A NEW time capsule, representing life in 2018, has been buried at Wallington Hall to mark its 50th anniversary as a National Trust property.
Visitors were asked for their ideas of what to put in the capsule and after thousands of suggestions, the items selected were: a £2 coin, a plastic bag, a newspaper, an iPhone and an EU flag. A photo of the current members of staff working at Wallington completed the contents.
It was buried by the National Trust’s director general Hilary McGrady.
The ceremony followed the discovery earlier this year of a time capsule hidden in the house by Bertram Swainson, the first house administrator when Wallington Hall opened to the public as a National Trust property in 1968.
That capsule contained a penny coin from 1968, a photograph of Bertram and a letter detailing his role.
During her visit, Hilary also planted an oak tree sapling, grown from seed by the Wallington gardening team.
It was planted next to the tree that commemorates the life of Patricia Trevelyan, the last family member to live at Wallington.
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