Old coins, a photo and a perfectly-preserved copy of the Radio Times were unearthed hidden in a time capsule during renovations by Bristol landscapers. Matt Grocott, from Grocott Landscapes in Fishponds, made the surprise discovery of the TV magazine, dated August 4, 1990, with the Queen Mother on the cover celebrating her 90th birthday.
Matt said they were rebuilding a natural stone wall in in Bradford on Avon when they came across a hidden glass jar. He said: “It was buried in the wall and my business partner Pat Drummond found it. If it had been five or six centimetres to the left, we would never have found it.
“It was an old coffee jar with a photo and a letter, which had both perished from condensation and some old coins - a 10p and one shilling,” said Matt. They called the owner of the home to come and have a look at their discovery.
