Hoarder left behind £4m trove of rare memorabilia | News

A £4 million treasure trove of more than 60,000 items amassed by Britain’s “biggest ever hoarder” has been discovered.

The stash, which includes thousands of Beatles memorabilia, signed photos and letters relating to President Kennedy, Churchill, Gandhi and Elvis Presley, was made up of unopened parcels that had been delivered to the three-bedroom Nottingham house since 2002.

The hoard took up so much space that the owner, who died this year aged 44, had to move into a bed-and-breakfast place for the last year of his life. The man, whose name has not been disclosed, lived by himself but rented a one-bedroom flat, two garages, part of a neighbour’s garden and 24 council wheelie bins to store the parcels.

Auctioneers were called to clear the