A handwritten note that was hidden in a church pew by an orphaned choirboy in 1897 has finally been found - after 125 years.
William Elliott was just 13 when he wrote the letter on the back of a chorister's order of service at Sunderland Parish Church and stuffed it in a crack of a pew.
Work was carried out during lockdown to restore the Grade I Georgian listed building, and someone looking at the wooden benches found something they thought looked unusual.
