I have just returned from a trip to the UK and been really fortunate to have had time to visit the old Hoover factory building on Western Avenue Perivale near Greenford in northwest London. This absolutely stunning art deco structure on the north side of the A40 London approach was designed by renowned architects of...
Reaching into the sky far above London Bridge, this phenomenal structure, clad in glass, stands proudly over it’s surrounding smaller counterparts. Known as the Shard London Bridge, at 310 metres (1016 feet) high, it now ranks as the tallest building in western Europe. The...
My wife and I regularly enjoy a trip into Antwerp to browse for collectables and antiques. As we live not so far away in Zeeland, Holland we are only about half an hours drive away, so we venture into Antwerp at least once a month,...
Online auctions offer fantastic opportunities to the collector, opening avenues previously unknown in the antique trade. The ability to search online, compare prices, ask questions, make offers and to...
The ancient Belgian city of Antwerp is somewhere I like to go to as often as time will allow. The beautiful architecture adds so much to make this city...
Antique shops as are so commonly found in villages, towns and cities, could be said to form part of our heritage, almost quintessentially British. With significantly more protection offered...
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