Meet the Director

photo courtesy of Roger Bamber, photographer www.rogerbamber.co.uk

Christopher Littledale, the Museum's Founder and Director has
been passionate about toys since he was a young boy.

With a father who was a skilled model maker and a mother
who was an avid collector of antiques, he began collecting
and restoring toys while he was still at school.

Over the years, his enthusiasm for collecting combined with his
skill at restoring and making toys, resulting in a grand and unique
collection of toys. With the desire to share his love for toys with
a wider public, he founded the museum in 1990, together with a
small group of dedicated friends and fellow collectors/model makers.

CHRISTOPHER LITTLEDALE

In addition to running the Museum, Mr Littledale continues to
restore and repair toys from collections around the world.