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Amy Reast & Steven Smith

Couple ditch modern life to live in the 1930s

A couple have scrapped modern life to live as it was in the 1930s, including their clothes, car, furnishings and appliances - even using a mangle and a gramophone. Lisa and Neil Fletcher have transformed their lifestyle and home into a pre-war Britain era - from their flooring down to the doorknobs.

They only watch black and white films and TV, have vintage light switches and a 1930s fridge, lawnmower, vacuum cleaner and car. The pair try and only ever pay with cash and use a landline - not a mobile phone.

Lisa, 58, had the dream of living out an authentic 1930s lifestyle and convinced engineer Neil, 55, to get on board after they married in 1991. They listen to music on gramophones and have wardrobes bursting full of original 1930s fashion from vintage shops and car boot sales.

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