![]() They said they had been hit by rising costs and reduced income, and had been unable to find a replacement for their wax modeller after he retired several years ago. Mr and Mrs Hayes were granted planning permission to turn the museum into a home in December 2012. 'We don't want to be losing attractions near the seafront or anywhere in these times of austerity.' ![]() 'Any loss of tourist attractions is a blow,' he said. Local councillor Michael Jeal, cabinet member for tourism, said he was sad about the loss of the cult museum and its potential conversion into a home. Louis Tussauds House of Wax is now permanently closed.' 'The property also includes owner's private living accommodation, a pair of kiosks to the front which provide additional income and an enclosed rear yard area with parking beyond.' Michael Owen Paul Gascoigne Unrecognisable: This pair of waxworks is supposed to represent Victoria and David Beckham Frank Bruno Jim Davidson Band: The Beatles are just about recognisable as being Paul, John, George and Ringo Michael Jackson Boy GeorgeĪn answerphone message at the House of Wax says: 'Thank you for calling. The former museum, built in the mid-19th century as a doctor's house, is now up for sale with Howards Estate Agents.Ī listing on the firm's website states: 'The property comprises a substantial building - 608sq/m - which was until recently used as a waxworks museum. The waxworks were scheduled to go up for auction in 2008, with a guide price of £50 to £80 - giving the 150 items a total estimated value of £7,500 to £12,000. ![]() Maybe they will be recycled to become personalities in the Czech Republic!' 'All the models will need a bit of a makeover because most of them are very old. Cliff Richard Paul McCartney Icons: Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan were depicted in creepy guises in the museum Ian Botham Prince Philip Rowan Atkinson Michael Barrymore Were all snapped up in one big job lot - possibly for another museum or a They ran the museum together for 58 years, and lived a flat above but now plan to move out. In this new feature, you'll get to meet some of the residents, starting with Steptoe & Son.After selling the waxworks to an unidentified Czech collector, the couple have now put the Victorian building on the market for £375,000. If I ever do and win the lottery, I shall buy the place and keep it open forever. It occasionally gets some negative, sneering publicity as the 'worst waxworks in Britain', but this is grossly unfair - yes, the displays are out of date, and some of the newer figures are poorly executed, but, for the most part, it's full of excellent likenesses - and it has a unique atmosphere, providing a snapshot of a popular entertainment / museum where you are just expected to gawp and be entertained, not get all interactive and educated. I love it to bits. I've been back about thirty times over the years and I still love it - a constant in a turbulent world. I first visited it when I was about five or six and it made an indelible impression on me. My favourite is the first I ever went to, Louis Tussaud's in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. In fact, fascinated is too weak a word - I'm obsessed with them.
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