Inside the Egyptian ‘shrine’ unearthed in an abandoned house in the Midlands

A group of came across an unusual find in an abandoned Midlands house.

While exploring the abandoned building, they discovered a bizarre shrine to the ancient Egyptians, reports .

Lee Wilkinson, 35, who goes by ‘Urbex Uncovered’ online, along with his friends, found the three-bedroom home and tested the door to see if it was unlocked – and it was.

Once inside, they were shocked at what they found. The living room was full of antique art and in the kitchen, they found a 4ft .

They explored the house more and found Egyptian trinkets and artefacts inside.

Some of the items they discovered were pentagrams, papyrus, hieroglyphics on the wall, old storage boxes, sphinxes, Anubis statues and cobras.

Lee estimates there were close to 1,000 in the house he explored.

He said: “This house really stood out – these shrines were immaculate in amongst the dirty cobwebbed rooms with rats.

“We didn’t really speak to each other throughout this because of what we’d seen – it was mad.

“There was papyrus and hieroglyphics all over the wall. Pentagrams, paganism – all three bedrooms upstairs had these bits in.

“It was good quality, expensive stuff. My mate’s been doing this for four years and he’s never seen anything like it – I’ve never seen anything like that either.”

Lee works as a buyer and seller, and wanted to ensure his actions were completely legal.

He added: “Sometimes people think we are breaking in or we’re burglars but we’re not actually doing anything wrong. We go out once a week, sometimes twice and probably explore 10 places a week.”

Lee said local councils often release papers about buildings closing due to lack of funding, something he studies.

While exploring, Lee and his friends never steal or remove any items, and they only enter through unlocked doors and windows.