UK couple finds hidden room in century-old home, discovers £1,000+ cash in rusty tin

A couple in the United Kingdom got the surprise of their lives after discovering a hidden bricked-up room in the cellar of their century-old home, only to find stacks of cash buried beneath piles of coal.Luisa, 34, and her husband Dan, who live in Sheffield, made the discovery while exploring their pre-1900 home during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.Hidden room concealed behind a brick wallWith extra time on their hands during lockdown, the couple noticed a bricked-up wall beneath the steps leading to their cellar and decided to investigate what lay behind it.After breaking through the wall, Dan uncovered a hidden room filled with coal.While clearing it out, he spotted an old paint tin buried underneath the coal."He put it to one side for months, and we were nervous about opening it as it smelled like ammonia," Luisa told Newsweek.Rusty tin held an unexpected treasureMonths later, the family finally decided…