Staff at the North Euston Hotel in Fleetwood had walked past the bricked up archway many times over the years, but curiosity finally got the better of them during a lockdown tidy-up. Brick by brick, they removed the wall to see what was behind, as our pictures reveal....
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The racks inside the room were numbered for the storing of the hotel's wine selection
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The archway had been bricked up for decades but after taking it apart, brick by brick, staff found an old wine cellar dating back to the 1960s
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North Euston Hotel manager Stephen Dale surveys the new finding. Photos: Dan Martino
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Remember Blue Nun wine? They found an empty case of it...
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Stephen Dale with an old bottle found in the cellar. It dates back to 1974 and was a French Nuits St Georges wine
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The price list in shillings and pence