Why do my files not appear in Finder despite being otherwise accessible?

Last night I downloaded a bunch of html files via ftp so I could work on a site locally using MAMP.
The site appears in my web browser at localhost:8888/sitename/ and I can navigate round it without any problem but when I went to open the individual pages for editing in Sublime 2 the containing folder appears empty.
If I do Get info the dialogue shows 0Kb and no files. All folder permissions are normal.
After some hunting around I tried searching for the files in Finder only for them to appear in search results.
I can then see and browse the files in the finder search results - Get info on teh folder shows 35MB and the correct number of files.
But if I go back to browsing in Finder the folder shows empty again (intense head scratching).
In Terminal I can cd to the folder and see all of the files no problem.
Running Repair Disk permissions didn't seem to have any effect. I've also tried restarting with no effect.

Launch the Terminal application.
Triple-click the line below to select it, then drag or copy into the Terminal window — do not type — and press the space bar:
ls -Oel
Now switch to the Finder and drag the problem folder into the Terminal window. More text will be added to what you entered.
Click in the Terminal window to activate it, then press return.
Post any lines of output that appear below what you entered — the text, please, not a screenshot.
If any personal information appears in the output, edit before posting, but don’t remove the context.

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