This could be the most eerie museum of royal history.
Daniel Sims, an urban explorer from West Yorkshire, England, discovered an abandoned home of a “royal history collector,” with newspaper clippings about the monarchy dating to the 1920s.
Spooky photos of the home were taken in October after Sims, 31, heard about the property from a fellow explorer. He documented the tour on his YouTube channel, BeardedReality.
The late owner’s possessions had been left behind, with several lost treasures, including an extensive collection of newspapers, that included copies of the Daily Express — a conservative tabloid newspaper in the United Kingdom — chronicling the royal family and World War II.
Several newspapers on Prince Charles and Princess Diana, including their wedding day in 1981, were also discovered.
A newspaper from 1935 was also found, which detailed the silver jubilee of George V.
Additionally, a weekly illustrated souvenir from 1937 and a guide to the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth was preserved in a box.
“I believe in the right hands these collections could be worth a lot of money indeed — especially the papers as they were stored in such amazing conditions that some felt like they were still new,” Sims told Jam Press.
“Something like that belongs to a museum for everyone to enjoy. However, I do not take things from places, abandoned or not, as that would be considered theft, and all I am there to do is document and take photos.”
Other collector items Sims discovered included “hundreds” of issues of National Geographic magazine dating back “decades.” He also found “rare history books” and a “rare collection of helmets.”
“For someone my age that also did my degree in history, this was an amazing find for me and would be very unlikely to see first-hand.”
As Sims was about to leave, he made a ghastly discovery — a pair of old dentures in a bag.
“The house itself was filled to the brim with so many things – everyday living items, a stunning piano, rare collections, helmets and paintings, a strange calendar from 1966 and the woman’s teeth sat in a bag,” Sims said.
“It was definitely a highlight out of the over 400 places I have done.”
