Shropshire museum's great British rubbish collection features in new book

A range of items found at the Land of Lost Content, in Craven Arms, are featured in the new publication called Great British Rubbish.

Stella Mitchell has teamed up with graphic designer Patrick Fry to document some of the museum's most interesting pieces.

The Land of Lost Content is known for being the country's largest collection of pop culture ephemera and obscure objects from the pre-digital era.

Stella said: "I'm so proud of it. It's taken me a long time to get to this point. When I was a child I was always good at writing and my headteacher told my mother that one day I'd write a book.

"That was in 1957 and I'm now 67. But I've finally got here and it feels wonderful."

Patrick was visiting Land of the Lost Content last year while on holiday and decided there and then he wanted to feature the museum's unusual items in a book.

Winter

Stella said: "He walked around the museum and took pictures of everything he was interested in. He asked if we could take all of the items down to London to be photographed professionally.

"So when the museum closed for winter we took it all down and got the book started.

"I wrote the first two or three pages about the items I collect and how it all started."

The book features everything from EP covers and board games to old cigarette packets and ration books.

"I was so thrilled to do this," she added. "I have written books before now but never managed to get anywhere with them.

"I've got two or three more ideas for books about nostalgia and fashion so hopefully I can get them published in the future."