Discovered a tunnel into a 17th century house

[neilo]

H&S wouldn't like that, you'd probably need a calibrated length of string round their waist before sticking them down the 'ole.

Surely a trail of bread crumbs would be enough?

 

[glasshouse]

it would be an escape tunnel for when the house was surrounded by soldiers or tax collectors
my grannies house has one.

 

[bovine]

Nothing to add but posting so I get notifications as things update

 

[bovrill]

A GoPro and a decent light on a remote control toy car? One of those go anywhere 4wd ones.

There are rumours of tunnels all over the place round here, mostly associated with smuggling, but I only know of one house where they definitely still exist, and have friends who have ventured a little way up them. There's no way you could persuade me to do it!
Most farms here have a well that's 250 to 300 feet deep, so there's been plenty of excavations that we know about, so it's all perfectly feasible. I seem to remember that most Famous Five books involved going down a well to enter a secret tunnel!

 

[MF 168]

Tunnel to Hogsmead from Hogwarts maybe?. Only messing, I'm messaging as well so I'll get a notification. Really interested to see comes of this.

 

[Turra farmer]

Over the years we have found a few tunnels while digging in Aberdeen , largest one was from a really grand old farmhouse , surrounded in the 1970s by a council housing estate ,the farmhouse was owned by 2 spinsters who were the end of line so they gifted house to community , we were in carrying out dampproofing works in basement , and discovered X tunnel behind walls , apparently according to history books it lead to a cathedral which was some quarter a mile away , I didn't venture in

 

[Tomtrac]

It may hold you up but its best to av a look
We may see you ont BBC news or may be not lol

 

[Still Farming]

Any drone camera boys about ?

 

[RushesToo]

@JCMaloney where are you when needed?

 

[Kidds]

Local legend tells of a few tunnels around here, one which supposedly runs a mine and a half.

In Essex the farm where I was living was part of a manor. The farmer told me he went down a tunnel they found, similar to yours, he didn't find anything but only just managed to get back out through lack of air.

 

[roscoe erf]

Is it an old ice house

 

[Still Farming]

Roman Villa ?

 

[Pilgrimmick]

Local legend tells of a few tunnels around here, one which supposedly runs a mine and a half.

In Essex the farm where I was living was part of a manor. The farmer told me he went down a tunnel they found, similar to yours, he didn't find anything but only just managed to get back out through lack of air.

Very valid point, every year at sea men die after entering enclosed spaces without adequate ventilation, prehaps a job for an experienced caver. But whatever you do, do not leave it, it needs to be investigated, historic England would do it I’m sure.

 

[Gulli]

Fascinating. I'd be off down there no worries as a kid. Slightly Less daft these days

 

[ARW]

We stuck the camera down off the tractor and wired it to the pickup, I’ve got a recording on the gro pro that I will have a look at tonight. From what time we could see It’s gets to the house and looks like concrete has poured into it, so no exciting underground rooms, but it defiantly went into the house below floor level. I will upload the video if it’s any good

 

[JCMaloney]

@RushesToo .... I`ve arrived!

Could be a priest hole, could be a culvert, could be anything you want it to be... its how urban myths & rumours start!!

Almost every Monastery has a "secret tunnel" that leads, invariably, to the local Priory......

 

[Kidds]

Almost every Monastery has a "secret tunnel" that leads, invariably, to the local Priory

Strange how everybody knows isn't it.

Go to Nantwich and there are great big signs all over the place giving directions to the secret nuclear bunker.

 

[phil t]

Found a well today whilst rerouting drains was covered over with a big slab then concrete its 5 foot wide and 3.5 meters deep

 

[renewablejohn]

Know of two tunnels in North Lincolnshire. One to a manor house and the other from the Abbey farm to the Abbey. Both used as escape routes.

 

[Wellytrack]

That's amazing!


Once was a time I'd have told you i was pretty confident it went to Fraggle rock - but that's a long time ago.