Public restroom sells for $69,090

Published: Aug. 2, 2008 at 6:48 AM

BATH, England, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A run-down public bathroom in Bath, England, has sold for $69,090 at at auction.

The single-story, breeze-block building was originally maintained by the Bath and North East Somerset Council but was sold to a private buyer in 2005. The structure was listed with a guide price of only $20,000, but pulled in bids of more than triple the estimate, The Daily Telegraph reported.

"Interest was particularly high in this sale," said a spokeswoman for the auctioneers, Breach Wood Ingram.

"This was a rare opportunity in a stunning location and a truly unique chance to acquire a plot of land in a very sought-after area," she said. "The lot offers a wonderful opportunity for the new owners to let their imagination explore further possibilities."

© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
NBA: Cleveland 99, New Jersey 89 (13 min)
NHL: Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 1 (29 min)
NBA: Charlotte 94, New York 87 (36 min)
Hormone leptin tied to lower Alzheimer's (41 min)
COL BKB: Tennessee 77, Wyoming 58
COL BKB: Duke 113, Garder-Webb 68
Bonnie Prince Charlie portrait disowned
fark
Woman led long campaign to have window blinds and shades recalled, all because she didn't pay attention...
Swallow rehab for chicks. This could also work for boobies and tits
You are a responding officer on a call about a woman on a school campus "injuring herself" with...
Photoshop this man jumping through hoops
Guy who landed on sex offender registry for having sex with his 15 year-old girlfriend when he was...
Chinese cop who "died in the line of duty" declared a revolutionary hero. Fark: For drinking himself...