This £240,000 period home might look charming — but it has a dark secret in the cellar

You never know what’s lurking behind someone’s front door…

If you came across the listing of this gorgeous £240,000 four-floor home inthe quaint historic market town of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, you’d likely pause to admire its charm.

With big inviting windows and a polished stone facade, you could imagine writer Beatrix Potter curled up by the fireplace, working on an illustration of Peter Rabbit.

But if you look a little bit closer, you’ll see that there’s something very dark and sinister concealed within the walls of this historic home.

Each space tells its own story

Listed by estate agents Eadon Lockwood & Riddle, this home resides in Clifton Bank — a quiet neighbourhood just a 13 minute walk away from Rotherham Central station.

Given the fact that Rotherham itself has a long-s