Growser's Old House
Toytown Building
1920-1930 (made)
1920-1930 (made)
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A model castellated house of three storeys made primarily of card. The first and second floors overhang all round the building. The supports at the front are of stone effect, those at the side are wood. The front door is on the narrow side and is painted green. There is a lantern to its left. The first floor has a window box on the right window. There is a circular turret overhung to the left of the building. It is painted with a grey stone effect and has a conical brown roof. The windows on the sides of the building are all latticed. The building is painted grey, the windows green. The window panes are made of celluloid. The roof has a brown tile effect made by a regular pattern of small rectangles of paper. There is a chimney made of card painted grey with extra rectangles of card stuck on to give a brick effect. The building is hollow with the back cut out and open.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Growser's Old House (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted and glued plywood and card |
| Brief description | Painted wood and card building, a Toytown house, made by S G Hulme Beaman in the 1920s |
| Physical description | A model castellated house of three storeys made primarily of card. The first and second floors overhang all round the building. The supports at the front are of stone effect, those at the side are wood. The front door is on the narrow side and is painted green. There is a lantern to its left. The first floor has a window box on the right window. There is a circular turret overhung to the left of the building. It is painted with a grey stone effect and has a conical brown roof. The windows on the sides of the building are all latticed. The building is painted grey, the windows green. The window panes are made of celluloid. The roof has a brown tile effect made by a regular pattern of small rectangles of paper. There is a chimney made of card painted grey with extra rectangles of card stuck on to give a brick effect. The building is hollow with the back cut out and open. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | THE DOG AND WHISTLE (on front of building; paint) |
| Credit line | Given by Betty Billett |
| Object history | One of Hulme Beaman's own original Toytown buildings that he used for scene-setting prior to writing and illustrating his stories and plays |
| Bibliographic reference | Hulme Beaman, S.G. The Book of Toytown and Larry the Lamb, London: Harrap, 1979 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.29-2000 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2001 |
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