MODEL enthusiast Jon Trenchard shows off the miniature stately home he has spent 30 years building.
Jon, 42, began Hordle Castle as a one-room project with his dad. But it now has eight rooms based on several of his favourite National Trust properties — and is still only one-third finished.
Caters News Agency Model enthusiast Jon Trenchard has spent more than 30 years building his own miniature stately castle[/caption]
Caters News Agency Jon, 42, started building Hordle Castle at the age of 12 and so far it is one-third complete[/caption]
Caters News Agency The castle is so detailed it comes with a wine cellar, stained glass windows, a stair case and an escape tunnel[/caption]
Jon, an actor from Forest Hill, South London, said: “My friends think I’m mad and to be honest I think I’m a bit bonkers too.
“Growing up I thought I would always want my own stately home and I thought working as an actor I probably wouldn’t be able to afford one so I thought why not build one myself.”
Each of the minute features has been made by hand and Jon says that some of the rooms have taken to years to complete because of the high level of detail.
He uses recycled materials like old cereal packets and egg boxes to make the different parts of his beloved Hordle.
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Jon also collects small items of dolls house furniture to add to the model.
He said: “In the pipeline I have the designs for the rest of the castle which is another ten rooms at least so I just hope I live long enough to complete it.
“My dream is that I’ll be able to leave the castle to the National Trust when I die. Hopefully it might even be complete.”
Caters News Agency The model is based on Jon’s favourite National Trust properties[/caption]
Caters News Agency He hopes to leave it to the National Trust – although he admits he may never finish it[/caption]
Caters News Agency Jon has built the miniature out of recycled materials such as bits of cardboard and egg boxes[/caption]
Caters News Agency The main stair case is cut out of seven layers of card that Jon painstakingly made over a year[/caption]
Caters News Agency He also collects dolls house furniture to add to the rooms, which can take years to complete[/caption]
Caters News Agency Now he hopes to construct another ten rooms, including a kitchen, library and billiard room[/caption]
Caters News Agency Jon says he was bound to enjoy making miniatures as his dad was into model railways (one built by his father can be seen in the background)[/caption]
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