Builders uncovered a small scrap of history while working on a house in Lincolnshire.
The team were removing an architrave from around a doorway at the property in Stamford when they came across a newspaper published in 1933.
Dated Friday, February 24, the crumpled Daily Herald was printed shortly after Adolf Hitler rose to power and features the lead headline ‘Germany Under Terror – Hitler Governing by Rifle and Gag’.
The Nazi leader had been appointed as Chancellor of Germany a few weeks earlier on January 30, 1933.
‘Germany is moving rapidly to a wild reign of terror, with Hitler using shootings, jailings and intimidation,’ the articles reads.
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‘Destruction of all pretence of political liberty is threatened and the militarist cast aims at coming back to power.
‘No one is safe if the Hiltlerites disapprove of him. Shootings are common and deaths of opponents of the Nazis go unpunished.’
Property developer Danny Letts has tried to preserve the newspaper and created digitally-enhanced versions to share.
He said: ‘The building was in a poor state of repair but I was hoping to find a few hidden gems while we’re working on it.
‘Until now we had only found a 30 year old Heineken can and some newspapers from 1996.
‘But we found this old screwed up bit of newspaper which was initially just tossed aside. We later found it was dated February 1933.’
It’s interesting to see that it says Hitler was responsible for the deaths of 100 men. Little did they know what was to come.’
Another article tells of eight miners receiving the Edward Medal in the King’s New Year Honours for their bravery at the Bentley Colliery disaster in Yorkshire in 1931 when 45 people died.
The industrial correspondent also reported on farm worker Mr Davison who had been living rent free since 1919. He had been allowed to live in the cottage as part of his employment, but retired in 1919 and continued not to pay rent.
The newspapers have been shared with local history and conservation enthusiasts, who are also looking into the history of the property
Danny, who owns a number of rental properties through his company Belmont Places, is still deciding what to do with the house once the refurbishment is complete.
It will either be resold, made available for holiday rentals, or become Danny’s own home.