Overview

• John and Margaret Ivin discovered the plaster behind an original kitchen cupboard during a renovation last summer.
• The inscription read, "This is original wallpaper. Friday 4:15 8th December 1989. Please leave this wallpaper, Chris."
• Newcomer heritage stonemason Rob Fraser cautioned that the brittle gypsum and fragmented paper made the repair risky.
• Dominic Chinea explored the note’s significance and additional workshop specialists joined to handle the delicate restoration.
• The team completed the fix, the on-air reveal moved the couple to tears, and the episode is now available on BBC iPlayer.