Where to go looking for antiques in Sheffield

[Timmmy 10]

I want to go browsing antique shops this weekend and am after advice on the best places to search. Thanks

[Strix 11]

Near the virgin gym. I think it's called little London rd. Take a stroll and you'll find 3 or 4 places down there, then head down abbeydale rd towards town from the broadfield

[Fleur21 10]

Did this yesterday and saw a leaflet in one of the shops advertising themselves as part of the Sheffield Antique Quarter... They could really make more of that couldn't they... Some fab shops down there!

[RazorSHarp 10]

Did this yesterday and saw a leaflet in one of the shops advertising themselves as part of the Sheffield Antique Quarter... They could really make more of that couldn't they... Some fab shops down there!

 

They have, they've got a page on Facebook and organise regular antique events, they closed the whole of broadfield rd last year Withntheir launch event

[Nagel 10]

There's a decent quality antique centre in Bakewell and another in Heanor. Sheffield doesn't have anything very good, they're more junk and bric-a-brac sops here.

[maxofe 10]

There's a decent quality antique centre in Bakewell and another in Heanor. Sheffield doesn't have anything very good, they're more junk and bric-a-brac sops here.

 

What a load of nonsense!!! i agree that some of our "antique" centres are more like second hand shops, but there are still some very good antique dealers in our city

[Nagel 10]

What a load of nonsense!!! i agree that some of our "antique" centres are more like second hand shops, but there are still some very good antique dealers in our city

 

That's good news. Where are they?

[maxofe 10]

That's good news. Where are they?

 

I think you know

[squidge00 10]

http://Www.sheffieldantiquesquarter.co.uk

 

And to the person who said they ought to make more of it, it's been in the national and local press for the past six months

[suzyoo 11]

the problem with antiques is when you ask the price of an item

you can often buy the item brand new for less

[squidge00 10]

Think that misses the whole point of buying an antique though which is surely that you will be hard pressed to find another one elsewhere

[Nagel 10]

the problem with antiques is when you ask the price of an item

you can often buy the item brand new for less

 

That's just not true for furniture. Antique and vintage furniture is a bargain and unlike new stuff it won't lose half its value when you exit the shop with it.

 

So long as you're not looking for the highest quality of British antiques (Chippendale and the like), British furniture is an absolute bargain. You can get a good quality antique dining table with six chairs for around £400, the equivalent modern from John Lewis would be £1000 +/-£200.

 

It's a bargain and holds its value.