A British property developer made a discovery very much like in an old mystery movie. Freddy Goodall found a secret in his half-a-millennia Sussex estate after seeing an old photograph showing a passageway that was now concealed behind a bookshelf. Goodall was curious and found a hole behind a book, revealing the secret.
A House With a Hidden Passageway
Curiosity piqued, the 23-year-old developer embarked on an investigation, revealing an extensive network of tunnels and interconnected rooms, some potentially leading to neighboring structures in the English community. Every passageway, he theorized, might have been used as covert pathways for the estate’s staff centuries ago, allowing them to move about unnoticed by the owners of the ancient 16th-century home.
Goodall’s family acquired and restored the historic estate around three decades ago. Nestled in Brighton, a picturesque town in Sussex, the house has stood for centuries, preserving its secrets beneath its timeworn exterior. The developer speculated that the hidden tunnels and rooms likely witnessed countless moments in history, concealing tales of intrigue and purpose.
The Passageway Was Used By the Staff
In a series of captivating videos shared on TikTok and Instagram, Goodall unveiled his fascinating discoveries, including a mysterious old safe. After multiple attempts, he and his friends finally managed to crack it open, revealing a treasure trove of books, one dating back to the year 1848, chronicling the house’s rich history. Among the findings was a letter penned by the illustrious Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton, from his visit to the estate in 1837 and a floorboard bearing the signature of George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway, dated 1807.
Delving deeper into the hidden realms, Goodall uncovered evidence that the property had once served as an educational institution during the early 1900s. The underground network bore graffiti, schoolbooks, and desks, hinting at the presence of adventurous students who had explored the tunnels in secret. Traces of their presence were etched into the walls, a testament to the clandestine escapades of these young scholars from a bygone era.
Unfazed by the temptation to alter any passageway or concealed chamber, Goodall has decided to preserve these time-worn spaces in their original state. With a sense of reverence for the rich history they embody, he plans to continue his explorations in the hope of unearthing more about their enigmatic purpose and perhaps unearthing additional historical artifacts. As he ventures further into this hidden realm, he remains captivated by the echoes of the past that reverberate through each room, offering a captivating glimpse into the heritage that lies dormant beneath the surface.
The Fascinating Reason Why All Human Skulls Have Squiggles
How would you feel if we told you that your head is covered in squiggles? Don’t worry; it’s not just you. This is something that is true for all human skulls. Also, you don’t have to be too embarrassed about them as nobody can see the lines because your scalp is covering them.
How Skulls Are Formed
As human skulls are made up of numerous different bones that fuse together rather than just one, there are squiggly lines on it that form over time. These lines are known as sutures. They are referred to as “cranial sutures” because “squiggly lines” is not a legitimate scientific term. There is a total of four, two of which are on the top of our skulls, one crosses the top in the middle, and the other effectively “crosses the T” with it lying over the breadth of the skulls.
The bones in our heads aren’t exactly lined up properly when we are born, which actually helps the infant go more easily through the birth canal, but when the baby is born, the bones begin to fuse together. Because the skull’s bones are not fused, the skull’s plates can compress and overlap more easily during birth and expand more quickly to accommodate the baby’s rapid brain development.
As a result, the skull’s bones haven’t completely cemented together, which is why newborns have two “soft patches” on their heads. It resembles the peculiar stitch that appears when two previously separate pieces fuse together and leave a mark indicating the location of the joining point.
An Ancient Investigation
In order to understand more about the environment in which our brains reside, significant study on human skulls is still being done today. Recently, a group of experts working to investigate a 34-person crime that happened 5,000 years ago decided to utilize antique weaponry to bash a number of replica skulls to figure out which was most likely to be the cause of the passing.
We can benefit greatly from learning more about the skull, as it helped scientists to locate a case of archaic surgery gone wrong that seems to have ended up fatally for the patient. Trepanning, or drilling a large hole in the skull, has been practiced for thousands of years, and remarkably most patients survived the procedure, though obviously, not everyone did.