I love doll houses! I make them myself, the furniture, the dolls’ clothes everything. Therefore I was pleasantly surprised when on one of my strolls through London I passed Pollock’s Toy Museum. At first I didn’t realise it was a museum. I thought it was one of these quaint photogenic houses in London, for which I was looking as I was on a ‘London photo hunt’.

I went straight up to the fourth floor and spent quite some time looking closely at the houses on display. As it was quite early and a weekday I had the place almost to myself.

Then I went one floor down and had a good look at all the teddy bears. Some of them had lovely faces, others had limbs that could really move, others were dressed in sailor suits.

The British lay claim to the Teddy Bear on the basis of the nickname of King Edward VII, which was "Teddy". This is not widely accepted as others claim that the Teddy Bear’s origin is in the United States. It is connection with President Theodore Roosevelt, nicknamed "Teddy". While bear hunting in Mississippi in 1902, Roosevelt decided to spare the life of a bear cub which had been orphaned during the hunt. For me Teddy Bears are connected with A.A.Milne who created Winnie-the-Pooh. Whatever your Teddy bear story is, I’m sure you will like the display.


ADDRESS: 41, Whitfield Street, It’s close to the postoffice tower, a landmark you can’t miss.
Admission fee: Adults:£3.00. Under 18: £1.5
Opening hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Sundays and Bank Holidays