Shortly after purchasing a Victorian-era flat, a couple were shocked to discover they got more than they bargained for after finding some hidden stairs.
A couple who purchased a new Victorian flat together got more than they bargained for when they unearthed an eerie surprise beneath the stairs.
TikTok user Dr Scary (@dr_scaryy) shared the couple’s eerie footage, which soon went viral and left scores of viewers spooked. The video revealed a gaping hole in the pair’s staircase which led to a dark basement level and a mysterious wooden door.
“Under the stairs we knocked it through and then you look through the hole and it is just a f***ing staircase,” the clip’s caption read. Venturing down the perilous stairs, they encountered what was referred to as a “secret room” and “endless tunnels” that were neither disclosed by the prior owner nor mentioned in the property deeds.
The video continued, presenting a labyrinth of neglected passageways and chambers, all showing evidence of decay and strewn with concrete debris. However, modern plumbing fixtures from more recent times hinted the space had been used well after the Victorian period.
Eventually the couple happened across an area that let in daylight and sounds from the street above. Overwhelmed by the revelation of what lies beneath, one of the new occupants confessed: “This is all underneath me – I’m not going to be able to sleep.”
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“Just make the door secure and start renovating each room under you one at a time until you have a massive secured space you can use, no one needs to know,” suggested one TikTok user in response. “It’s haunted, get out now,” wrote another, hardly allaying any of the new homeowners’ fears.
“It’s giving Blair Witch,” agreed a third. “The flat’s probably doubled in value since then,” joked a fourth person, meanwhile, who added: “The scary part is they will now be taxing you on the extra rooms and/or buildings.”
Elsewhere, one history buff offered an explanation for the discovery, stating: “Tunnels or just connected basements. It’s not that uncommon in Victorian houses to have connected lifts and basements it’s only in recent years people have closed them off.”
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And a second person clarified: “You had to get the coal or wood in and store it somewhere. Depending on the winters you need a lot. Also cellars were important until refrigerators. My grandparents farm house was built in the 1800’s and had coal and wood chutes. Hard to clean that up so many times they’d just block it off once gas was an option.”
According to home experts, Natusan, Victorian houses are very common all across England because housebuilding boomed during Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1901. “This type of home is perennially popular amongst homebuyers today,” they explained. “The Victorian era came the Industrial Revolution resulted in a flurry of homes being built for the many.
“Although, due to the extensive length of the era, defining characteristics evolved throughout the century, and Victorian homes can fluctuate between being more simple in design to more opulent with ornate decorative features and multi-coloured brickwork.”
Sourse: www.express.co.uk
