Lilliput Lane Cottages T to Z
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LL3249 Temple of the Four Winds | $37.50
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Temple of the Four Winds by Lilliput Lane, model LL3249
Standing atop a disused icehouse, this Grade II Listed folly is just one of the many unusual buildings and curiosities to be found at West Wycombe Park, the extravagant home of Sir Francis Dashwood, founder of the notorious Hellfire Club of the eighteenth-century.
Octagonal in plan and three storeys high, the tower - built from flint, brick and stucco, by Donowell - is believed to be one of the earliest English replicas of an ancient monument, as it was inspired by The Tower of the Four Winds at Athens, which Sir Francis visited during his Grand Tour.
The term 'folly' has to be questioned for this example, as it tends to refer to structures that serve no other purpose than to look good, whereas this was built as a fully functioning water pumping station and supplied water all around the park.
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Together Forever by Lilliput Lane, model LL3176
Hertfordshire, Middle England
Height: 7.0cm Length: 9.0cm
This beautiful riverside cottage in the village of Great Amwell was built in the seventeenth century, but its old timber frame is now cased partly in nineteenth-century red bricks and also newer buff bricks.
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Tollemache Arms by Lilliput Lane, model LL3179
Northamptonshire, Midlands
Height: 7.0cm Length: 9.0cm
Serving visitors since 1547, this inn was named after the Reverend Tollemache, and his successor, the Reverend Atkins, bought it in the 1800s and closed it on Sundays in an attempt to boost church attendance.
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Tower of Refuge by Lilliput Lane, model LL3250
'A Tower of Refuge built for the else forlorn, Spare it ye waves, and lift the mariner struggling for life, into its saving arms.' So wrote the famous poet, William Wordsworth, of this enigmatic Manx landmark, thus securing its name, and fame, forever.
This small granite castle built on Conister Rock was the brainchild of Sir William Hillary, the founder of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), who was determined to provide a safe refuge for sailors who became shipwrecked in Douglas Bay.
The architect, John Welch, designed it to look like a thirteenth-century castle -
complete with a bell to ring for help! Building work was completed in 1832 at a cost of £254, which was raised by subscriptions, with the shortfall being paid for by Sir William himself.
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Travellers Way by Lilliput Lane, model LL2786
Journeying at a pace of about ten miles a day, our lucky traveller will reach Appleby tomorrow, just in time to trade for horses and socialise at the horse fair!
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LL3059 The Triangular Lodge | $45.00
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The Triangular Lodge by Lilliput Lane, model LL3059
Rushton Hall’s elaborately ornamented Triangular Lodge was built in the late
sixteenth century for Sir Thomas Tresham, who intended it to be a permanent
celebration of Roman Catholicism through symbolic architecture. The whole design is themed around the number three, symbolising the Holy Trinity.
Rushton Northhamptonshire, Middle England
Height: 8.0cm Length: 6.5cm
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LL3062 The Whitby Kipper | $30.00
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The Whitby Kipper by Lilliput Lane, model LL3062
Our little smoke house has been inspired by Fortune’s W.R., Smokehouse & Kipper Shop. Established in 1872 and situated at the end of Henrietta Street it is one of only a handful of traditional smokeries left in Britain.
North Yorkshire, North East & Yorkshire
Height: 5.5cm Length: 6.0cm
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Windsor Cottage by Lilliput Lane, model LL2956
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Wipmolen by Lilliput Lane, model LL2499
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W I Bring and Buy by Lilliput Lane, model LL3016
Currently a bookshop, our scene depicts this wonderful timber-frames building from Long Crendon as the village hall and the setting for the local Women's Institute's annual bring and buy sale.
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LL3360 Lilliput Lane Winter at Hill Top House | $42.00
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L3360 Winter at Hill Top House
Near Sawrey,Ambleside,Cumbria,North West
6 cm High (2.3 ins) 9 cm Wide (3.5 ins) 6.5 cm Deep (2.5 ins)
This delightful seventeenth-century slate cottage in the tiny hamlet of
Near Sawrey was the very first property that Beatrix Potter owned; it being
purchased in 1905 with the proceeds from her first books. It was here
that Beatrix wrote many of her best-loved Tales, which are full of images
inspired by the house.
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LL3381 Lilliput Lane Wishing You Well | $75.00
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L3381 WISHING YOU WELL
EAST SUSSEX, SOUTH EAST
Height: 7.0cm Length: 9.0cm
Built around 1825 at the behest of Lord Abergavenny, this charming building from Eridge Green
was built as a school house to educate the children of the estate workers of Eridge Park. Comes
complete with a complementary miniature Wishing Well.
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LL3350 Lilliput Lane Worsley Hall Gardeners Cottage | $42.00
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L3350 Worsley Hall Gardener's Cottage
Worsley, Greater Manchester
7 cm High (2.7 ins) 9 cm Wide (3.5 ins) 6.5 cm Deep (2.5 ins)
Our gardener's cottage has been inspired by a Grade-II-Listed building located in the grounds of what is now the Worsley Hall Garden Centre at Worsley, near Manchester, and our scene includes a lovely red wheelbarrow for the gardener to keep everything tidy.
This distinctive building was built in 1834 for the head gardener of Worsley Hall - hence the name we have given it! - and is a charming example of picturesque estate architecture. It is constructed from rock-faced stone and boasts a wonderfully mellow slate roof, but by far its most impressive feature has to be the three-storey octagonal tower with its splendid curved roof.
Worsley has always benefited from good trade routes - a Roman road from Manchester to Wigan passed through the village, and with the Industrial Revolution came the Bridgewater canal, built in the eighteenth century by the engineer, Brindley, for Francis, Third Duke of Bridgewater.
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LL3349 Lilliput Lane Ye Olde Naked Man Cafe | $49.50
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L3349 Ye Olde Naked Man Cafe
Settle, North Yorkshire
6.5 cm High (2.5 ins) 7.5 cm Wide (2.9 ins) 6.5 cm Deep (2.5 ins)
Situated in the heart of the bustling market town of Settle is a cafe and bakery of some fame and notoriety, all thanks, no doubt, to its rather unusual name - Ye Olde Naked Man Cafe.
It's a name that conjures up all manner of images, but fear not, it refers to a peculiar, and rather crude figure of a man that is carved into the wall on the upper floor of the adjoining building. You'll be pleased to know that a panel, which is dated 1663 and bears the initials IC, protects his modesty.
Our version of this popular eatery depicts the taller building on the left-hand side of the group of buildings. Formerly a house, it is a much more recent addition to the Market Place compared to its neighbours - dating probably to the
nineteenth century.
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