['Civ sez: I call this one the ADHD house sleuth video.]Man Finds Secret Passage In His 500 Year Old Home's Library | 5:01
Zenger | 19.7K subscribers | 2,164,200 views | October 28, 2021
Posted on 10/04/2026 8:16:28 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
['Civ sez: I call this one the ADHD house sleuth video.]
Man Finds Secret Passage In His 500 Year Old Home's Library | 5:01
Zenger | 19.7K subscribers | 2,164,200 views | October 28, 2021
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[snip] Hidden passageways, a locked chest and centuries-old books are just some of the surprises a man has found in his 500-year-old Sussex family home.
Freddy Goodall discovered the passageways hidden behind a bookshelf in the home. He believes they once extended to nearby buildings and a church.
Goodall, who posted videos of the underground labryrinth on TikTok and Instagram, said he had been "looking through photos of the house from the 1800s when he noticed a doorway.
The hidden room connected to passageways and to unused rooms full of cobwebs.
It was not uncommon for houses to boast secret passages for the servants and other staff to use, as they were typically not allowed to use "official"' corridors and staircases.
"The passageways run all the way from one end of the house to the other," he said. "When the passageways were in use, I believe there were some running miles underground to nearby buildings and a church.
"I found a safe containing old historical documentation relating to the house," he said. "I have found other artifacts including old books from when the house was a school. I will look for new things in the future."
Goodall suspects that mischievous pupils may have snuck down into the passageways. "I would imagine [the passageways] were used for maintenance purposes, although I found many names inscribed into the wall that looked like school pupils that snuck down there," he said. [/snip]
Sussex, England
July, 2021
Freddy Goodall
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Crap. Now they’ll find the Batcave.
My ideal house would have secret passageways in the conservatory, the kitchen, the study, and the lounge.
LOL. Good one.
Is Freddy related to Jane?
Get a clue, Dr. Sivana!
Great, now he can pay more taxes since the government is nowcaware.
I haven’t heard of those before, but when I was a kid, local news has arrests around an adult bookstore with “Glory Holes.”
Sorry, I was just trying to make a pun off your joke
I got it, you’re fine. You made it clear that you got my joke. Not offended at all. However, if Professor Plum rings the Hall doorbell holding a candlestick, do NOT answer.
Pretty cool.
It is not surprising that this 500 year old building had secret passages including tunnels out to church and other places. That age would out it at the time when Henry VIII’s quest for a male heir and sex resulted in the Reformation and a series of wars in England against Catholics and Protestants. This of course included his two daughters who became Queens, the first seeking and killing Protestants, and the second, Elizabeth reacting against Catholics. Lots of need for hiddy holes and tunnels for Priests and Ministers, as well as believers of either persuasion.
I am so glad our founding fathers decided to make it clear in our Constitution that all pieceful beliefs about the creator were permitted.
I kept an eye out while watching the video for any lead pipes.
And the bathroom!...........
And the bathroom!...........
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