A mum of two has found a little piece of history in her home while redecorating.
Cheryl England started stripping back wallpaper in her front room in preparation for a new fireplace being put in.
When the wallpaper was stripped back it revealed a message that dates back to the 1970s.
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The message comes from what must have been the decorators at the time, a local decorating business by the name of Henry Threlfall Decorator.
Accounts clerk Cheryl told the ECHO: "When we decorate we always put our names on the wall under the wallpaper and the date we decorated but we never expect to see something like that, especially from that long ago."
The message on the wall says "June 1st 1975 Henry Threlfall Decorator Established 1876."
The decorators are believed to have been local, having been originally based on Sussex Road in Southport.
The message isn't the only slice of history held in the house, with an old well being found under the work units in the kitchen prior to the kitchen being redone.
Cheryl told the ECHO: "When we first moved in and were doing things, it had the old bell wire for the servants, they were still underneath the floorboards.
"There was also an old well. That was underneath the work units because when we had a new kitchen fitted we had new floors put down. When the guys came to taking the flooring up, they found the old well in the back of the kitchen."
The house on Windsor Road dates back to 1896. With Cheryl owning the property since 2000, she continues to find pieces of history as she redecorates each room.
