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About: Bekonscot

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Bekonscot in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, is the oldest original model village in the world. It portrays aspects of England mostly dating from the 1930s. Bekonscot was first created in the 1920s by a Beaconsfield resident, Roland Callingham (1881–1961). Callingham, an accountant, developed the master plan for his miniature empire as an addition to his large back garden, drawing in help from his staff: the gardener, cook, maid and chauffeur. Together they developed the model landscape portraying rural England at the time. The swimming pool became the first "sea" and the undulating rockeries were built up as hills. Bassett-Lowke, the large-scale model railway manufacturers, were commissioned to build an extensive Gauge 1 railway network for the project. Callingham named the village Bekonsc

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  • Bekonscot en Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, estas la plej malnova miniaturvilaĝo de la mondo. Ĝi reproduktas (rilatume 1:12) aspektojn de Britio precipe en la 1930-aj jaroj. Pli ol 14.000.000 homoj jam vizitis ĝin. La parko estas flegata de 12 plentempuloj. Dum la somero pliaj dudek prizorgas la vizitantojn. - La juna reĝino Elizabeto vizitis la vilaĝon. Bekonscot estis kreita en la 1920-aj jaroj de loka librotenisto Roland Callingham. Kune kun siaj helpantoj - la ĝardenisto, la kuiristo, la servistino kaj la ŝoforo - Roland skizis la miniaturan imperion en sia ĝardeno. La pejzaĝo fariĝis el la maro (- la naĝejo) kaj montetoj (ondaj rokaĵoj). Ampleksa fervoja relaro estis komisiita al la firmao Bassett-Lowke, konata kiel produktanto de makettrajnoj. Bekonscot kiel unua miniaturparko inspiris la konstruadon de pliaj tiaj parkoj: , Madurodam, Bourton-on-Water, Wimborne, Great Yarmouth, and Mini-Europe. (eo)
  • Bekonscot in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, is the oldest original model village in the world. It portrays aspects of England mostly dating from the 1930s. Bekonscot was first created in the 1920s by a Beaconsfield resident, Roland Callingham (1881–1961). Callingham, an accountant, developed the master plan for his miniature empire as an addition to his large back garden, drawing in help from his staff: the gardener, cook, maid and chauffeur. Together they developed the model landscape portraying rural England at the time. The swimming pool became the first "sea" and the undulating rockeries were built up as hills. Bassett-Lowke, the large-scale model railway manufacturers, were commissioned to build an extensive Gauge 1 railway network for the project. Callingham named the village Bekonscot after Beaconsfield and Ascot, where he had lived previously. Bekonscot was not conceived as a commercial visitor attraction but as a plaything to entertain Callingham and his guests. It was only after 1930 that its existence became widely known, catching the imagination of the press and public alike. Frequent newsreels, such as Pathé, and international and national newspaper coverage, ensured a steady stream of visitors, all of whom were invited to make a donation to the Railway Benevolent Institution. Bekonscot has been run by the Church Army since 1978 and donates large amounts of money to charity. It has raised the equivalent of almost £5,000,000 and has been visited by more than 14,000,000 people. (en)
  • Bekonscot à Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, est le plus vieux parc de miniatures au monde. Le parc a été créé par Roland Callingham (1881-1961), un résident de la région dans les années 1920. À l'époque, cet homme commence à représenter l’Angleterre rurale à travers des miniatures dans son jardin. Le fabricant de trains miniatures fut engagé pour mettre en place un réseau ferroviaire. Le nom du parc « Bekonscot » fut choisi par Callingham d'après le nom du village Beaconsfield et de Ascot son ancien village. À la base pensé comme un lieu de distraction privé, c'est seulement après 1930 que sa vocation change pour devenir un lieu connu et visité par le public. (fr)
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  • Bekonscot in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, is the oldest original model village in the world. It portrays aspects of England mostly dating from the 1930s. Bekonscot was first created in the 1920s by a Beaconsfield resident, Roland Callingham (1881–1961). Callingham, an accountant, developed the master plan for his miniature empire as an addition to his large back garden, drawing in help from his staff: the gardener, cook, maid and chauffeur. Together they developed the model landscape portraying rural England at the time. The swimming pool became the first "sea" and the undulating rockeries were built up as hills. Bassett-Lowke, the large-scale model railway manufacturers, were commissioned to build an extensive Gauge 1 railway network for the project. Callingham named the village Bekonsc (en)
  • Bekonscot en Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, estas la plej malnova miniaturvilaĝo de la mondo. Ĝi reproduktas (rilatume 1:12) aspektojn de Britio precipe en la 1930-aj jaroj. Pli ol 14.000.000 homoj jam vizitis ĝin. La parko estas flegata de 12 plentempuloj. Dum la somero pliaj dudek prizorgas la vizitantojn. - La juna reĝino Elizabeto vizitis la vilaĝon. Bekonscot kiel unua miniaturparko inspiris la konstruadon de pliaj tiaj parkoj: , Madurodam, Bourton-on-Water, Wimborne, Great Yarmouth, and Mini-Europe. (eo)
  • Bekonscot à Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, est le plus vieux parc de miniatures au monde. Le parc a été créé par Roland Callingham (1881-1961), un résident de la région dans les années 1920. À l'époque, cet homme commence à représenter l’Angleterre rurale à travers des miniatures dans son jardin. Le fabricant de trains miniatures fut engagé pour mettre en place un réseau ferroviaire. Le nom du parc « Bekonscot » fut choisi par Callingham d'après le nom du village Beaconsfield et de Ascot son ancien village. (fr)
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