Town's former M&S store goes up for auction

The former department store building fronts on to Queensway, Market Square and Market Street in Crewe

A former M&S department store in Cheshire is set to go under the hammer later this month.

The brand moved to a new store at Grand Junction retail park in August 2017, after leaving its former store on Market Street in Crewe.

The firm then announced last month that it had plans to move out of the town centre by mid-2027.

The former M&S was given a guide price of £125,000 to £150,000 by auctioneers, with bidding taking place on 17 July.

A listing online by property consultancy Allsop said it may be possible for the building's new owner to reconfigure it to offer smaller retail units or a variety of alternative uses, provided they could obtain the necessary permission.

The store has been empty since M&S vacated it in August 2017

The property is about 2,500 sq m (27,400 sq ft) in size, across two main floors with a small amount of space on a third floor.

It fronts on to Queensway, Market Square and Market Street.

The Allsop listing described it as holding a "prominent corner position within the town centre," close to the Market Shopping Centre.