Fleetwood Radar Training Station sells at Pugh auction to buyer from the Leicester area

It went for £97,000 to a buyer from the Leicester area and it is understood that completion will take place within four weeks.

Bidding began on Monday and lasted two days with a guide price of £50k through Pugh Auctions.

The iconic building on the seafront was a radar training base for coastal masters and crews for decades and was been described by art historian and architect Sir Nick Pevsner as a ‘cute little piece.'

Built in 1961, it’s a Grade II listed building which stands next to Fleetwood’s Lower Lighthouse sparked considerable local interest.

It had been used by Blackpool and Fylde College for radar training.

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