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| The Essex teenager living and working like it's the 1940s | The Essex teenager living and working like it's the 1940s |
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| Sixteen-year-old Lincoln has a passion for the years between 1939 to 1941 | Sixteen-year-old Lincoln has a passion for the years between 1939 to 1941 |
| While some 16-year-old boys spend all their time playing video games or football, one teenager prefers to immerse himself in all things from the 1940s instead. | |
| Lincoln, from Colchester, developed a love for the era as a child after learning about the world wars. | Lincoln, from Colchester, developed a love for the era as a child after learning about the world wars. |
| He said the period had a great sense of community support, and he loved the "elegance" of how people composed themselves. | He said the period had a great sense of community support, and he loved the "elegance" of how people composed themselves. |
| For two years now, Lincoln has also been delighting customers at The Shed antiques shop and Nora's 1940s Tea Room in Sproughton near Ipswich, where owner Lesley Austin said he was "adored". | For two years now, Lincoln has also been delighting customers at The Shed antiques shop and Nora's 1940s Tea Room in Sproughton near Ipswich, where owner Lesley Austin said he was "adored". |
| Lincoln has decorated his bedroom and filled it with items from the era, including a gramophone | Lincoln has decorated his bedroom and filled it with items from the era, including a gramophone |
| "I liked the clothing, how they dressed, and the style," Lincoln explained. | "I liked the clothing, how they dressed, and the style," Lincoln explained. |
| "Just the elegance of how everyone was and acted... with the time of the war, everyone had to come together, everyone had to fight, and everyone had to survive together. | "Just the elegance of how everyone was and acted... with the time of the war, everyone had to come together, everyone had to fight, and everyone had to survive together. |
| "Most people back then said it was scary, but it was quite fun to live then, and they could go out, help each other and apparently there's not that much stuff today that is similar to what that wartime experience was." | "Most people back then said it was scary, but it was quite fun to live then, and they could go out, help each other and apparently there's not that much stuff today that is similar to what that wartime experience was." |
| The teenager said he much preferred the clothing of the 1930s and 1940s to modern day clothes | The teenager said he much preferred the clothing of the 1930s and 1940s to modern day clothes |
| Lincoln said he loved the music of the time, including Henry Hall, Jack Payne and Ambrose & His Orchestra. | Lincoln said he loved the music of the time, including Henry Hall, Jack Payne and Ambrose & His Orchestra. |
| The teenager's wardrobe was also entirely made up of clothes from the era, which he said he preferred to modern-day clothes. | The teenager's wardrobe was also entirely made up of clothes from the era, which he said he preferred to modern-day clothes. |
| He even cycles on a 1939 bike when out and about researching and finding items for his collection. | He even cycles on a 1939 bike when out and about researching and finding items for his collection. |
| Lincoln makes use of a 1939 bike to get around | Lincoln makes use of a 1939 bike to get around |
| Lincoln said his friends and family loved his passion, with his parents often helping him find memorabilia, a lot of which can be found all over his bedroom. | Lincoln said his friends and family loved his passion, with his parents often helping him find memorabilia, a lot of which can be found all over his bedroom. |
| While he has only just finished his GCSEs, Lincoln planned to eventually own his own home and decorate it with items from the era, and use only antique appliances. | While he has only just finished his GCSEs, Lincoln planned to eventually own his own home and decorate it with items from the era, and use only antique appliances. |
| "I would like to try it and give it a good go, even though it will be hard, I'm sure it will be good fun as well," he said. | "I would like to try it and give it a good go, even though it will be hard, I'm sure it will be good fun as well," he said. |
| The Shed tearoom customers loved Lincoln and the knowledge he shared about the the era while working | The Shed tearoom customers loved Lincoln and the knowledge he shared about the the era while working |
| While a fun passion for the teenager, there was a more serious side to his love of the era. | While a fun passion for the teenager, there was a more serious side to his love of the era. |
| "I feel like they did so much for us that we owe everything to them," he explained. | "I feel like they did so much for us that we owe everything to them," he explained. |
| "I think people need to give more care. | "I think people need to give more care. |
| "Not many people really give a care anymore... I see loads of people sitting on a memorial, and I think they need to learn more and to remember the sacrifice that was given." | "Not many people really give a care anymore... I see loads of people sitting on a memorial, and I think they need to learn more and to remember the sacrifice that was given." |
| Lesley Austin hired Lincoln the day after she met him a couple of years ago | Lesley Austin hired Lincoln the day after she met him a couple of years ago |
| Ms Austin met Lincoln when he visited the tearoom with his mother and brother, and she decided to offer him a job. | Ms Austin met Lincoln when he visited the tearoom with his mother and brother, and she decided to offer him a job. |
| "I thought this was a special boy, he is so different, so passionate about the era, and so pleasant as well and chatty," she said. | "I thought this was a special boy, he is so different, so passionate about the era, and so pleasant as well and chatty," she said. |
| "His knowledge is second to none. The customers adore him; they think he's wonderful. | "His knowledge is second to none. The customers adore him; they think he's wonderful. |
| "He always looks amazing, we never know what outfit he's going to come in." | "He always looks amazing, we never know what outfit he's going to come in." |
| Nora's 1940s Tea Room in Sproughton is decorated from the time and offers a wartime tea experience | Nora's 1940s Tea Room in Sproughton is decorated from the time and offers a wartime tea experience |
| Lincoln's mother, Nicola Young, 47, said he was "not afraid of being bold" or "different in everyone else's eyes". | Lincoln's mother, Nicola Young, 47, said he was "not afraid of being bold" or "different in everyone else's eyes". |
| "We're proud of him, proud of what he is doing," she said. | "We're proud of him, proud of what he is doing," she said. |
| "This is Lincoln, we accept Lincoln as this person... this is his life and his passion. | "This is Lincoln, we accept Lincoln as this person... this is his life and his passion. |
| "We support him with decorating his bedroom, we take him around antique shops, he'll trawl through vintage shops, we take him to all different places all over when we can. | "We support him with decorating his bedroom, we take him around antique shops, he'll trawl through vintage shops, we take him to all different places all over when we can. |
| "We will try and support him as much as we can." | "We will try and support him as much as we can." |
| At the end of the school year, Lincoln was voted as the student born in the wrong era | At the end of the school year, Lincoln was voted as the student born in the wrong era |
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