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Historic Welsh Castle up for auction

Written by Paul Thompson on Thursday 05/04/2018

A Grade I listed 19th century castle and its extensive estate is due to be sold by Pugh Auctions later this month. Gwrych Castle, which sits within 160 acres of picturesque grounds near Abergele, played a fascinating role in the lives of the local aristocracy and was once the Welsh country home of the Royal Family. It was built between 1812 and 1822 by Lloyd Hesketh Bamford-Hesketh as a memorial t…

Paul Parker joins Pugh Auctions

Written by Paul Thompson on Thursday 29/03/2018

Pugh Auctions are pleased to welcome experienced surveyor Paul Parker. Paul is a Chartered Surveyor with over 15 years’ experience in agency and valuation across a diverse range of property types. Paul joins the team from Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), where he was an Associate Director in the North West Asset & Debt Advisory team. Prior to that he was Principal Surveyor at Edward Symmons, who wer…

Pugh bucks national trend with increased property auction sales

Written by Paul Thompson on Monday 29/01/2018

Pugh, the auctions business owned by property consultant Eddisons, has reported a £3m increase in sales generated by its 2017 property auctions, despite commercial property auction revenues falling across the UK as a whole. This brings the auctioneer’s total sales to £86m for the 12 months to December 2017.

‘Legendary’ Liverpool Beatles venue up for auction

Written by Paul Thompson on Wednesday 15/11/2017

Birkenhead’s former Majestic Ballroom, where the Beatles made the first performance of their debut single Love Me Do and played more than 15 concerts in the 1960s, is due to be sold at auction next month. Built as a cinema in 1916 and most recently used as a Chinese restaurant, the property’s glory days were in the 1960s when it became a dance hall and music venue at the centre of the Liverpoo…

Iconic Temple Works up for auction in next Pugh Leeds property sale

Written by Paul Thompson on Tuesday 14/11/2017

An eclectic mix of historic properties is due to go under the hammer in Pugh’s next Yorkshire and North East auction, which will be held at Elland Road Stadium in Leeds on 7 December. They include Temple Works in Holbeck, a Grade I listed mill built in 1840 and listed among the Victorian Society’s 10 most endangered buildings six years ago. The 18,000 sq ft Egyptian‐style former flax mill is…

Bradford city centre buildings up for auction

Written by Paul Thompson on Monday 16/10/2017

Two historic buildings in Bradford city centre are to feature in Pugh’s next property auction, which will be held on 19 October in Leeds.

Historic North Wales building is going up for auction

Written by Paul Thompson on Monday 16/10/2017

An historic courthouse which closed last year is among a number of buildings up for auction next week.The former Dolgellau Magistrates Court is listed to go under the hammer at leading auction firm Pugh’s sale in Manchester on October 17. The Grade-II listed former court building has a floorspace of over 4,000 sq ft and currently contains a large court room and associated office areas and amenit…

Stoke industrial heritage site included in Pugh auction

Written by Paul Thompson on Wednesday 11/10/2017

The site of a former historic pottery in Stoke on Trent is to be put up for sale by auction this month, with planning permission for conversion to residential apartments. The former Falcon Works off London Road will be offered for sale by Pugh at its next property auction in Manchester on 17 October, with a guide price of £250,000 plus. The 1.5 acre Falcon Works site has planning consent to devel…

Manchester Northern Quarter former shoe shop and umbrella factory up for auction

Written by Paul Thompson on Tuesday 10/10/2017

Among the properties up for sale at Pugh’s auction in Manchester next week will be two development opportunities in the city’s flourishing Northern Quarter. Two former NatWest Bank buildings in Oldham are also due to go under the hammer in the wake of extensive bank and building society branch closures across the region. A grade II listed 14,000 sq ft warehouse off Cable Street in Manchester�…

Sales success for Pugh with biggest auction in a decade

Written by Paul Thompson on Thursday 09/03/2017

Pugh, the UK’s largest commercial auctioneer by number of lots sold, has broken records with its latest property auction held in Leeds and Manchester in February, which generated the firm’s largest sales total in more than ten years.