A landmark Southend pub's future was today in doubt after it failed to sell at auction.
More than 120 people packed the Cumberland Suite, Pembury Road, Westcliff, for the auction of the Blue Boar in Victoria Avenue.
Bidding opened at £150,000 but was then dropped to £130,000. Bids then slowly rose to £190,000, but after the third call it was withdrawn from sale because the offer was too low.
The auction brochure listed the price of the building as between £220,000 and £270,000.
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