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A huge amount of nostalgia’: end of an era as London’s famed Sylvanian Families shop shuts

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Magnet for thousands of collectors of furry toys will close doors next week

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Ben Miller Poole who manages the Sylvanian Families shop in north London which will close after 30 years Photograph Antonio OlmosThe Observer

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Nineteen-year-old Molly Bell arrived in London early last week from Brisbane. By Wednesday, she had found her way to a tiny toy emporium in a nondescript street in north London to fulfil a dream. She needed to move fast as the Sylvanian Families shop, selling the eponymous toy animals and their habitats, closes on 22 April after more than 30 years.

Since 1992, the charming Highbury shop has been a magnet for thousands of collectors of the anthropomorphic animals – a magical grotto reminiscent of a bygone idyll.

“We saw on TikTok in Australia that the shop was closing, so we bought air tickets even though that might seem absolutely mad,” says Bell. “I collect them, but they are hard to get in Australia. The look of this shop also seemed irresistible.”

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