News Item:
After a row of terraced houses in Bow disappeared into the ground it was discovered that the subsidence had been caused by a Mr William Gitting; resident of 37 Wendly Rd, Southwerk. Mr Gitting had been tunnelling under his own house for some 50 years, a skill he had acquired whilst in a German prisoner of war camp. It has since been discovered that the network of intersecting tunnels stretch for miles, connecting the underground rail, sewerage and military bunker systems and surfacing at numerous points, including many unoccupied houses.
Close inspection of the tunnels reveal little systematic planning, however Mr Gitting was not slow to take advantage of access to fiber optic cables, gas, electric and telephone lines which he has, over the years, redirected into his own house, and into a series of vacant houses he has taken possession of. Police discovered that he has not paid an electricity, gas, or phone bill for some 30 years. Indeed Mr Gitting has never had a bank, building society or post office account, nor has he had any employment or drawn a penny in social security during that period. Since his own house was left to him by his Mother in 1956 he has not had to pay for a mortgage and their is no record of him having used any water. Several of the tunnels have entrances near timber yards and supermarket warehouses, from which, it is presumed, Mr Gitting equiped himself for his project.