Couple renovating their £175k Victorian home made VERY eerie discovery that made them 'jump'
A couple renovating their Victorian home were left shocked after making a very eerie discovery.
Millie Molloy, 24, and Brad Worth, 23, from Plymouth, bought what they thought was an ordinary two-bedroom property for £175,000 in July 2023.
But what they didn't bargain on was finding old bones, teeth and even old clothes hidden around their new house.
While renovating their 175-year-old house the pair discovered a pigeon carcass wrapped in muslin, a hammer, some teeth and even a woman's high heel, which left the pair on edge.
But their fears were soon allayed after a local historian revealed the real reason for the peculiar items.
Speaking to Metro, Millie revealed a historian had told them that the the animal bones were specifically placed in the wall to ward off evil spirits while the hammer had accidentally been left behind be previous owners.
The shoe found inside the wall of their new house had also been placed there by a previous couple as a good luck charm to increase fertility.
While the pair were glad to get rid of some of their odd finds, they decided to keep the woman's shoe because they hope to have children of their own one day.
One exciting surprises included a postcard from 1952 which led them to the discovery that their modest new home had once been a butchers more than 100 years ago
Other exciting surprises included a postcard from 1952 which led them to the discovery that their modest new home had once been a butchers more than 100 years ago.
Another odd find was a vintage packet of Magic Stars with a price tag of just 31p compared to the £1.65 the sweet treats now sell for.
Millie and Brad are spending £30,000 to £40,000 renovating their new home and are making a point of including the historic elements in their design - although they are avoiding keeping the surprises left by previous residents.
Instead they are making the Victorian features the centre point of the decoration.
Millie revealed they both fell in love with the history of their house and said: 'We fell in love with Victorian elements.
'Now we are creating a mixture of soft modern and Victorian elements.'
And this isn't the first time new home owners have found some horrifying objects.
A young woman who bought a new house with her fiancé was shocked to discover human bones in the walls - following the revelation a murderer lived next door.
The couple are hoping to have finished off the renovations by the summer and crossing their fingers there are no more eerier finds
Emmie Brookman, 28, invested in the three-bedroom property alongside 34-year-old Norton Johnston and had to renovate it after finding pink mould.
The couple hand-chiselled off the exterior wall render themselves, having been quoted £17k by professionals, but were surprised when they found a bone.
Co-owner of a homeware business, Emmie Brookman, from Barrowford, Lancashire, said: 'We were taking the render off and when I was by the front something popped out of the wall.
'It was very obviously a bone. I was really creeped out. What do you do when you find a bone in the wall?
'We found about four more in the exterior. At first we thought we were going to find a full body.'
Ms Brookman had bought the 1580s home in February 2023 for £311k after falling in love with its 'character and quirkiness'.
The couple originally though it just needed some 'new carpets and paint' but then discovered it needed a lot more work.
They found four bones in total in the exterior - and a further two inside - with Ms Brookman believing one is a human finger bone and rest are from animals.
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