Tuesday, January 15, 2019

a playhouse for Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, Princess Margaret, being delivered in 1932


The house was designed by architect Edmund Willmott and was fully-functional with a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom and a bathroom that came with very modern conveniences—for that time— such as hot and cold running water, electricity and even a heated towel rail.

There were couches in the living room, an oak dresser, a tiny radio, a miniature blue and gold china set, a book case filled with little Beatrix Potter’s books, small curtains and blue carpets all made to order and to scale. In the kitchen, there was a working gas cooker and a small fridge, and little pots and pans.

But everything was two-thirds size.

https://nagonthelake.blogspot.com/2018/09/queen-elizabeths-childhood-playhouse.html
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/09/queen-elizabeths-childhood-playhouse.html

2 comments:

  1. When I was a little gil, I remember checking a book out of my elementary school library that was about this playhouse. I would love to find it again.

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    1. oh wow! If you do, please drop a note here, so I can add that to this post! Thank you!

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