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The Cheshire and Merseyside Antiques Trail The guide has an important association with www.antiques-atlas.com. Antiques-atlas.com has the most comprehensive coverage of all the antique shops, centres and fairs in the North West of England on the internet. |
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By exploring the links below You can plan your antique buying trip and explore the area online before you come - and then when you do arrive in the area you can use the Cheshire and Merseyside Antiques Trail Guide with all its excellent maps to easily locate all the shops and centres you plan to visit ! Antiques Cheshire |
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Antique Shops in Cheshire. Cheshire has a wide range of Antique shops spread throughout the County, with small concentrations in Nantwich, Macclesfield (including The Source and Limited Editions). The city of Chester has the highest number of antique shops in the whole of Cheshire (see below). |
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Antique Shops in Chester Watergate Street You will find several antiques shops in Chester in one of city's most historic streets - Watergate Street with 5 different and varied antique ahops with a wide range of stock from Fine Art, Clocks, Ceramics, Furniture, Antiquarian books - All within 100 yards from each other ! |
 The Old Warehouse Antiques, Delamere Street, Chester. |
There are one or two other excellent shops tucked away including The Old Warehouse Antiques located on Delamere street just beyond the North gate of the city walls, and KD Antiques which is located literally next to the Chester Clock (at Wall level). Boughton - Christleton Road The other important hotspot for antiques in Chester which you shouldn't miss is Boughton - around half a mile from the city centre to the East. There are about 10 different shops with a wide range of stock. Including lighting specialist O'Keefe Antiques & Interiors, Second Time Around for Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian furniture. |
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Antique Centres in Cheshire There are several Antique Centres spread throughout Cheshire. Knutsford has one on King Street. Other Antique centres that are worth a look include the Northwich Antiques Centre, the Saxon Cross Antiques Emporium and the Tarporley Antiques Centre. There is also Willowpool (see details below) and also 'Great Northern Architectural Antiques' which has wide and varied selection larger architectural items and fixtures and fittings. |
 Northwich Antiques Centre |
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 V and A Fairs Antiques Fair at the Hanover International Hotel. click here for Cheshire Antique Fairs |
Antique Fairs in Cheshire There is a good number of well established and well attended antique fairs throughout Cheshire and Chester. Including fairs at Arley Hall, Nr Knutsord, Gawsorth Hall Macclesfield, The Hanover International Hotel Antiques Fair, Warrington, V & A Fairs, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Blakemere and the Wilmslow Leisure Centre. There are also regular Antique fairs in Chester at the Chester Racecourse and Northgate Arena. For full details on all these fairs including dates and locations Click here for an online Antique Fairs Diary of the main antique fairs in the UK (searchable by month). |
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Antiquarian Bookshops in Cheshire Most of the Antiquarian bookshops in Cheshire are located in the city of Chester. These include The Northgate Antiquarian Bookshop, located just inside the North gate of the City Walls. At the bottom end of Watergate Street you will also find antiquarian bookshop 'Stothert Old Books'. A little further up Watergate Street 'The Antiques Shop' also has various maps , prints and ephemera available. |
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Antique Clocks and Restorers in Cheshire There are a number of Antique Clock specialists including Country Clocks located at Limited Editions in Mobberley, Knutsford. Chester also has a number of clock specialists - including 'Second Time Around' in Boughton, who specialise in Longcase Clocks. |
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Auctioneers, Auctions and Valuers in Cheshire Cheshire has several well known and well established Auction rooms, including Peter Wilson of Nantwich, Frank R Marshall of Knutsford, as well as Bonhams in Chester and Byrnes Auctioneers and Valuers in Saltney, South Chester. |
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Second Time Around
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Consolidated Lazerline
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Shippers and Trade Warehouses in Cheshire
One Antique trade warehouse with a full container service, shipping worldwide is 'Second Time Around' located on Christleton Road, Boughton, Chester. A worldwide export shipper and packer serving the Cheshire region is Consolidated Lazerline (Tel. 01824 705807). No shipment is too small or too large. They collect single pieces up to fullcontainer loads. |
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Architectural Antiques and Architectural Reclamation in Cheshire & Garden Antiques Cheshire has a wealth of places selling Architectual items, located to the East of Chester you will find Beeston Reclamation, Cheshire Brick and Slate and Great Northern Architectural Antiques - all worth a look. To the North of Cheshire you will find Willowpool Architectural Reclamation and Rarefinder who also do architectural antiques but also are a good place to source Garden Antiques Cheshire. |
 Burmintofts Arch at Willowpool Architectural Reclamation |
 Stag and yard at Rarefinder in Dunham, Cheshire. |
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A lot of the Antique shops and centres in Cheshire are tucked away and not easy to find. Thats why if you are travelling to Cheshire and looking for Antiques - this guide and its detailed map is a must. If you would like your own copy of The Cheshire and Merseyside Antiques Trail Guide as it's a few years old now, we no longer charge for it. To get your free copy please send a Stamped addressed envelope with stamps to the value of 60p to. (I will also enclose a supplementary sheet, detailing any businesses that are no longer running or have moved.) Cheshire Antique Trails Guide 2 Hodnett avenue Flixton Manchester M41 6LQ Have you considered a Guided Antique and Heritage Tour to Cheshire and Merseyside - click for details. Visiting or planning a trip to the South West of England Devon and Cornwall Antiques Trail Guide |
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