Bridge that inspired creation of Winnie the Pooh heads to auction

The bridge on which A.A. Milne and his son, Christopher Robin, created the game of Poohsticks, which in turn inspired Milne to write the Winnie the Pooh books, will go to auction October 5.
The bridge on which A.A. Milne and his son, Christopher Robin, created the game of Poohsticks, which in turn inspired Milne to write the Winnie the Pooh books, will go to auction October 5.
The bridge on which A.A. Milne and his son, Christopher Robin, created the game of Poohsticks, which in turn inspired Milne to write the Winnie the Pooh books, will go to auction October 5.

BILLINGSHURST, UK – The “Poohsticks” bridge from A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh books will be auctioned on Tuesday, October 5 in West Sussex, England. The iconic bridge, forever associated with the classic children’s books and E.H. Shepard’s illustrations, was built around 1907 in Ashdown Forest, an ancient area of tranquil open heathland some 30 miles south of London. A replacement was built in 1999, but the original bridge is now fully restored and will be offered with an estimate of £40,000-£60,000 (US$54,200-$81,300). According to Summers Place, the auction house organizing the sale, the auction presents “a unique opportunity to buy a piece of literary history in the year Pooh Bear celebrates his 100th birthday – [Pooh} was given to Christopher Robin Milne on his first birthday in 1921.”Continue reading