Tony Brett, the owner of The Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen in Radstock, who found a time capsule in the pub.Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen /Turns out the walls in a 200-year-old pub could really talk — at least about the 1970s.
A British man who was renovating his pub in the town of Radstock in the UK found a time capsule from the 1970s hidden in the walls.
Toby Brett found a price list from 1971, halfpennies, a wage slip and notes from a previous owner.
The Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen in Radstock, Somerset. Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen / SWNS
The contents of the time capsule found at at Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen. Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen/SWNS
A photograph of the pub found in the time capsule. Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen/SWNSApparently a previous owner stashed the secret cache when he was doing renovations himself five decades ago, South West News Service in the UK reported.
Brett said the person who left the time capsule even wrote a note apologizing for only leaving halfpennies.
A note and coins that were found in the time capsule. Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen/SWNS
A letter that was placed in the time capsule. Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen /
The time capsule found in the wall at Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen/SWNSThe capsule also included a note — dated July 13, 1973 — saying: “To the present owner from a past owner, good luck.”
Brett has placed the items on display in the pub.
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