A curiosity shop which has been turning one man’s trash into another man’s treasure for 60 years may soon be looking for a new home.

Park Road Clearances in Park Road, Harringay, has been collecting items other people have deemed surplus to requirements for over half a century but due to a change in circumstances it may soon be moving on.

The store has a huge range of things for sale from 1930’s sheet music to wet suits to an audio cassette step-by-step guide to spoken Arabic.

The shop is run by 74 year-old Peter, a British born man raised in the United States that has a love of salvage and recycling.

Peter has been recycling since the 1960’s and took over the running of the shop 15 years ago.

He said: “It’s hard work and not much money but I love it, I’ve always been into old things and re-using stuff.

“I’ve always liked the idea of putting items back into use and ensuring they don’t go to waste.

“I just like really unusual things, it’s impossible to put into words what it’s like to run a place like this, but I like it.”

The tiny garage space is packed with anything and everything which is collected from house clearances, salvage operations and donated by members of the public.

Customer and film curator Ralph Stephenson, who has known Peter for 43 years, said: “This place is wonderful, it’s like an Aladdin’s Cave, just like the way charity shops used to be years ago.

“This particular style and type of salvage is something I think modern charities have lost sight of a little.”

If Park Road Clearances does need to move on Peter has no plans to change the style of his quirky store and intends to find a similar low-rent space to continue to re-use and recycle.