A huge historic fort with its own submarine spotting station has hit the market - for less than the price of a parking space in London.
Fort Hubberstone was home to US troops as they planned for the D-Day landings, and has even been awarded a special grade-II* rating by heritage chiefs for its cultural importance.
Built in 1859, the Welsh waterside building on the edge of the Milford Haven estuary has largely fallen into disrepair, and is now on sale for just £190,000.
Meanwhile, a parking space with a 984-year lease in Knightsbridge, London, is on the market for an eyewatering £250,000.
The 18 feet by 8 feet space is advertised on Zoopla, requiring a deposit of £25,000 and a £1,381-per-month mortgage.
Fort Hubberstone was ordered by Lord Palmerstone in 1850 as a defensible barracks and gun battery with the work costing £87,894.
It was home to 28 heavy guns and a garrison for 250 men in the barracks, later housing soldiers during both World Wars.
During World War II it was even used as a secret base for American forces during Operation Bolero as they prepared for the D-Day landings and estate agents say they "added their influence to the building, which remains evident today."
It was bought in 2020 by history lover Guy Anderson who announced plans to turn it into a "living ruin" tourist attraction but the building is back on the market.
Agents West Wales Properties say: "There are two main buildings with scrubland in between.
"The top building, once the accommodation block for approximately 250 men, was made up of guard rooms, soldier housing, pub, wash rooms, coal store and kitchens, centred around a parade ground with a raised centre.
"The bottom building is made up of seven Gun Rooms, Magazine Rooms and an intricate channel of light and ventilation passages displaying masterful stone and brickwork.
"Further rooms - currently inaccessible - are yet to be discovered, including a submarine spotting station and caponier (sunken corridor).
"The fort is steeped in history which is evident everywhere, you can see the gun tracks, the fireplaces, the wooden framework in the arched windows, and even the decoration on the washroom walls: this fascinating building has so much to explore!"
Speaking in 2020, businessman Mr Anderson told how he hoped to use the building for theatre nights and exhibitions.
He said: "I plan to turn it into a living ruin. We have such a phenomenal history here, the forts we have in Pembrokeshire should rival any that you find in places like Portsmouth.
"It needs a good clean and tidy to make it safe and then to open it up to the public. It can be somewhere you can walk to, have a look around and have a picnic.
"It's working out what's there. First it's cleaning it out, then installing some information panels and getting some basic exhibitions in there. It's a blank canvas.
"The barracks will need a huge amount of involvement and it would be nice in the future to put in some smaller infrastructure in there so we could hold theatre or cinema nights.
"I intend to put a stage in there, but I envisage it as a facility that people like the Torch Theatre could use. On a beautiful summer day, it could be a place to hold a fashion show."
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