OLD MEETS NEW

If you love antique bottles from the late 1800s to early 1900s, then you’ll appreciate Askews Candles’ pure British beeswax candles, moulded in their form. Originally containing the likes of beer, aerated water, cosmetics, and even poisons, these classic designs have been brought to life in wax. Handmade in Darlington, County Durham, the candles are available at askewscandles.co.uk, and each one comes with a narrative about the bottle’s history.

Shippams beeswax candle, £7, based on bottles that originally stored meat or paste

Alnwick Brewing Company beeswax candle, £16