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www.herdwicklandscapes.co.uk
dolls houses & dolls house miniatures
1/24th scale (half scale), 1/12th scale & commissions
e-mail: cottages@herdwicklandscapes.co.uk
tel: 01543 500416 mobile: 07760 373 113
Designed and built in 1/24th scale for a customer who has fond memories of time spent at this cottage in her youth. Rose Castle Cottage was formerly owned by Beatrix Potter and is now a National Trust self-catering cottage.
In common with all our cottages, Rose Castle was designed to have removable walls and floors as well as hidden wiring. The pictures below show the model alongside some views of the actual cottage.
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Down House was the home of Charles Darwin. This 1/48th scale model was commissioned by a geological museum in Kent to provide a centre piece for their forthcoming display on Darwin.
The model was built as the house appeared while Darwin was in residence in the late 1870s.
Click on the images below to see more pictures of these house projects...
This 1/24th scale fantasy house was designed and built by us for a client from The Netherlands. The requirement was for a ‘Tudor-style’ look with Brambley Hedge elements that would be suitable for a family of mice. Apart from this, we were allowed to give our imaginations free reign!
We also provided several items of custom-made furniture for this house.
The rear of the house. Wiring for lights and fires are hidden behind the removable chimney stack.
We came up with the idea of a house built into a shattered oak tree to give it a rustic feel.
Is that an ‘M’ for Mouse in the timber frame?
The old tree was a handy place to hang a swing for the mice.
The interior showing how the oak tree reaches into the house and provides a half landing and stairs on the way up to the first floor
Just another quirky little detail - note how the doors mimic mouse ears!
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This was a commission to provide the buildings from our Askham Farmstead range but in a square lay out all upon one base. A few other buildings were also requested, which now also form a part of our range.
The layout and colour scheme were designed by our client. It shows what can be done with a little imagination on your part.
To the right is a chicken coop, now available in our Barn & Farmyard section
Crow’s eye view of the entire farmstead with all its buildings, yard and fields
A close up of the scullery, the outside tap and well in the garden beyond the iron gate.
The mud-plastered and cow-trod farmyard, well rutted by all those carts
The pigsty at front left is now a new item in our Askham farmstead range
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This 1/24th village school was built for a retired teacher who had been inspired by a visit to St. Fagan’s National History Museum near Cardiff.
Fully accessible interior with hidden cavities in place ready to receive lighting
Large, tall window in end wall
Front view
This commission was built for a client who wanted a Cotswold House but wished to carry out all the external paint work and fitting out herself. So, we built the house, leaving it with a matt undercoat to provide a base for the next stage.
The front of the house. Both front panel and the front part of the roof are removable, as can be seen below.
The house has an annexe to the rear with a removable roof and back wall.
The house is all ready for lighting with hidden wiring runs behind a removable back wall and lower chimneybreast.
The internal arrangements. The entrance hall, with bay upon the left, has a stairway that leads to the first floor.
The loft area enables ceiling lights to be hung in all the rooms, if wished.
Apart from the stairs and doors, the client is going to fit out the inside of the house herself.
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- The front of Down House -
The house is illuminated by lights on each floor.
- The back of Down House -
Darwin seems to have had a passion for decorative trellis work.
- Down House today -
The most notable difference between now and Darwin’s time is the amount of plant growth up the trellis work.
- The Verandah -
The tiles of Darwin’s verandah were copied and reproduced in the model.
Having lived with this project for the past few months, I now feel as though I know Down House intimately. I can, for example, tell those with an interest is such matters that there are a total of 62 windows, 6 doors, and 7 chimneys topped by 24 chimney pots.