Step Through The Wardrobe

Neat story, Jolly.

I would love to live in a house with a passage like that.

I once stayed in house that had what appeared to be a wardrobe or cupboard at the end of a landing. On opening the cupboard I found it actually concealed a staircase. The owner told me that it dated back to the time when the house was built. He showed me a few more "cupboards" that lead to passages and stairs. Apparently this was the architect's peculiar take on the hidden doors that were often built into houses to allow the staff to get around without using the main corridors.