Half million quid to restore Roald Dahl's writing shed

A £500,000 campaign to restore the shed where Roald Dahl wrote his famous children's books is being led by his grand-daughter, Sophie Dahl

The shed was built  in the garden of Dahl's home in Great Missenden, in Buckinghamshire. He was the only person allowed in, and wrote there every day for 30 years. When he died in 1990, the building was left exactly as he left it. The building has since fallen into disrepair.

'When my grandfather died, he left in his wake an aching gap, but also a palpable magic and limitless imagination which is not exclusive to my family. It is now time for us to save the hut, but even more importantly, to share it,' said Sophie Dahl.

The £500,000 is required to restore the shed and move it from the garden to the nearby Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre. £250,000 has already been raised. A further £500,000 will be needed to create an interactive display around the hut once it is installed in the museum

Today (13 September, which would have been his birthday) is Roald Dahl Day. You can read about Roald and his writing in the next issue of Writing Magazine.

Website: http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org