A quick tour of Christian's Bistro and some new stock

Good morning all, I hope you had a lovely Easter. Today's post is a quick tour of Christian's lovely Bistro Cafe Restaurant, which is part of the centre, and then a few peeks at what we have new in the centre itself. 

This is Christian standing behind his counter in his domain. One of the lovely things about Harrogate Antique Centre is that Christian's is here. I really like to have a good mooch around the centre and then sit down with a nice drink and a good chunk of (really very nice) cake whilst I think about what I have seen. Obviously Christian isn't here just to provide tea and cake for me, which is a great pity as I do love cake. The Bistro also has a lovely selection of full meals as well as soups, sandwiches and the afore mentioned cakes. I had a very filling sausage sandwich last time I went in, but then had to watch a friend eat a fantastic looking Eggs Benedict. You know when you order something and its good, but then you see something even better? My sarni was lovely, you can tell good sausages, but hers looked stunning. So its on my list and I'm having that next time.

As I said I have a bit of a weakness for cake so had to include a picture.

Or two......
But please remember that there is always a good selection of other lovely things to eat, all made fresh on the premises daily, cake is just my personal vice.

As you can see, there are plenty of tables and even sofas with coffee tables and magazines. It is a lovely relaxing place to come to. (Clean loos too - I do like clean loos.) And for the summer days there is a large seating area outside with tables, chairs and umberellas, but I'll show you that another day, when the sun is smiling.

Christian takes bookings for private parties too so why not come along and have a look?

But back to what's new in the centre itself.

We have a hay fork

and a huge pine mirror.

An outside lantern

and a couple of very nice pictures.

a selection of mirrors and busts

more pictures

and mirrors

A selection of painted furniture

including this blue chair, which I think is lovely.

Then going up towards the till on the back wall, we have some more pretties

some furniture

some china, including a very pretty Shelley tea service

and finally, from Phil, a lamp and some rather weird but wonderful looking stone creatures.

And thats it for today I'm afraid. But its always changing so I will show you something else next time.

Harrogate Antique Centre is open daily from 9 to 5, except on Sundays when we close at 4. We are easy to find on the main A61 Leeds Road just outside of Harrogate itself at Pannal.  We are opposite the Mercedes dealership. We have lots of FREE parking so why not come along and have a look.

Or, if there is anything that you have seen and want to know a bit more about please give us a ring on 01423 872463 and we will be happy to help.

See you next time hopefully.....

Lovely new stuff

 

Hello again. 

Today I was hoping to introduce you to Richard, Cathy and Phil, three of Harrogate Antique Centre's staff. However my camera's operator has failed to live up to my camera's 'point and press' brief and the photograph I took of them is just awful. But it gives you a very vague idea. Cathy is the blonde lady seated at the front. She is lovely, always smiling and very pleasant. Cathy has a unit in the Centre selling mostly ceramics with some interesting bits and bobs along side. I showed you some of her stock in the last blog post. 

Standing behind Cathy is Phil. He has a unit at the Centre and works here. He sells a good mix of furniture, ceramics and pictures. His stock is good quality antiques and there is always something tempting to look at. And finally, on the right of my really bad picture, is Richard. Richard is part owner of Harrogate Antique Centre and is to be found here most days, often followed about by his wife's gorgeous Cocker Spaniel, Woody. They are a really nice bunch and far less shady than they look in this picture. 

This one shows them in a slightly clearer light, but I will get a proper posed one next time.

In the mean time we have some new stuff to show you.

This is a new dealer, lots of maps in lots of sizes. I love looking at maps, its always nice to find somewhere you know and see the differences between now and then.

Another new unit is this one, full of books.

The Ladybird Books take me back to my childhood.

I can remember them from school.

Another new addition are these rugs.

They add a bit of colour and look lovely and warm on the wall.

And now to finish off showing you around, which I started on my last post. I think I ended around Simon and Julie's stand so I will start back there now, with this fabulous pair of lamps.

This lovely ornate mirror.

A bit further around in the bottom corner is this display of costume jewellery.

And then on the back straight there is this pair of painted chairs with raspberry toille seats.

Heading towards the till is this selection of vintage clothing and accessories.

Sadly I can also remember the white knee high boots from the 60's, although I was too young for them at the time. My aunt had some and I thought they were lovely.

Then we have this pretty plate and pair of Claret Jugs. And I wish I had taken a wider photograph because the cottage picture at the back looks nice too!

And then, do you remember the shady picture at the start of this post? Well this stand belongs to Phil, standing in the centre at the back of the picture. Lots of interesting stuff here.

This second pair of jugs, this time ceramic, are very pretty. 

and I really like these pictures.

And then we are round back to the front with Brian's stand and this amazing Stag's head.

And this Lantern

and this Taxidermy Grouse.

And finally, there's my stand, and just to show no favouritism my photographer has failed again. These are much prettier than they look here. The upholstery is gorgeous and the frames are really nice too.

They are a pair of lovely Edwardian Chairs, also available separately. They are painted white and upholstered in matching blue Toille.

They look clearer here, with my biblical mannequin in between them.

I think that is it for today, I hope you have enjoyed looking. If there is anything that catches your fancy come along and have a look. We are easy to find on the A61 Leeds Road at Pannal, very close to the Mercedes garage with a huge sign outside and lots of FREE parking. 

Or you can phone us on 01423 872463.

Hope to see you again soon.

A Quick Tour of Harrogate Antique Centre

Hello again.

Today's blog post is a quick tour of Harrogate Antique Centre. It won't show everything, but hopefully it will give you a bit of a flavour of what's here.

This is what you see directly in front of you as you come in. This stand belongs to Brian and there is always something interesting to look at in it. For me this week it is the gorgeous original 30's poster sitting on the pine settle. 

The colours and graphics are iconic, I really like it.

Its quite rare to find original advertising in such good condition, being paper it was not meant to be around quite so long and not much has survived at all. This one is in great condition. 

Then on your left is my stand. I do a lot of painted furniture, but it is looking a bit bare at the moment (Christmas and all that) so this 1920's pine table from a mill in Bradford with 4 matching Victorian chairs is just a taster and I'll show you more another day.

And next to me is a lovely lady with lots of lovely linens, vintage clothing, jewellery, hats, handbags and kimonos.

There are two cabinets crammed with the most fabulous costume jewels.

Next to this is the entrance to the lovely Cafe. Great food and comfy seating, this can't be rushed so we will return for a tour of this another day too.

From here on in there's loads more choice.....

like this....

and this...

And then, half way down the cafe aisle is The English Polisher. 

Fantastic furniture alongside some quirky stuff

like this park scene in a glass cabinet.

And then at the bottom you arrive at Simon and Julie's stands painted this lovely bright red.

I love this Union Jack.

and this cute miniature settle

and this Vitrine.

This is Simon and his lovely wife Julie.

They are often here and happy to tell you about their eclectic stock. 

Then along the bottom you have more of this...

and this....

And then when you almost think you've finished there's Cathy's stand.

Cathy works at the Centre and sells ceramics, mostly from the 20s and 30s, but not all.

At the moment she has this Charlotte Rhead Charger

A selection of Carlton Wares

and this highly desirable bit of Doulton Stoneware.

And then finally just before the till is Phil's stand.

Phil also works at the Centre, along with Trevor, Cathy, David and Richard. You will meet them all when you come, but I will try to persuade them to pose for my camera next time.

Thats it for now though. I hope I have shown you around a bit. If there's anything you fancy come along and have a look as stuff is moving pretty quick. Or we are always happy to advise over the phone if you want a price or more information. The number is 01423 872463.

Hope to see you again soon.