The White Cliffs of Dover positively bristle with historic buildings, mainly dating from the Second World War, and mainly scandalously ignored, both in terms of signage and maintenance.

It was from here that the German occupation forces were clearly visible across the coast in France from 1940 right through to 1945, an ever-present and active danger to all those who lived in what was soon to be known as Hellfire Corner.

So heavy and constant were the attacks on Dover that many townsfolk spent almost every night of the war in the bomb shelters burrowed into the cliffs to avoid bombings and shellings.

Now Capel battery and underground hospital is up for auction.

In its heyday the 13.5-acre site included a significant number of buildings, including a battery office, guard room, general stores, regimental block, ablution block and battery plotting rooms. Today all that remains are a couple of surface buildings – including the lookout post.

Standing by the post you can see exactly why it was positioned there, with fantastic views across the English Channel to the cliffs of Cap Gris Nez and Cap Blanc Nez. Buried from view is the underground medical dressing hospital.

The site is being auctioned by Clive Emson at the Ramada Hotel, Hollingbourne, on Monday, September 21, with a guide price of £90,000 to £100,000. More details from the auctioneer on 0845 8500333.