for the green house thing, i'm expecting to build a shelf at ground level and then have a structure about 2 feet above that for the glass/plastic. looking at it now, it might be too shady....
I'm sure you can make something that'll be fine and I'm sure there'll be plenty of people on here with good DIY skills who can give you some pointers. Before you know it you'll be growing melons in there
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It had a roof at one time but as they were designed really to shelter people from the flying debris from a bomb dropping on houses, the roof would have been curved corrugated iron. That would have rotted away, been removed and someone then filled in the base. There was one in the garden when we lived in Plymouth in the 1960s. A great find though just as well it wasn't a pill box. They do still have roofs, some 12 inches of concrete and walls much the same thickness. You couldn't turn one of them into a greenhouse, we have several around the area here as we were part of a stop line.
thanks for all your help everyone I ended up deciding to get rid of it. All the original features were gone so in the end it was just a slightly wonky concrete hole in the wrong place! No romance there . Bit of a shame, but i've gained an extra bit of my garden. I'll have to find a badass plant to take it's place to remember it by.
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for the green house thing, i'm expecting to build a shelf at ground level and then have a structure about 2 feet above that for the glass/plastic. looking at it now, it might be too shady....
I'd turn it into an underground bar
Take no notice of her Sam - she's a bad influence
I'm sure you can make something that'll be fine and I'm sure there'll be plenty of people on here with good DIY skills who can give you some pointers. Before you know it you'll be growing melons in there
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ah, there is no roof on it! I was thinking a roofed shelter. My initial thought on seeing the pics is pond or raised bed.
Definaetly keep it , I am sure you will find a positive use for it
Might want to have an electric put in , will add a new dimention
It had a roof at one time but as they were designed really to shelter people from the flying debris from a bomb dropping on houses, the roof would have been curved corrugated iron. That would have rotted away, been removed and someone then filled in the base. There was one in the garden when we lived in Plymouth in the 1960s. A great find though just as well it wasn't a pill box. They do still have roofs, some 12 inches of concrete and walls much the same thickness. You couldn't turn one of them into a greenhouse, we have several around the area here as we were part of a stop line.
There's the shattered remains of one at the road junction, even the heavy machinery available couldn't reduce it to rubble
thanks for all your help everyone
I ended up deciding to get rid of it. All the original features were gone so in the end it was just a slightly wonky concrete hole in the wrong place! No romance there 
. Bit of a shame, but i've gained an extra bit of my garden. I'll have to find a badass plant to take it's place to remember it by.
thanks again