Semi Detached Cellar

[akajonnyg]

Hi All, I own a small semi detached stone built cottage (built around 1840). It has been puzzling me for a while why next door have a cellar (used as a utility room), but our property doesn't. I cant find any info from neighbors? Is it likely that our property once had a cellar, or will next doors be an add on? Any Ideas?

[tonyav]

Stands a chance that your cottage used to have a cellar but has been filled in.

[cashier]

Check the Title Deeds.

[HenryFord]

WOW! chanel5, what a story, poor kids! I hope there are no bodies in this one. Last owner was a guy called Fred West.....Anyway, thanks for the answers guys, and along with my other research I will take it that its fairly common for a cellar to be filled in.

[The Builder]

Another possibility is that, since this is a small semi, then there's a good chance that the building was one larger property when it was built.

Older houses quite often have a cellar under one part of the building only. I've come across that many more times than I have seen houses with a cellar under the whole house.

It would be interesting to see what your ground floor construction is. That might give a clue as to whether a cellar has been filled in.

[akajonnyg]

That'll probably be it (thanks The Builder), its in the country (High Peak), stone construction, stone roof, built in 1840 ish, now got a few 1930 semis nearby, probably originally one farm making use of the nearby canal (400 yards away - built 1800 ish), maybe? Makes sense?