£1,000 guide price for Blacksnape site

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BLACKSNAPE service reservoir, a small redundant wall-bound site just outside Darwen, has been put up for sale by owner United Utilities.

The remote hillside site, which covers a fifth of an acre, is expected to fetch £1,000 at auction later this month.

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