Antiques and Interiors In Arundel.

November 03, 2017

Antiques and Interiors In Arundel.

Looking for antiques or interior pieces?
Something interesting for your home.
Maybe a cheap and cheerful battered bargain to paint and upcycle with your own individual style.
Or a beautiful investment decorative item that you can put immediately in pride of place.
Your taste in interiors could be traditional or it might be contemporary.
Possibly even bordering on the wacky.
Alternatively, you might just want to browse and see what catches your eye and suits your wallet.

Arundel with its diverse collection of individual shops,

warehouses and car boots, could hold the answer.

Let's start with the latter.

If you have never driven down to Ford airfield bleary-eyed at 7.30 on a Thursday or Saturday morning you've missed a treat.
The car boot starts early.
Sellers queue and snooze in cars and vans from around 3am.
Some travel miles as Ford Car Boot is renowned for being the best in the area.
Vendors come from France and Holland.
Buyers regularly drive from London.

You COULD saunter down later in the morning after a leisurely breakfast.
But you would miss the buzz.
Trade and private buyers alike, dashing to peer into the backs of unloading vans and cars.
The deal often clinched before the item has even seen the light of day.
You'll possibly walk back to your car clutching a real gem of a bargain.
But if you haven't found that perfect item, there are the local flower and booksellers, bread stalls and coffee stands to help you cope with disappointment.

And there's always next week.

Back in Arundel itself and down Tarrant Street, you will find Antiquities,
Lovely antiques and interior pieces.

http://www.antiquitiesarundel.com/

Dinky Donkey Delights, Nineveh House
http://www.arundel.org.uk/details/dinky-donkey-delights/16

and Arundel Interiors.
http://www.arundel.org.uk/details/arundel-interiors/14
(You will find the latter further down Tarrant Street opposite the Kings Arms Pub).

If its art you are after look no further than the Zimmer Stewart gallery.

http://www.zimmerstewart.co.uk/

I notice there is a Giles Penny exhibition on at the moment.
This will delight many locals.
Giles lived in Arundel a few years ago, and you'll
will find many examples of his beautiful work around the area.

http://www.zimmerstewart.co.uk/giles-penny

St. Richards Hospital and The Body Shop headquarters among them.

While you wander, do look beyond the main streets, for Arundel holds so many hidden gems.

Inside the arcade, in Tarrant Street, you can check out the Walking Stick Shop with its many antique canes.

http://www.walkingstickshop.co.uk/

If you are looking for an antique picture restorer you'll find one in Tarrant Street.

In Arundel High Street, there is the Old Print Shop,

Spencer Swaffer Antiques,
Bridge Antique Centre
and Arundel Antiques Warehouse.

There's a new little shop at the bottom of the High Street which has loads of bric a brac
but also, you never quite know what you will find.
Well worth a rummage.

Maybe stop at the vintage style cafe, Lula Mae for sustenance.

Venture over the bridge and down the little alley next to William Hill. Turn left at the end and you will find the only remaining buildings of the 19th century Arundel Swallow Brewery.

Relatively untouched, the three large brewery warehouses are now home to decorative antique and interiors showrooms in the quirkiest of settings. French Loft, Harmony Trading, Arundel Eccentrics and Nass Interiors all trade from what is fast becoming a snoopers paradise.

http://frenchloft.com/

Next Door is

http://www.harmonyantiques.co.uk/

Last but by no means least is Arundel Eccentrics

That's us

It's amazing how many people come round and then only venture into the first warehouse.

All three are quite different.
So if you've come that far...do pop into all three.
You will be pleased you did.