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Ex-nuclear bunker pulled from auction
8:20pm Monday 25th February 2008
Comments (4)MYSTERY surrounds the future of a nuclear bunker that was up for sale at auction.
The unusual lot, located at the edge of Twyford, near Winchester, was due to be sold on Tuesday, February 19, but the owners, Southern Water, withdrew it.
It is a mystery why Southern Water had a sudden change of heart and what the bunker's future now holds.
A company spokesman said: "Southern Water has decided to withdraw the bunker from public sale after an opportunity arose outside of the auction.
"Due to the commercial sensitivity of the opportunity we are unable to release further details.
"However we are extremely pleased with the interest the sale of the bunker created through auctioneers Clive Emerson."
The property had a guide price of £300,000 for the freehold, which has 2ft-thick concrete walls and 6in steel doors.
To get inside, you have to pass through two steel doors set into the hillside.
Little remains of the original use of the bunker. There is general office space, a meeting room, an IT room and a generator room.
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keith ward, essex says...
1:03pm Tue 26 Feb 08
the unfortunate residents of Winchester had no shelter but the Council would shelter in basement of the Town hall and the County council in the basement of the office block Ashburton court built in 1969.
Vicky, Winchester says...
11:12am Wed 27 Feb 08
Anon, Earth says...
12:58pm Thu 10 Apr 08
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Jon Tee, Isle of Wight says...
10:25am Tue 26 Feb 08
Doesn't sound large enough to a house the entire population of Winchester - So in the eventuality of a nuclear fall out they are assumed to be exterminated. It is heartily sickening that the populace of this country elect political representatives who are only really interested in looking after themselves - and this just goes to prove the point!