Hodgson, who died in 1980, spent decades at his hobby. Three other dollhouses made by him are already on display at Miniature World: the Tara dollhouse, St. Mary’s Church and the English Tudor Manor. “His work was a source of pride for the family,” said Roseanne Harvey, his grandniece. “He and my great-aunt, Kay, would go bonkers over the details.” The two of them would build what they could and mail-order the rest. Handmade items would include cross-stitched carpets on the floors and all the architectural details of a two-storey home. Attention to detail is evident in this Lilliputian world of tiny household furnishings, such as a hairbrush and a bottle of perfume revealed inside the drawer of a dresser in the bedroom.