First-time buyers find secret 10ft well hidden under living room whilst renovating Edwardian home
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA couple have uncovered a secret well hidden under their living room whilst renovating their new home. First time buyers Shaniah Lloyd, 28, and partner Ross Bennett, 25, bought an Edwardian property for £192,000 as a renovation project, which hadn't been updated since at least the 1960s.
The pair were lifting up the floorboards in their living room to have the boiler replaced when they came across a ring of bricks with a deep pit in the middle in front of the bay window.
Local archives revealed that their two-bed terraced home in Coventry sits on the site of a former farm. Shaniah, a postwoman, and Ross, an electrician, now intend to make a feature out of the 10 foot well - adding a glass top and putting lights inside.
After climbing inside, Ross said the bottom is wet clay and thinks if they dug it out it would reach water and be a functioning well. READ MORE: Dream £1.5million barn conversion in Greater Manchester with 12 acres of land Shaniah said: "We couldn't believe it.
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