Saturday, July 16, 2022

Too much money too much free time? Have I got an idea for you...

 You could make this place into a crazy kick-ass 
kinda AirB&B thing... 

Is a sailor’s life the life for thee? Are you an adventurous type with more moeny than brains. This could be a perfect project for you.
In what looks like a scene out of Martin Scorcese’s “Shutter Island,” a decommissioned World War II fort in the middle of the ocean is being auctioned off for first time, starting at just $60,000.
Located in the Humber Estuary of Northern England, the concrete vessel was initially constructed between 1915 and 1919 for naval defense during World War I, though it wouldn’t go into use until WWII.
Considered a historic listing, the property is defined by the United Kingdom as a “grade II” building or structure that is “of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve it.”
Savills National Auctions will present the unique marine dwelling for bidding on July 19.
 
 
The fort once featured 12-inches of armor on one side and a battery of weapons on the other - enough to support a garrison of up to 200 soldiers, according to the listing. The armor and weaponry were stripped from the site back in 1956.
 
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2 comments:

  1. See the plie of old tires. The must be off the coast of Mississippi.

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  2. interesting, but what are the taxes

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