Labyrinthine tunneler Mole Man's Hackney digs on market for half a million £££

He became known as the 'Mole Man' after digging a labyrinth of tunnels underneath his London home.

Now, the late William Lyttle's house is up for sale. Despite not having a roof and being a structural death trap the home in London's Hackney carries a guide price of £500,000.

Mr Lyttle, a retired civil engineer who died aged 79 last year, spent 40 years tunnelling a 60 foot-long path of tunnels under his house.
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Hackney Council discovered his tunnelling activities in 2006. They also discovered skiploads of junk, including the wrecks of four Renault 4 cars, a boat, scrap metal, old baths, fridges and dozens of TV sets.

He was evicted when the house almost collapsed due to the network of passages underneath.
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According to the house value website zoopla.co.uk a comparable refurbished four bedroom detached home in this fashionable part of London could be worth over £1million.
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badhorsie said:

"Digs" lol, my dad always lived in digs (he was no moleman though lol)

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wfgodot said:

There'll always be an England, and thank God for it!

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