Antiques on High – 85 High Street. Oxford OX1 4BG 01865 251075
This cleverly named shop is a vintage emporium housing a handful of
other traders on site. Cabinets line the hallway showcasing items from
local collectors including Caroline Henny’s business, Bag The Jewels.
Each nook and cranny is carefully laid out revealing jewels, lighters,
coins, military items and keep sakes. You will also find a good selection
of antiquarian and classic books as well as records.
Unicorn – 5 Ship Street, Oxford, OX1
3DE
Gloucester Green Market – Gloucester Green – every Thursday
This market off George Street will have you fooled into thinking that its sole purpose is to
fill your stomach with tempting goods rather than vintage, but behind the initial stalls of
cheese, pizzas and cakes, you enter into the antique and vintage section. Much bartering
goes on here between trader and customer for jewellery, books, mid-century items,
curtains and clothes. The clothes on some stalls are set out rather like a jumble sale, so it’s
definitely a place to get stuck in and spend several hours. Vintage is very cheap here –
scarves for £1, dresses for a tenner. This market sits behind the Oxford Playhouse theatre
and is a must if you are ever around Oxford on a Thursday, but be warned, this is an early
market, and starts to pack up around 3-4pm.
This interesting and high rummage-able
secret shop should be reserved for only the
more inquisitive of vintage seekers.
Stepping into this store is like descending
into a cross between Narnia and
Wonderland. With a façade rather like the
cover from a Beatrix Potter tale, this shop
would draw even the hardest of high street
shoppers if it opened more frequently.
Dubbed once as the lady who doesn't like
to sell, the truth is that she onnly likes to
sell to certain people.. a gem of a find...