Meet Mr Thirties: The man whose home and lifestyle are stuck in the year before the war

When Michael McTigue returns home after a hard day’s work, he opens his front door and steps back more than 70 years.

For the 45-year-old bus driver is a one-man time-warp from the 1930s. His clothes and semi-detached home are all in keeping with his obsession with Britain on the eve of World War II.

A vintage telephone stands on the hall table beside an exquisite art deco lamp, just a foretaste to the living room that’s packed with mirrors, clocks, ornaments and picture frames from the era.   Full Read