'Good luck' message from the 1970s found in pub wall
Builders renovating the Duke of Cumberland in Holcombe, Somerset, discover a time capsule.
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Builders renovating the Duke of Cumberland in Holcombe, Somerset, discover a time capsule.
These walls don’t have ears, but they have been harboring secrets. A man in the U.K. recently found a time capsule from the 1970s hidden in the walls of his pub. Toby Brett, 41, has owned Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen, in the English town of Radstock for 11 years. However, he only discovered what had been hiding in his walls recently, as he was renovating the 200-year-old building, according to SWNS. "It was certainly a surprise to find it," Brett told SWNS. "It was a really pleasant find. There's some really interesting stuff in there." The time capsule included a price list from 1971,...
Toby Brett, the current owner of Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen in Radstock, Somerset, said finding the small haul of items from 1973 was a 'pleasant surprise'.
The assortment of treasures was left nearly fifty years ago as "a gift" from the pub's previous owner.