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£1.8 million Islington Victorian-era house hidden behind its own old-fashioned shopfront

From the outside, this Victorian terraced house in Islington appears to be a shop — complete with a vintage hand-painted sign above the door.

Barnsbury Stores on Hemingford Road still has all the setup from its previous incarnation as a purveyor of wine, beers, and spirits, but it hides a secret entrance.

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