Inside the tiny house 'hiding in the dark' underneath Liverpool

A tiny house with a century-old history has been found hidden beneath the bustling streets of a major northern centre. Nestled underground in Liverpool, just by Liverpool Lime Street station, the miniature home has been passed by unknowing commuters daily.

Concealed on the route from Edge Hill, it is dangerously flanked by live railway tracks, making access to the building dangerous. Network Rail, who previously identified the house as a 'mess hut' used by workers for lunch breaks during shifts, acknowledged its charm but confirmed it has been unused for many years.

In 2018, a Network Rail spokesperson shared: "In years gone by track maintenance gangs would have come here, they'd have had their lunch, a cup of coffee, lit the fire, and waited in between trains."

READ MORE: Woman's clever hack for cleaning crumbs out your toaster hailed 'genius'

They added: "We have no plans to do anything with it, it will stay here, it's protected beneath the tunnels and will remain locked in history forever more. It's difficult to see if you're a passenger on a train. If the light's in the right place you can just about see the outline of it but it's a little gem that's locked away and kept in the dark.", reports the Mirror.

Benches line both sides of the house, with a table in the middle and a fireplace used by workers to keep warm between trains during the winter months, according to Liverpool Echo. Engineers also discovered an old kettle, a cup and tongs used for moving materials in the fireplace.

When the ECHO was granted access to visit the hut in 2018, Network Rail was gearing up for the second phase of an upgrade from June 2 to July 29, aimed at enabling Lime Street to accommodate more and longer trains. However, the hut remained untouched as part of the works.

This isn't the only historical artefact that workers have stumbled upon during Lime Street improvement projects over the years. In 2019, a historic piece of the station which had been concealed under passengers' feet for years was revealed by builders conducting renovation work.

Three stone slabs, which were part of the original 1836 platform surface, were unearthed during the £140 million upgrade of the station.