Discovery of wall paintings of national significance in Micklegate flat is ‘bonkers’, says Luke Budworth
A man renovating his kitchen has found a 400-year-old wall painting of “national significance” in hisParts of the friezes, dating back to about 1660, were found by kitchen fitters in Luke Budworth’s flat on Micklegate in York city centre last year and have since been fully uncovered.
Budworth, a medical researcher at the University of Leeds, said it was “bonkers” to think the painting was there before historical events such as the Great Fire of London [in 1666]. “When they found it, I knew there was a parallel piece of wood on the other side of the chimney that could have the same thing. I never thought anything of it before, I thought they were pipes behind it.‘‘We always knew there was an odd piece of the wall but just thought the flat was really wonky as it’s been a million different things over the years. I got really excited, grabbed my tools and started ripping it off.
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