You may think that dolls houses and their contents are child’s play, but you would be mistaken. For the serious miniaturist everything in their Lilliputian homes and shops is made to scale and with painstaking accuracy.

For David Cawthorne, it takes more than a life-changing accident to put paid to his artistic skills.

A Yorkshire village pub could be converted into a nursery for 36 children if new plans are approved.