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Rubex

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This old cottage sits in beautiful scenery down a long track away from any roads or civilisation. The array of toys in this place is unbelievable and I can imagine a toy collector would be in his element. From Lego sets dating from 1974 to Beano annuals dating from 1987, this place had it all, a real time capsule! I couldn’t help but feel sad here, it really was like the family went out one day, something happened, and they never returned. There is lots of personal stuff including school books, Christmas cards and letters from the two children – the sort of things parents usually cherish, not leave behind.































This is a story the little boy had written in his homework book about a hedgehog translated into English: "The Hedgehog June 13th. The hedgehog is very prickly and has between 5000 and 7000 spikes on it. Insects live in its coat. When an enemy comes they bunch into a tight little ball. The hedgehog is a small creature about 10 inches long.".





















Thanks for looking,

Rubex
 
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Nice report! Loving the Lego! That was before the age of Minifigures as we know them. The set cost £2.45 when it came out and boxed would fetch about £30 (on the high end) now. My maths may be off but that's an increase of 1124.49%!

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Great stuff Rubex, I remember many of these toys and books from my childhood. That little mark2 Morris is nice. I can't help feeling there is a sad story here though.
 
I have the same feeling as Sludden. I'm thinking maybe she passed away and the children went to a home. There's too many personal items left. The wardrobe must be full of her clothes. Going by the calendar and the Beano books looks like it was vacated in 1987.
 
Thanks for lovely comments guys on this very special but equally as sad place.
 
There is something very haunting about seeing childrens toys just left in there bedroom, i am sure its has a sad tale but the pictures were fantastic.
 
Great report and Photos Rubex, this the one place which always saddens me, to think that the children left all their toys make me ask "Why?" I know its well out in the sticks and only had a outside loo but every time I've moved my kids stuff has come with us. (my youngest is 38 and we still have lots of her toys still in the attic (Or the grandkids play with them)
Shame so much has been moved around or gone :(
 

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