The author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory moved to Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire in 1954 where he wrote all of his stories in a hut that was specially built in his garden.
Only he was allowed in and he visited the property every day for 30 years.
Buried deep inside an orchard at the bottom of his garden with lime trees lining the walk, the hut itself is a place of straight out of one of his fantasy stories.
The little brick building has been left exactly how as it was when he died over 20 years ago, with pages from his notebooks still scattered on the floor.
He was inspired to build the white-painted shed, built in the late 1950s from bricks with polystyrene, after visiting Dylan Thomas’s writing shed at Laugharne.
It contains a wealth of items which Dahl loved to have around him while he wrote, including a huge ball made from foil sweet wrappers, a favourite wing-backed chair, pads of lined yellow legal pads shipped from the US and artefacts such as his own hip bone.
Dahl, who was injured in the second world war when his plane was shot down over the Libyan desert, would sit on his low soft-back chair with a wooden writing board on his lap.
He once said of his sanctuary: "When I'm in this place it's lovely. It's my nest, my womb."
But the property has since fallen into disrepair and fears are that it could fall apart unless something is done.
Ms Dahl told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "You can smell the decay, it's like stepping into a sacred tomb, but there are still many memories here.
"I remember we were not to disturb him when he was in his hut. He wasn't that sort of grandfather, but he was loving in his own way.
"The treat was when you were allowed to bring him a drink after you were summoned, then I would teeter on the step outside as he drank it.
"He used to tell my mother that there were wolves in there to discourage children from coming in," she said.
Ms Dahl said she would miss having a place to visit, but said "it would be selfish to keep it here, it's time for it be seen by the public."
Roald Dahl’s widow Felicity – known as Liccy – said: “It is a forensic exercise, not only to retain the eccentric objects but more importantly the magical atmosphere that fed Roald’s seemingly limitless imagination.”
It is hoped the interior will be installed by March and then a further £500,000 will be needed to create an interactive exhibit to set the hut in context for visitors.
Roald Dahl Museum's director Amelia Foster said: "The Dahl family has already given generously to save the writing shed. We're now going to trusts and foundations and to the general public.
“Until now, only a lucky few have been able to experience and be inspired by the intensely personal writing space he created for himself.
“Moving the precious contents of the hut into a new gallery within the museum will allow us to conserve this unique cultural icon for future generations while giving Roald Dahl fans of every age the chance to learn more about the man and his books.”
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Source : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8759245/Sophie-Dahl-asks-for-help-to-restore-Roalds-writing-hut.html
