Marks and Spencer in Gravesend has been put up for sale almost a year after closing.

The branch in New Road, has been listed for £3million on the property site CBRE.

It closed in September last year, after a century of trading in the town, and has remained empty ever since.

M&S own the building but since announcing its branch's closure, the mammoth high street chain had kept tight lipped on what the future would hold.

The 52,302 sq ft space is described on CBRE's website as a "Prime retail building arranged over four floors, with two trading floors."

It also said: "The premises are available by way of a new 15 year full repairing and insuring lease at a quoting rent of £280,000 per annum exclusive.

"Alternatively, the Freehold is available at a quoting price of £3,000,000."

Many people were sad to see the store close, including then 93-year-old Vera Purll who along with the Gravesend Messenger campaigned to keep it open.

Mrs Purll got 800 people to sign her petition which was added to 2,000 names collected by the Messenger and handed to Marks and Sparks bosses.