Lancashire visitors had a unique chance to see the open bookcases of Gawthorpe Hall’s private library at a Heritage Open Day on (more…)
The Wordsworth Trust has organised a series of open days and behind-the-scenes tours, allowing visitors to view (more…)
Cumbrian publicans wanting to drum up some extra trade could do worse than install some antique bookcases, because a Tewkesbury landlord who did this is set to see his premises (more…)
Lancashire residents looking for something to read on the beach could do worse than pack a copy of ‘Killer Stuff & Tons of Money’, which takes a light-hearted look at (more…)
A director of the Mark Twain House and Museum in Connecticut has written to Brent Council in London, begging councillors to reconsider the decision to close Kensal Rise Library, which was opened by the famous (more…)
Antiques Roadshow will be filming at Stowe House on 19th July, when Buckinghamshire residents will be emptying their antique cabinets of trinkets and heirlooms, and taking them to the experts for inspection. (more…)
For those with a love of antique bookcases and a flair for writing, the Gladstone Library is requesting applications for its 2013 writers-in-residence course, in which four writers will be hand-picked to spend a month at Britain’s only residential and Prime Ministerial library (more…)
Christie’s 23rd May English Collector – 500 Years sale, held in London, included a number of pieces by Gillows of Lancaster – among them a pair of bowfront chests and a Georgian antique bookcase. (more…)
‘Brown’ furniture, for a long time in decline, is once again popular with buyers, as Cotswold auctioneers Tayler and Fletcher proved on the 14th of April. (more…)
At PFK Auctioneers’ November 30th sale, an impressive Victorian breakfront bookcase, measuring over 12ft in width, was sold for an equally impressive £3300 against an estimate of £1000 – £2000. (more…)