Queen Street Curio shop-the end of an era!
After 11 years of running a second hand and new market style shop it is time to close and move onto other things. The shop began its life 37 years ago as The Old Bakehouse Market and then became Queen Street Curio-we sold items on behalf of other people and sold everything from books, clothes, CDs, jewellery, bric n brac, pictures, furniture, farm produce and so on. Caretaker farm sold all it's organic garlic, figs and chokos through the shop and even Rawleighs products have been available to buy on a regular basis. Tucked away down a lane in between 2 cafés in Warkworth the shop has been a hidden treasure trove for visitors and locals looking for a bargain. At one stage the shop hosted night lectures on a fortnightly basis on a Friday-the lecture topics included subjects such as earth building, astrology, te tiriti o waitangi, Bach flower remedies, NZ geological history, permaculture, women's spirituality, Iridology, Anzac stories, and so on. The attendance varied accor