The coach house in Lincoln's cathedral quarter is to be auctioned off.

With a guide price of £200,000 the building in the grounds of Cleave House, Sewell Road, is also subject to an ancient clause that any new house built on the site would have to be worth more than £800.

Victorian businessman Robert Swan and Thomas Bourne inserted the clause into its contract when they sold the property to John Battle in 1878.

Now a planning application to build a four bedroom house on the grounds of the coach house has been received

But Rob Ward, of the County Property Auction, the auctioneer arm of JH Walter estate agents, said there was no danger the ancient clause would have to be implemented when the auction takes place on July 9.

Mr Swan and Mr Bourne's original price of £800 will be surpassed by at least an estimated £199,200 but Mr Ward said the two men probably thought they had set a high value.

"Back then £800 probably seemed a massive figure," he said.

"Properties would never be worth that much and that was probably their £10 million."

The old Victorian train station at Washingborough situated on the banks of the River Witham will join the coach house in the auction.

The auction, at the Bentley Hotel in Lincoln, will also include The Old Forge at Wragby and office space in Marjorie Avenue, Boultham, Lincoln.

For more on the coach house, see Thursday's Lincolnshire Echo.