Mystery Houses of Epping - Part 1

This is the first of a bold 4 part series called “Mystery Houses of Epping”

I’ve walked past people and thought to myself “What goes on inside?” and the same latent curiosity has been extended to the houses and business’ of Epping.

In the middle of developed unit blocks and retail shop front stands our first house. She is Oxford Streets shabby old lady. Abandoned in much the same fashion as someone would abandon a thermos or toiletry bag, she too stands alone dreaming of a brighter future.



Her ironclad skirting is rusted and you get the impression she couldn’t curtsey but she still maintains her mystery. What has she seen? What secrets does she keep close to her weathered frame? How many drunken revellers have leaned against her fences and urinated? How many local children have been warned to “Stay away from the freaky Scooby-Doo-esque house?”

Don’t answer those questions – they’re hypothetical’s. Instead, the next time you walk past a mystery house, take a moment to reflect upon what goes on inside, much like you would wonder what’s going on inside the mind of that drunken uncle that embarrasses himself at children’s parties by soiling himself.