A man has spent more than £6,000 and over a third of his life building a real-life dolls' house.
''When it was quiet in the shop, I'd work on it and some people would joke that if anyone was to visit my shop they would end up being gold-leafed themselves.''
Leonard Martin, 68, is hoping to sell his incredible creation for £9,000 after spending 26 years building it to a scale of 1:12, despite admitting he would be sad to be parted from the abode.
He said: ''I drew a picture of what type of house I would build if I had the money and decided to make it into a dolls' house.
''When it was quiet in the shop, I'd work on it and some people would joke that if anyone was to visit my shop they would end up being gold-leafed themselves.''
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