Cameron’s Antiques

This is not the best antique store that I have been to in Birmingham, it is more of a bits and bobs store. However, they do have a variety of wonderfully interesting bits and bobs for sale. They display a lot of their stock outside when the weather is good as inside it is so small that everything is packed in tightly and strategically balanced. There are all sorts of things in here, from figurines to furniture to pretty ceramics and so, if you are looking for something to go in your house, you are bound to find something you like, or something that someone you know might like! The guys that run the store are down to earth and are quite chatty when I have been in. It is a little too pricey for my liking, but if you really like something in there you could always try and barter with the staff.

This is one of the few shops along the main drag in Stirchley that I always pop in to. I’m a sucker for a junk shop and can’t resist the urge to stick my head around the door to see what’s new. If I don’t go in, I have this feeling that I’ve missed something special. So, even though I emerge from the shop empty handed 99.9% I’m unable to pass Cameron’s without at least a quick look.
During summer months and on dry days they’ll display furniture out the front of the shop. This can range from chairs to fire grates, but usually nothing much bigger than that. Step inside the store and you’ll see why — there isn’t the space to keep a dining table in there in case of rain. The interior of the shop is packed floor to ceiling with all manner of old goods — from radios to ceramics to old medals and coins.
You can generally haggle with the guys in the shop over the prices of things, although there are usually 3 of them and they have their routine down, so you’ll have a hard job getting much of a discount, but it’s worth a try!

Twenty or thrity years ago, Stirchley was a haven for buying second hand goods. However in that time, two major supermarket chains have been locked in a pointless and so far fruitless attempt to open a massive supermarket, buying up large chunks of the area and leaving them to become derelict, making the high street a forlorn shadow of it’s former self.
However, there’s still a few second hand stores that are good enough in themselves to make Stirchley worth a visit, and Cameron’s Antiques is one of them. «Antiques» is probably too posh a word for what they sell, though I’d imagine they’d be some bargains in there, though not being an expert of bone china I wouldn’t know. There’s always a few guitars in the window, a massive selection of porcelain ornaments and when I was in there a few Star Wars goodies. You can also sell your gold in there. Worth a look for curiosity alone.