With the impact of Covid and now the Cost of Living crisis, businesses all over the country have been forced to adapt to survive. One of those businesses is the 25-year-old Antiques Centre on the corner of Ilkeston Road in Heanor.
This building is not only steeped in history but now houses a plethora of collectable and dated pieces. It has more than 200 antique dealers, 140 6ft display cabinets and furniture units and 3,000 square feet of glass display cases.
The owner of this "Aladdin's Cave" of wonders is Jane Richards. She bought the building in 1998, set it up as an antiques centre and has owned it ever since. Derbyshire Live reporter Cameron Mellor went for a tour of the centre and had a chat with her about the history behind the building, the troubles of Covid and, of course, all things antiques.
