Nuclear bunker up for grabs Ballymena, United Kingdom Clodagh Kilcoyne Updated 2 Mar 2016 23 images Advertisement In Northern Ireland, surrounded by lush green countryside, you can snap up a former nuclear bunker that was a state secret until 2007. On the market at £575,000, the facility sleeps 236 and includes double blast doors and decontamination chambers. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne From a commercial kitchen to power generators and oil storage, the facilities were designed to keep residents holed up for as long as 30 days. The 3.7-acre site is east of the town of Ballymena, the heartland of firebrand Protestant cleric turned peacemaker Ian Paisley until his death in 2014. Fixtures and fittings are included in the price of the two-storey bunker, which opened in 1990. (Editing by Brian McGee) 1 / 21 Slideshow 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne A for-sale sign is posted outside the bunker’s entrance. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne A corridor is seen in the former bunker built by the British government during the Cold War. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne A recreation room is seen in the bunker. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne A clock and speaker hang in the bunker’s conference room. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne A blast door leads to the exterior of the bunker. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne The main generator room is part of the facilities. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne A man uses a torch to illuminate the bunker’s temperature gauge. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne The generator indicators light up. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne Fresh air filters are another part of the bunker’s facilities. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne A decontamination tap is pictured. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne A dormitory houses bunk beds. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne The medical room contains a bed frame. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne Long-life tins of food are displayed in the kitchens. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne Tea making facilities are seen in the kitchens. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne A message chute is attached to a wall. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne This office is part of the bunker. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne The back-up telephone is seen. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne A BBC broadcast room is pictured. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne A BBC broadcast room is seen. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne The blueprint maps of the bunker are on display. 4 Feb 2016. Ballymena, United Kingdom. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne This corridor includes an artificial plant.