Nuclear bunker for sale for £75k

The bunker in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire Credit: Savills

A nuclear bunker is set to go under the hammer in Nottinghamshire next month.

The 14ft deep Cold War-era bunker, built in Burton Joyce in 1961, has a guide price of £75,000.

The bunker comes with 6.5 acres of land Credit: Savills

It was one of more than 1,500 monitoring posts built by the Royal Observer Corps across the UK as a result of the Corps' nuclear reporting role and operated by volunteers during the conflict.

Posters remain on the walls Credit: Savills

The 11.17sqm bunker, which is accessed by a steep vertical ladder, remains intact complete with speech receiver, blankets, siren box, toilet and comes with 6.5 acres of land.

The bunker room Credit: Savills

It will be sold at public auction at Colwick Racecourse in Nottingham on March 26.