Antiques Centres

Dear Sir, The news that the dealers of the Dolphin Arcade in Portobello Road have been served with an eviction notice (ATG no 2661) is shocking and regrettable.

Owner of Belfast On the Square Emporium invests in project to bring antiques centre to nearby town of Bangor

Vincent Page is launching a second monthly auction room in one of his five antique centres which are currently in Oxford, Sidmouth, Harrogate, Taunton and Bowness-on-Windermere all with the brand title of Antiques on High.

Since the owners of Aspal Antiques launched an antiques centre at Stonham Barns Park three years ago and added a second centre on site to include a reclamation yard, a steady stream of antiques-related businesses have opened up.

Oriental ceramics and bronzes specialist Ian McLean, an antiques dealer who has opened an antiques centre near Sevenoaks, says cheerily: “Otford already has two very good antique centres but you can’t have too many.”

Edinburgh is famous for its rich history, huge cultural scene and magnificent architecture, dominated by the castle.

When antiques-hunting in Northumberland, the fine market town of Morpeth is well worth a visit.

The privately owned Ford & Etal Estates is described in tourism-speak as “one of Northumberland’s best kept secrets”.

A large shark and tarot card reading might seem a bizarre way to bring visitors into a north-west London antiques centre but there is method behind the apparent madness.

Aspal Antiques launched at the 140-acre Stonham Barns Park near Stowmarket in Suffolk in 2021.

Antiques on High on the hunt for more dealers

The Scottish Borders region welcomes a new fair in the summer at Paxton House, less than a 10-minute drive from the coastal town of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

A 20-minute drive from NAEC Stoneleigh takes you to the town of Warwick, dominated by its castle originally built by William the Conqueror. Hunters and gatherers at IACF’s antiques event at Stoneleigh may well take in what the city has to offer antiques-wise. Here are two businesses to visit.

The small town of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire is the perfect pitstop for antiques and vintage buyers, particularly the trade.

Young businessman who opened antiques centre and salvage yard launches a second venture

More businesses housed in historic and spacious former churches and chapels come under the spotlight

Huge Lincolnshire business is among the firms that are confident for the future after a buzzing year