A Doncaster hairdressers salon that was used as the corner shop in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours is to go up for sale at auction this month.
Saved from demolition in 2008 by campaigners, the end-terrace building, which is currently a vacant hairdressing salon on the ground floor with two tenanted, self-contained apartments above, will be sold at auction by Mark Jenkinson – part of the Edison’s property group – on 16 October. The property, which is located on Lister Avenue, has a guide price of £150,000+.
James Vandenbrook, associate director at Mark Jenkinson, said: “The shop is instantly recognisable from the outside as the backdrop to the drama that played out between Ronnie Barker’s spendthrift grocer Arkwright and his long-suffering errand boy Granville.
“It really is part of television history and of course that has created lots of interest in the sale from potential bidders. It will be interesting to see what happens when the auction closes – and what the next episode will hold for this totally unique end-of-terrace Doncaster property.”
