“We absolutely love being


here in this charming corner of the Cotswolds.” Now they sell a host of items


from vintage Harris tweed jackets to soft furnishings, slipware pottery, sweet chestnut and willow trugs, lambs wool throws and even bags, wallets and iphone covers made from de-commissioned fire hose. Week by week the business


seems to grow further with local artists keen to show off their talents. Esme Winter who designs gift


wrapping paper for Liberty in London also sells through James Lear. There are Netherton Foundry


clocks made of caste iron from Shropshire, the popular elasticated table game, Pucket which was featured on Dragon’s Den is sold here as well as cushions and kilms from Afghanistan, stripey hammocks, tea-towels and wooden picture frames which can be made to orde.r Fans of St Eval candles and


soaps stop off at the shop to stock up regularly and the locally made Eleon Olive Oil is also sold here. When we met, Harriette was


pondering on how to show off a full-size Galloway cow rug. James Lear of Arundel is not


the sort of shop to nip in and out of if you are in a hurry. The goods here need to be


savored. Everywhere you look something catches the eye. It is a place to lose yourself


and let your imagination take hold.


James Lear of Arundel is at


23 Fountain Street, Nailsworth. www.jamesleararundel.co.uk Tel 01453 835941


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