A GRANDAD has got the wildest frontier garden in the street.
Cowboy-crazy Stephen Smart has spent the past 25 years transforming his front and back gardens into a Wild West town.
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The Dude Ranch includes a saloon, jailhouse, bank, haberdashery and undertakers.
Retired lorry driver Stephen, 65, who calls himself Dude, said: “I just had a fascination for the Wild West.
“It started with country music, then looking up the time period and then I started going to a few themed parties.
“I wanted somewhere to go basically, so I built the town.
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“It started with little buildings, then the saloon and it just took off from there.”
The front of Stephen’s semi-detached home in Sheppey, Kent, has a graveyard, old wagon wheels, swinging saloon doors and a sign welcoming visitors.
Stephen said: “My kids think I’m stupid and it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I love it here.
“I’ve got my own paradise in my back garden.”
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