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£1.50 Handmade in Great Britain New Lilliput Lane Cottages…Our Highlights! £1.50 Handmade in Great Britain New Lilliput Lane Cottages…Our Highlights! Handmade and hand-painted in Great Britain, Lilliput Lane continues to bring you the very best that our architectural heritage has to offer. As a taster of what is available in this catalogue, here, we’ve selected just four of the new pieces from the June 2015 introductions, each offering different gift and collecting solutions: Gateway to York — inspired by York’s famous Micklegate Bar — is the perfect cultural celebration, given this year’s Richard III celebrations — the last Yorkist king! For those north of the border, Mushroom Cottage is as cute as a button…mushroom! It’s inspired by a ‘play’ cottage in the grounds of Mellerstain House Estate — one of Scotland’s finest stately homes. Railway and film enthusiasts will lovePassing Through and Snowed in at Oakworth, limited editions inspired by Oakworth Railway Station, near Keighley in West Yorkshire — on the branch line made famous by its appearance in the 1970 filmThe Railway Children. Finally, as the name suggests, our festive Christmas Hamper is a well-known deli from Helmsley, West Yorkshire — the perfect Christmas present, as are any of our latest snowed cottages! These are our highlights — now, be sure to flick through the following pages to find yours! Limited Editions Passing Through features the station in summertime, whilst Snowed in at Oakworth features the station in winter, when heavy snow has stopped the train’s journey. L3774 PASSING THROUGH L3774A SNOWED IN AT OAKWORTH (SHARED LIMITED EDITION OF 750) NORTH YORKSHIRE, NORTH EAST & YORKSHIRE Height: 9.0cm Length: 19.0cm Produced in a Limited Edition of 750, our charming Limited Edition has been inspired by Oakworth Railway Station, near Keighley in West Yorkshire — on the branch line made famous by its appearance in the 1970 filmThe Railway Children, which starred Jenny Agutter, Bernard Cribbins and Sally Thomsett. The British Collection, England Featured in an episode L3765 FIRE BELLS of George Clarke’s STAFFORDSHIRE, MIDLANDS Height: 9.0cm Length: 7.0cm Amazing Spaces This quaint two-storey, red-brick building with lead L3767 TIN TABERNACLE ogee cupola on the roof, SHROPSHIRE, MIDLANDS served as Eccleshall’s fire Height: 7.0cm Length: 6.0cm station from 1891 right up With its small bell tower and until 1984, when it was stained glass windows, this replaced by a state-of-the-art ‘tin tabernacle’ once stood in community fire station. the village of Muxton, but was rescued from demolition by the owner of nearby Walcot Hall who had it dismantled, restored and rebuilt as a holiday home. 3 L3768A SWEET DREAMS (GIRL) L3768 SWEET DREAMS (BOY) WORCESTERSHIRE, MIDLANDS WORCESTERSHIRE, MIDLANDS Height: 6.0cm Length: 6.0cm Height: 6.0cm Length: 6.0cm A pretty cottage with a pram in the garden. We are making two versions of this delightful cottage, one has a blue blanket in the pram for a baby boy, whilst the other has a pink blanket for a baby girl! L3772 LITERARY LEANINGS KENT, SOUTH EAST Height: 9.0cm Length: 7.0cm Our charming bookshop has been inspired by an historic seventeenth-century townhouse in Canterbury that acquired its famous lean — hence our name! — in the late 1980s, following the collapse of an internal chimney during alterations. L3770 COTSWOLD CHARM GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SOUTH WEST Height: 6.5cm Length: 9.0cm Two shops in the popular tourist village of Bourton-on-the-Water have inspired our Cotswold scene. Dutton’s Gift Shop has been stocking Lilliput Lane since we started making our cottages, way back in 1982, and next door, Highbridge Jewellers’ flower display is much photographed. Our thanks to Carol Teece for her assistance. The British Collection, Scotland L3764 MUSHROOM COTTAGE SCOTTISH BORDERS, SCOTLAND Height: 6.5cm Length: 5.5cm Complete with its very own little garden, this pretty thatched ‘play’ cottage known as ‘The Tea House’, can be found hidden among the trees on the Mellerstain House Estate — one of Scotland’s finest stately homes. L3778 YE OLDE GUILD HALL CAMBRIDGESHIRE, EAST ANGLIA Height: 9.0cm Length: 9.0cm Standing majestically in Peterborough’s Cathedral Square — the city’s former Market Place — is this magnificent seventeenth-century Guild Hall. It was built in 1671 by John Lovin after the Restoration of Charles II (1660). Britain’s Heritage™ 4 One of the nation’s most iconic landmarks, revered by historians, mystics and Pagans alike over the centuries. L3761 GLASTONBURY TOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SOUTH WEST Height: 8.0cm Length: 5.0cm Glastonbury Tor and the ruins of St Michael’s Chapel have to be one of the nation’s most iconic landmarks, second only to Stonehenge, and have been revered by historians, mystics and Pagans alike over the centuries. L3766 CORFE CASTLE DORSET, SOUTH WEST Height: 8.0cm Length: 7.0cm Destroyed during the Civil War, the majestic ruin of the medieval castle, after which Corfe Castle is named, is a dramatic reminder of the village’s dark history. Thankfully, it is now owned by the National Trust and protected from any further misuse! L3762 GATEWAY TO YORK NORTH YORKSHIRE, NORTH EAST & YORKSHIRE Height: 8.0cm Length: 8.0cm Most visitors to York will visit its ancient, castellated walls, with entrances, or gateways, known as ‘Bars’. There are four Bars in York’s Medieval walls, of which Micklegate — the inspiration for our Gateway to York — is the most famous. The British The Christmas Collection Collection, Scotland L3748 CHRISTMAS FEAST (ILLUMINATED) HERTFORDSHIRE, MIDLANDS Height: 10.0cm Length: 12.5cm Inspired by The Old House Museum, Hereford, on St Peter’s Street, this is the last surviving relic of what used to be a row of shops called Butcher’s Row — hence our sumptuous Dickensian display of carcasses and fresh produce. Illuminated. Create a magical effect using two AA size batteries or a 3-volt adaptor. This is not a toy or children’s product. Intended for adults only. L3757 PERFECT PEACE WILTSHIRE, SOUTH WEST Height: 5.5cm Length: 5.5cm Measuring a little over 13ft x 11ft, Bremilham Church is of true ‘Lilliputian’ proportions. Arguably England’s smallest church, it’s situated in a farmyard near Malmesbury and a service is still held here once a year. Perfect Piece comes in special gift box packaging, to prove that L3758 CHRISTMAS TRINKETS best things do come in small packages! LANCASHIRE, NORTH WEST Height: 7.0cm Length: 5.5cm Our popular jeweller’s shop has now been covered in festive snow! Built in 1638, number 33 Market Place is the oldest shop in Preston and the original small timber-framed building sits nestled between larger neighbours. L3759 TWICE AS NICE SURREY, SOUTH EAST 5 Height: 7.0cm Length: 10.0cm Twice as Nice was inspired by two octagonal cottages linked by a roof over the former driveway, which probably served Clandon Park, suggesting that these were once lodge houses to the estate. L3760 CHRISTMAS HAMPER YORKSHIRE, NORTH EAST & YORKSHIRE Height: 7.5cm Length: 10.0cm Ah! This brings back happy memories for our designers, who remember photographing this Deli as part of a research trip to photograph Goathland and Whitby. ‘We stopped for a break in Helmsley and had ice cream from the deli!’ said Rebecca Hardy. L3781 INN FROM THE SNOW CUMBRIA, NORTH WEST Height: 8.0cm Length: 10.0cm A new, snowed version of the famous former coaching house, Kirkstone Pass Inn which, standing at just under 1,500 feet at the summit of the pass, is the highest occupied building in Cumbria and the third highest inn in England. Join The Collectors’ Club… By becoming an official collector you can learn more about your collection and further add to it by receiving exclusive cottages unavailable anywhere else; you can go beyond the models themselves, and learn more about their subjects, inspirations and the stories behind them. By joining the Lilliput Lane Collectors’ Club you can enjoy a whole range of exclusive Free when you join benefits from glossy magazines to free cottages, and immerse yourself fully in the world of Lilliput Lane. Benefits include: • Your chance to purchase 6 exclusive cottages • A free cottage when you join or renew your membership • A quarterly, full-colour magazine sent to you — Gulliver’s World • Invitations to special events in your area • Loyalty rewards for continuous L3754 THE HOP PICKERS 2015/2016 CLUB SYMBOL OF MEMBERSHIP membership KENT, SOUTH EAST Height: 7.5cm Length: 9.0cm • Free monthly competition on our Now used as a holiday cottage, this conical oast house with brick-built stowage can be found in the pretty Kentish village of Pluckley, which was website: www.lilliputlane.co.uk the film location for the popular TV series,The Darling Buds of May. A team of specially trained Club staff are here to answer your emails, letters and phone calls about where you can buy our cottages, how we make them, where our inspiration comes from — anything you need to know! If you haven’t already joined the Lilliput Lane Collectors’ Club, then why not do so today? If you would like some further information, give us a call, or contact us at the address opposite — we look forward to welcoming you! Exclusive to you NEW L3729 BLACK BEAR INN L3728 3 PINTS BREWERY 2015/2016 COLLECTORS’ CLUB SPECIAL EDITION 2015/2016 COLLECTORS’ CLUB SPECIAL EDITION CHESHIRE, NORTH WEST SHROPSHIRE, MIDLANDS Height: 9.0cm Length: 11.5cm Height: 9.5cm Length: 10.0cm Our beautiful timber-framed coaching inn is in the market town of Sandbach Inspired by the legendary Three Tuns Brewery on Salop Street, Bishop’s Castle, (pronounced sand-batch) and has a straw bear cut into its thatch roof — hence Shropshire, this timber-framed, red-brick brewery building can trace its origins the name! The inn dates back to 1634 and legend has it that the notorious back to the seventeenth century — leading to the claim on its website that it is highwayman, Dick Turpin, stayed here once! ‘the UK’s oldest brewery’.
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