Welcome to Yorkshire

I HOPE that this fair will prove to be the first of many such exhibitions, and that it will stimulate the interest of those who are able to visit it,’ wrote the 10th Viscount Downe in his introduction to the inaugural Northern Antique Dealers’ Fair at Harrogate, North Yorkshire, in 1951. His Lordship’s wish has been amply fulfilled and, with only minor changes, his further hope also remains