Staff find hidden NUDE postcards dating back to 1900 hidden inside antique desk's secret compartment in historic mansion

• Postcards found in compartment disguised as book which formed part of desk 
• French pictures found during work by staff at Temple Newsam House in Leeds
• The find was revealed by a Twitter thread showing pictures of book in the desk''

Staff at a Leeds mansion found an extensive collection of nude postcards dating back to the early 1900s hidden in a secret desk compartment.

The saucy postcards were found in a special compartment disguised as a book which formed part of an antique desk. 

The French postcards were found during routine work by staff at Temple Newsam House in Leeds which can trace its history back five centuries. 

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Staff at a Leeds mansion found an extensive collection of nude postcards dating back to the early 1900s (pictured) hidden in a secret compartment 

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The saucy postcards were found in a special compartment disguised as a book which formed part of an antique desk 

The find was revealed on the Temple Newsam Twitter page by a member of staff who said: 'We found a secret compartment in a piece of office furniture... disguised as a book...

'Want to know what was in there? (I know the suspense is all too much). 

'Nudes!'

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The French postcards were found during routine work by staff at Temple Newsam House in Leeds who opened the book 

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The find was revealed on the Temple Newsam Twitter page by a member of staff (pictured: Temple Newsam House in Leeds)

The spokesman added: 'Temple Newsam is full of surprises including the loveliest lady lumps...I wonder what we'll discover next!'

Twitter followers were delighted with the discovery of the old postcards.

One said: 'What a titillating find!'

Another joked: 'How cool. Going to check my Ikea Billy Bookcase for hidden nudes.'