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A man who bought his late grandparent’s old home was stunned to find notes from them behind the wallpaper while the cottage was being renovated. ‌

Childhood memories came flooding back for Mark Strachan, who lived in the property as a child while his parents were building their own house. ‌

Mark and his partner Mark Cunningham, 34, jumped at the chance to buy the cottage in Aberdeenshire village of New Deer and give it a new lease of life when it came up for sale in 2017. ‌

When they stripped the old wallpaper they uncovered notes on the walls from Mark’s late grandparents, Nellie and Wullie Strathan.

They were made during building works they carried out when they were doing their own renovations in the 70s.

Mr Cunningham said: “His grandad’s signat

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