What would you do if you find something really extraordinary buried under the surface of the shop that has a very long history related to it? Probably, you would want to know more about its history and identity, right? And more than knowing about its history, you would want to know if it’s even worth something? But, why are we even asking you so many questions? It’s because few workers who were renovating an old historic shop discovered an amazing thing which surprisingly has a very long history and more than that, you’ll be surprised to know what value it has in the present time, moneywise obviously. Believe us, this discovery would be worth your time.

The Old Shop

The Cotswold Outdoor chain located in the southern English city of Brighton has a very long and well-known history of which many people are aware of. This shop is believed to have been a tailor to the stars. But this has nothing to do with the discovery because renovators knew about the shop and didn’t even have any ideas of finding anything in the first place. They were there to complete the work, that’s it. But this discovery has opened new questions that needed to be answered. To whom does it belong? How did it end up here?

Let’s Go Back In Time

Before we can tell you more about the discovery, we need to go back in the time from where it all started. In the 1930s, Europe was living under constant fear of war. Memories of WWI were still afresh in people’s mind and nobody wanted another war. But the Nazis were growing, expanding the nation throughout the continent which increased the tension. And in August 1939, the British Parliament passed the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, which allowed the government to impose all sort of rules and regulations they felt were feasible for the betterment of the country and most importantly winning the war at any cost.

The Declaration Of The War

Britain and France joined hands and decided to declare the war against Germany on 3 September 1939, in response to Germany’s act of capturing Poland. Before the real war started, the starting months of the war which are also known as the Phoney War typically made the way for the biggest war in human history. Meanwhile, Britain and France were planning out the war next steps, and on the other hand, Hitler kept on expanding his power.

Preparations Of The War

The Allied forces stuck together with each other with only one motive in their mind, Hitler’s defeat at any cost. Britain and France guarded the land with the forces deployed all over the continent and naval forces blocked the sea around Germany. They started recruiting every man in the army, where they relocated children somewhere safe. New rules like night-time light blackouts and collecting the rations of essential goods were made for the public. 

Dark Times

Two days before the war Britain went completely dark. In the night the whole city looked like a big black spot when seen from the above. Streetlamps remained switched off, car headlights were covered, and people hung special curtains on the windows, with brown paper covering the edges blocking the light to go out. But why were they doing this? The main purpose was to confuse the German bombers. Sadly, this darkness also led to a great hike in the road deaths. It is believed that around a thousand people died because of that.

The Huge Military

Meanwhile, during day Britain was trying best to recruit as much as they could in the army to increase their strength. Compared to France where 5 million men were recruited, Britain could only recruit 900,000 men. So, a new law was passed which stated that every able-bodied man between the age of 18 and 41 would enroll themselves in the army. So basically, a form of National Service was made mandatory for men until 1963.