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There's an enormous tunnel complex in central London for sale which used to house Britain's secret service, as well as 400 tons of government documents. It was a bed of American and Soviet activity during the Cold War, and it even served as a bomb shelter for London residents during World War II.
The BT Group, Britain's largest phone company, is selling this one mile underground corridor with adjacent rooms. While London's property value above ground is seeing its biggest decline in decades, the company hopes the site's unique factors will lure buyers and is for sale for $7.4 million.
Prime enticements include a bar, two canteens, a billiard room and surprisingly, water and electricity supplies that still work.
It makes sense that would-be buyers making inquiries have been wine collectors, London's police and local electricity companies.
The tunnels were constructed in 1940 to offset the limited size of the subway station's bomb shelters which were used to accommodate local residents during air attacks from Nazi Germany.
But its main purpose was never utilized, as they became a temporary base and headquarters for Gen. Eisenhower and the Allies to counter the Nazi regime.
After WWII, the tunnels have been used primarily for storage by the BT Group.
more here
The BT Group, Britain's largest phone company, is selling this one mile underground corridor with adjacent rooms. While London's property value above ground is seeing its biggest decline in decades, the company hopes the site's unique factors will lure buyers and is for sale for $7.4 million.
Prime enticements include a bar, two canteens, a billiard room and surprisingly, water and electricity supplies that still work.
It makes sense that would-be buyers making inquiries have been wine collectors, London's police and local electricity companies.
The tunnels were constructed in 1940 to offset the limited size of the subway station's bomb shelters which were used to accommodate local residents during air attacks from Nazi Germany.
But its main purpose was never utilized, as they became a temporary base and headquarters for Gen. Eisenhower and the Allies to counter the Nazi regime.
After WWII, the tunnels have been used primarily for storage by the BT Group.
more here
