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Come rain, shine, frost or snow, Roald Dahl could be found inside the shed at the end of his garden. This was where he wrote. And beside him there was a table where he kept his most favourite things. They’re all still there.

Here are some of the items on Roald Dahl’s table:

imageA ball made from silver chocolate wrappers.
imageA small model of a Hurricane fighter plane.
imageHis hipbone.
imageA glass bottle filled with mauve-coloured bits of gristle taken from Roald Dahl’s spine during an operation.
imageA photo of his granddaughter Sophie.
imageA meteorite the size of a golf ball.
imageHis father’s silver-and-tortoiseshell paper-knife.
imageA solar-powered musical box.
imageA carving of a green grasshopper.
imageA cone from a cedar tree.