If you descend to the depths of the building where I live you arrive at a long corridor. It is shared by all parties in our block where we have our cellars, washing rooms and perhaps a so-called hobby room, which we also have, although I rent mine to my household help. I can still use it for a few items, but no longer really need it.

And so we have this long threatening corridor. It can look quite forbidding until the lights are on, with various doors on each side leading to our various rooms.The heating tubes do not help with their presence fixed on the ceiling. It is very quiet down there, no noises of machines. It can also be a meeting place for neighbours. My friend on the top floor of our block, ensures that it keeps clean, one of her part time jobs. There is also an entrace there to our underground garage-