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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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