Margaret’s son Graham and his wife, Jacqueline, first got involved back in 1979 before taking over the helm together in 1989 once Margaret retired. The husband and wife duo ran the business together until Graham sadly passed away some 7 years ago. The museum houses over 2,000 exhibits dating from 2000BC to 1950 and includes not just dolls and toys, but also teddies, books, puppets, doll houses, model train sets and much more. Among the most popular exhibits is one of the most recent ones, a portrait doll of Diana, Princess of Wales – 1 of 4 produced by a member of the British Doll Artists’ Association back in 1981. Other popular items include Popeye, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and the collection of WWII Hornby train sets. A majority of the items in the museum have been donated throughout the years. 
Across the past 50 years, the museum has welcomed some famous faces including Scottish actor and musician David McCallum of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. fame, as well as the Antiques Roadshow team who described the museum as ‘one of the best private collections of antique dolls and toys we have seen’ following a visit in the 1990s. More recently, the museum has appeared on the BBC antiques programmes Flog It and Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. Speaking exclusively to Island Echo, boss Jacqueline Munday has said:
“I made a posthumous promise to both my husband and my mother-in-law that I would do my best to make it to 50 years and here we are! “A lot of these types of places are changing and are turning interactive. There aren’t as many of the traditional establishments – like this one – left anymore. I’d love for the collection to remain as is and intact as ‘the Munday collection’ for as long as possible. “Everyone who donated items to the museum wanted their cherished belongings to be loved and looked after for a long time after they’ve gone or passed.”
The Lilliput Doll and Toy Museum is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 – 16:00, between March and late October. 
