Comments on: For sale: Britain's underground city

For sale: Britain's underground city

dersins — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:51:51 -0800

Welcome to Cold War City It covers 240 acres and has 60 miles of roads and its own railway station. It even includes a pub called the Rose and Crown. Oh, and it's underground. And for sale. Much more interesting than the article, though, are these photo galleries.

By: dersins

dersins — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:52:24 -0800

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By: dhartung

dhartung — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 23:44:58 -0800

More outlandish ideas put forward include a nightclub for rave parties ... or a reception centre for asylum seekers. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ruled out any suggestion of ... providing open public access because of the dangers that still lurk below. *Evil reactionary grin*. Why, that makes it perfect for ravers or asylum seekers! We could store them for years! Related: Abandoned deep bomb shelters in the London Underground. [mefi] And the sadly disappeared Secret Underground Cities

By: Jon Mitchell

Jon Mitchell — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 01:00:23 -0800

Perhaps I've played too many first person shooters constrained by engine tech to indoor environments, but *all* of these places seem instantly very, very familiar...

By: singletrack

singletrack — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 01:16:12 -0800

Yes, very HL2.

By: shanevsevil

shanevsevil — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 01:48:50 -0800

I think the obvious course for it to be put up for some sort of mad scientist auction. Throw in 500 matching henchman uniforms to sweeten the deal.

By: dabitch

dabitch — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:21:30 -0800

Could make a great 1950s coldwar themepark, open year round regardless of rain. :)

By: Mijo Bijo

Mijo Bijo — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 03:07:17 -0800

Could make a great 1950s coldwar themepark, open year round regardless of rain. :) Or nuclear war!

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 03:14:42 -0800

More outlandish ideas put forward include a nightclub for rave parties... Is that any more outlandish than its originally intended use -- keeping up a pretense of government after nuclear Armageddon?

By: elpapacito

elpapacito — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 03:34:50 -0800

It is incredible that some people tought there could be some safety in the underground , as if surviving a few years was satisfactory and sufficient. It's a testament to human resilience but at the same time also to human need for an illusory safety ..something that can lead to idiotic conclusions like "we can throw the h-bomb, we got the nuclear shelter ! " The sensation it's a kind of Auschwitz of conflicting ideologies in which one isn't thrown alive in a oven, but because of ideological reasons wilfully throwns inself into a well furnished death chamber.

By: smcniven

smcniven — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:40:41 -0800

I worked for a summer here, operating the blast doors before it was decommissioned and turned into a museum. Since I worked 3 days on, 3 days off, I tended to sleep and live in the bunker and get to explore on my off hours. Lots of nooks and crannies to explore. Great fun.

By: Gamblor

Gamblor — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:22:58 -0800

Yes, very HL2. Also very Day of the Dead.

By: Gamblor

Gamblor — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:34:10 -0800

Great pictures, dersins, thanks. I saw that article yesterday, but the photos really complete it.

By: klik99

klik99 — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:49:34 -0800

we should all pool together and buy it. if every mefite puts forth $5, we could do it. I don't know what we could do with it though, except maybe fill it with a mural for every thread ever posted.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:28:47 -0800

I've had dreams that take place there.

By: dazed_one

dazed_one — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:38:36 -0800

Hah, Gamblor, I thought the exact same thing. Kept looking for Bub and his toothbrush.

By: chrominance

chrominance — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 10:24:51 -0800

"It was like a set from The Avengers," said Nick McCamley, author of Secret Underground Cities, who lived locally and first discovered the existence of the site in the 1960s.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 10:35:32 -0800

Great links, but every time I see a photo of one of those trucks I can't help thinking about Austin Powers.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 15:55:58 -0800

If I buy it, will they ship it for free? Super cool stuff and yes, very familiar with all the FPS games. I'd be highly tempted to turn it into a paintball arena.