94-year-old Lancashire man builds shed to house his collection of 1,000 teddy bears
Dennis Adelsberg, 94, from Lathom, began work on his shed a year ago at the age of 93.
He built "99 per cent" of it by himself - with a small helping hand installing the double-glazed window.
He used old conservatory roofing from his daughter, Gill, for the roof, built the shelves and fencing for the structure and decorated the outside with artificial flowers.
Grandad-of-five Dennis has collected die-cast collectible toy cars and planes throughout his life and has since developed an appreciation for the bears.
He now has around 1,000 - including fluffy bears, pottery bears, door stops and pictures - and estimates his collection to be worth around £3,000.
He built "99 per cent" of it by himself - with a small helping hand installing the double-glazed window.
He used old conservatory roofing from his daughter, Gill, for the roof, built the shelves and fencing for the structure and decorated the outside with artificial flowers.
Grandad-of-five Dennis has collected die-cast collectible toy cars and planes throughout his life and has since developed an appreciation for the bears.
He now has around 1,000 - including fluffy bears, pottery bears, door stops and pictures - and estimates his collection to be worth around £3,000.
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00:00A 94-year-old man from Lancashire has built a shed to house his collection of 1,000 stuffed toys, ornaments and plushies.
00:07Dennis Eldersberg began work on his shed a year ago at the age of 93.
00:11He built 99% of it by himself, with a small helping hand installing a double glazed window.
00:16He now has around 1,000 teddy bears and estimates his collection to be worth around £3,000.
00:22Dennis collects the bears from charity shops before finding a place for them.
00:27The shed also has a TV unit, lighting, a heater and a brand new blue carpet.
00:32Here's a quick tour of his unique garden shed.
00:35Hello everybody, welcome to Teddyland.
00:57There's no wine.
01:08Oops.
01:09Are we on this side?
01:11Nope.
01:13Okay.