In late October last year, I was kindly invited to visit and document a home in Stoke Newington, belonging to a long-term resident who passed away earlier that year at the age of 81. She had moved into the house with her family in 1957 and lived there until her passing. While I was able to take numerous photos of the house, given its relatively untouched state, I also wanted to document it in video before it goes on the market. On January 20th, I had the opportunity to visit again and record an 8-minute video of the house.

The photos of the late Victorian house, which retains various original features, struck a chord with many people and went viral online, with over 600,000 views on Twitter alone. The majority of the hundreds of comments were from people saying it reminded them of their grandparents’ homes or expressing hope that whoever buys the house preserves as many of the original features as possible.