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Abigail O'Leary

Inside hoarder's home frozen in time with old TVs, toys, clothes and stuffed animals

A hoarder's home has been left frozen in time scattered with forgotten toys, clothes and stuffed animals.

The house in the Blyton area of Lincolnshire appears to have been abandoned after a kitchen fire before being left to rot for almost two decades.

Inside, relics like old tv screens and computers lay forgotten - unused for years - possibly holding secrets of who the person or family were that lived inside.

Paintings also hang on the walls still, which have begun to crumble away.

In the kitchen, the crumbling walls are also blackened by what appears to be smoke damage from a raging fire.

Kyle Urbex, the explorer who discovered the time-capsule home found artefacts inside including pieces of taxidermy, as well as letters addressed to the owner - who appeared to be a hoarder.

Old tv sets and computers are also left inside the house (Kyle Urbex)
The kitchen is blackened by smoke damage from a fire (Kyle Urbex)

"The guy who lived there was clearly a hoarder of some sorts and must've had either young children or grandchildren because of the toys scattered about.

"Now all their memories and possessions are left to rot with the kitchen severely fire damaged but yet still frozen in time because all the pots are still on the kitchen side and I'm glad the computer has remained fairly intact for sure", says the photographer.

He adds: "The House sirs adjacent to Blyton Ice Cream in the Blyton area of Lincolnshire.

"From what I can tell the home was vacated after a fire in the kitchen but given the decay and rot I can assume it was vacated around 15-20 years ago.

Paintings still hang on the wall (Kyle Urbex)
Piles of clutter around the house (Kyle Urbex)

"I found some interesting artefacts whilst inside such as the old styled computer and the taxidermy which I've captured in my photographs.

'It was quite sad in a way knowing that somebody had to suddenly vacate their home and not take any belongings with them such as clothes or memories scattered about."

Last year a similar house was discovered abandoned - with beds still made and cutlery left on used plates.

Urban explorer Gaby, 24, and her boyfriend Sonny found the property after searching for abandoned homes online - but were shocked when they visited the house, which was "full of memories."

Toys left to rot in the empty house (Kyle Urbex)
A bike left in the hallway (Kyle Urbex)

Gaby, who didn't share the location of the home, said it had 10 small rooms over two floors - some of which were "stuffed with miscellaneous belongings."

She found furniture and appliances still in place, and a kitchen full of plates, glasses and utensils. There were even dirty dishes from eaten meals in the rooms.

The living room was filled with old blankets, old vacuum cleaners and a Zenith TV.

Photos found in the house showed an older man sitting on the same sofa that is still in the living room, reading a newspaper.

Other snaps, which the couple discovered in a suitcase, showed weddings and people holding a baby.

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