A HOMEOWNER in Glasgow’s East End was ‘shocked’ to find a 101-year-old newspaper when renovating her home.
Kim McFarlane and her partner Josh got the keys to their first investment property in Tollcross on Friday, September 16.
They started work in the bedroom of the home, which was built in 1910, when they came across pages from an edition of The Evening News dated August 24, 1921.
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The Evening News was founded as the Glasgow Evening Post in 1866 before becoming The Evening News in 1915.
The paper closed in January 1957.
Kim, 33, explained: "We were lifting six layers of flooring in the bedroom [when we found the newspaper].
"Three layers of carpet and three layers of vinyl.
"I couldn’t believe how old it was.
"I was in a bit of shock to be honest.
"The house I’m in just now across the road from this, I renovated, and I found papers and stuff in that one but they were from the 60s so I just couldn’t believe it was that old."
She continued: "We’ve found two.
"There was another one which was right next to it.
"It’s not like a paper you would get now where a story could be quite big, there are loads of wee small ones.
"I’ve got the front page and it says ‘latest special’ on it, and then the other bit has Pettigrew & Stevens rummage sale, and then there are loads of stuff about racing, in the city notes there’s stuff about iron and steel, and there’s dog racing."
The couple are now planning to frame one of the pages which is in better condition as a memento from their first shared renovation project.
Kim said: "There’s one that’s in pretty decent condition so we might frame the front page.
"We’re thinking of framing it because this is our first renovation and we’re hoping to do few others so I think it would be nice to have a piece to keep from the first renovation we’ve done of our first investment property."
Kim previously renovated her East End 1980s Victorian home which she documented on Instagram.
Her page now has more than 23,000 followers which she says she never expected.
Kim said: "I set it up to document the progress I made.
"It’s very difficult to see how far you’ve come if you don’t document it.
"And then my following grew more through lockdown just doing wee DIY stuff and that’s where it got a much larger following.
"It feels like a community and it’s good for getting tips and stuff off of people because a lot of people are doing similar things, so it was good to ask for advice on certain things and product reviews or things like that."
You can follow Kim’s renovation on Instagram @the_home_kim_built.
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