The scene, under construction since the 1950s and with parts dating back earlier, was inspired by detailed research into the architecture and landscape of the vale, with some models of cottages taking hundreds of hours to complete.

A group of volunteers runs the museum and it is open to the public most weekends and holidays, except during the winter.

He observed the destruction and modification of many historic buildings in the area and began to make model representations of them.

The main display and ongoing project at Pendon is a scale representation of the Vale of White Horse as it was in the inter-war period.

The model trains are hand built, to represent individual locomotives, carriages, and wagons as exactly possible, based on surviving records and photographs.