British Heart Foundation

You only need to drive through Stockbridge once to notice there are loads of charity shops. So for a while I’ve been keen to check some of them… especially since Santa brought me a late 1960s portable record player. On this note (no pun intended… or maybe a little), BHF has been the best place for finding great deals on vinyl without having to go to the pricier Oxfam record shop. I have been pleased to pick up some Kinks and Elvis on 12″, and have found quite a few singles here… in fact, after my most frequent visit I discovered I had purchased Monday, Monday twice… at the same shop… haha, oh well…
The shop has loads of other charity shop goodness, and there are plenty of coffee shops to check out nearby.

I’m actually surprised that this place doesn’t have a Unilocal page yet, being as it’s one of the bigger charity shops in Stockbridge. Surprised but momentarily delighted — I do love an FTR.
This place has become my go-​to for glassware/​flatware/​kitchen ware. I found a great vintage bread box + tea set that works perfectly in my flat, old fashioned ice cream sundae cups, great little cocktail glasses and a half a dozen platters. The home section isn’t big but it’s well laid out and they usually have one or two useful things kicking about. Plus it’s an excellent place to buy frames. Usually those frames will come with hideous artwork, but if you get a nice frame for £1? Don’t complain about the weird motel art attached to it.
They also have a respectable used book collection with a bookcase spanning one wall of the store. Not as much selection as a few others in the area, but it’s still worth a look over.
As to clothes, I have to admit, i’ve never really looked. Nothing has particularly caught my eye in the window and i’m usually juggling 4 – 5 pieces of glassware by the time I get to that side of the store, so i’ll leave that for someone else to comment on. But for knick knacks around the house on the cheap, it’s definitely worth popping your head in the door.