A police box in Edinburgh will go under the hammer this month with a guide price of £5,000.
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, which is conducting the auction, emphasised the police box, on The Pleasance in Edinburgh, is being sold as a “moveable item”.
The chartered surveyor said: “The box is located immediately off the busy crossroads between Cowgate, Pleasance, Holyrood Road and St Mary’s Street within the popular Old Town district of Edinburgh - a position at the heart of the world-famous Edinburgh International Festival.”
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It added: “This vibrant location benefits from high levels of vehicular and pedestrian traffic being a popular commuter route and a popular student district with the University of Edinburgh’s Holyrood campus being situated a short distance away. Additionally, the box is situated just a three-minute walk from the Royal Mile - the bustling heart of the Old Town.”
The police box is being sold in a live-streamed commercial property auction on October 17 at 2.30pm.
Shepherd Chartered Surveyors said: “The box is offered for sale as a moveable item with no interest in the land upon which it presently sits. Any purchaser wishing to keep the box in its current location should liaise with City of Edinburgh Council regarding the possibility of entering a ground lease. There are currently no supplies of services to the box and purchasers are asked to be aware of this.”
It added: “Other similar boxes which have been converted include the popular Tupiniquim in the Quartermile area of the city which serves crêpes and fresh juices. Projects such as this show some of the potential opportunities offered to any purchaser.”
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Hannah Barnett, commercial surveyor at Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, said: “The police box presents a unique opportunity to acquire a sought-after piece of street furniture in an ever-popular location in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
“Originally designed and constructed in the 1930s, this iconic feature of Edinburgh’s history could be re-purposed and relocated to another location to provide for example, a garden office / bar or a coffee kiosk, food stall or something else entirely.”
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