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 Beautiful antique beds |
15 Regent Street Clifton Bristol BS8 4HW United Kingdom +44 117 923 9181 |
This shop always has an excellent selection of beautifully restored, antique beds to choose from, with styles covering the whole spectrum—from the simplest, cast iron bedstead to a sumptuous French Lit Bateau. They also offer a wide range of handmade, cast iron beds, carefully crafted to reproduce original designs. Various sizes are available, from just 2ft (wonderfully cute children's beds) to 7ft wide. If you choose one of their unconventionally sized, antique bed frames, the shop can even supply a custom-made mattress and base. Perfect for those who like to recline in grand and slightly fairy-tale-like style. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Known as "The Emporium of Curiosities" |
25 Waterloo Street Clifton Village Bristol BS8 4BT United Kingdom +44 117 973 8080 |
Any of you who enjoy browsing through antique shops, looking for reasonably priced curios, should head here. There are two floors of weird and wonderful old objects to choose from. Downstairs are larger items and furniture such as old brass bed-heads, tables and chairs, wash-stands etc. Upstairs, the stock is very varied, both in price and quality. To give you an idea - jewellery and tiny objets d'art in glass cases, wooden printing blocks, Art Deco pottery and tea-sets, old glass bottles, old toys (including Rupert Bear and antique dolls with porcelain heads), antique photo-frames, china, glass, silver and some wonderful prints. Certainly enough interesting objects for an hour's happy browsing. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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An old curiosity shop |
149 St Michael's Hill Cotham Bristol BS2 8DB United Kingdom +44 117 973 8972 |
This is one of those quirky, fascinating shops selling all manner of curious objects, where you can spend a happy half-hour browsing. It specializes in antique laboratory-type equipment (weird and wonderful glass jars, microscopes and bottles), has a large collection of old telephones and stocks old ink-pens and ink-wells, spinning wheels and all manner of curio. In fact, it looks a bit like the inside of Dr Frankenstein's laboratory! Nevertheless, if you're looking for unusual gifts or mementos, this dusty old shop is a good place to find things that your friends almost certainly won't already have. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A nostalgic view of Bristol |
St Nicholas Market, Corn Street Bristol BS1 1JQ United Kingdom |
A thoroughly delightful place for the nostalgic. The stall deals primarily in beautiful, black and white, mostly mounted photographs of old Bristol. It's fascinating to find images of the way your home or place of work used to look. Of particular interest are the photographs of St Augustine's Parade, the centre of Bristol, showing how far the dock used to extend into what is now a pedestrianised area. It also sells a selection of gift items, including Jellycat soft toys, cute and quirky animals for kids of all ages and some fine examples of Bristol Blue Glass. Memories has also, recently, started stocking items made of Bath Aqua Glass (a beautiful pale turquoise colour reminiscent of the hue of the hot springs in this historic city). Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Ships' artefacts to antique pistols |
13 Lower Park Row Bristol BS1 5BN United Kingdom +44 117 929 8205 |
This place is perfect for those bored with the usual high street shops - you never know what you'll find in here. It's a genuine, dusty, "old-curiosity shop" with a military and sea-faring angle - if you've always wanted an antique ship's-lantern, then here's the place to come! They stock a wonderfully eccentric selection of antique items from old ships, such as the aforementioned lamps, wheels, brass diving helmets, portholes and even propellers. They also have items such as swords, old pocket-pistols and old-fashioned policemen's helmets. There is a particularly interesting selection of old scientific equipment, including microscopes and cameras, plus the odd piece of furniture. Well worth a look. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Collection of antique sellers under one roof |
18 The Mall Clifton Village Bristol BS8 4DR United Kingdom +44 117 973 7843 |
Inside this beautiful old building are five different units, all selling various antiques. The range of stock they sell includes silverware (modern and antique), watches (wrist and pocket), costume and stone jewelery, porcelain, Oriental and Rajisthani art, paintings (originals and prints) and objects d'art. The stall-holders are extremely friendly and very knowledgeable about their stock, some even doing insurance valuations. If all the browsing makes you hungry, head to the upstairs balcony area, where there's a tea-room - how much more quaint can it get - selling home-made cakes, snacks, lunches and hot and cold drinks. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Victorian and Edwardian furniture |
25 North View Westbury Park Bristol BS6 7PT United Kingdom +44 117 973 5806 |
For those of you who appreciate the finer things in life, this a good place to come for some beautiful antique furniture, mostly in pine and mahogany. Items include wardrobes, chests of drawers, tables, chairs and mirrors. A wide selection of antique lace work is usually available and small, collectable items are dotted among the larger pieces, so you might be lucky and find that piece of china you've always been looking for. The shop also undertakes both traditional and modern upholstery work and will restore your favourite old chair to its former glory. Review © 2007, Wcities |
