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The top 10 places for antique shopping have been revealed - see the list. Picture: Canva

UK's top 10 places for antique shopping revealed - Get your 'bobby dazzlers'
If you like a bit of history to your retail experiences, here's where you should be heading as the UK's top 10 places for antique shopping are revealed.

Affetside School, 1980

LOOKING BACK Affetside pupils had church organ in their classroom

Bury’s original fire station in 1965

LOOKING BACK Bury fire brigade's first home had seen better days

Lord Nelson at Ringley in 1989

LOOKING BACK View from the bridge of much-loved Bury pub from 1989

Bury from the air, 1970

LOOKING BACK View of Bury town centre in 1970 from 1,000 feet!

Inside Monty's, images from Susan Cameron

Bury’s favourite ‘back in the day’ nightclub

Tottington, 19171

LOOKING BACK Danger fears as road converged in Seventies' Tottington

Viaduct over the Irwell, 1987

LOOKING BACK Bury's viaduct saved as part of walking route to Holcombe

Tottington council offices, 1950s

LOOKING BACK Tottington certainly had impressive-looking council offices

Bury Bridge widening scheme underway in 1976

LOOKING BACK Widening scheme led to traffic chaos at Bury Bridge

Site inspection at Bury's new court building, 1990

LOOKING BACK Bury's new £5m court building was ahead of schedule

Twist Bridge repairs, Summerseat 1970

LOOKING BACK Diversions in Summerseat as Twist Bridge repairs carried out

St Anne's, Tottington, 1973

LOOKING BACK Major clean-up operation was underway at Tottington church

Bury telephone exchange, Union Square, 1965

LOOKING BACK Take a look at Bury’s first purpose-built call centre

£10,000 boost in the hunt for Holcombe’s past The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded £10,000 to the Holcombe Moor Heritage Group to continue their research into the archaeological history of Holcombe Moor

Local 'Time Team' unearth village's past after £10K funding

Clarence Lido, 1967

LOOKING BACK Sun shone and half of Bury headed off to the Clarence Lido

LOOKING BACK Great pre-war photo shows family enjoying view over Holcombe

Mill Hill, 1956

LOOKING BACK Do you remember Mill Hill when it looked like this?

Unveiling of the new scoreboard at Bury Grammar School for Boys in May 1991

LOOKING BACK Sports loving master remembered at Bury Grammar School

Cottages at Scotland Place, Ramsbottom, 1970

LOOKING BACK Ramsbottom cottages had view over mill lodge back in 1970

Bury Times front page on 10/03/2022

Payment update for Bury Times home delivery customers

Toilet key handover to Downham Train and Epstein Bowling Club

LOOKING BACK Bury bowlers given the key so they could have a wee!

Sparrow Park and the Co-op buildings at the corner of Silver Street and Moss Street in Bury

LOOKING BACK Can you remember Sparrow Park in Bury town centre?

Bill Tidy opens the Tap and Spile, Bury, 1992

LOOKING BACK Cartoonist Bill Tidy ‘drew’ first pint at Bury Tap and Spile

Radcliffe Horticultural Society display, August 1965

LOOKING BACK Can you identify location of Radcliffe flower display?

LOOKING BACK Photo takes us back to a different era in Bury town centre

Constructing Woodhey Comprehensive School at Holcombe Brook in 1977

LOOKING BACK Take a look at work beginning on new school for Ramsbottom

The new Bury Interchange in January 1980

LOOKING BACK Photo records Bury Interchange nearing completion

Radcliffe bus station, 1963

LOOKING BACK Look back to a new bus station taking shape in Radcliffe

Demolition of Wellington Barracks, Bury, 1968

LOOKING BACK Last look as home to Fusiliers in Bury came down to earth

Bolton Street, Ramsbottom, 1967

LOOKING BACK Clarence Hotel was once part of Ramsbottom pub scene

Bury's new interchange under construction, 1977

LOOKING BACK Bury's new Interchange underway as construction work began

Radcliffe Boys Club, 1079

LOOKING BACK Gang ready to bring new life to Radcliffe Boys’ Club

Walmersley Old Road at Nangreaves in May 1965

Cobbles led you all way to the Lord Raglan at Nangreaves

Peel Bridge, Ramsbottom, 1969

LOOKING BACK Industrial outlook showing Ramsbottom in the 1960s

Ferngrove estate, Bury 1970

LOOKING BACK Bury residents waited 40 years for bypass to divide homes

He leaned into the watermelon theme with his eye-grabbing helmet. Credit: ITV

Dancing On Ice viewers left stunned by Bez's history making performance

Accrington town centre fountains, 1963

LOOKING BACK When fountains were a feature of Accrington town centre

Huntsman Mark Dickson-Bradley leads the hounds out of the Robin Hood car park

Keeping tradition: Holcombe Hunt showcases its rare pack of hounds

The celebrities that were born on Christmas Day

Christmas party at Railwayman's Club, Bury, 1965

LOOKING BACK Photo brings back memories of Christmas at Bury Railwaymen’s

DINING OUT: This photo from the archives will certainly separate the dedicated curry lovers from the rest. This was the interior of the Radcliffe Charcoal Tandoori taken in 1990. The restaurant had been part of the dining out scene in Radcliffe since the

LOOKING BACK Fancy a curry? Did you head down to the Charcoal Tandoori?

Bury and District Railwaymen’s social club, 1970

LOOKING BACK Do you remember spending an afternoon at the Railwayman’s?

Ramsbottom Station, 1970

LOOKING BACK Survivor of steam passed through Ramsbottom Station

Prince Charles in Bury, 1977

LOOKING BACK Who was schoolboy so keen to meet Prince Charles in Bury?

Fairfield Hospital, 1963

LOOKING BACK Who remembers Fairfield Hospital when it looked like this?

DOOMED: The Athenaeum, Market Street, Bury, 1971

LOOKING BACK Remembering another of Bury's lost buildings: The Athenaeum

Hope Foundry fire, Bury, 1966

LOOKING BACK Dramatic photo shows fire drama at Bury loom makers

Ainsworth Hospital, 1970

LOOKING BACK Ainsworth Hospital sign a grim reminder of the days of smallpox

Churchgate, Bolton, 1953

LOOKING BACK Take a look at this view of Churchgate from Coronation year

Derby Hotel, Bury, 1964

LOOKING BACK Remembering the Derby, the lost jewel of Bury town centre

Wartime restrictions left their mark on hamlet of Red Bridge

LOOKING BACK Wartime restrictions left their mark on hamlet of Red Bridge

Radcliffe bridge being removed in 1973

LOOKING BACK Major operation to remove Radcliffe's rusting footbridge

Entwistle Station, 1971

LOOKING BACK Entwistle Station has provided lifeline to rural outpost