Underground bunker built to survive nuclear attack up for sale in Norfolk

The bunker near Great Yarmouth is going under the hammer next month

Author: Helen William, PA/Abi SimpsonPublished 20th Oct 2024

A underground bunker in Norfolk with no running water or electricity but built to help survive a nuclear attack is to go on sale at an online auction.

The bunker in Repps with Bastwick, near Great Yarmouth, is described by auctioneers as a "rare opportunity to purchase a piece of British post-war history" but it has "extremely limited accommodation".

It comes with a £10,000 to £20,000 guide price for next month's 24-hour auction.

It is one of many observation posts built during the 1950s, according to auctioneer Trevor Blythe, from Brown and Co estate agents.

He said: "Observation posts like the one we are selling were built to provide protective, but extremely limited, accommodation for three observers in the event of a nuclear attack."

The former military observation post sits under land owned by a local farmer, just a few feet into a field on Church Road.

Owner Fred Sharman told the BBC: "There's no facilities of electric, toilet or water but there is what I call a 'bucket and chuck-it' toilet."

He added: "I think it's going to be someone a bit quirky.

"I don't think it's the everyday person's sort of thing but it's whatever floats your boat and maybe that person's out there."

Bidding at the auction opens at 11am on November 12 and ends at 11am on November 13.

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