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✓ Published: 29-Apr-2024
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Meet the grandad who has spent 25 years transforming his back garden into a - Wild West 'town'. <br/><br/>Stephen Smart's Dude Ranch includes a saloon, jailhouse, bank, haberdashery and even an undertakers at the rear of his semi-detached home in Sheppey, Kent.<br/><br/>The 65-year-old has long been fascinated with the films starring the likes of Clint Eastwood and John Wayne, which inspired him to construct his very own old-style town.<br/><br/>But, despite his Wild West obsession, he's never actually been to America. <br/><br/>Mr Smart - who's also known simply as 'Dude' - began modelling his property, which now resembles a Hollywood film set, on the American frontier period around 25 years ago. <br/><br/>A retired lorry driver, he said: \
Meet the grandad who has spent 25 years transforming his back garden into a - Wild West 'town'. <br/><br/>Stephen Smart's Dude Ranch includes a saloon, jailhouse, bank, haberdashery and even an undertakers at the rear of his semi-detached home in Sheppey, Kent.<br/><br/>The 65-year-old has long been fascinated with the films starring the likes of Clint Eastwood and John Wayne, which inspired him to construct his very own old-style town.<br/><br/>But, despite his Wild West obsession, he's never actually been to America. <br/><br/>Mr Smart - who's also known simply as 'Dude' - began modelling his property, which now resembles a Hollywood film set, on the American frontier period around 25 years ago. <br/><br/>A retired lorry driver, he said: \
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