James May's Lego house could be demolished
James May's Lego house could be demolished
James May's Lego house could be demolished. The Top Gear presenter built the two storey building using 3.3 million Lego bricks for a BBC series, but Legoland Windsor has pulled out of buying it.
May's full size Lego house boasts a working toilet, hot shower and what The Mail on Sunday describes as a "very uncomfortable bed". The TV presenter is now looking for a new buyer, or the building faces being demolished today.
Berkshire based Legoland had originally said it would take the structure. However, the
Windsor theme park later reneged on the deal because it said the Lego house would cost too much to move.
Sleeping in the house last week, May discovered that it was not waterproof, but that has not dampened his enthusiasm: "Knocking it down is just wrong on every level," he said. "It's a really lovely thing, [demolishing] it would break the hearts of the 1,000 people who worked liked dogs to build it."
Lego is believed to have banned May from giving away the individual bricks, which the company donated for an upcoming TV show - James May's Toy Stories. The bricks could, however, be donated to charity. As Legoland has an exclusive licence to use the bricks as a visitor attraction in Britain, any prospective buyer would not be able to open it to the public.
Defending its position, Legoland said that the only way to move the house would be to cut it apart, which would "compromise the structural integrity and present...health and safety issues". The theme park "considered all the options", but cost, timing, logistics and planning permission led it to decide that moving the Lego house was unviable.
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