The planned auction of Croydon’s iconic House of Reeves furniture store did not go ahead at the last minute on Thursday (December 1).

The shop in Reeves Corner was up for sale along with land over the road, which was where the original shop stood but was burnt down in the 2011 London Riots.

The pair of plots were listed for a total of £3million.

On Friday morning auctioneers Barney Estates said it was “waiting for instruction” and said it was possible the auction date could be rearranged.

Before the planned auction Graham Reeves, one of the owners of the store, was sure the sale wouldn’t go ahead despite the listing.

He said: “Myself and my brother will be here doing the Christmas sales, January and February sales.

"We are carrying on trading like normal. At the moment, that auction sale isn’t going to go ahead.”

House of Reeves was opened more than 150 years ago and has been in the Reeves family for five generations since 1867.

It has been run by Graham and his brother for nearly 30 years.

The Barney Estates listing still appears on the auctioneer’s website and reads: “The site spans approximately 14,000 sqft and offers a wide variety of redevelopment possibilities, subject to the relevant planning consents.

"The existing tenants will remain in situ for up to six months after completion – business rates will continue to be paid.”

It calls the derelict plot of land ‘The Icon’ and a CGI shows a huge glass tower on the site.

It reads: “CGIs used in this marketing are for visualisation purposes. The CGI displayed is of a 100m height tower, neighbouring buildings within the vicinity exceed heights of 150 meters.”