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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eleanor Barlow

Beatrix Potter doll’s house back on display after 300 hours of conservation work

A doll’s house which inspired children’s author Beatrix Potter is going back on display after 300 hours of conservation work (National Trust-Annapurna Mellor/PA) -

A doll’s house which inspired the stories of children’s author Beatrix Potter is going back on display after 300 hours of conservation work.

Seventy-three miniature items – including furniture, plates of food and even a small chandelier – were repaired and cleaned by teams of conservators at the National Trust ahead of the house becoming the centrepiece of a new exhibition at Hill Top, the author’s farm near Hawkshead, Cumbria.

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