sarah and Alwyn Thomas (again) with Sarah’s niece, Ellie Purvis and Sarah’s Sister-in-law Chrissy
Mrs Thomas’ mother and father Jean and Peter Purvis purchased the seaside hut with the assistance of a £400 inheritance from her grandfather to economize on household holidays
Since her mom’s dying in 2020, Mrs Thomas, 58, a gardener, is the registered proprietor together with husband Alwyn, 71, a retired fuel heating engineer.
The couple, who’ve three daughters, share the hut with Mrs Thomas’s siblings Jane Kew, 62, a retired calf breeder, and Rob Purvis, 54, an agronomist.
Though the huts have one registered proprietor, the siblings would share the proceeds in the event that they bought it.
However Mrs Thomas has vowed by no means to promote the hut – regardless of its worth having skyrocketed to greater than the typical UK home worth – as a result of ‘we’ve too many pleased reminiscences of it’.
She intends to move the hut on to her three nephews and one niece who, she accepts, might find yourself promoting it to assist them purchase a home sooner or later.
Mrs Thomas, of West Wellow, close to Romsey, Hampshire, mentioned: ‘We’re not a wealthy household and we most positively couldn’t afford a hut at at this time’s costs.
‘Mudeford is seen as a wealthy man’s playground at this time however there’s nonetheless numerous huts right here which have been in households for generations.
‘We don’t ever consider promoting it. When it passes to the subsequent era they could wish to, then the cash may go in direction of shopping for homes.’
Mudeford, the place the seaside hut will be discovered, is seen as ‘a wealthy man’s playground at this time’
Mrs Thomas has vowed by no means to promote the hut – regardless of its worth having skyrocketed to greater than the typical UK home worth
Jean Purvis is pictured sitting exterior of the hut
Sarah Thomas with Ned the pet,(entrance) and Alwyn Thomas (again) with Sarah’s niece, Ellie Purvis and Ellie’s mom Chrissy
The unique peninsula at Mudeford, close to Christchurch, is lower off from visitors. The one approach to get there may be by foot, land prepare or a brief ferry throughout the harbour.
A increase in seaside hut costs has made it the costliest place within the UK to purchase a hut. One hut went in the marketplace for a file £575,000 in 2021.
Rising up, the Purvis household lived in Michelmersh however spent most weekends and faculty holidays from April to October at their beloved seaside hut.
Mrs Thomas mentioned: ‘We’d go each weekend and vacation. We’d go down after faculty on a Friday and infrequently I might go to highschool with a headful of sand on Mondays as a result of we’d get residence so late on the Sunday.
‘In the summertime we’d be down there for the entire six weeks and simply come residence often to choose some greens.’
Over time, the hut has been upgraded and now has a photo voltaic panel offering lighting, in addition to a fuel oven and grill.
Mr and Mrs Thomas pay £3,800-a-year licence charges to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, which owns the land.
Mr and Mrs Thomas pay £3,800-a-year licence charges to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, which owns the land. Pictured: Sarah and Alwyn Thomas
Sarah Thomas has vowed by no means to promote the sought-after seaside cabin regardless of it being price the identical as a home in lots of components of the nation. Sarah and Alwyn Thomas are seen sitting exterior of the hut in 2023
The household is pictured with the seaside hut in June 2018
