Lilliput Lane

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Lilliput Lane

Lilliput Lane was founded in September 1982 by David J Tate MBE as a competitor to David Winter Cottages. David Tate’s dream was to capture the architectural heritage of Britain in the most authentic, detailed miniature sculptures ever seen. The fledgling company began with just seven employees, three of whom were David’s own family.

Each and every Lilliput Lane miniature is completely hand crafted by skilled artists on the original site in Penrith where David set up twenty-seven years ago. The cottages are based on real buildings and many collectors enjoy touring the country lanes in search of the actual houses.

From photographs, the internet and sketches, up to forty different processes then follow to produce a complex series of moulds from the original sculpture. There is no room for error, as the original wax sculpture is lost during the the process!

Every tile, slate and flower is individually applied by hand to build up the different textures and details. Flexible silicone-rubber moulds are used to cast faithful replicas of the wax original in a specially licensed material called Amorphite™. Once this has set, the moulds can then be carefully peeled away to reveal every last detail on the cast model. After being sealed and dried once again, the model passes to a specially trained painter.

Up to thirty different colourways can be tried and checked for authenticity before a master version is chosen for each cottage. Every skilled painter has to match each of the models they paint to the master version, to ensure that each is consistent. Finally, cottages are baized and labelled, before a final quality check ensures that they leave Lilliput Lane in perfect condition. No seconds are ever kept; if they do not pass strict quality checks, then they are destroyed/

Now in its twenty-third year, the Lilliput Lane Collectors’ Club has welcomed tens of thousands of members from all around the world If you haven’t already joined the Lilliput Lane Collectors’ Club, then why not do so today?

Lilliput Lane miniatures

Annuals & Limited Editions

Britain in Miniature

Britain's Heritage

Collector's Club

Coronation Street

Cottages - England

Cottages - Ireland

Cottages - Scotland

Cottages - The Isle of Man

Cottages - Wales

Décor Colour Collection

Diamond Jubilee 2012

Emmerdale

Lighthouses

Snowed, Illuminated & Movement