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15 hours ago
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Former Grimsby social club and bank to go up for auction
An ex-social club and bank in Grimsby will be auctioned off later this prices for the former New Standard Club in Freshney Drive and 131-135 Cleethorpe Road have been listed at £150,000 and £50,000 to a report, both buildings, which are owned by North East Lincolnshire Council, are "liabilities", with the Cleethorpe Road premises being in an "extremely poor rate of repair" and the former club having "recently suffered some anti-social behaviour".They will go through public auction with Pugh Auctions, part of Eddisons, between 26 and 27 August. The former social club, which is a single-storey building, has a footprint of approximately 570 sq m and its own car council document said the lease was forfeited and it took back ownership of the now vacant building in lease for the bank at 131-135 Cleethorpe Road, comprising 271 sq m with a car park, was forfeited last summer and would need "significant investment" to bring it back into use, the authority to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, if the minimum accepted sale prices are reached, the sales would be achieved within 28 days of the auction. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices
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a day ago
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Beaconthorpe Methodist Church in Cleethorpes to be auctioned off
A Grade II listed former church is set to be auctioned off nearly two years after it was damaged in a Methodist Church in Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes, will feature in the next online property auction held by Mark Jenkinson, part of property consultancy Eddisons, on 27 is being listed with a guide price of £35,000, with planning permission already granted to turn the site into a Little, director at Mark Jenkinson, said the church would be a "fantastic opportunity" for a developer or investor. He said: "It's rare to find a project that has such a strong sense of history and such clear potential for regeneration."The church was once a focal point for the Beaconthorpe community, and while the fire was a real loss, it has left behind a landmark that can be transformed into something of lasting value."With planning permission already in place, the hard work of securing consent has been done and the next stage is for a buyer to bring a vision to life that respects the building's heritage while creating high-quality new homes." The church building, which dates back to 1914, was previously put up for auction at the end of last then, it had a guide price of £20,000, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The fire in October 2023 destroyed the church's roof and left just external walls and its landmark tower still was also granted late last year for urgent repairs to the fire-damaged church's walls and window openings to ensure sections did not to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
17-06-2025
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Saudi prince's superyacht contents go to Scunthorpe auction
Silverware, artwork and furnishings from a "floating palace" designed for a member of the Saudi royal family are set to go under the hammer in items were previously housed on Sarafsa, a six-deck, 269ft (82m) superyacht which was owned by Prince Fahad bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz al lots, which will be sold on Wednesday, include a pair of goblets believed to have belonged to the former king of France, Louis Cooper from Eddisons auctioneers said: "The Sarafsa was a floating palace. Everything has the name of an internationally famous jeweller, silversmith, porcelain manufacturer, glassmaker or artist attached." The items became available after the yacht was sold in April 2023 to an undisclosed bidder. The asking price at the time of the sale was €65m (£55.4m) according to the broker vessel was built in 2008 and, at one point, was the largest motor yacht to be built in a British yard. It included accommodation for 14 people, quarters for 12 staff and cabins for a further 23 crew Sarafsa also featured a grand piano lounge, cinema, spa, swimming pool, gym, helipad, car garage and a saloon modelled on the "grandest hotels of Monaco".Mr Cooper said: "The silver is being auctioned in 70 lots, ranging across sets of just about every imaginable piece of cutlery."We have snail forks, oyster forks, parmesan spoons, ice cream spoons, cheesecake knives and hallmarked silver sugar tongs."The yacht's guests dined off the ivy and white ceramic tableware of Augarten Wein and they drank from fine French crystal - it's all Baccarat and Royal de Champagne."The auctioneers believe the items, which they described as a "treasure trove", would have cost over £1m when they were first purchased. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
