Antiques Centres

Operator of five centres across the UK hopes to acquire two more and has ambitious future plans

Couple start new venture just a month after previous business shuts down

A new shop, a recently-opened antiques centre and long-established fair turn the spotlight to the Northeast

When American Footballer Travis Kelce proposed last month in a flower-bedecked arbour to singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, much of the press focus was on the heritage and rarity of the ring.

Although Old Bank Antiques in Royal Wootton Bassett closed on August 25, this is “likely to be a short-term measure, maybe six months,” says owner Jon White.

A medieval timber-framed townhouse that hosts the Gloucester Antiques Centre has recently been restored by heritage specialists.

An antiques centre in north Derbyshire is set to close on March 31 after 15 years in business.

Organiser’s first event at the Norfolk Showground after taking over from Aztec will be held later this month

Celebrities and politicians are often spotted hunting for antiques at fairs, markets and centres including singer Taylor Swift who is a fan of Portobello Road Market and Boris and Carrie Johnson, seen recently at Sunbury Antiques Market at Kempton Park.

A family-owned antiques centre in Lancaster is set to close its doors after 34 years in business.

Local businesses in the Yorkshire seaside town say trail pilot has shown encouraging signs so far

Two antiques centres operate at Cromford Mills in Matlock, Derbyshire.

Following on from last week’s comments from three fairs and markets organisers on how 2024 has been for their businesses, here is the take from Europe’s largest antiques centre, a fair organiser who is packing them in and a booksellers fairs’ association with a £1m sales figure from just one event.

Nosheen Brohi runs jewellery dealership Fable & Windsor at Grays Antique Market in Davies Street, Mayfair

Braxton joins newcomers at a market with 32 dealers and a waiting list

Four generations of the Bartlett family have farmed Hinton Farm near Yeovil in Somerset.

A shop in the characterful area of the East Sussex town of Hastings known as the Old Town, with deeds that date to 1511, has opened as a small antiques centre.