A COUPLE has revealed how they found an incredible hidden feature in their home while renovating its kitchen.
The Brit pair say they had no idea what sat beneath their floor – and had been unknowingly walking over it for years.
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They said it was “absolutely amazing” to discover what they assume is a 300-year-old well beneath their 1700s Tudor home.
The couple has now cleared the well out, tidied it up, and installed glass over top to make it a permanent feature of their home.
They’ve uploaded the well-restoration journey to their TikTok.
In one of the clips on their account Mortylad, the pair say: “A little over a month ago we came across something absolutely amazing underneath our kitchen floor.
“Little did we know we’d been walking over a 300-year-old water well every day for the past 20 years.”
The couple explained they’d been renovating their kitchen, and pulling up its foundations to lay underfloor heating.
They explained: “By removing some of the sand we came across a really strange gravelly mixture in one spot.
“Upon investigation, it turned out to be hollow and full of water – suspecting a leak we carried on digging, which lead to more water.
“And then we came across a literal brick wall that seemed to be rounded in shape. Intrigued, we carried on investigating and found a ring of bricks.
“We were pretty certain at this point that we’d found the house’s original water well.”
The pair explained that the well had probably been back-filled decades ago.
They said: “After speaking to the last owner, they also had no idea there was ever a well on the property.
“The house had been estimated to been constructed around the 1700s as a coach stop/ inn/ tavern so it is very likely the well was built at the same time as the house.”
They continued: “We then made the scary decision to incorporate it into the new kitchen.”
It’s not unusual for people to make crazy discoveries while they’re renovating.
One couple made a shocking discovery in the wall of our new home, and found the old owner had a disgusting habit.
Another person, Toño Piñeiro uncovered bundles of banknotes hidden in the walls in old Nesquik cans.
And one renovator thought it was his lucky day when he discovered £150,000 hidden behind a wall – but his dream find turned into a costly nightmare.
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