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On 18-19 August 2006, Tim Dunn plus friends and team from Bekonscot moved the remnants of the long-forgotten Himley Model Village from Dudley (West Midlands) to Beaconsfield. This project has taken 18 months to complete since we first discovered the village, rotting and rusting away in the corner of a stately home parkland. The Model Village closed in 1994 and has been lying dormant since we rediscovered the site in 2005. We need your help! We have brought several buildings back and need assistance in restoring them, as we are setting up a charitable Model Village Museum. We would like to hear from you if you: - have memories of Himley Model Village
- know what real buildings these models are based on
- would like to help us restore these attractive wooden buildings
You can contact Tim Dunn, project leader, on 07973 174 357 or themodelvillage@yahoo.com
Pictures from our "Great Model Village Move weekend" of 18/19 August 2006 are here:
The model village site on Fri 18th August
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The move of buildings to Bekonscot – do you recognise any of them?
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Pictures from our visit in Jan 2006 are below. You can see how in just 7 months, how much further some of the "outdoor" buildings are.
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We have now cleared the site entirely of models and railway ephemera – and all items are now in sites across Buckinghamshire awaiting restoration and re-use. For more info on the project, contact Tim Dunn, project leader, on 07973 174 357 or themodelvillage@yahoo.com.
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