Just because you’ve been living in your house for a few years doesn’t mean you know it as well as you think you do. Especially if you live in an older house or neighborhood, you never know what could be lurking right in your own backyard.
Or, in the case of Simon Marks, right in your own driveway.
Simon was pulling his truck out of his driveway in Luton, England, when his car lurched unexpectedly. He had run something over, but he hadn’t seen anything in his rear view mirrors. Thinking he had accidentally driven over his flower beds, he got out to inspect the damage.
But Simon hadn’t driven onto his flower beds. Rather, he had just reversed into a gaping hole in his driveway. When he peered inside the hole, he couldn’t believe how deep and dark it was.
Naturally, his first thought was that a sinkhole had appeared in his driveway.
“This massive hole appeared. I thought it was a sinkhole or a badly constructed garden,” Simon explained, according to The Sun. “I was just terrified the whole house was going to vanish. I took some pictures and sent them to my dad. When I moved a few of the slabs out of the way, I found a ladder. I got my selfie stick and put it down the hole where I saw two rooms.”
“The previous owner must have known it was there, and when he built the house and put a garden in, he must have filled it in,” he explained. “He clearly wasn’t very worried about it and it just sat there until the hatch fell through. I think it’s great and I want to clear it out and preserve it if it’s structurally sound.”
Simon and his father have begun excavating the area in order to preserve the shelter, as it is something Simon would like to save if the bunker is structurally sound.
We hope they are able to preserve this fascinating and very unique piece of history! It will definitely set Simon’s house apart from others on the block.
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