Object number
2019/80
Collection
Exhibition
Creator
Description
This model is a replica of Honeysuckle cottage located in the fictional village of Ambridge Borcester. Ambridge is the setting of the BBC Radio Four series The Archers. This model is part of the Ambridge Collection produced by Landmark Miniatures in 1985. The cast model features the two-storey, Tudor-style thatched cottage with a small area of the building's garden surrounding it as its base. This is one of a selection of items loaned to the MERL for the 2011 exhibition 'Everyday stories of country folk: 60 years of The Archers and MERL: 1951-2011'.
Physical description
1 Model; Plaster
Archival history
Museum Object Entry Form - 'MUSEUM NAME: MUSEUM OF ENGLISH RURAL LIFE // Form No: 484 // [...] // DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT/COLLECTION: Books, paper archival material, objects and other material (recordings & CDs etc) connected with BBC radio serial The Archers, as collected by Mark Mason // Books associated with [...], also collected by Mark Mason // Seeveral jigsaw puzzles associated with Ladybird Books // To be sorted, listed and acquisition decisions to be made at the MERL. Duplications and unwanted items to be sold or disposed of by & for the MERL. // REASON FOR ENTRY: Donation // Date: 15/12/16'
Production place
Great Britain
Production date
1985-01-01 - 1985-12-31
Production period
Late-twentieth century
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