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This is for all of you, but
ALSO SO ulfilias DOESN'T MISS IT....
(sorry, in-joke, I'll behave now)
If you have ever yearned to own a Victorian shopfront, an old tin chapel, or a box of glass eyes (assorted colours), then an auction in the Forest of Dean could be too tempting to pass over.
The entire collection of the Shambles, a museum of Victorian life recreated as a small town on an acre of land, has been split into 2,300 lots and is up for grabs. Collectors, other museums looking to add to their collections and lovers of curiosities are expected to descend on Newent, Gloucestershire, to bid for everything from boxes of Victorian soap to scary veterinary implements.
The Shambles was opened 20 years ago by Jim Chapman and his wife, Holly, both keen collectors of Victorian memorabilia. They laid out the museum as a town, complete with pub, police station, shops and workshops, and have been attracting 40,000 visitors a year.
Mr Chapman said the couple had decided to close the museum because they were fed up with working so hard on it and wanted to concentrate on other projects. So the museum shut its doors in November and auctioneers moved in to sort, catalogue and value the tens of thousands of exhibits.
Sounds like the event of the winter!
This is for all of you, but
ALSO SO ulfilias DOESN'T MISS IT....
(sorry, in-joke, I'll behave now)
If you have ever yearned to own a Victorian shopfront, an old tin chapel, or a box of glass eyes (assorted colours), then an auction in the Forest of Dean could be too tempting to pass over.
The entire collection of the Shambles, a museum of Victorian life recreated as a small town on an acre of land, has been split into 2,300 lots and is up for grabs. Collectors, other museums looking to add to their collections and lovers of curiosities are expected to descend on Newent, Gloucestershire, to bid for everything from boxes of Victorian soap to scary veterinary implements.
The Shambles was opened 20 years ago by Jim Chapman and his wife, Holly, both keen collectors of Victorian memorabilia. They laid out the museum as a town, complete with pub, police station, shops and workshops, and have been attracting 40,000 visitors a year.
Mr Chapman said the couple had decided to close the museum because they were fed up with working so hard on it and wanted to concentrate on other projects. So the museum shut its doors in November and auctioneers moved in to sort, catalogue and value the tens of thousands of exhibits.
Sounds like the event of the winter!