Prospective buyers can snap up the convenience store known as Arkwright's in the classic 70s show and turn it into their own retail shop much like the one that featured on TV. The show ran from 1976 to 1985 using the exterior of the retail space on Lister Avenue in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to feature as the corner shop in the UK comedy. The BBC sitcom saw the late Ronnie Barker star as the stuttering shopkeeper Albert Arkwright alongside Sir David Jason - who was known as Granville the delivery boy prior to him stepping into Del Boy's shoes.
(Image: Kennedy News/Pugh Auctions) The commercial unit was home to Beautique hair salon and the sale also comes with two separate self contained flats directly above the business space. The iconic filming location is said to bring in just under £17,000 per year when fully let and is located less than a mile away from Doncaster city centre. Pugh Auctions said they property is an 'iconic' location in Doncaster and hope this will help attract plenty of bidders when it goes to auction on October 15 at a guide price of £150,000.
Auctioneer James Vandenbrook said the exterior of the retail unit was mainly used to film scenes and the buyer may be lucky enough to bag some Open All Hours 'mementos' with the sale. James said: "It is quite a straightforward mixed use residential and commercial investment. "The only angle is that it has been used in this series.
All that aside, it's just a straightforward ground floor retail unit and two upper .
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