Where's me piggy-bank? "A sturdy sea fort that has guarded the east coast of Britain for more than a century after being built at a cost of £1.5million in a bid to keep out the Germans has gone on the market for just £350,000. More than 40,000 tonnes of concrete and steel went into the construction of Haile Sand Fort, which sits in the middle of the sea off the Lincolnshire coast between Cleethorpes and Humberston. The imposing structure was built between 1915 and 1918 in a bid to protect the east coast, with engineers cladding it with riveted steel Armour plating. It is thought the fort cost the country a staggering £1.5million to build and it boasts a lookout tower with shuttered windows, a single projecting square observation turret to the north-east, and a roof balcony. After being built to defend the country during the First World War, the historic fort was also used as a deterrent from the Nazis during the Second World War, with 200 members of the armed forces stationed on it. It guarded the approaches to the Humber with gun batteries and an anti-submarine net of steel mesh stretched between it and the nearby Bull Fort. Together with the fortifications on Spurn Point, the forts were in place to make the estuary into a safe assembly point for coastal convoys. Each of the forts cost more than £1million to build and were regarded as 'an outstanding triumph of modern engineering'. Originally, Haile Sand Fort had full amenities for a garrison and was often under attack from aircraft and submarine. After the wars, it was used by the army until 1956 and manned by civilians until the 1960s. " http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3460872/Now-s-call-sea-view-WWI-fort-guarded-Britain-s-east-coast-century-cost-1-5million-build-goes-sale-bargain-350-000.html#ixzz4134VIbRr
