12-year-old girl gives father £500 to build mushroom-shaped house; it wins Shed of the Year 2017​on October 9, 2026 at 6:35 am

A 12-year-old girl in Surrey gave her father £500 from her savings to build a mushroom-shaped house in their garden. Ben Swanborough created a two-storey hideaway featuring a trapdoor, stained-glass windows, a glass floor overlooking a stream and a glass roof for stargazing. The unusual structure went on to win the 2017 Shed of the Year competition.