An auctioneer is promising would-be buyers the chance to snap up a little bit of history as it prepares to put "the birthplace of television" under the hammer.
Queen's Arcade in Hastings has been listed with a freehold guide price of between £325,000 and £350,000 by land and property auctioneer Clive Emson.
The arcade was opened in 1882, the year the Prince and Princess of Wales visited the town to rename Alexandra Park, and the original layout has remained largely unchanged to this day.
In 1924 Scottish engineer John Logie Baird, the first man to televise pictures of objects in motion, gave his first public demonstration of television at the site.
Many of his early experiments were also carried out in his workshop within the arcade.
A commemorative plaque, unveiled in 1929, marks the occasion and a Hastings pub, The John Logie Baird in Havelock Road, is named in his honour.
The listing for the online auction can be viewed on the Clive Emson website.
Director and senior auction appraiser Sam Kinloch said: "This is a rare opportunity to acquire a town centre shopping arcade comprising a mix of single and double units, and accessed via glass covered walkways from both Queen's Road and York Gardens.
"Let to provide a good income, Queen’s Arcade offers an eclectic array of retailers including a confectioner, butcher, fishmonger and hairdresser. With one vacant unit, the arcade is considered ideal for continued investment."
It is estimated that rental for the arcade would work out at about £65,000 per year.
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