The home where comic Stan Laurel once lived will be auctioned later this month.
The two-bedroom property in Bishop Auckland where Laurel, one half of duo Laurel and Hardy, lived with his thespian parents when he was a baby, is up for auction through Keith Pattinson estate agents, reports the Daily Express.
Bids for the unoccupied house start at 40,000 pounds.
Although Laurel was born in Cumbria, he spent much of his childhood in Bishop Auckland and was educated at King James Grammar School, in the town.
There is a blue commemorative plaque above the front door of the mid-terraced house, which reads: ‘Stan Laurel (Arthur Stanley Jefferson) of Laurel and Hardy lived in this house with his parents. He was baptised in St Peter’s Church on 21st October 1891’. A spokeswoman for the estate agents said she hoped the property would attract Laurel and Hardy fans.
The auction will take place at the Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club ground on March 29.
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