Friday 19 August 2022 06:04 PM Family find touching 53-year-old time capsule note hidden in fireplace while ... trends now

Friday 19 August 2022 06:04 PM Family find touching 53-year-old time capsule note hidden in fireplace while ... trends now
Friday 19 August 2022 06:04 PM Family find touching 53-year-old time capsule note hidden in fireplace while ... trends now

Friday 19 August 2022 06:04 PM Family find touching 53-year-old time capsule note hidden in fireplace while ... trends now

A family were left stunned after discovering a heart-warming time capsule from 1969 stashed away behind a fireplace during renovations on their new house.

Scott Bevan, 42, found the sentimental items tucked away in the walls after his 51-year-old sister, Deborah Phillips, moved into a property in Birmingham earlier this month.

They included a black-and-white photograph, newspapers and a poignant card from the previous owners wishing her 'luck and happiness' in her new home.

Scott made the remarkable discovery after he removed the fireplace and found a mystery package concealed in the wall cavity wrapped up in a plastic bag.

The time capsule was discovered after Scott, 42, removed the fireplace and found a mystery package concealed in the wall cavity wrapped up in a plastic bag

The time capsule was discovered after Scott, 42, removed the fireplace and found a mystery package concealed in the wall cavity wrapped up in a plastic bag

The time capsule contained a black and white photograph of previous homeowner Ethel Wright

The time capsule contained a black and white photograph of previous homeowner Ethel Wright

It contained old Birmingham Evening Mail newspapers from 1969 and 1988 as well as a black and white photograph of previous homeowner Ethel Wright.

And 15 minutes later Scott discovered a second capsule in a column on the other side of the fireplace from 1988 which included the touching note.

It read: 'To whom it may concern. We wish you lots of happiness and good luck in your new home.

The second time capsule contained a note from Ethel and Harold Wright wishing the new owners 'lots of happiness and good luck'

The second time capsule contained a note from Ethel and Harold Wright wishing the new owners 'lots of happiness and good luck'

The time capsule was wrapped in old plastic bags from the 60s when the couple moved in

The time capsule was wrapped in old plastic bags from the 60s when the couple moved in

'We came here end of May 1967, it was then newly built and we have found contentment and security in these four walls.

'We hope you enjoy the house and garden as we have.

'The original fireplace was built 1969, and this one in August 1988, but I suppose when you arrive you will want to make major alterations so presumably you will find this note.

'Good luck to you, regards, Ethel and Harold Wright.'

Scott, a metal detectorist from Castle Vale, Birmingham, said: 'I just think it's a selfless and lovely thing to do and that is what is missing from the world at the minute - thinking about others.

'Debbie bought the house about two weeks ago - but it had been empty for four years before she moved in, so it needed a fair bit of work.

'I absolutely love discovering things that have been lost or conserved.

'So as I removed the bricks from the fireplace, I saw some loose ones, and underneath a cavity filled with a plastic bag covered in

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