UK's oldest toy museum closes its doors
On the ground floor, visitors could find jars of novelties and trays of marbles, puppets and puzzles to buy.
Jack Fawdry-Tatham and Emily Baker, who ran the museum and its trust, said they regretted it was forced to close.The antique collection will remain in storage unless the trust can secure enough funding to open at a new site "Due to a change in circumstances regarding the ownership of the buildings, we have not been able to negotiate a sustainable future for the museum collection at its current premises,""We are looking for another long-term home for the museum, where we can welcome visitors back again soon.
"We have already started exploring possibilities for a secure future for the museum and collection, in a location that will preserve its character while providing more space. For this, major capital funding in cash or in kind will be needed."The museum was named after printer Benjamin Pollock, who sold Victorian theatre prints and toy theatres from 1876. His small shop in Hoxton, east London, sold them for 60 years until 1940.
When Marguerite Fawdry stumbled upon the remaining stock in 1956, she bought it all and opened up in Monmouth Street, moving to Scala Street 13 years later.
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