‘Everybody loves to scavenge!’
‘Salvage’ Yard in Ingleton, Yorkshire
OUT AND ABOUT POST - Tales from the Yorkshire Three Peaks
Whether it be a car-boot sale, charity shop or vintage boutique everyone loves to bargain hunt and scavenge, getting that second hand item at a cut price cost, or even finding a once used item for free! A good deal or reduced price makes it all the more tempting and desirable. You may be lucky this time of year, with the seasonal ‘summer clear out’ to find a collection of items neatly presented outside someone’s abode, with a jazzy sign advertising to ‘please take’ or ‘find me a new home’!
I love to scavenge, it’s the guilty pleasure of being an up-cycler and artist/crafter for the past two decades! My eye’s light up when I spot a skip, brimming full and ready to investigate. The world is never the same once you realise what a little crafting and TLC can do to re-model or re-purpose what was a once loved item, giving it a modern make-over….’One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’, so the saying goes. Oh, if only this resonated through all areas of our lives, we would all feel truly blessed!
With my love of grabbing a bargain and the ability to hunt out a good deal, it was with DELIGHT that I stumbled upon ‘Lord’s Antiques and Salvage ‘ https://www.lordsantiques.com/ on a walking trip this summer in Yorkshire with a few friends!
We had set ourselves the challenge of completing the ‘Three Peaks Walk’ between Horton-in-Ribblesdale and Ingleton in three days, staying at a little Air B n’ B, and it sure proved to be an adventure! After 15 miles walking on our first day, we were on track to complete despite the soggy feet and soaked attire from a long day walking.
Thank goodness on ‘day two’ the clouds did clear, and we were very happy to come across the amazing Lord’s Salvage Yard on our route. We were not deterred with only being on foot (we’d pre-parked our car at the end of the Three Peaks Route, knowing full-well we couldn’t be trusted to do the whole course unless our mode of transport was safely parked at a key point securing our success - guaranteeing we’d see it through!) and ventured in. It was like the discovery of an Aladdin’s Cave, with a two floor warehouse stocked full of every desirable antique and second-hand vintage item you could think of!
Beautifully presented in coordinated room sets, and grouped together in various collections, no spot was left uncovered. There was a room of mirrors, china plates and bowls galore, along with furniture and jewellery items. Anything collectable - from books and toys, to clothes and lighting products - all was there to be seen! Not to mention the external vintage salvage yard, with every chimney top or antique fountain you could imagine.
Each item was meticulously labelled, and the staff could not have been friendlier of more helpful! Even when the fifth member of our Three Peaks Crew, my friend’s dog Pebbles, took a fright when she came face to face with a stuffed fox, they could not have been more understanding. A swift wipe and clean up on our part and we were onwards in our scavenge for more collectable items!
Duchess China rosebud pattern lampbase
‘Majolica Vine Leaf Plate’
‘Lovely bunch’
Two hours we whiled away scavenging the salvage, it was a very pleasant onslaught on our senses after the serene and calming views of the Peak District. Purchases made, they kindly held the items for us until our return the following day with the car. All items carefully wrapped and ready - antique lamps for me, dishes and paintings for Georgie, puppets for Ben and Leah (my literary friend), even managed to squeeze in her car a beautiful writer’s bureau - our salvaged haul was complete!
Early morning coffee with a view
The three Peaks Walk in and around the small villages of Ingleton and Horton-in-Ribblesdale was magnificent! The stunning views and open spaces of the landscape was exactly what I needed to clear and cleanse my mind before the expanse of the summer holidays descended upon us. Not deterred by the intermittent weather, rain and high winds, we were successful in our Three Peaks Challenge - all 27 and half miles of it! I would highly recommend a visit, even one Peak would be enough to soak up the glorious landscape, along with some cosy pub visits, caving explorations….and most definitely a visit to the lovely village of Ingleton to Lord’s Antiques and Salvage Yard. Well worth exploring!
‘Ingleton’
‘The Three Peaks’ in Yorkshire with Pebble
Lord’s Antiques and Salvage - https://www.lordsantiques.com/
Three Peaks Challenge - https://www.threepeakschallenge.uk/yorkshire-three-peaks-challenge/route
