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What happened to James May Lego house?
Unfortunately, even though it was finished to perfection and even after James spent a night in the thing, it was doomed from the get go. LEGO withdrew their promise to move the creation to their theme park in Windsor. It couldn’t stay where it was built – a vineyard in Surrey – so it was destroyed.
Does James May Lego house still exist?
The Lego house built by Top Gear presenter James May has been demolished. The plastic bricks were to be donated to charity once the house was demolished. A spokesman for Denbies Wine Estate said that the house also had to be dismantled because it did not have planning permission.
How much was James May’s Lego house?
A two-storey Lego house built by 1,000 volunteers for BBC Two show Toy Stories is no more despite efforts to find a new owner to save it from demolition. The house, created by presenter James May at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, Surrey, would have cost £50,000 to dismantle and rebuild.
Does anyone live in a house made of Lego?
No. In fact, the BBC’s James May (along with a merry crew) built a home using over 816 million Lego bricks in 2009. The house, a feat of engineering and enthusiasm, has since been deconstructed after a bid to sell it to Legoland in Windsor fell through.
What is the biggest Lego house?
The largest life-sized house made from interlocking plastic bricks is 4.69 metres (15 ft 4 in) high, 9.39 metres (30 ft 9 in) long and 5.75 metres (18 ft 10 in) wide and consists of two floors with four rooms in total.
What is the biggest Lego house ever made?
The tallest ever structure built with LEGO – 35.05 m (114 ft 11 in) – used an estimated 550,000 bricks!
Who built the world’s biggest Lego house?
James May
It was completed by 1,200 volunteers together with James May (UK) for James May’s Toy Stories in Dorking, UK, on 17 September 2009. 2.4 million lego bricks were used. The house had an internal wooden support structure. James May spent one night in the house, which turned out to be leaking.
Where did James may build his house out of Lego?
When he was a boy, James May wanted to build a real house out of Lego. With the help of television stardom, 3.2m plastic bricks and 2,000 members of the public, the Top Gear presenter fulfilled his childhood ambition earlier this summer by constructing a “very modern and funky” Lego property on the Denbies wine estate in Surrey.
Why was James May banned from Lego World?
Lego also banned May from dismantling the structure and giving away the bricks, which the company donated for his forthcoming BBC show James May’s Toy Stories. ‘It would dilute Lego’s sales – we can only give them to charity,’ May said.
Where was the Lego House on Toy Stories?
A two-storey Lego house built by 1,000 volunteers for BBC Two show Toy Stories is no more despite efforts to find a new owner to save it from demolition. The house, created by presenter James May at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, Surrey, would have cost £50,000 to dismantle and rebuild.
Why was the Lego House at Legoland demolished?
Plans for Legoland to move it to their theme park fell through because transport costs were too high and despite a final Facebook appeal for someone to take it, no-one came forward. The plastic bricks were to be donated to charity once the house was demolished.