The shop
A shop full of other people’s houses
Ruth Gimbaldrey opened the shop in 2009 after clearing her aunt’s farmhouse. Her son Theo runs the back room, where lamps are rewired and clocks are cleaned.
Most of what we sell comes from within a morning’s drive: farmhouses, apartments and the odd garage that has not been opened in years. We buy whole households when families are moving or settling an estate, and single pieces from anyone who walks in with one.
Every piece gets a paper tag with a price in ink. If we know where it came from, how old it is or what was fixed, that goes on the back of the tag. If we don’t know, we say so.
The shop is one long room on the ground floor with a ramp at the front door. Furniture is at the back, kitchenware by the window and clocks on the east wall, where you will hear them before you see them.
What we promise, and what we don’t
A price you can read
Every piece has its price on the tag. No asking, no haggling games.
What we know, said plainly
We tell you what we know about each piece and say when we are guessing.
A fair look at your things
When we buy, we name a price and you are free to say no. No charge for looking.
Moving, or settling a family house?
Tell us what is there and when it suits you for us to come and look.