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Victoria Street was built between 1829-34 as part of a series of improvements to Edinburgh’s Old Town. It replaced a steep, narrow lane called West Bow.

The UK’s best antiques shopping streets

The Pink Gin parasol in waterproofed fabric, £1,850, Sunbeam Jackie

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Retrouvius - The Old Rectory Kitchen with an Aga

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The best picnic accessories for summer 2021. Image: Polly Wreford

The best picnic hampers and accessories for spring 2021

Everhot 110i in Cream, £8,925, Everhot.

The best range cookers of 2021

Antiques dealer Drew Pritchard launches exclusive collection for Barker and Stonehouse. Image courtesy of Barker and Stonehouse

Drew Pritchard launches sofa collection with Barker and Stonehouse

Escape to the Chateau’s Angel Strawbridge launches afternoon tea collection

How to throw a vintage Mother's Day tea. Photography: Sussie Bell

Inspiration for a vintage Mother’s Day tea

The best Easter eggs to buy this year. Photography by Rachel Whiting, styling by Kiera Buckley-Jones.

The best Easter eggs of 2021

Small antique sofa in Queen Anne Style, £2,000, Streett Marburg

What to buy for an antiques-lover this Valentine’s Day

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Antique and new kitchenalia for Pancake Day

Isobel at The Hoarding Hare specialises in decorative vintage homewares.

How to buy antiques on Instagram

The sitting room features an overmantel mirror that the couple bought at an auction in Plymouth. The inherited club chair has a throw from the Biggest Blanket Company. An Edwardian brass coal box and fender complements the unusual Regency fire guard

A perfect find: antiques dealers Jo and Michael Saffell’s Bath home

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Orchard tiles in Basil/Cream from Marrakech Design in a pink bathroom with a traditional sink from Drummonds

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