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Woman who's lived in the same house for 105 years says she'll never leave

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Published 13:16 16 Jul 2023 GMT+1

Woman who's lived in the same house for 105 years says she'll never leave

Elsie Allcock has lived in the same house in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, for 105 years

Tom Wood

Tom Wood

A woman who has been living in the same house for 105 years says that she has no intention of moving out ever.

To be fair to her, why would you move out at this stage?

Elsie Allcock has been living in the same small house in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, for well over a century, and in that time she’s seen a lot.

The mum has seen two world wars, loads and loads of prime ministers, and the turn of a millennium in her gaff, and intends to stay there until the end of her life.

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She was born there, lived there with her husband after they bought it for £250, which was a lot of money at the time, and raised her children there.

Elsie Allcock has been in the house all of her 105 years.
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She still lives with her son Ray, who is well into his 70s, in the house now.

Elsie has two children, six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

That’s a lot of family.

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The one constant over the years – apart from Elsie herself – has been the two-bedroom house that she has always inhabited.

"I was born here and they'll take me from here,” she told ITV News.

"I never really wanted to move anyway."

"I've never left and I won't. They'll have to take me from here," she added to BBC News.

It’s the simple things in life that matter, and – when you’re 105 years old – having a house that is familiar must be a comfort.

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Elsie is still active despite her grand age, and keeps active, as well as knitting, doing puzzles and word searches.

Elsie and her family.
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Her son Ray said: "You come in the house and you don't find her.

“She's either upstairs or in the yard doing something.

"I guarantee now if you look in her pocket there's a duster.

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“She's always at it, you can't make her stop."

When she moved into the house, it didn’t have electricity or modern comforts, with a penny-operated gas light the only luxury.

“If you haven’t got a penny, you haven’t got no light,” Elsie explained.

“She’s marvellous, she is,” the son added.

“She puts me to shame, she’s more active than I am.”

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However, despite her story going viral on social media, Elsie remains baffled by the attention.

Elsie says she'll never leave the house.
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“I don’t know why they are [interested in the story] because I’m not important, I haven’t done anything important,” she said.

“I shall never leave.

“I mean, I’ve lived her 105 years – not many can say that, is there?”

Featured Image Credit: BBC

Topics: UK News

Tom Wood
Tom Wood

Tom Wood is a LADbible journalist and Twin Peaks enthusiast. Despite having a career in football cut short by a chronic lack of talent, he managed to obtain degrees from both the University of London and Salford. According to his French teacher, at the weekend he mostly likes to play football and go to the park with his brother. Contact Tom on [email protected]

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