Pollock's Toy Museum

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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 had vintage teddies, dolls' houses, rocking horses, miniature theatres, electric train sets and antique models on display[2]. The museum continues today to be run by the grandson of the founder Marguerite Fawdry.[3]

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.[4] The venue was closed, and staff and volunteers moved the stock into storage, although some of the museum's collection is divided between two pop-up locations: in the Whitgift Centre in Croydon and at Leadenhall Market. This is a temporary solution while a new permanent home is sought.

See also

• Benjamin Pollock's Toy Shop

References

1. "Welcome to Pollock's Toy Museum". www.pollockstoymuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
2. "Spectacular sights we lost in recent years | loveexploring.com".
3. "Pollock's Toy Museum". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
4. "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