Vanguard Self Storage Bath, Avon December 2025

Vanguard Self Storage is known for displaying an eye-catching collection of vintage aircraft and military vehicles at several of its London and regional UK sites, reflecting the enthusiasm of the company’s leadership. Exhibits across the portfolio include a Spitfire replica, a De Havilland Vampire, a Hawker Hunter and an English Electric Lightning. At the Bristol facility stands English Electric Lightning XP745 since 2019, built in 1964, the same year Vanguard was founded. Staples Corner in London is home to Hawker Hunter F.1 WT555, arrived in May in 2022 bought for £10,500, while the Bath site displays De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ450.

Left to right: De Havilland Vampire T.11 (WZ450). Delivered to the RAF in 1952, WZ450 served mainly at Pembrey as an advanced trainer before being acquired by Vanguard in 2023 and installed at the Lower Bristol Road site in December 2024, shortly before the storage facility opened