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Gillian Adams & Kris Gourlay

Eerie pictures show interior of time capsule farmhouse left untouched for 50 years

Eerie pictures have revealed the interior of a farmhouse that laid empty for half a century before being listed for sale at auction.

The time capsule home was left with the throwback décor and owners' old belongings left in their wake. After being empty for 50 years, the Georgian property was placed on the market for surprisingly high guide price of £590,000.

The home is located in the heart of the easy-on-the-eye Devon countryside and is described as "unique." Frost House benefits from two holiday letting units with ancient beams that support both buildings, an old forge and a huge five-acre field.

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Devon Live report how the property was untouched for decades and the proof can be seen in the images of the interior. The seller, Robert Williams, say there are very few properties of this description left in the county which have now been modernised and redeveloped.

The main part of the Frost House is understood to have not been inhabited since 1952, while the second part has been used most recently. It could make one substantial family dwelling or could continue to be treated as two separate units, subject to planning, listed building and conservation area consent.

The interior of the property was frozen in time. (Robert Williams)

The main home boasts three spacious bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. There is also three reception rooms on the lower level and a former dairy/kitchen and a pump room.

Some of the original painted wood panelling can also be seen behind the peeling wallpaper. Despite the out-of-date décor, there is potential for a more modern outlook and improvements.

Attached to the side of Frost House are also two individual letting units, which are in relatively good decorative order and even have electric heating.

Homedale comprises two bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs with a kitchen/living room downstairs, while Meadow View has two bedrooms and a shower room upstairs and living room with separate kitchen/breakfast room downstairs.

Several period features within the home remain. (Robert Williams)

For sale together with the house is the Old Forge adjacent to the main dwelling.

Constructed primarily of stone, this building stands and looks the same as it would have done three quarters of a century ago.

In fact, some of the old forge workings are still intact and a plethora of ancient beams support the work. Adjoining The Forge and a part of the building are two further substantial sections.

The property comes with five acres of land. (Robert Williams)

All three of the constituent parts of the property have their own outside areas and there is a fairly large and level garden at the side of the building.

To the side of The Forge is a very small orchard and across the road from the house is a further, small enclosed garden.

Behind the properties is a substantial and fairly level field, currently pasture, comprising approximately five acres with direct access from the public highway. A public footpath runs along the northern boundary.

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