Few youngster ’s characters are as dear asWinnie the Pooh , the honey - suckling bear first made celebrated by creator A.A. Milne in a series of storiesbeginningin 1926 and later on a pavilion part in animated Disneyproductions .
Pooh ’s adventures with Tigger , Rabbit , Owl , and the rest of the pack often led them to a bridge , which was based on a real location near Hartfield in East Sussex that Milne often visited with his boy , Christopher Robin Milne .
devotee now have a chance to acquire the actual bridge , which is up forauctionby UK - basedSummers Place Auctions .
to begin with known as Posingford Bridge and late Poohsticks Bridge , the 29 - invertebrate foot farseeing by 15 - foot wide oak tree social organization was build in 1907 in Ashdown Forest . When theWinnie the Poohbook serial publication and animated cartoon grow pop , visitors began constellate to the site , which led to it becoming worn . The bridgework was hold down in 1999 , break up , and hive away in the Ashdown Forest Centre of East Sussex . It was after restored and now awaits a Modern place . ( Disney paid for most of the price of a renewal bridge on the original situation . )
Auctioneers expect the bridge to go for between $ 54,000 and $ 81,000 , though they ’re optimistic the legacy of the Pooh fictitious character could see it fetch as much as $ 339,000 . The nosepiece is undefended for bidding through October 6 ; buyers can be from anywhere in the humans , though organizers hope it can stay in England .
Summers Place is no stranger to iconic structure : They previously auction off 20 gobs of theBerlin Wall .
[ h / tAssociated Press ]
