Playtime is over for London’s oldest toy museum after more than five decades 💔
Playtime is over for London’s oldest toy museum after more than five decades.
Pollock’s in Fitzrovia sadly announced it would have to relocate after a ‘change in circumstances’ regarding the building’s ownership. Jack Fawdry-Tatham, the museum’s owner, reassured fans that Pollock’s would stay active on social media while its physical premises were closed, showcasingIt was founded by Fawdry-Tatham’s great-grandmother who bought up the entire stock of a nineteenth-century toy theatre shop.
After first opening in Covent Garden, the museum relocated to Fitzrovia in 1969 as gentrification drove up prices.
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