Pollock's Toy Museum
51°31′13″N 0°8′7″W / 51.52028°N 0.13528°W
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Pollock's Toy Museum is a small, currently closed, museum in London, England.[1]
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The museum was started in 1956 in a single attic room at 44 Monmouth Street, near Covent Garden. As the enterprise flourished, other rooms were taken over for the museum and the ground floor became a toyshop. By 1969 the collection had outgrown the Monmouth Street premises and Pollock's Toy Museum moved to 1 Scala Street, with a museum shop on the ground floor to contribute to its support. The museum continues today to be run by the grandson of the founder Marguerite Fawdry.[2]
The museum announced on 18 January 2023 that it had not secured a new lease on its building and was looking for a new venue.[3] The venue was closed, and staff and volunteers moved the stock into storage.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Welcome to Pollock's Toy Museum". www.pollockstoymuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Pollock's Toy Museum". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Pollock's Toy Museum forced to close". ianVisits. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
www,pollockstoytheartesltd.com
External links
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- Behind the Scenes at the Pollocks Toy Theatre Shop Factory Workshop - Photo documentary by John Vickers from the late 1940s