We dry clothes on a mangle and play re­cords on a gramophone – we’re living in a 1930s timewarp

A COUPLE have ditched the trappings of modern life to spend their days in a 1930s timewarp.

Lisa and Neil Fletcher handwash their vintage clothes then dry them on a mangle, and play re­cords on a gramophone.

They watch only black and white films and TV and have a 1930s fridge, lawnmower, vacuum cleaner and car.

Engineer Neil, 55, uses a mobile for work but otherwise they use a landline.

Lisa, 58, of Watchet, Somerset, said she has always loved history and will never go back to a modern lifestyle.

She said: “Everything in our house has a story — if I woke up and it was all modern I’d lock myself in a cupboard and not come out.

“I think people see us as barking mad, but I couldn’t imagine anything else.”