News & Open Times
From this Thursday 13 Feb we will be in India until 13 March. Our Sheffield shop will be open as normal, Fridays & Saturdays 11-4.30. Online orders will gathered together & dispatched once a week, on Fridays; thanks for your patience!
Spring colours in our Bedding Collection
Blog Posts
Wildlife Paintings from Ladakh →
Wonderful paintings of Ladakhi wildlife including the snow leopard who lives high in the more remote mountains.
We Celebrate our 50th Birthday! →
On the 4th November 1974 we opened a small shop in the Sheffield suburbs called Freewheelin'.
Celebration of a very special Vintage Kantha Quilt →
Both Kay and I wanted to keep this beautiful old kantha quilt that we bought a couple of years ago in Jaipur.
Tree of Life Bedspreads →
Our vibrant reversible Tree of Life Bedspreads are full of life with images of birds of many species, flowers, leaves & butterflies.
Travel Blogs from India and the Himalaya
Padmasambhava & Avalokiteshvara, Sani Monastery, Zanskar →
Continuing our look around Sani monastery we find statues of Maitreya, Padmasambhava & his consorts Queen Mandarava and Yeshe Tsogyal.
Journeys in Zanskar - Kanika Chorten at Sani Monastery →
The name Kanika implies the chorten is from the 2nd century Kushan era and named from the emperor Kanishka.
Raniji ki Baori - the Queen's Stepwell at Bundi →
Photos of the Raniji ki Baori Stepwell at Bundi taken at different times of year, in the dry season and after monsoon rain.
The Bawari ki Bas stepwell in Rajasthan →
The Bawari ki Bas stepwell is one of the most beautiful small village wells we've seen and the village headman seems delighted that we love it so much.
Our store
364B Sharrow Vale Road
Sheffield S11 8ZP
Tel: 0114 267 8222
Email: staff@silkroadgallery.co.uk