01-08-2025
Ordinary-looking four-bed home hides VERY unexpected secret beneath its floorboards – as it hits market for £625,000
AN ORDINARY-looking four-bed family home has gone on the market - and it hides an eye-opening secret beneath its floorboards.
The eye-catching gaff - dubbed The Verne - is nestled at the top of the Isle of Portland in Devon will set its buyer back £625,000.
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The property was originally part of an old fort and comes complete with a handful of unique features.
Beneath its floorboards, the home boasts three layers of historic tunnels.
It also comes complete with a military cannon which sits on a green verge facing the ocean.
The unique spot seamlessly blends history with the contemporary, with a large open-plan kitchen, a spacious lounge area and sweeping views of Portland Harbour nearby.
The lucky buyer can also look out over Weymouth Bay, Chesil Beach and the Jurassic Coastline.
A spacious garden offers plenty of room for entertaining for anyone keen to stay above-ground.
The property is currently available with Wilson Tominey Estate Agents for £625,000.
It comes as another unassuming house revealed an incredible 800-year-old secret 60ft beneath its floorboards.
Beckets is a Grade II-listed house based in the village of Eastry in Kent.
Beckets contains five bedrooms, two bathrooms, three sitting rooms, parking, and it's up for sale for £1,000,000.
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If walls could speak, they would tell how Thomas Becket fled the wrath of King Henry II using this property's unique feature.
Historic underground tunnels which descend 50 to 60 feet underground set this house apart from the rest.
During The Archbishop of Canterbury's rift with the King over rights and privileges of the church, it is believed he hid in these burrows.
He was waiting for a fishing boat to take him from Sandwich to France in 1164.
But he was killed by a group of the King's knights in Canterbury Cathedral.
Following his death, he was canonised by Pope Alexander III.
Beckets house has even been awarded the red-diamond Historic Buildings of Kent plaque, which can be seen on the outer wall.
To this day, the house features a medieval roof structure, wall framework and wattle and daub sections.
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