Welcome to Erin Mankie's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable, and if history is an open book, all of these

amazing tales are right there on display, just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

It's not easy finding someone who shares our passions.

One person might love playing video games or building model airplanes while their partner

would rather watch a movie or go out dancing.

But sometimes we get lucky, and the people we spend our lives with become a part of our

passions as well, and in doing so, we get closer to them, and the hobbies that bring

us so much joy.

Like Victor Martin, Victor lived in a farmhouse on the Isle of Shepby off the northern coast

of Kent, England.

He loved trains, so much so that in 1923 he got a job running Warden Central Station in

London.

The station was part of the Midland Main Line, which he also helped build.

He would work on it a little each day with the help of his first wife.

He saw his love for trains, and joined him to construct this pre-war line with their

own hands.

It's unclear how long it took to complete, since at some point during the construction

their marriage ended.

Sometime later, Victor got remarried to a woman named Louise.

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