He does have a bolt-hole though - an amazing Alice in Wonderland kind of bolt hole. Up a curved staircase at the back of his house, and through a magical door, lies a fabulous world of miniature escapism where Jools steals himself away with an amazing scenic model railway over 100' in length.
For the first time ever, in the January 2019 issue of Railway Modeller, Jools unveils his OO/HO gauge panoramic railway layout depicting twentieth century landmarks from London, British and northern European locations, all skilfully linked by dozens of railway track loops and trains.
Make sure you pick up your copy - on sale from 13th December 2018!
A further article covering the European sections of the layout in detail appears in the January 2019 issue of our sister magazine – Continental Modeller (on sale from 20th December).