Inside incredible underground bunker hidden in plain sight and forgotten by time for more than 70 years
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AN UNDERGROUND bunker that's hidden in plain sight and has been forgotten by time for more than 70 years is going up for auction. The shelter was originally built as an observation point, designed to accommodate three observers in the event of a nuclear attack.
![[The bunker was built in the 1950s as an observation point]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1950s-going-auction-20k-originally-959872291.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
Pictures show how the bunker is practically hidden on the landscape at its site, which lies less than 10 miles away from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Inside, the bunker is a little worse for wear and certainly shows its age, having been built many decades ago.
![[It's located in rural Norfolk]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1950s-going-auction-20k-originally-959872568.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
A ladder leads down from the top hatch into the bunker itself which features some cupboards and a table. The living space is littered with debris and appears to have been vandalised with graffiti, with the paint on the walls also showing signs of peeling off.
![[The interior condition of the bunker has deteriorated]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1950s-going-auction-20k-originally-959871992.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The bunker, which is set for auction, is located in Church Road, Repps with Bastwick, a village home to around just 400 people. Auctioneers Brown & Co have advertised the one bedroom build as a unique conversion opportunity although it does not have any bathroom facilities on site.
![[An image shows how the bunker may have looked and operated when it was first built]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/b745c88d-595a-4e6d-9d59-9204d37f8dae.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The land in which the bunker sits is owned by a local farmer. The listing reads: “Rare opportunity to purchase a piece of British post-war history. “This particular site was one of many observation posts built during the 1950's and was designed to provide protective, but extremely limited accommodation, for three observers in the event of a nuclear attack.".
![[The crumbling interior inside the bunker]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1950s-going-auction-20k-originally-959871937.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
