Empire House – Failsworth

If you like vintage clothes, homeware and antiques, you’ll love this place! Located in an old mill, just off Oldham Road, it’s a real treasure trove that’s packed with old signs, antique wooden furniture and old knick knacks!
When you walk in, you’ll find the bottom floor is devoted to leather Chesterfields, wooden sideboards and oversized paintings. There are loads of little gems hiding beneath them, too: I found a few collectable glass bottles for just £1 each!
And once you’ve had your fill of furniture, you can head upstairs where there’s stalls by over 20 traders, selling vintage fabrics, homeware and collectables. There’s also the Empire Tea Rooms — a bargain café, which sells a huge range of herbal tea, as well as bargain fry ups, jackets potatoes and lots of other lovely stuff. The men who work here are lovely and it’s so cheap! Just 60p for a cup of tea!
Finally, up in the attic, there’s a vintage clothes shop, which has some ace retro frocks at around £10 each. The menswear is even more competitive; they had a beautiful suit for £15!
Empire House is open every day except Saturday — I’m definitely going back!