When you were younger, did you ever wish there was a secret tunnel underneath your house that connected with your best friend's house down the street?
Well, it turns out those dream walkways do actually exist - and one estate agent in London has found one by accident.
Luke McCarthy, from London, was showing a client a five-storey Regents Park townhouse when he came across the hidden find, which connects two of the houses on the street.
The tunnel was located on Park Crescent, just off of Marylebone Road, which is a curving terrace of houses built between 1806 and 1821.
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Across the road, there was meant to be another crescent that would form a circus, but financial problems during the first development meant the other half was never built and the land was named Park Square instead. In the centre of the circle, there was supposed to be a parish church but it instead became Park Crescent gardens.
The houses were for the wealthy – and if you were rich enough to get your hands on one you would have exclusive access to the gardens in Crescent and Park Square, as well as a nursemaid to look after your children.
But because of the busy road between the two areas, an underground tunnel was dug out in 1821 to keep the children safe and for the nursemaids to use, giving the hidden space the name of 'Nursemaids' Tunnel'.
Luke, who is the director of Fine & Country Prime Central London, said: "I found it during a showing with a client, it was quite fun! It's the first time I’ve ever seen something like this."
The tunnel connects both gardens and has sloping approaches which were perfect for prams and children, and it is still in use today - but because the gardens are private for residents of the wealthy street, the public rarely gets to see it.
However, it is accessible to visitors during the annual Open Garden Squares weekend for London history lovers, which will take place this year on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 June, 2022.
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