0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:05This is beautiful.
0:00:05 > 0:00:06That's the way to do this.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09..with £200 each, a classic car
0:00:09 > 0:00:12and a goal to scour for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- Joy.- Hello!
0:00:14 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18but it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Sorry, sorry, sorry.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:26 > 0:00:28or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29The handbrake's on.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:41It's the second leg of the road trip for James Braxton and Charlie Ross.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43You're winning. You've pulled away.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45I am leading by a canvas.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- Just a canvas.- Just a canvas.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52In the last leg, Charlie went to a great deal of effort...
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Ah! Oh!
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Oh! TIM LAUGHS
0:00:56 > 0:00:59..and we learned about James's secret weapon.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02I bring a new thing in my life, which is yoga.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06You are taking on the athlete of antiques.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09The boys are travelling in a 1961 Ford Zephyr,
0:01:09 > 0:01:13manufactured before fitting seatbelts became mandatory.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Charlie's lagging a bit behind after the first leg,
0:01:18 > 0:01:22but it's early days in this battle between two Road Trip veterans.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- I will spend every penny I have. - You like to spend up.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29I like to spend up. I like to have the jeopardy.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Do you feel, though, sometimes that
0:01:32 > 0:01:35this sort of idea that you want to go full in...
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- ..it let's in, you know, Mr Careless through the open door?- Yes, yes...
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- Could be, couldn't it? - You speak words of wisdom.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Have you ever thought of being a housemaster?
0:01:46 > 0:01:48JAMES LAUGHS
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Charlie began this trip with £200,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55but made a small loss at their first auction.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01He kicks off today with £197.62.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03James has a narrow lead.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09He also started with £200 and made a small profit,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12so he has £220.10 today.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19This road trip sees our boys
0:02:19 > 0:02:21travelling from Boston, in Lincolnshire,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23heading through Norfolk and Cambridgeshire,
0:02:23 > 0:02:24onto Leicestershire,
0:02:24 > 0:02:26before finishing in the Surrey town of Cobham.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Today's leg sees the fellas start off
0:02:29 > 0:02:31in the Lincolnshire town of Stamford,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33then travel east around Norfolk,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35before ending up at an auction
0:02:35 > 0:02:38in the Cambridgeshire market town of St Ives.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- We're shopping together today.- Good.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- In Stamford?- In Stamford.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- It's a lovely county, isn't it? - It's beautiful.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46- Lovely county.- Beautiful.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Is Stamford in Lincolnshire or Rutland?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51I haven't a clue. Stamfordshire, isn't it?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- No, there isn't a Stamfordshire. - Oh, OK.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56It's actually in Lincolnshire, James.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I'll do the geography, thanks.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03First off, James and Charlie are going head-to-head in the same shop,
0:03:03 > 0:03:04so stand by.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07This doesn't look like an antiques shop to me.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- Looks like an old barn. - Looks like an old courtyard.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Have you brought me to the right place?
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Never judge a book by its cover.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19St Martins Antiques Centre has been running since 1993
0:03:19 > 0:03:21and has space for 70 dealers,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24so plenty for the chaps to get their teeth into.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- Oh!- Hello.- What lovely ladies. Hello, I'm Charlie.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Today, Lucinda is Charlie's guide and Lynne is James's.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Gosh, look at this gardening.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42My wife would have an absolute field day here.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Oh, that's dangerous, though, isn't it?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- Is it sharp?- It's sharp enough.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52HE TOOTS HORN
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Er, perhaps not, James.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I've got this lovely pewter-lidded box here.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03It's a box within a box.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06We can take that out. Suffered some damage here,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09engraved, and definitely for tea.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11This is for tea - this is for housing tea.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14And this is a mighty tea chest, isn't it?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17This is on a big scale. Tea's still valuable.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20It's got a lot going for it. It's got a bit of damage there.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Er, but I love it. It's a great item, isn't it?
0:04:23 > 0:04:29This 19th-century Chinese tea caddy has a ticket price of £105.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- What are you looking at? - Would 45 buy it, Martin?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34I'd like closer to 60.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Well, how about 50?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- Five?- 50.- Five.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43THEY CHUCKLE
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Oh, I'm a gambling man. Well done, Martin.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Well, that may be the first, Martin. May be the first. Look at that.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- I think that's lovely.- We love that. - Clearly...- I like that.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55James is off the mark - and with a generous discount too.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01HE TOOTS HORN
0:05:01 > 0:05:05First purchase made! Thank you.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Good to see you're remaining graceful, James.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- RATCHET CLICKS - What a fantastic noise.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17And I thought that was for football matches,
0:05:17 > 0:05:19but it says here it's a bird scarer.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Ooh. Hello. Hello!
0:05:29 > 0:05:33I can see an ebony parallel rule there.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Let's open up. - Open up, Lucinda. Show me the wares.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Let me just have a look.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42I love this, and I think...
0:05:42 > 0:05:45They've put circa 1910...
0:05:45 > 0:05:46I would beg to differ.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50I actually think that's earlier.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52It's ever so cheap - it's £14.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56That would've come in a job lot for somebody, wouldn't it?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Do you think they'd sell me that for a fiver? I like it.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01It's got a bit of a crack in there, but, you know...
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- ..that might give me a chance. - I'd say about eight.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- What you think?- Eight?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- OK, are you able to deal with this? - Well, I'm offering you eight.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12- We have... May I?- You may.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- Mwah! ..a deal!- Excellent. - £8. Put it on one side.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19This 19th-century parallel rule
0:06:19 > 0:06:22used by draughtsmen to draw straight parallel lines
0:06:22 > 0:06:25is Charlie's first purchase of today for £8.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Ooh, some nice railway memorabilia in here.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31Look at these lovely things.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36Leicester, Half Barriers Will Be Introduced,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39British Railways, Beware Of Trains.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I'll tell you what I do like -
0:06:41 > 0:06:43I like the 69 and a quarter, extremely heavy -
0:06:43 > 0:06:47that's a lovely Midland Railway milepost.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49It's a fun object, isn't it?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Made of cast iron, mounted.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54You know, who'd make a cast-iron sign today?
0:06:54 > 0:06:56That's a lovely object, isn't it?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59It is, it's a very, very nice object.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03A Midland Railway 69 and a quarter milepost.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05That was obviously a great guide for the...
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- Yeah, for the driver. - For the driver, wasn't it?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. - Steaming along.- Yeah.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- Full head of steam.- He wasn't going to miss that, was he?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- HE IMITATES STEAM TRAIN - Anyway, he's got £100 on it.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20What sort of, you know...? Does he take cheeky offers? 50, 60?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22I could try.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- I'm going to make a cheeky offer. - Yeah?- 50.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- OK, James...- 50.- ..I'll try.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29A call to the dealer required, then.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Meanwhile, what's Charlie got his eye on?
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Look at that. That is beautiful!
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Marie Brizard et Roger.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Look, and there you can have four different liqueurs
0:07:45 > 0:07:46in one decanter.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47How old is that?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Cos those labels are in immaculate condition, aren't they?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- You'd think it was between the wars, probably.- Yeah.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54It might be '50s, it could easily be '30s.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- And only one problem.- This one's lost its label, as you see.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Yeah, and that's just lost one of its glass stoppers.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Yes, unfortunately.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03What a lovely object.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06And if you put the different liqueurs in there,
0:08:06 > 0:08:08the colours of them.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09It's a clever thing, isn't it?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12I don't suppose you're dying to see the back end of that, are you?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- I've had it in stock a long time. - I love it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16I really love it.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Can I maybe get it for £30? Would you manage that?
0:08:20 > 0:08:21I would. I think it's fantas...
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I mean, that is a real problem,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25but what a wonderfully visual object.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28If I was really rude and I said would you take £25,
0:08:28 > 0:08:29what would you say?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- Would you show me the door or...? - Now, I'd accept it.- Are you sure?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34I've had it in stock a long, long time.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35It'll be lovely to see it go and...
0:08:35 > 0:08:37see it live another life somewhere else.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39I'm going to have that.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- I think it's a really, really lovely object.- Thank you.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44It's got weight, it's got class,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48and the great thing for me - it's got the original labels.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50The decanter for £25,
0:08:50 > 0:08:54down from a rather hefty ticket price of 75.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59But what of James's £50 offer on the railway post?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Right, James.- Lynne. Oh, hold on.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- Do you have news for me? - I do have news for you.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- Is it good news? - Yes, it is very good news.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07- Very good news?- Yes, very good news.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Yeah, fire away.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- £55.- 55? He has a deal. Why not?- That's really brilliant.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you, James.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Just throwing my money around.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21The post is James's for £55.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Now, he's just got to get it out of the shop.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- Lift with the legs. - That's very heavy.- Oh!
0:09:27 > 0:09:28- You want a trolley for that.- Oh!
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Don't hurt your back.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Look at him go.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Successful first shop for James,
0:09:33 > 0:09:38picking up the Chinese tea caddy and the railway milepost for £110.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44But Charlie's still on the hunt.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47An old radio. A 1920s radio.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49There are serious collectors for that sort of thing.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Is it a battery-operated one or is it a plug in job?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- I would have never thought it was, but, yes, look.- It is!
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- Good grief. - I would never have thought that.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00And that came out, actually did come out of someone's attic not long go.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Did it?- And it didn't... - And it didn't cost anything?- No.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04It will make much either, unfortunately.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07No, it won't, but I'll give you a fiver for it, just for a laugh.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09£10.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12For 10 quid...piece of cake, this is.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- I'm going to have your radio. - OK. Thank you.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Purely on price.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I feel like the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- Wrong colour, but close. - Wrong colour!
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Charlie's spent a total of £43 on the draughtsman's rule...
0:10:30 > 0:10:32..the decanter...
0:10:32 > 0:10:34and the vintage portable radio.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37You'll have to try harder if you want to blow the lot, Charlie.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40James's second shop
0:10:40 > 0:10:41is off the beaten track
0:10:41 > 0:10:42in the tiny Norfolk parish
0:10:42 > 0:10:44of Tottenhill.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- Hello. James.- Hello. Arthur.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Hello. Nice to meet you, Arthur.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Well, you sell a lovely lot of stock in here.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- So, we've got silver, we've got masses of furniture.- Yes.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Shall I just have rootle around?- Mm-hm.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06James has £110.10 left to spend.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- It's a good straw hat, that.- Mm-hm.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12JAMES SIGHS
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Ooh, look at those Doulton vases.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Henry Doulton was one of those great Victorian entrepreneurs,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23and where there's muck, there's brass,
0:11:23 > 0:11:26and Henry Doulton put in all the sewage lining,
0:11:26 > 0:11:28salt-glazed stoneware for London.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Put in all these big pipes for sanitation, for water.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34He made so much money,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37and he formed this union with the Lambeth School of Art.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40And so he took the brightest and best
0:11:40 > 0:11:43to work in his studios and started doing art pottery.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Arthur, they're very nice, aren't they?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- They are, they are.- And... What?
0:11:48 > 0:11:49So, your price is...?
0:11:49 > 0:11:51£50, and that's the best I can do on them.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54£50? I'll take it, Arthur. Thank you very much indeed.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- Right.- So, that's good. We've started off to a flying start.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01These two vases were produced by Hannah Barlow,
0:12:01 > 0:12:05a renowned designer for Doulton Lambeth.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08They're potentially pretty valuable, so great spot, James.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11He's on a roll now.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Look at him go. Nice box.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Devices like this were all the rage in the 19th century.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19It's electrotherapy,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23and it dubiously promised to cure diseases and boost energy.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30So, you hold these in both hands, wind the handle frenetically
0:12:30 > 0:12:32and it gives you an electrical charge, and I'll be buzzy,
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- I'll be singing arias... - HE SINGS OPERATICALLY
0:12:35 > 0:12:38..and all this sort of thing any moment now, and, you know...
0:12:38 > 0:12:40But it's lovely. It's a beautifully made box.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43You know, the Victorians were beautifully mad, you know?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Anything to sort of, sort of energise you, you can imagine.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48This is all pre-television stuff,
0:12:48 > 0:12:52so, you know, you're sitting peacefully in your parlour,
0:12:52 > 0:12:54you've had your early supper -
0:12:54 > 0:12:56what you do in the evening?
0:12:56 > 0:12:57Well, you invent something
0:12:57 > 0:13:00that's supposed to give you a bit more energy.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02They all took to their beds, didn't they, in the 19th century?
0:13:02 > 0:13:06They had a touch of the vapours, took to your beds
0:13:06 > 0:13:09and, you know, what better way to get somebody out the bed
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- than a large electric shock? - ARTHUR CHUCKLES
0:13:11 > 0:13:13How much of the got on this?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- 30?- 50. No...
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Well, 30... Yeah, 35, I'd do it for.
0:13:18 > 0:13:1935.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- I'll give you 35 for it.- All right. Fair enough.- Thank you, Arthur.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28So, James has spent a total of £85 on the mahogany medical instrument
0:13:28 > 0:13:31and the fantastic two Doulton Lambeth vases.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36He's doing a great job at spending his money today.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- It's been an absolute pleasure.- Cheers.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.- Bye.- Bye.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Ooh, mind your hand there, James.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Charlie's travelling to
0:13:49 > 0:13:51the Norfolk town of Wisbech.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53He's come to the birthplace of
0:13:53 > 0:13:5619th-century social reformist Octavia Hill.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Hill was one of the founders of the National Trust.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04She was also a driving force
0:14:04 > 0:14:06for the creation and provision of social housing
0:14:06 > 0:14:08and open spaces for the poor.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12She strongly believed in a fairer, more inclusive society
0:14:12 > 0:14:15and that natural beauty should be accessible to everyone.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25Museum curator Peter Clayton is here to tell Charlie more about her life.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- Peter!- Charlie!- Hello. Charlie.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- Good to meet you. - Very nice to see you too.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Welcome to Octavia Hill's Birthplace House.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36For 50 years, Octavia Hill tried to enable everybody
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- to have happy homes...- Yep. - ..open spaces.- Yep.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43The National Trust motto, which she founded in 1895,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45is For Ever, For Everyone.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Born into a family of social reformers,
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Octavia's values and beliefs were shaped from a young age,
0:14:54 > 0:14:56but another huge influence on her life
0:14:56 > 0:15:00was the famous art critic and philanthropist John Ruskin.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- She had an association with Ruskin. - Oh, very much so.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- No, Ruskin was the inspiration for her life.- Really?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10He actually, he actually, as we'll see later,
0:15:10 > 0:15:15bankrolled her first excursions and the invention of social housing
0:15:15 > 0:15:17and the beginnings of modern social work
0:15:17 > 0:15:19all came from John Ruskin.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Many of the documents show just what an influence John Ruskin had on her.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25- Right.- Hugely important,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28and Ruskin inherited all his father's money
0:15:28 > 0:15:29and said to Octavia,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32"What would you do if you had all this money?"
0:15:32 > 0:15:33and she said, "I would do something
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- "to help the housing of the poor people."- Yeah.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Ruskin had such faith in his young protege
0:15:40 > 0:15:44that in 1864, he purchased three houses in London
0:15:44 > 0:15:46in an area known as Little Hell
0:15:46 > 0:15:49due to the appalling living conditions.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52He handed over management of
0:15:52 > 0:15:54the properties and the tenants to Octavia,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57who, at this time, was only 26.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59She ran things with social responsibility
0:15:59 > 0:16:01at the heart of it all.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04An exhibit recreating one of these slums
0:16:04 > 0:16:07is on display at the museum.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09She becomes the first social worker.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12So, the man we see there, collecting the rent,
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- who has no interest other than the money...- Yeah.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17..is replaced by her women workers
0:16:17 > 0:16:20and her initially showing the way, how it could be done,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23and then effectively the first actual social workers,
0:16:23 > 0:16:25who come in, instead of just collecting the money,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28they say, "How are you?" "Are the children going to school?"
0:16:28 > 0:16:31"And if you can't pay the rent, let's see what we can do about it."
0:16:31 > 0:16:33"Let's see if we can give you a little bit of work."
0:16:33 > 0:16:34And it's a whole action plan.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36The most extraordinary thing of all about her
0:16:36 > 0:16:40is her ability to lead, and other people had trust in her -
0:16:40 > 0:16:43they would give her money knowing she would use it very well.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45But - and this is most important -
0:16:45 > 0:16:51she profiled it as not charity, not philanthropy, but business.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Octavia Hill's other guiding principles
0:16:55 > 0:16:57were that people should have access
0:16:57 > 0:17:00to open space and a community meeting place.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08In 1887, this philosophy became a reality in South London
0:17:08 > 0:17:12when she established Red Cross Hall Cottage and Garden.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16The museum houses a replica model
0:17:16 > 0:17:20of this pioneering social housing scheme.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23So, what's the specific importance of this site?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25This site, in my view, is of urban importance,
0:17:25 > 0:17:29because she's created a model here which was replicated
0:17:29 > 0:17:32and feeds into the whole history of modern town planning.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- It's right near London Bridge... - Yeah.- ..in Southwark,
0:17:35 > 0:17:37which was, of course, a very distressed area,
0:17:37 > 0:17:4125 people per 1,000 dying each year of all the...
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- mostly from the appalling living conditions.- Yeah.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48And what we have here is happy homes
0:17:48 > 0:17:51managed by Octavia Hill and her community,
0:17:51 > 0:17:55open spaces and a community hall -
0:17:55 > 0:17:58those are the three elements that she had from day one.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59What a change for people.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Yes, and the key thing is it was for everybody.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Octavia Hill's tireless work continued,
0:18:06 > 0:18:10and in 1895, along with fellow conservationists Robert Hunter
0:18:10 > 0:18:12and Hardwicke Rawnsley,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15she co-founded the National Trust.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18The trust now owns over 500 historic properties
0:18:18 > 0:18:22and is dedicated to preserving Britain's heritage and open spaces
0:18:22 > 0:18:24for all to enjoy forever.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28It's been a busy old day...
0:18:29 > 0:18:31..so rest up, chaps...
0:18:33 > 0:18:34..and nighty-night.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40It's a brand-new day,
0:18:40 > 0:18:44and the boys are back on the road in search of the Holy Grail.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48You've got a bit of a smug look about you,
0:18:48 > 0:18:49- to be perfectly honest.- I...
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Charlie, I think I bought a game changer yesterday.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- You haven't. - Yep. Not just one but two.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- Two game changers in one day?! - Two game changers in one day.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- It was one of those moments. - A golden moment?- A Road Trip moment.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Oh... Is it your greatest Road Trip moment to date?
0:19:09 > 0:19:13It could be. The gods shone upon me.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18They were indeed, because yesterday
0:19:18 > 0:19:22James unearthed two potentially very valuable Doulton Lambeth vases
0:19:22 > 0:19:24for £25 each.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27He also bought a Chinese tea caddy for £55,
0:19:27 > 0:19:31a cast-iron railway post, also for £55,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34and a Victorian medical instrument for 35.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39That leaves him with £25.10 left for his final shop.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Charlie bought a draughtsman's rule for £8,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47a vintage battery radio for ten
0:19:47 > 0:19:50and a liqueur decanter for £25.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55He still has £154.62 left for the day ahead.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58Charlie's heading to
0:19:58 > 0:20:01the Norfolk market town of Hingham.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Courtyard Antiques, run by John and his wife,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07is the first shop of the day.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10And time to get spending, Charlie.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- Hello? Hello?- Knock, knock.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- Anyone in?- Yes. Charlie.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- Hello! That's me!- That's you. - And you are?- John.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- John. Lovely to see you. - How nice to meet you.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24God, don't you live in a lovely part of the world?
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- And how long have you been here? - This shop, about a year.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30It's my wife's shop, and I just help out.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Where is she today? Hiding?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33She's hiding. She heard about your reputation.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36Well, if I could have a look round...
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Actually, something took my eye as I came in.- Really?
0:20:39 > 0:20:43I have been shopping already on my trip and bought one of these.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Well, when I say bought it, I was very nearly given it,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48and it went off to auction and it did all right,
0:20:48 > 0:20:49so I'm on a roll with these.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Oh, well, that's right up your street, then.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56On the last leg, Charlie snapped up a Grafonola record player for £40,
0:20:56 > 0:21:01although he had to use a bit of fancy footwork to seal the deal.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07- Does it work?- Of course it works. It's a splendid machine.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10# I'll be with you
0:21:10 > 0:21:15# In apple blossom times... #
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- Lovely. Would you care to...? - Would you dance with me, John?
0:21:18 > 0:21:21# I'll be with you... #
0:21:21 > 0:21:23How beautifully you dance.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- Thank you so much. - CHARLIE CHUCKLES
0:21:25 > 0:21:26It's fantastic.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29I wonder how I've lived without it all my life, really.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Try me with the price.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34It's an incredible £85.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Ah... I bought mine for 40 quid...
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- Yeah.- ..and it...it did make 80 at auction.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Frighten me with a good price.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- Well, it won't be a good price, but it'll certainly frighten you.- Yes?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47It'd have to be rather like the last one -
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- sort of 30 quid or something. - No, it can't be, I'm afraid.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52I didn't think it could.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Perhaps one to set aside for now then, Charlie,
0:21:55 > 0:21:56and just keep looking.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03This three-piece clock set has a ticket price of £140.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06I love them. I have to say, that is pure Art Deco.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- If that isn't 1930... - It works and the key's there, so...
0:22:09 > 0:22:10Does it tick?
0:22:10 > 0:22:16- Yes, it does. Yeah, very loudly. - IGO - in going order. Or IWO.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Well, you can make me a silly offer, if you like, cos...
0:22:18 > 0:22:20I'm losing the competition at the moment.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24I don't suppose this has any bearing on your feelings whatsoever,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26but James is beating me.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27- A little.- Does it? A little?- Yeah.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31- I'll tell you what...- Yeah? - Take the clock for 50 quid.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35HE RUBS HIS HANDS ENTHUSIASTICALLY
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- Yeah, I'll give you 50 quid for your clock set.- Thank you very much.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39It's not a great offer,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42and frankly, when the missus comes back in here,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45she'll say, "Thank goodness that clock set's gone."
0:22:45 > 0:22:47No, no, she'll give me such a hard time.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- CHARLIE LAUGHS - I'll be suffering for this.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56- So, why don't you have both? - Erm...- 90 quid for the two.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Mm, lordy, it seems as though Charlie and record players
0:22:58 > 0:23:01are just meant to be on this trip.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03So, the clock, that could be 50 quid,
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- and the record player could be 50 quid?- Yeah.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- But you could have both of them for 90.- Oh!
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- There's a bulk purchase offer there. - Yes, why not?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- Um...- We want you to win, Charlie.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Oh, you're a wonderful man.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- I'll have the two for 90, sir. - Good man.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Thank you very much indeed.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- Very sensible buy. - I'm thrilled I called in.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24So, after some generosity from John,
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Charlie's picked up the Art Deco clock set for £50
0:23:28 > 0:23:31and the wind-up gramophone for £40. Wow.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you very much, Charlie.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35And thank your wife if she ever comes back.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- I doubt it. - CHARLIE CHUCKLES
0:23:41 > 0:23:42James is travelling to
0:23:42 > 0:23:44the Norfolk town of Thetford.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51In the mid-1800s, Norfolk became home to maharajah Duleep Singh,
0:23:51 > 0:23:53an Indian prince with a fascinating story.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56His connection to these parts is celebrated here
0:23:56 > 0:24:00at the Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04James is meeting curator Oliver Bone.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- Hello, Oliver.- Ah, James, hello.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Welcome to the Ancient House Museum.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10It is very beautiful.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Now, who would've lived here? Who would've built it?
0:24:12 > 0:24:17This is a wonderful building that is about 500 years old,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20and we think it was first built by some wealthy merchant of the town.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23But these days, we have a fascinating connection
0:24:23 > 0:24:26with the Indian subcontinent
0:24:26 > 0:24:29through the story of maharajah Duleep Singh,
0:24:29 > 0:24:30and I'd love to tell you that story.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- A maharajah in Norfolk?- Exactly.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- Lead on.- Come through this way.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Duleep Singh was the last maharaja of the Sikh Empire
0:24:39 > 0:24:43and was just an child when the British forcefully annexed
0:24:43 > 0:24:45the Punjab territory of India.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Not only his kingdom but his property were taken by the British,
0:24:49 > 0:24:51including the Koh-I-Noor diamond.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Once the largest diamond in the world,
0:24:54 > 0:24:56it's now part of the British Crown Jewels.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59The young maharajah himself was uprooted from his home in India
0:24:59 > 0:25:02and adopted into a British aristocratic family.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Ah, is this our man?
0:25:04 > 0:25:07And this is our man, the maharajah Duleep Singh.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09He was great friends with the Royal family
0:25:09 > 0:25:13and the connections with the Royal family go back to his boyhood
0:25:13 > 0:25:15when he was a boy king
0:25:15 > 0:25:18in the northern kingdom of the Punjab in India.
0:25:18 > 0:25:25And we have here a copy of the famous Koh-I-Noor diamond.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26Isn't that a wonderful thing?
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- This comes from the Indian subcontinent...- Right.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33..and was owned by the maharajah's father, Ranjit Singh,
0:25:33 > 0:25:39and then it passed down to him as the last king of the Punjab.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42The dear old Brits, we annexed poor old...the Punjab,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45and what did he get in return?
0:25:45 > 0:25:48In exchange for his rights to his kingdom and his possessions,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51he was given a pension by the British.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54The pension he received from the government
0:25:54 > 0:25:58allowed him to purchase a 17,000 acre country estate.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Although he was able to live life as an English aristocrat,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06it was nothing in comparison to
0:26:06 > 0:26:08the Indian kingdom taken away from him,
0:26:08 > 0:26:09and he grew to resent this.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14He was a great favourite of Queen Victoria,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17and he, when he came to Britain,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21he was invited to be with the Queen,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23and I think she was rather sort of enamoured by him
0:26:23 > 0:26:28and it was from this time that he made great friends with Edward
0:26:28 > 0:26:31and others in the Royal family.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32So he was very much part of court.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Was he a happy man here?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36He was happy at first, I think,
0:26:36 > 0:26:38but as time developed,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41he felt that he'd been mistreated by the British
0:26:41 > 0:26:46and his rebellious spirit perhaps came to the fore.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51He decided that he wanted to go back to India,
0:26:51 > 0:26:53maybe reclaim his kingdom.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56So, he attempted to go back with his family,
0:26:56 > 0:26:59they were stopped by the British at Aden,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02and the family came back to this country.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07But he then went on to try and raise a rebellion against the British
0:27:07 > 0:27:10from Russia, from the North,
0:27:10 > 0:27:15but this, sadly, well, from his perspective, it came to nothing
0:27:15 > 0:27:21and his health failed him, and he died in Paris in 1893.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26This sad story is a stark example of the cost paid
0:27:26 > 0:27:29by many for British imperialism.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31However, the maharajah's children,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34and in particular his second son, Prince Frederick -
0:27:34 > 0:27:36or Freddy as he was known -
0:27:36 > 0:27:40embraced their lives as part of the British aristocracy.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Freddy was a major in the Norfolk Yeomanry
0:27:42 > 0:27:46and was on active service in France in World War I.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49He's also responsible for the establishment of the museum
0:27:49 > 0:27:51here in Thetford.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55And here, James, we have a photograph of Prince Frederick.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Ah!
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Prince Frederick was the great benefactor of this museum.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Yeah. So, why did Freddie buy this building?
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Well, this building came up for sale in the 1920s,
0:28:06 > 0:28:10and the Thetford Borough Council approached Prince Frederick.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15They knew how fascinated he was in history and collecting,
0:28:15 > 0:28:17and he was the perfect person to approach
0:28:17 > 0:28:20to set up a museum for the town.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Well, it's a really beautiful house, and it's a lovely collection,
0:28:24 > 0:28:26and, yeah, a great story.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Thanks you very much indeed, Oliver.
0:28:35 > 0:28:36The boys are en route
0:28:36 > 0:28:38to the town of Swaffham.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40This old grammar school has
0:28:40 > 0:28:43been converted into an antiques shop and tea room.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46It is the last chance for Charlie and James
0:28:46 > 0:28:49to add to their antiques haul on this leg.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- Here we are. Get your nose in. - Get my nose in here.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- There we are. Look. How lovely.- Oh.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- Have you got any money left? - £25. How about you?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- A little more.- Oh!
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- Would you like some pansies? - I'm not sure I can afford them.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07With lots on offer here,
0:29:07 > 0:29:11it's up to owner Melanie to make sure James and Charlie play fair.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15There's a lady at work here, Bingo.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- Hello!- Hello.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19- Is this your establishment? - It certainly is.
0:29:19 > 0:29:20- You must be Melanie, then.- I am.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- This is my good friend, James Braxton.- Hello, Melanie.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- Hello. Nice to meet you. - Very good to meet you.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Is there another room through there?
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- There's another two rooms through there.- Two rooms!
0:29:29 > 0:29:31I will go to the far end. I'll leave you with Melanie...
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- I'll stay here with Melanie. - ..momentarily.
0:29:34 > 0:29:35We may be some time.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41How are we all feeling, then, boys?
0:29:41 > 0:29:44He's obviously bought something seriously good.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47I've bought some reasonable items.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49I've got 60 quid left, but...
0:29:50 > 0:29:51..I haven't got a game changer,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54and he used the words game changer, didn't he?
0:29:54 > 0:29:57And he's already ahead by a canvas,
0:29:57 > 0:30:02and I think he said he was going to open up a clear water between us.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04I need Melanie like I've...
0:30:04 > 0:30:07never needed anybody in my life before, frankly.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11James seems altogether more relaxed, I'd say, understandably.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16HE PLAYS HORN BADLY
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Lovely tone.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Every time he sees a blooming bugle, he blows the thing.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Ah! The binoculars are fantastic.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- Aren't they beautiful? - They are. They're lovely.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- 28 quid? Do they work?- Yes.
0:30:31 > 0:30:32They do.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Marvellous. Oh, I can see a palm tree.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38- I'm not sure I am in Swaffham! - MELANIE LAUGHS
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- They're lovely.- They're beautiful.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45- Cor blimey. They're worth negotiating on, I think.- OK.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48One to think about.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52James is off to check out a shop called Wiggle Room Stuff,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55a separate little unit based on the same site.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Hello. James. - Hello. Lovely to meet you. Julie.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59- Hello, Julie. How are you? - Very well, thank you.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Now, Julie, I don't come here with a lot of money,
0:31:02 > 0:31:07so I've got a small amount of money, but I want to buy something spot-on.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10I mean, they're useful, aren't they?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- They're good. - They're gorgeous, they are.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16They're just what I need to file, to organise my filing.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20So, they're brass-trimmed in-and-out files.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23They're rather fun. They're a pair. Er...
0:31:23 > 0:31:25You know, this is organisation on a...
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Put your post in here and then deal with it.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Deal with it the same day, preferably.
0:31:30 > 0:31:37- What would buy those, Julie? - Erm...- Think small.- £18 to you.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- You've got yourself a deal, Julie. - Thank you.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Come on, let me pay you.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45That little jaunt has been well worth it for James,
0:31:45 > 0:31:49picking up a pair of 1920s mahogany in-and-out trays for £18.
0:31:49 > 0:31:50- Thank you. 20.- Great.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- Thank you. Bye.- Bye.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55But will Charlie bid for the binoculars?
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Owner Paul has come to discuss price. Look out.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01How much are your binoculars?
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- I love those.- 20.- How much?- 20.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05It's getting better.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- No, that's about it. - As far as it goes.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- LAUGHING:- As far as it goes! Aren't they lovely, though?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- Are they First World War ones?- Yes.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15And they're optically nice.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- Are they?- He does the jokes.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20You're right -
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Melanie looks absolutely sensational through these...
0:32:22 > 0:32:24not that she doesn't anyway!
0:32:26 > 0:32:30I'm going to buy your First World War binoculars
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- for £20, sir.- OK.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37So, £20 for the binoculars completes the shopping for this leg.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41Charlie Ross has spent £153 on six lots.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44He's picked up a 19th-century draughtsman's rule,
0:32:44 > 0:32:46a wind-up gramophone,
0:32:46 > 0:32:48an Art Deco three-piece clock set,
0:32:48 > 0:32:50a battery-operated radio,
0:32:50 > 0:32:52a glass decanter
0:32:52 > 0:32:55and the pair of World War I binoculars.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59James Braxton spent £213 on his six lots -
0:32:59 > 0:33:01the Chinese tea caddy,
0:33:01 > 0:33:03the railway mileage post,
0:33:03 > 0:33:05the two Doulton Lambeth vases,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08the mahogany-cased Victorian medical instrument
0:33:08 > 0:33:10and the pair of in-and-out trays.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15But what do they make of each other's purchase?
0:33:15 > 0:33:17We all know Charlie's very musical.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21He's got the gramophone, now he's added a radio at £10.
0:33:21 > 0:33:22Now, that could do quite well.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26I don't think he's got the star there to take me on this leg.
0:33:26 > 0:33:32Now, let's face it - he's bought two Hannah Barlow vases for £50 -
0:33:32 > 0:33:33£25 each.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36He has BLOWN me away.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Well done, James.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42The boys are travelling
0:33:42 > 0:33:43to the auction
0:33:43 > 0:33:44in the Cambridgeshire town
0:33:44 > 0:33:45of St Ives.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47I don't know how you've done it.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50I was scrabbling around in my shops,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- desperately trying to buy a little bit of this and that...- Yeah.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55..and then lo and behold,
0:33:55 > 0:34:00the old oppo comes up with two pieces of pure heaven.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- You've sunk me! Oh, without trace!- Ah...
0:34:04 > 0:34:09All is not lost, Charlie. Funny things can happen at auctions.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Hyperion Auctions has been running for 20 years
0:34:12 > 0:34:15and holds sales of antiques, collectables
0:34:15 > 0:34:18and general household items every three weeks.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22What does auctioneer Rod Best think of Charlie and James's purchase?
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Whoa, right. Now, the Barlow vases, Hannah Barlow.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27I mean, what a name.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Beautiful condition, the pair of them.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32I'm expecting in excess of 200.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35It wouldn't surprise me if you go to 200
0:34:35 > 0:34:37and it just rise, rise, rise up to 400.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39We'll see.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Eyes down, chaps. Time for the auction to begin.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43This could be very exciting.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49First up, it's James's rather large Chinese tea caddy.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- That's enormous. - It is big, isn't it?
0:34:52 > 0:34:53I've got several commissions. 40, 50.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55I can start you at just £60.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- Ooh!- Just 60.- I'm looking at 65.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02At £60. It's with me. I will sell.
0:35:02 > 0:35:03Fair warning on this. I'm selling.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06- £60.- £60.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09A £5 profit before auction costs there,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11so a modest start for James.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Next, we have Charlie's Art Deco clock set.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- Let's try 30. I'll try 30.- Oh!
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- 20 please? - HE FEIGNS SOBBING
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Oh! 20. We've started. We've started at 20.
0:35:24 > 0:35:2622? 22.
0:35:26 > 0:35:2925? 28? 30?
0:35:29 > 0:35:3035?
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- There's a bit of a rhythm. - That's it. Yes.- 40.- Come on.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34No? 40, Helen? 40.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36New bidder in the room at £40.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38In the room. I will sell. Fair warning.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41New bidder. Helen, yours. £40.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- I think it could've been a lot worse.- Bingo...
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Oh, Charlie, that's not helping your cause.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Next, it's James's in-and-out trays.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55With me at 30 on commission. I'm asking now 35.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58I am in the presence of a master.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Against the internet, against you.
0:36:00 > 0:36:01With me at 30.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05I will sell to an internet bid at £30.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- 30.- That's more like it.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11That reasonable profit keeps James in the lead.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Next for Charlie is his battery-operated radio.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20- What age is this radio? - 1958? '60? Something like that.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- Oh...- Yeah, quite old.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- Well, let's start at ten. Low start. Ten we have.- Oh!
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Give me 12 now. It's a maiden bid at ten.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Now, that's low for this. It's a good, a good radio.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32At ten. I will sell. I will sell.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36On £10, your maiden bid. At £10. Are we all done?
0:36:36 > 0:36:37Ten.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40With auction costs, that will be a small loss.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Perhaps he'll have more luck with the wind-up gramophone.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Did you do well on the last gramophone?
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Yeah. Cost 40 - sold for 80.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54I have £10 only. That said. Tenner only.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- What?!- I know. Low start.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59I'm looking for 12 now. 12. 15 anywhere?
0:36:59 > 0:37:00We've got a long way to go to get to 80.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Where's 15? 15 there.
0:37:03 > 0:37:0418? 20?
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- Come on.- Come on.- 18 there.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Looking for 20 now. 20.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12Two? Five? Eight?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15£25. And sell... 28.
0:37:15 > 0:37:1730 anywhere? Got the internet at 28.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19On the screen, £28.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21I will sell. Fair warning.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Auctioneer won't wait. 28.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- 28. - It's time to hoist the white flag.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- LAUGHING:- "Hoist the white flag."
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Not quite yet. Ha, no more gramophones, though.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36James's Victorian electrotherapy medical instrument now.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Stand by for a shock.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Quite a low start. £10. 10? 12? 15?
0:37:41 > 0:37:4518? 20? Two? Five? 25?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48It's in the room at 25. I'm looking for 28 now.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- There aren't many medics in the room, are there?- 30.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52It's the front row at 30.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55You're out, you're out, he's in. We're done. 30.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- 30.- 30.- Well, again, it's a small working loss, isn't it?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01It's a working loss again.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Only a small loss, James.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Time to see if Charlie's binoculars can help him out.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12I just think that anything that survives the trenches
0:38:12 > 0:38:14deserves our bidding.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16I don't think you'll be able to see further than about ten feet
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- when you're using those... - That's all you needed.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- The trenches weren't far apart. - Well... Anyway...
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- He hasn't helped there as much, has he?- No.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29Got to be sold. Five, I've got. Eight. Ten, 12.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33Ten with you, sir. Selling at £10. Oh, 12. Net's in.
0:38:33 > 0:38:3715? 15. It's 15 here. 18 anywhere?
0:38:38 > 0:38:4118. He's got one more. 20? 20, it is.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- Yes! Now we're going.- Come on!
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- 22? 25?- Yes!- 22. It's going.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Are we all done? Fair warning on this.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51At 22. There we go.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Now, when the auctioneer says, "I've now got a pair of binoculars
0:38:53 > 0:38:56"and you can't see anything through them," it doesn't help.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57It doesn't, it doesn't.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Fair point well made there, Charlie.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04Hopefully his draughtsman's rule will fare better.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Where do we want to bid? Five?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Five? Terry, well done. That's five for Terry.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12- We're looking for eight now.- Eight. - They want it.- Selling to Terry.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Against you all. Front row. Eight, I've got.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Ten, Terry? 12, sir?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Ten's in the front row again.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- 12 - new bidder. 15, Terry? - It's a profit!
0:39:23 > 0:39:26I will sell. We're all done? Done.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29JAMES CHUCKLES A profit's a profit, Charlie,
0:39:29 > 0:39:32and the competition's still close.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33That's all right, isn't it?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38James's railway mileage post is next to go.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42£10 start. Let's start at ten. Low start at ten.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44£10. Looking for 12.
0:39:44 > 0:39:4612, they've got. 15? 18?
0:39:46 > 0:39:51- How much do we need?- 30.- 18? 20? 22?
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- 25?- There we go.- 28? - Oh, we're going.
0:39:54 > 0:39:5630? Five?
0:39:58 > 0:40:0030. 30 there. 30 to you, then. All done? £30.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05That loss gives Charlie the narrowest of leads.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Can his final lot, the glass decanter, come up trumps?
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Fiver, if you like. It's got to be sold.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18- I can't believe this, Bingo. Bingo...- £5? Eight? Ten? 12?
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- 12 here now. 12 here. 15?- Come on.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25- No? There's 12 here. 15? Yes, 15. 18?- Come on.
0:40:25 > 0:40:2718? 18?
0:40:27 > 0:40:2915, then. Behind you at 15.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32There it goes. I'm selling a £15. 15. Thank you.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37- I think here, my case rests.- 15. - I've failed.- Dear, oh, dear.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Not the result Charlie was hoping for.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44So, it all comes down to James's much-heralded
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Hannah Barlow Doulton Lambeth vases.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49How will the first one do?
0:40:49 > 0:40:5550, I have. 55 on the left. 60? Five? 70? Five?
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- It's still climbing.- 80? Five? - Ride it.
0:40:58 > 0:41:0190 on the net. 100? 100 there. 110? 120?
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- Got a long way to go, Bingo.- 140?
0:41:04 > 0:41:08150? 160? 160. 180?
0:41:08 > 0:41:12Lordy, James has blown Charlie out of the water with this lot.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15170? 180? 170 to the net.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Last fair warning on this. At £170.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20All done? 170.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23I have to say well done.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26A very impressive result for James there.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30It'll be interesting to see what the next one makes.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Well, let's see, shall we, James?
0:41:32 > 0:41:3680, I've got. Give me 90 now. 90. 100? 110? 120?
0:41:36 > 0:41:39130? 140? 140, I've got. 140.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- Looking for 150. 150. 160? - This might make more.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- 160. In the room at 160. - This is interesting.- 170 now.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49170. They're awake. We're awake. 180? 180. It's against you...
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Are deer more unusual than sheep? I suppose they are.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55I've got 200. 220?
0:41:55 > 0:41:56210, if it helps?
0:41:56 > 0:41:58200's on the net. Make no mistake in that.
0:41:58 > 0:42:04It's against you all. On the net at £200 dead. Done.
0:42:04 > 0:42:05Fantastic result.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08The Doulton Lambeth vases were indeed the game changer,
0:42:08 > 0:42:12which leaves their piggybanks like this.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15Charlie started with £197.62.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19After auction costs, he lost £48.86,
0:42:19 > 0:42:23leaving him with £148.76.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29James started the day with £220.10.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34After auction costs, he made an amazing profit of £213.40,
0:42:34 > 0:42:40leaving him with £433.50 to spend next time.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- Large profit, sir.- A large profit.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- Thank you.- Carry on, sir. Do get in. - Thank you, thank you.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Where to, sir? - Erm, Central London, I think, Ross.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- The nightclub, sir?- Night... - JAMES LAUGHS
0:42:52 > 0:42:54So, bragging rights to Braxton,
0:42:54 > 0:42:56and Charlie's on chauffeuring duties.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Cheerio, chaps.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:03 > 0:43:05James shows off his artistic side...
0:43:05 > 0:43:09As Michelangelo used to say, you release the figure.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13..and Charlie is, well, Charlie.
0:43:13 > 0:43:14- Ring that tenant.- One second.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- Tell him I'm a really nice chap. - I will do.