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Air Raid Shelter in Garden
zappahey
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Going to view this shortly and I wondered if the garden feature was likely to pose any problems
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-34492483.html
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-34492483.html
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Look at picture 16, you could get together with the neighbours on either side and make a Chippenham-based version of Total Wipeout0
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I couldnt imagine that posing any problems...surely the playhouse won't have access to the shelter...and if so, wow what a cool den for the kids!
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racing_blue wrote: »Look at picture 16, you could get together with the neighbours on either side and make a Chippenham-based version of Total Wipeout
Mahahaha! Lovely house though!0 -
Shouldn't be a problem - only if you want to remove it at some point.
My Uncle had a reinforced concrete air raid shelter in his garden (shared with neighbour) which they decided to remove - it was more than a foot thick with reinforcing bars going through it. It took many days to knock down with jack hammers - and there were many skips full of rubble to get rid of.0 -
Id pay extra for it! The house itself is lovely and the feature of the playhouse over the top of the shelter is brilliant, Id only hope there was a trap door so the kids could get into it from above! Thinking back to my childhood I can only see it as being FUN!0
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if you could tank the shelter so it doesn't let in water (they all did) then you'd be able to convert that playhouse into a two-storey nanny/granny annexe.A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.0
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We have an old air raid shelter in our garden. It's got a planted area on top. The neighbour uses their's as a patio.
I think it's a really interesting bit of history. We live near what was once a US air base. Presumably the builders made good money fitting shelters after Belfast was bombed.
It could be your own link to a past that is hard to imagine.Stercus accidit0 -
Don't get rid of it. I'd have it as my own personal cave!I'm never offended by debate & opinions. As a wise man called Voltaire once said, "I disagree with what you say, but will defend until death your right to say it."
Mortgage is my only debt - Original mortgage - January 2008 = £88,400, March 2014 = £47,000 Chipping away slowly! Now saving to move.0 -
Check the ambient temp in the shelter - would it have a use as a wine cellar?0
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Its apparently sold so i cant view the images. Some good suggestions above thoughMFW - <£90kAll other debts cleared thanks to the knowledge gained from this wonderful website and its users!0
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