“Council worker Peter Saunders, 30, has made sure every item in the house is 100 per cent authentic. Everything from the toilet cistern to the tins in his pantry have been lovingly hand-picked from car boot sales, antique fairs and eBay auctions.
“The four-bedroom house is now so close to how it would have looked when a real-life Victorian family last lived there, eccentric Peter is now considering opening its doors to the public.
“”The Victorian period is something I’ve always liked. Sometimes I’ve bought something for a room or decorated it in a certain way, but then I’ve just started again because it’s not faithful to the working-class roots of the house.
“I even had some lovely stuffed birds in cages, but I got rid of them because I didn’t feel they were true to the kind of house this would have been back then, or the kind of family that would have lived here.
“Peter adds:
“I like the idea of the lifestyle that the Victorians had, apart from some of the conditions like the medical care available. But they were less wasteful and things were built to last. I can’t stand all that modern stuff made of plastic that all looks the same.”
- Daily Mail
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Thank you to Dr. Annie Sutherland.
If I wasn’t already married……….
The return of the Craftholes, excellent. I wish to send a Retronautic gift to celebrate your marital agreement, whence shoud I send it?
He was on Come Dine With Me
How wonderful! Does he actually cook on that stove? Because that would be very impressive.
Is it possible to get the contact information of this amazing man? I’m writing Victorian fiction and would love to ask him a couple of questions.
Try:
Peter Saunders
Vine Cottages
Kimberley
Nottinghamshire.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/nottingham/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8702000/8702904.stm
Some video thereof
Excellent, I live like that as well although in a different era, the late 1930s.
His house looks great and without wanting to be rude, I think his outfit may not be completely authentic yet.
Hi, this is my house. My email address is peterssaunders@hotmail.com if you want to contact me Belinda.
I don’t usually wear old clothes this was just for the photo shoot. To be honest, women’s clothes of that era are much easier to find and it is one area of collecting I need to source.
Great to hear from you, Peter. Congratulations on creating such a powerful time-machine.
Well, this is just the best thing ever.
you could try this for clothing; they make the clothes brand new with old patterns; Sturdy and beautifully crafted
http://www.old-town.co.uk/
Örülök, hogy megőrizze a bolygót, és megőrizni az értékeket a viktoriánus korban,
gratulálok és a siker örökre.
I’ve just realised that the Victorian diary that I have (my grandad bought it, I believe) is from Annesley, which isn’t far from this chap.
Dear Gods, my dream house. I could almost swoon
my house is 100 per cent 1970′s sink estate. i got everything from skips. this geezers idea is brilliant, its much better than the paint it white neo lib look