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A historic Birmingham building which used to house a bar has been sold for £1.53 million.

21 Ludgate Hill in the Jewellery Quarter has been bought out and the hunt is now on to find new occupiers.

The freehold property was home to a bar called Stirlings, but is now vacant.

There are also five vacant apartment units in the 1850s building which has three floors and a basement.

The unnamed buyer has now instructed Jewellery Quarter-based property agency Siddall Jones to find new tenants for the 4,000 sq ft of commercial space over two floors of the canalside property.

Managing director Ed Siddall-Jones said: "This stunning Victorian building is a great example of an externally unaltered canalside works on a corner site.

"For many years and until recently it was a popular bar and restaurant, and with five spacious apartments above it, offers a substantial investment opportunity to the new owner.

"The sale represents strong demand for substantial assets located in the Jewellery Quarter."