A man discovered a secret 120-year-old tunnel under his house

A man opened up the floors of his house and found a strange hole under his house. It was a secret tunnel that turned out to be 120 years old. Inside, there was evidence on old bottles that showed the tunnel dates from the early 1900s, while a piece of newspaper indicates it was blocked up more than 50 years ago.

“Curiosity and a bit of boredom took over, whereupon I picked up a drill and started making observation holes in the wall.

“After making two holes, one for a view and one for a flashlight, I peered into the dark dusty space and realized it was another cave.”

He then opened the wall so he could crawl through and go inside.

“There was a lot of construction debris from another era in the cave, so I climbed inside to explore and get a closer look,” he said.

After measuring the space, he found that it was five feet deep, three meters high and three meters wide.

After discovering trash and construction debris on the property, he began rummaging through it for clues.

“Upon inspection, it was discovered that the place had been closed for many years. Years ago it was used as a convenient place to hide waste from roof repairs, gutters, doors and windows before it was closed. In the dark, I collected bottles, paint cans, and my golden find was the remnants of newspaper. The paint cans were badly deteriorated, but there was enough detail on them to realize that the markings were 50's/60's style. “After a quick wipe, the bottles were etched with details typical of the early 1900s.

After using tweezers and a warm bath to preserve the paper, he discovered that it was issued in 1964.

His friend and historian Richard Fisher says the space under the house was built as a basement. Before that, the whole area was a big hill called Windridge Hill,” he said.

It was dug out almost to tide level and then houses with basements were built in that area. However, the early basements - this one seems to be for coal - were built not only under the sidewalk, but also on the road.

I've seen these turned into wine cellars, a place to grow mushrooms, and if they were large enough, a grotto-type bathing area as well

But what is it? And why was it inside?

Historians say it's an artifact from ancient India. But what it means and what it is intended for is still unanswered.

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