Report from the world of backyard technology
Photography courtesy of Bekonscot Ltd. (2009)
A Major Model Village
Why are models so fascinating? Psychologists haven’t spilled much ink over the question, but just about everyone visiting Bekonscot, the world’s oldest model village, is quickly spellbound.
The whole thing began by accident in the 1920s when Roland Callingham’s wife issued an ultimatum: either the model railway in the house goes, or I do. It appears that Callingham didn’t want to part with either, so he bought four acres of meadows next ...
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