A rare Cold War bunker designed to protect three people from nuclear fallout has gone on sale for just £24,000.
The unobtrusive Royal Observer Corps underground post is near an unnamed minor road in the countryside.
Built in 1962, it was designed to monitor fallout from any nuclear attack and accommodate three people for up to two weeks.
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It is near Alford in Aberdeenshire.
It has an underground monitoring room and a chemical toilet and remained in use until 1991, when it was closed, secured and padlocked.
The bunker is described as an extremely rare listing and remains “very neat and tidy” with many original items inside, as reported by Luxury Property News.
These include a WB1401 carrier receiver and WB1410 filter unit – Cold War communication equipment used as part of the UK’s national nuclear attack warning system, known as Handel.
Other surviving items include a tool board, wall-mounted shelf, mirror, visitors log, papers, ROC magazines, fire blanket, dustpan, original canvas folding chair, kettle, saucepan, washing bowl, pickaxe and newspaper cutting about the post.
Some items have been donated to Alford Heritage Centre, which has an ROC Room containing artefacts from other local posts and Aberdeen Group HQ.
Written on the bunker wall is “Stand Down – Best Post 29 Group”, marking the official stand-down order given to the Royal Observer Corps in September 1991.
A wooden sign also reads “47 Post Alford”.
The auction listing says, thankfully, the bunker was never required to fulfil its nuclear war role and was sold on a freehold basis after the British government cancelled plans for an upgrade as international relations changed.
It remains secured by a padlock, with the surface features intact, although some of the khaki paint is flaking.
The listing also describes Alford as a Donside village with local shops, public transport and primary and secondary schools, with access to Aberdeen and surrounding countryside.
It says the Lecht Ski Centre and School is around a 30-minute drive away.
The bunker is being listed by Glasgow-based Future Property Auctions with a guide price of £24,000.
Bidding will take place via an online auction on Thursday, October 8.
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