Benjamin Pollocks Toyshop
Overview
Benjamin Pollock's Toyshop was established in London's Hoxton back in 1856. The shop moved to Covent Garden in 1980 and today still sells the same paper toy theatres it always has. You can also find marionettes, glove puppets and other traditional toys with a theatrical theme.
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44 The Piazza, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 8RF
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+44 (0)20 7379 7866
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Benjamin Pollocks Toyshop
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44 The Piazza
Covent GardenLondonWC2E 8RF - Telephone:
- +44 (0)20 7379 7866
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- Covent Garden, Underground
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Latest 5 reviews of Benjamin Pollocks Toyshop
I'm not gonna lie, this place is straightup creepy. Leering string puppets, a grinning ventriloquist doll, a drawing of a girl with a tree for a head...CREE. PEE.
Despite my wussiness, it was fun poking around the shop and seeing what strange things I could find. These are definitely not your typical toys! These toys are old-fashioned and even a bit weird. But, I can guarantee you will...more
Q: What do you buy the person who has everything?
Answer: A little something from Benjamin Pollock's Toy Shop.
Remember a time when things were much simpler, a time of rocking horses, puppet shows and table top spinners... O.K, well I'm not really that old, but I still appreciate good old fashioned fun, which is what you can find here. From jack-in-the-boxes, string puppets and...more
This is an adorable nostalgic toy shop. It carries the kind of toys our grandparents would have played with. It was originally opened by Benjamin Pollock in the 1800s; now owned by actor Peter Baldwin. It is still a small family run company which we are seeing less and less of these days. It is an ideal place for collectors to seek out puppet theatres along with Punch and Judy puppets or...more
I'm a guy and I like my things to bang and my things to whizz - do I want my things to hang from strings and to jerk around in a pathetic parody of life? Maybe not. But you might! Or you did when you were a child, and you want to pass this trait down. If so, come to Benjamin Pollock's. A shop above a shove, as such, you feel like you're standing in someone's converted apartment (much like...more
Please excuse me if I sound a little old fashioned but children of today probably wouldn't even know what a jack-in-the-box is. Christmas 'toy' shopping revolves around Wii, computers, and basically anything which you basically interact with on a screen. It is so nice to see a proper old fashioned toy shop and remember what is was like in the days of drummer soldiers and puppets.
This is a...more