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Battle woman finds 125-year-old Lloyd's Weekly newspaper in wall | Battle woman finds 125-year-old Lloyd's Weekly newspaper in wall |
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Karen Taylor says she was "quite amazed" to find a 125-year-old newspaper inside the walls of her flat | Karen Taylor says she was "quite amazed" to find a 125-year-old newspaper inside the walls of her flat |
A woman from East Sussex says she was "quite amazed" to find a Victorian newspaper stuffed into the walls of her flat. | A woman from East Sussex says she was "quite amazed" to find a Victorian newspaper stuffed into the walls of her flat. |
Karen Taylor discovered a scrap of Lloyds Weekly, one of the most popular newspapers of the late-19th Century, in the walls of her flat in a listed building in Battle High Street. | Karen Taylor discovered a scrap of Lloyds Weekly, one of the most popular newspapers of the late-19th Century, in the walls of her flat in a listed building in Battle High Street. |
Ms Taylor, 52, now wants to find out more about the scrap of newspaper, as well as find a permanent home for it in a museum. | Ms Taylor, 52, now wants to find out more about the scrap of newspaper, as well as find a permanent home for it in a museum. |
She said: "I don't want it to go to waste. There must be someone out there who wants it." | She said: "I don't want it to go to waste. There must be someone out there who wants it." |
The newspaper, dated 3 June 1900, features fashion articles and a dessert recipe | The newspaper, dated 3 June 1900, features fashion articles and a dessert recipe |
Ms Taylor said builders working on her flat discovered the newspaper, which had been used as insulation inside the walls. | Ms Taylor said builders working on her flat discovered the newspaper, which had been used as insulation inside the walls. |
The newspaper, dated 3 June 1900, features articles on upcoming fashion trends, and an excerpt of a dessert recipe. | The newspaper, dated 3 June 1900, features articles on upcoming fashion trends, and an excerpt of a dessert recipe. |
A full record of the page, from the British Newspaper Archive, shows the recipe was for Berlin pudding. | A full record of the page, from the British Newspaper Archive, shows the recipe was for Berlin pudding. |
Adverts on the paper include medicinal cigarettes which claim to relieve "asthma, wheezing and chronic bronchitis", and a special offer on melodeons, a type of button accordion. | Adverts on the paper include medicinal cigarettes which claim to relieve "asthma, wheezing and chronic bronchitis", and a special offer on melodeons, a type of button accordion. |
The newspaper, which cost one penny, reached a circulation of over a million and was one of the most popular papers of its time. | The newspaper, which cost one penny, reached a circulation of over a million and was one of the most popular papers of its time. |
A full record of the page, originally printed in 1900 | A full record of the page, originally printed in 1900 |
Jen Baldwin, research specialist at Find My Past, which helps with the British Newspaper Archive, said the page's content pointed to it being part of a women's section of the paper, something which flourished as newspapers boomed at the end of the Victorian period. | |
She said: "It's a piece of that house and that street's history. | She said: "It's a piece of that house and that street's history. |
"There's something really special about holding a piece of history in your hands, it's a chance to connect with history and there's an opportunity to really tell a story and really explore that community." | "There's something really special about holding a piece of history in your hands, it's a chance to connect with history and there's an opportunity to really tell a story and really explore that community." |
Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. | Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. |
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