Known as the ‘Mole Man’ because he spent forty years digging a series of tunnels under his property and under the surrounding Hackney roads. It was estimated that he had shovelled out over 100 cubic metres of earth. During this time he would talk with his neighbours about his "home improvements". He was active in some performing arts groups where people remembered him as gentlemanly and sparky. He was ordered to pay nearly £300,000 in costs to cover scaffolding and new foundations. Eventually he was moved out - one hopes to a flat on the top floor!
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Everyone loves a hidden tunnel. So on this page we've brought together all the references to interesting, secret, or just weird, tunnels that we have found. Each one may be more a fantasy than a reality but that's no reason not to enjoy the frisson: The Drum; Bostall Estate; Selfridges (never built, they say); hall of St Alphege, Southwark; White Hart Dock; Sir Mansfield Cumming; The George and Devonshire; Westminster Hospital Medical School; Faraday Building North (this one is our fantasy).
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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