
So, plenty of time to hunt for vintage treasures like these coffee pots, above, which make a stylish display at one of the recent 50-trader vintage markets in the pedestrianised, part-colonnaded street with its splendid Theatre Royal which opened in 1807.
The market’s organisers also run the annual two-day, 150-exhibitor Firle Vintage Fair at Firle Park, near Lewes at the foot of the South Downs in East Sussex, with this year’s event being held on August 12-13.