A town centre landlord was left baffled when a coffin was discovered at his pub during a clear-out.
The teak-panelled coffin with red silk lining and a hinged lid was found in a storeroom at FJ Nichols, Northgate, Blackburn.
Landlord Chris Wooddissee put the casket up for sale for £50 hoping it would appeal to someone with gothic tastes.
He said: “I have no idea why it was there and I don’t think it’s ever been used. Well, I hope not anyway!”
Chris made the deathly discovery when he was clearing out one of the storerooms in preparation for a major refurbishment.
Among an assortment of old washing machines and other rubbish, he unearthed the fully-intact coffin.
Chris said: “I don’t think it has ever had a body in it but I couldn’t believe it when I found it.”
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