Poulton’s effort was only recognised in the book of Guinness World Records after several others had tried and failed to beat his time.
Yet it was only recently that Poulton realised he could get a certificate to honour the achievement.
“About two years ago, having watched all the certificates being presented on Strictly Come Dancing within minutes of them achieving their record of a little few tap dances, I thought – I need one of those,” he said.
Poulton applied for one online with no luck.
He then sent a letter and was initially told he could not have a certificate because the record was achieved more than a decade ago.
“They eventually relented and very kindly, at no cost to me, provided me with the certificate,” he said.
It now sits framed in his house alongside the stopwatch used to time his effort.
Poulton’s record of 41 hours and 51 minutes was eventually broken after 37 years in 2017.