We are (very!) proud custodians of our beautiful building, now title The Nutshell, which house all of our producing work, youth theatre and provides exceptional access to creativity and culture for the city of Winchester.

But before we took over the keys in 2018, The Nutshell was known as Winchester’s Antiques Market - a place where our co-CEO’s spent much of the time as local Wintonians.

History of the Building

1883: The building was originally designed and built as a furniture warehouse for the removals firm A.W. White & Co. It was drawn up by a local architect named Thomas Micklam on garden ground just north of Silver Hill.

The Pantechnicons: Until the early 20th century, the company used the building to store goods moved by large, specialist horse-drawn vans known as "pantechnicons."

A Rare Survivor: Most of the pre-war industrial architecture around Silver Hill was demolished during mid-20th-century redevelopments. The former Antiques Market building and the nearby Woolstaplers Hall are considered the very last surviving industrial buildings in central Winchester.

The Antiques Market had a home in Kings Walk for over 40 years and was a little gem of a place, from trinkets and beads to jewellery and antiques, along with a café on the first floor and a host of our emporiums. Its closure marked the end of a major era for local independent traders and antique enthusiasts in the city.