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Following the news that late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis' former home is up for sale, fans have launched a campaign to turn the building into a museum.
Last week it emerged that the house was for sale on Rightmove for £115,000. 77 Barton Street in Macclesfield is where Curtis, wife Debbie and daughter Natalie lived in his later years - as well as being the site of his tragic suicide in 1980.
Now, fans have launched a campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds to turn the house into a museum.
"As important as every member of Joy Division was to the band, one member that made the difference was Ian Curtis," they say in a statement. " The troubled yet gifted singer and lead guitarist has impacted upon so many peoples lives.
"Recently his final home and the place where he spent his final moments has gone up for sale in Macclesfield and rather than it be taken by developers or sold for development, we feel a place with such cultural significance with such an important man attached deserves to be made into a museum and somewhere that Joy Division fans from around the world can come to pay respects and learn about Ian Curtis.
They add: "By donating you would help keep Joy Division and Ian Curtis alive through further generations and help provide somewhere for their millions of fans to meet and discover more."
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The news comes after a kitchen table belonging to Curtis and in the room when he killed himself was auctioned off for thousands - leading his former bandmates to slam the move in an emotional statement.
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