A flagship store which has been part of a North East town for more than a century has been put on the market for sale after closing last month. 

Marks and Spencer's former Hill Street shop on Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, has been listed on the online marketplace LoopNet for £700,000.

The 102,959 square foot building closed last month (April 15) as bosses explained the decision was taken as part of wider transformation plans.

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The store has been described to prospective buyers "versatile," with "high passing trade" and "great frontage."

The location fronts both Linthorpe Road and within Hill Street Shopping Centre.

Other nearby retailers include Primark, Next, Boots, Superdrug, and Boyes.

Speaking in January on the decision, M&S Regional Manager Craig Baldock said: “This has been a tough decision but means we can invest in many of our twenty-one other stores in the North East including M&S Teesside, so we keep pace with the demands of our customers today and in the future.

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“Our priority now is to talk to our colleagues about what this announcement means for them and to support them through these changes.”

This comes after branches in Darlington, Durham, South Shields, Redcar and Hartlepool all closed over the past decade.

M&S had previously announced it would open 20 new stores this year including 12 food halls and eight full-line locations.

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Speaking on the store's closure, Middlesbrough MP Andy Mcdonald said: "The announcement that Marks and Spencer is to close its Middlesbrough store is a devastating blow.

“The flagship store has been part of Middlesbrough for more than 100 years and is a vital and much-loved part of our retail offer.

“To lose jobs is truly awful for all the employees affected and to hear this news after Marks and Spencer recorded a successful Christmas trading period is particularly hard to understand."