Man Discovers Brick Well Under Kitchen Floor of His 1700s House While Renovating—See What’s Inside

Kevin Mort discovered a well under his kitchen floor during a home renovation. Courtesy of Kevin Mort

For the last 45 years, Kevin Mort and his wife have lived in a house where the kitchen floor becomes a skating rink in the winter, and the mystery of their frigid floor remained unsolved for decades.

But a recent kitchen reno project—to install heated floors in said kitchen—led to a discovery of historic and cavernous “depth,” and finally explained the reason for the coldness.