A couple have been left gobsmacked after finding a 50-year-old note hidden behind the fireplace in their home - where it had been left by a previous homeowner who bought it for £3,000 back in 1971.
Kathryn Stutely, 49, and her partner Neil discovered the note after making renovations to their home in Devizes, Wiltshire, which they bought for £292,000 in 2019, as it was hidden behind a fireplace that had previously been bricked up.
The note, written 52 years ago, was signed by a man named E.C. Pearce, who claimed he was 37 years old at the time of writing and had just bought the house for £3,000 on a £5-a-week mortgage, while he was earning 65p-an-hour.
