Colin
Steer has been wondering for almost 30 years why his sofa dipped at one
corner of his living room. After he retired, he decided to tackle the
problem as a home improvement project. That is when he discovered something
very unusual:
Intrigued by the sunken floor, the retired civil servant has uncovered
a 33ft medieval well in the house where he and wife Vanessa have lived
for almost 25 years.
After three days of work Mr Steer, from Plymouth, Devon, stopped digging
at 17ft and is now trying to date the unexpected find. Plans show the
well dates back to the 16th century.
So far, he's discovered a medieval sword. Donna Bowater of The Telegraph
has the story:
here.
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