Lady looking for props at Gdad's Collectables

A great source of props

If you’re a film, theatre or TV production company working on a period drama you know that authenticity is key. You need exactly the right props to create the mood and atmosphere of a particular time and place. This is where Gdad’s Collectables vintage emporium can be an enormous help. With over 60 traders occupying over 3,000 square feet packed with period items, we probably have just what you’re looking for. So why pop in and see us, or give us a call first to see if we have what you need. Hope to see you soon.

It’s not just collectors and dealers who visit Gdad’s

  • Various vintage props for theatre use

    Theatres

    If you’re staging any kind of production set in the past, or have characters who are stuck in the past, why not pay a visit to Gdad’s? Our vast emporium has literally hundreds of vintage and retro pieces particularly from pre-, during and post-war Britain. A few original items can really create the mood you want.

  • 1920s Burroughs Calculator

    TV programme makers

    With so many TV programmes set in previous years, there’s always a big demand for period pieces – particularly British. That’s why at Gdad’s Collectable we are constantly refreshing our stock of vintage and antique furniture, glass, books, jewellery, textiles, clothing, bags and suitcases, dolls, dolls’ houses, toys and much more.

  • Royal Doulton figurine

    Film companies

    Whatever the budget of your film, you want to make it stretch as far as possible. That’s why a few specially selected vintage and antique pieces are an excellent investment. They help create the mood and atmosphere of a particular time and place - at surprisingly affordable prices.

  • 1920s glasses, soda syphon and drinks

    Event organisers

    Got an event to organise perhaps for your family, yourself or your business? It would really come alive and create instant talking points with some carefully chosen period pieces from Gdad’s Collectables. If you want some ideas right now, browse around our online shop.

  • Wedding planners

    Looking for really unusual pieces to decorate the tables at the wedding breakfast, or to adorn the reception room itself? Call in to Gdad’s Collectables. We’re sure to have something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue for the bride too!

  • Beautiful vintage glassware

    Interior designers

    The beauty of antique and vintage items is that they are supremely designed and superbly made to last. They are therefore perfect statement pieces in any design scheme. We often have some of the best antique names like Murano glass and stunning Clarice Cliff and Poole pottery, plus a good selection of mid-century items.

We’re regulars on TV too!

 

You might even have had a trip around our emporium and met some of our experienced traders already. That’s because we’re on TV so much we’re almost local celebrities! We’ve been on BBC’s Antiques Road Trip several times with famous antiques dealers and experts (and Bargain Hunt regulars) Raj Bisram, Charles Hanson and James Braxton having visited us recently. We also get quite a few enquiries to take part in other TV shows. Our tea and cakes are popular with the TV crews too!