It’s been almost two years since opening our little shop Past & Presents in the centre of Wallingford.

As our name suggests, we specialise in stocking vintage finds as well as new gifts and goods for the home and garden, ranging from upcycled and painted furniture, lighting, vintage china, retro kitchenalia and decorative rustic treasures for the garden.

Our premises date back to 1898 and in the 1950s housed the old Wallingford Herald office.

Whilst being one of the smaller shops in the town, you certainly can’t miss us, with our eye catching pavement display opposite Waitrose.

We are proud to be the exclusive local stockist for the ‘beautiful and practical’ Emma Bridgewater pottery.

Emma’s cream earthenware with signature spongeware patterns have become hugely collectable.

We always have a good range of her latest designs and are happy to take customer orders.

We are also extremely excited to announce that we have just become the exclusive local stockist for Sophie Allport too.

Her designs, inspired by her love of nature and the countryside include a wide range of gifts and practical products to decorate your kitchen, garden and home.

Alongside gifts, we stock the popular and amusing Two Bad Mice brand cards and recently began producing our own range of greeting cards.

We like to support local craftspeople too, handmade items currently in stock include glazed cabinets, fabric bags and crocheted blankets.

As keen gardeners we have great fun sourcing decorative salvage items as well as practical vintage buckets and baths for planting. Our outdoor stock changes with the seasons and includes zinc planters for spring bulbs, wooden steps, garden furniture, picnic baskets and lanterns. We are happy to provide free local delivery on larger items too.

Now well into autumn, we are looking forward to stocking an eclectic mix of curated finds as the season of giving and entertaining is nearly upon us. Right now we have a great selection of the latest Emma Bridgewater Christmas designs that always prove extremely popular, as well as vintage French galvanised buckets, perfect for ‘the tree’!

Follow us on Facebook to keep updated with new arrivals and Instagram for squares of vintage loveliness. So, whether it’s a gift for a loved one or a treat for yourself do pop by and see us!