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Pollock's Toy Museum, Scala Street
Collection of playing cards, Pollock's Toy Museum London
Masks, Pollock's Toy Museum London, July 2009

Pollock's Toy Museum is a small, currently closed, museum in London, England.[1]

A display of dolls

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

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Pollock's Toy Museum". www.pollockstoymuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Pollock's Toy Museum". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pollock's Toy Museum forced to close". ianVisits. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

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