A Victorian chemist shopfront is among the entire contents of a tourist attraction which are up for sale.
Nearly 1,500 items from beloved theme park Flambards are set to go under the hammer.
It closed after 48 years in November because of rising costs and a steady decline in visitor numbers.
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Now it has been announced that its extraordinary contents will be sold at auction.
All the assets from its Victorian Village and Britain and the Blitz exhibits are for sale.
Full-sized Concorde and Avro Shackleton cockpits from the attraction in Helston, Cornwall, will be going under the hammer in March, as reported by What’s The Jam.
A spokesperson for Lays Auctioneers said: “The auction will encompass all 50 astonishingly detailed shops in the Victorian Village, the similarly remarkable ‘Britain in the Blitz’ installation and the surrounding war galleries.
“All the supporting historical displays, including the full-size Concorde and the Avro Shackleton Cockpit.
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“Flambards is an iconic institution within Cornwall, and the Victorian Village is the jewel in its crown.
“Like a time-capsule-within-a-time-capsule, it recreates an entire community of Victorian shops and businesses in incredible detail; a human sized dolls house in the form of a whole town.
“Every nook and cranny meticulously curated by its visionary creator Audrey Hale, to contain exactly the products that shops sold, the clothes people wore, the food they ate and every other imaginable detail of everyday life in a small English town of the Victorian era.
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“The creation of the Victorian Village was a remarkable achievement and no one who has visited it will ever forget it.
“Likewise the Britain in the Blitz display recreates a crowded British pub, a bombed out street, shops and more.
“Equally unforgettable is the full-sized Concorde flight deck and cabin complete with aircrew, the Avro Shackleton cockpit and the many fascinating displays of wartime history full of heartrending stories and important and valuable artefacts.
“This will be an extraordinary auction; the quality and quantities of fascinating and valuable, historic items is breathtaking but it also presents a unique opportunity not just for collectors but members of the public wishing to acquire memorabilia of this most beloved and iconic place.”
David Lay, director of Lay’s Auctioneers added: “To walk the streets of The Flambards Villiage is to be transported to a halcyon past created by Audrey Hale using vast quantities of original material which is now so rare as to be akin to hens teeth.
“While we have all been enriched by the experience of cataloguing this remarkable collection it has been tinged with sadness that this incredible creation – a whole Victorian town perfectly realised in full-scale with every corner, shop, street and building absolutely historically correct down to the most minute detail must now be dispersed.
“However that is the nature of things, and from this auction other collections will be improved, new collections will be formed.
“This collection will be an inspiration.”
Some of the highlights of the auction include Birch, Birch & Co Georgian III shop and contents to be sold in 58 lots.
Including shopfront, shop cabinets, advertising panels, fitted shelves, drawers and toleware produce bins, canisters, bottles, displays, stands and period shop stock.
This George III shopfront was originally situated in Angel Court, in the City of London and was one of two shops owned by the Birch family, the other one being in Cornhill.
Estimates range from £5,000 to £10,000.
An historic Shand Mason London horse-drawn fire engine, together with Merryweather & Sons London coal cart in ‘Cliveden’ livery.
Estimate £15,000 to £25,000.
A World War II period Willys MB Military Jeep With nine-slot grille, rear canvas tonneau and hoops, spare wheel and spare fuel can in very good, complete condition – estimate £10,000 to12,000
The auction will be held online from March 25 to 27.
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