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A treasure trove of curiosities found in a Warwickshire farmhouse frozen in time will go up for sale this weekend.

Grange Farm, in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, between Rugby and Coventry, was once owned by brother and sister Jack and Audrey Newton.

The pair, who are now both deceased, lived in the house together for over 70 years.

They farmed the land surrounding the house into their late 80s.

Look around the farmhouse frozen in time

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On Saturday, the entire contents of the deserted farm house, whose interior has remained untouched since the 1940s, will go up for auction.

The sale of the contents of the Queen Anne-style farmhouse came about after Jack’s recent death aged 90.

Since neither sibling was married nor had children there is no one alive to continue farming the estate.

Pat Ruck, who has been helping the executors of the Newton’s wills organise the auction, spoke to the Telegraph about the house which time forgot.

She said: “The house contents have not been touched since their late parents’ time.

“It’s a time warp of interesting items, curiosities, and even war memorabilia.”

Treasures found throughout the house include a war time amputation kit, an old television and musical instruments from the 1920s and 1930s, as well as original sheet music from that era.

During its time as a working farm, the house also played host to actors who were performing at the Coventry Belgrade.

Pat put this down to the fact that “Audrey was very musical.”

Michael Crawford, the acclaimed singer and actor who played Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do ‘Ave Them and the phantom in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, even stayed at the farm house.

Pat said: “Although they never married they had an interesting life. “It really is the end of a bygone era.

The house will be open to the public from 12pm to 7pm tomorrow, prior to the auction on Saturday at 10.30am.

The farm itself will also be going up for sale through Howkins and Harrison.

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