Bull Sands Fort was completed in 1919.A seat fort from the Second World War is being auctioned and has a guide price of almost $60,000.The fort has three floors and a lookout tower but can only be accessed by boat or helicopter.
A sea fort used in the Second World War is up for auction, with the bidding starting at about $60,000. Bull Sand Fort, off the Lincolnshire coast in northern England, was built to accommodate 200 troops and can only be accessed by boat or helicopter."It will require an imaginative buyer with a project in mind but suggestions for future uses so far have included a high-end hotel, restaurant, Airbnb, grand design style personal dwelling, retreat and a tourist attraction," said Steven Morish of Savills.
The fort is in need of a little love in the form of refurbishment, Morish says, but has potential for alternative uses if permitted. However, it is grade II listed, meaning any development plans must first be approved. The fort can be seen from Cleethorpes beach in Lincolnshire, northern England.Bull Sand Fort was built to accommodate 200 troops and plans for the historic site had been in the works since the start of the First World War in 1914.
Spitbank Fort, another sea fort off the coast of Portsmouth in England, was converted to a luxury hotel after it was bought in 2009.The fort was purchased 24 hours before it was set to go on auction and it was renovated to include nine bedrooms, a sauna, wine cellar and a pool.The bedrooms used to be gun rooms and some even had bullet holes in the floor that were retained. Visitors can even fish from their bedrooms.Keep readingSomething is loading.
Grade II with all sorts of hoops to jump through to update it. Probably cost far more than that.