Cradle of modernity on offer
A grade II-listed house on the site of inventor Richard Arkwright’s first water-powered spinning wheel is being offered at Savills’ next regional sale, guided at £200,000 to £250,000.
The sale takes place on 22 October at Nottingham Racecourse.
William H Brown sells 84%
William H Brown’s sale on 1 October, at Barnham Broom Hotel and Country Club in Norwich, raised £2.8m.
Some 31 lots were offered, of which four sold prior to the auction and 22 went on the day, giving an 84% success rate.
Twyford lot powers Romans
A detached house on nearly an acre of land in Twyford, Berkshire, sold for £818,000 from a £600,000 guide, at the latest Romans sale.
The 30 September auction, at Green Park Conference Centre, Reading, raised £2.8m; 84% of the 12 lots on offer sold.
Brum former cinema on offer
A former cinema in Kings Heath, Birmingham, with permission for conversion to 14 two-bedroom flats and a shop, is being offered at CP Bigwood’s next sale with a £600,000 guide price.
The sale takes place on 22 October at Aston Villa Football Club.
Fair cop for police station
Avonmouth Police Station was among 25 lots sold at Hollis Morgan’s 30 September sale at All Saints Church in Bristol, selling for £339,000 against a £275,000 guide.
The sale raised £4.7m and achieved a 93% success rate.
