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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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 Crystal Jones & Kelly-Ann Mills

Eerie time capsule home found with toys and unread newspapers from 1950s inside

An eerie farmhouse that looks locked in the 1950s has been rediscovered after a family feud saw it abandoned.

The once quaint countryside home features crumbling fireplaces in every room, deserted children's toys and sun-damaged wallpaper and carpets.

Unread newspapers from 1953 lie around covered in dust and the walls of each room have paper peeling away with age.

One picture shows a deserted children's playroom with an elegant rocking horse poignantly standing alone and untouched.

A babies pram and a rocking horse can be seen (Dean Slader/Triangle News)

All the furniture is typical of post-war era fashions, such as carpets with a rose floral pattern, and the ceiling-to-floor duck egg blue curtains.

The farmhouse, built in the 1880s by architect Thomas Thornton, lies on the outskirts of Fleetwood, Lancs.

It is believed to have been left deserted after a family feud between two brothers who were banned from the property by other relatives after their mother, Mary Cowell, died.

It appears untouched for decades (Dean Slader/Triangle News)

Urban explorer Dean Slader, who went inside, said: "I've been all over the UK with my photography.

"Once inside the property, there were many possessions including vintage children's toys including a rocking horse and vintage pram.

"There also sits in the home, many old black and white portraits of the previous owners, old fashioned furniture and an old newspaper dating back to the Queens Coronation special in 1953."

There was said to be a row over inheritance (Dean Slader/Triangle News)

The walls of the abandoned home are yellowing with age and a rocking horse lies still and untouched for more than 70 years.

A pram lies empty and filled with cobwebs and dust while the faded curtains reveal the floral patterns that were fashionable in the day.

"I love exploring deserted buildings," Dean added.

Rooms look as they did years ago (Dean Slader/Triangle News)

"This one was fascinating, it was like being in a time capsule."

Dean, 33, who lives in Leyland, Lancs, went on to say that next he wants to explore disaster sites in countries such as Belgium and Ukraine.

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