Brighton Toy and Model Museum
Brighton Toy and Model Museum (sometimes referred to as Brighton Toy Museum) is an independent toy museum situated in Brighton, East Sussex (registered charity no. 1001560). Its collection focuses on toys and models produced in the UK and Europe up until the mid-Twentieth Century, and occupies four thousand square feet of floor space within four of the early Victorian arches supporting the forecourt of Brighton railway station. Founded in 1991, the museum holds over ten thousand toys and models, including model train collections, puppets, Corgi, Dinky, Budgie Toys, construction toys and radio-controlled aircraft.
Brighton Toy and Model Museum, with Brighton Belle mural | |
Location within Brighton | |
| Established | 1991 |
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| Location | 52–55 Trafalgar Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4EB, England |
| Coordinates | 50.828611°N 0.140833°W |
| Type | Toy museum, Model museum |
| Accreditation | Arts Council England |
| Collections | pre-1900, 1900–~1960s |
| Collection size | 10,000 |
| Founder | Christopher Littledale |
| Director | Christopher Littledale |
| Public transit access | Brighton station, beneath the station cab rank. Exit the front of the station (Queens Road), and locate the "tunnel" entrance to Trafalgar Street between the railings outside Marks & Spencers. |
| Website | www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk |
The display area includes large operational model railway layouts (in 0- and 00-gauge), and displays of period pieces from manufacturers and brands including Bing, Bassett-Lowke, Georges Carette, Dinky, Hornby Trains, Märklin, Meccano, Pelham Puppets and Steiff. It also includes individually engineered working models including a quarter-scale traction engine, steamroller and Spitfire fighter plane in the lobby.