The unassuming 2,000sq ft brick building is tucked away among period properties in Llandaff, Cardiff
Former civil defence control centre was built in 1956 to coordinate local operations in event of an emergency
It remained operational until the Civil Defence Corps, who were stationed there, were disbanded in 1968
Site was maintained by volunteers until 1984. It then served as the county standby control room and was used for storage until its doors closed for the final time in 1991
The abandoned Cold War government bunker hiding in a Cardiff suburb going to auction for £40k
Hiding amongst overgrown bushes next to a roundabout in one of the city s most expensive suburbs is a slice of history frozen in time
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