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| Cleethorpes Pier offered for £400,000 at auction | Cleethorpes Pier offered for £400,000 at auction |
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| A pleasure pier which opened in 1873 is up for auction with a £400,000 guide price. | |
| The 335ft (100m) pier in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, which was built at a cost of about £8,000, is the shortest in the UK. | The 335ft (100m) pier in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, which was built at a cost of about £8,000, is the shortest in the UK. |
| Tina Waterfall, of auctioneers Swindells, said the pier was in a good state of repair and the "quirkiest and most unusual lot" she had sold. | Tina Waterfall, of auctioneers Swindells, said the pier was in a good state of repair and the "quirkiest and most unusual lot" she had sold. |
| The auction was due to begin on the pier at North Promenade at 18:00 GMT. | |
| Invasion fears | Invasion fears |
| The pier was mainly financed by a railway company in an attempt to attract tourists to the resort. | The pier was mainly financed by a railway company in an attempt to attract tourists to the resort. |
| When it was originally opened, the walkway was 1,200ft (365m) long but in World War II a section of the pier was removed amid fears of German invasion. | When it was originally opened, the walkway was 1,200ft (365m) long but in World War II a section of the pier was removed amid fears of German invasion. |
| After the war the isolated part of the pier was demolished, reducing it to its present length. | After the war the isolated part of the pier was demolished, reducing it to its present length. |
| In 2011 the pavilion underwent a £250,000 refurbishment. | In 2011 the pavilion underwent a £250,000 refurbishment. |
| The pier is in a good state of repair, said the auctioneers. | The pier is in a good state of repair, said the auctioneers. |
| Ms Waterfall, the auction manager, said: "It's all there - you could just turn the lights on. | Ms Waterfall, the auction manager, said: "It's all there - you could just turn the lights on. |
| "The winning bidder could buy it on Saturday and open it up on Monday." | "The winning bidder could buy it on Saturday and open it up on Monday." |