Bidding has opened for an imposing walled lift structure built into the undercliff at Ramsgate, Kent in Clive Emson’s latest auction.

The vertiginous disused property, with the central panel infilled with graded blue glass, an engine house and spectacular views of the English Channel, is guided at £20,000-plus.

Close to the site are a former café and public toilets, with redevelopment permission for similar facilities along with eight seaview flats and a rooftop bar/ restaurant over five storeys. This lot is guided at £500-550,000.

James Emson, Managing Director, said, “Our December auction, including the two lots in Ramsgate, unwraps the third highest number of lots for us this year and is indicative of the strong interest in auctions as a transparent, efficient, convenient and global way of selling and buying residential and commercial property in our digital era. During our last marketing campaign, we attracted prospective buyers from 25 countries – with Spain, USA and France in the mix.”

Other waterfront properties going under the hammer include a 5-bed house in Sheerness, Kent, with views across the Thames Estuary (£390- 400,000) and a double-fronted property in St Ives. Guided at £375,000-plus freehold.