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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
with £200 each, a classic car and a goal - | 0:00:04 | 0:00:07 | |
to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:09 | |
That hurts. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:10 | |
-I'm going to go for it, Joe. -The aim? | 0:00:12 | 0:00:14 | |
To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:18 | |
There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
Goodness gracious me! | 0:00:21 | 0:00:22 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory | 0:00:22 | 0:00:25 | |
or a slow road to disaster? | 0:00:25 | 0:00:27 | |
It's not nice to gloat, there we are. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:29 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip! | 0:00:29 | 0:00:31 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:33 | 0:00:35 | |
It's a brand new week | 0:00:36 | 0:00:38 | |
and we're splashing through puddles with a right couple of charmers. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:42 | |
Antiques experts Charlie Ross | 0:00:42 | 0:00:44 | |
and Catherine Southon. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:46 | |
OK, Charlie, let the fun begin! | 0:00:46 | 0:00:49 | |
I've got the girl of my dreams by my side, | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
the car of my dreams in front of me. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:54 | |
Life is fantastic, except it's raining. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:57 | |
Charlie is a seasoned Road-Tripper | 0:01:00 | 0:01:01 | |
with a penchant for furniture. He ran his own auction house | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
for over 25 years, so, as such, always knows exactly what he wants. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:09 | |
-I want that. -I told you! | 0:01:11 | 0:01:13 | |
And while Catherine is a relative newbie to the Road Trip, | 0:01:13 | 0:01:17 | |
only a fool would underestimate her considerable knowledge | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
of maritime art and scientific instruments. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
Oh ho! Yes. And her legendary powers of persuasion... | 0:01:23 | 0:01:26 | |
-Can I give you £20 for it? -No! -Oh, come on! | 0:01:26 | 0:01:30 | |
Our cosy couple begin their adventure with £200 | 0:01:32 | 0:01:35 | |
and a classic 1966 Austin Healey, | 0:01:35 | 0:01:38 | |
affectionately known as a Frogeyed Sprite. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:41 | |
The problem is the car doesn't have a hood. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:44 | |
-Cuddle up to me! -Cosy up to me! -That's the way! | 0:01:44 | 0:01:47 | |
Cosy! | 0:01:47 | 0:01:49 | |
Maybe the weather was better back in 1966. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:52 | |
HE SHIVERS | 0:01:52 | 0:01:55 | |
Catherine and Charlie will be travelling over 200 miles | 0:01:56 | 0:01:59 | |
from the heart of the Wiltshire countryside | 0:01:59 | 0:02:01 | |
wending their way eastwards along the sunny South Coast | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
before finishing up in Rye, East Sussex. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:07 | |
Today, we're starting our journey in the village of Corsham, | 0:02:09 | 0:02:13 | |
straddling Somerset and finishing up with an auction showdown in Devizes. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
The big question is, let's hope our devilish duo hit it off. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:20 | |
I think, by the end of this trip, | 0:02:20 | 0:02:23 | |
-I could be in love with you. -In love, Charlie? | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
-I thought we already WERE in love. -Yeah? -Steady on, you too! | 0:02:25 | 0:02:29 | |
While Catherine heads into her first shop in Corsham... | 0:02:29 | 0:02:33 | |
Hello! Hi, Lee, hi. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:36 | |
Beautiful shop and fantastic surroundings as well. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:38 | |
Yeah. Charlie's off to find his | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
in the village of Kington St Michael. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:45 | |
That's if he can get out of the car, that is, poor old boy. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:48 | |
-Steady. -Samantha, it's Charlie. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:51 | |
-Lovely to see you. -And it's not long | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
before Charlie spots something he's always drawn to. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:58 | |
Samantha, your lady's quite interesting, what's she made of? | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
-She's stoneware. -Oh, is she! | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
Very shapely. I can't go wrong here! | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
Do you do rooms as well? I could stay! | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
Steady! There's plenty here to feast the eye on, though. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
Could these light up Charlie's life? | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
Quite a sweet little pair of candlesticks there. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:20 | |
-They're Birmingham, aren't they? Have you dated them for me? -Yes. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
Yeah, 1935 and they are in super condition. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:27 | |
I see you've got them priced at £45, | 0:03:27 | 0:03:29 | |
which is sort of the top end of where I would see them at auction. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:33 | |
Can you do something really sexy with these for me? | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
You tell me what you would like to pay and I will see what I can do. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:40 | |
If I could buy those for £20 | 0:03:40 | 0:03:43 | |
I would snap them out of your hands and take them out of your shop | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
because I think they are lovely. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:50 | |
-£20 is a little bit low. -Yeah. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:52 | |
If you were to offer me £25, I could let you have them | 0:03:52 | 0:03:55 | |
-at what I paid for them... -Are you sure that would...? -Yeah. | 0:03:55 | 0:04:00 | |
Well, I think they're really sweet. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:02 | |
Deal number one! Do you know, | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
-that's my first buy on the trip? -Fantastic. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:09 | |
So, every time I think of this trip, Samantha, I shall think of you. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:12 | |
Yeah, they all say that! You're terribly accommodating though, Samantha, | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
and Charlie's off to a good start. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
Not quite so much luck for Catherine. | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
Harley Antiques is stuffed with beautiful things, | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
with price tags to match. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:28 | |
£260. That's the absolute. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:30 | |
That's beyond my limit, sadly. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
Far too expensive for me, I think. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
(I'm thinking that the prices are very, very high. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
(I'm a bit worried that everything I'm seeing | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
(is slightly out of my price range!) | 0:04:42 | 0:04:45 | |
(Don't panic Catherine! It's only the first day's shopping, darling.) | 0:04:45 | 0:04:50 | |
(I will find something, I will dig deep and I will find it.) | 0:04:51 | 0:04:55 | |
That's the spirit, girl! | 0:04:55 | 0:04:58 | |
Charlie and Samantha are having a great time on the other hand. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
You've got a sense of humour, too. I like this hand coming out of this bucket. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:07 | |
-Is that what happens if you don't buy something? -Previous customer. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:12 | |
Lordy! | 0:05:12 | 0:05:14 | |
I've just seen a biscuit barrel, here, | 0:05:15 | 0:05:19 | |
which has got a silver-plated top, | 0:05:19 | 0:05:21 | |
cut-glass body, not pressed glass, which is nice, | 0:05:21 | 0:05:25 | |
a particularly nice swing handle. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
Forerunners of our modern-day cookie jars, biscuit barrels | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
have been popular for over 200 years. This one was made | 0:05:31 | 0:05:35 | |
by the Sheffield silversmiths William Hutton and Sons | 0:05:35 | 0:05:38 | |
in the early 20th century and it's cut-glass | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
with a silver-plated lid. Perfect for preventing | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
your custard creams from drying out. If you like custard creams. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:47 | |
The great thing is that Samantha doesn't have a price on this, | 0:05:47 | 0:05:51 | |
which leads me to believe that this is free with every purchase. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
-You tell me what you would like to pay... -Oh no! | 0:05:54 | 0:05:56 | |
-You'd smack me! -I could... | 0:05:56 | 0:05:58 | |
Do something really saucy on that? | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | |
£10, and it's yours. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:04 | |
HE BLOWS A RASPBERRY | 0:06:04 | 0:06:06 | |
Blimey! You're making an old man's glasses steam up here! | 0:06:06 | 0:06:10 | |
-Can you really do that for a tenner? -I can. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:11 | |
Samantha! Let me kiss you again! | 0:06:11 | 0:06:14 | |
This is the most golden day of my life! | 0:06:14 | 0:06:18 | |
You'll be wearing her hand out! | 0:06:18 | 0:06:19 | |
Down the road, though, Catherine still has her entire £200 to spend, | 0:06:19 | 0:06:24 | |
which leaves one problem. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:27 | |
It's got £245 on it. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:31 | |
Someone's got expensive taste! | 0:06:31 | 0:06:33 | |
(That's so nice!) | 0:06:33 | 0:06:36 | |
It's £395. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:39 | |
I want to cry, because there are some beautiful things here! | 0:06:39 | 0:06:43 | |
She is right! | 0:06:43 | 0:06:45 | |
This intricate piece of shellwork | 0:06:45 | 0:06:47 | |
is a fine example of what are called sailor's valentines. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
They date from the 19th century and usually come from Barbados | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
where they were sold to sailors who brought them home for loved ones. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
But it's too much for you, love! | 0:06:57 | 0:07:00 | |
I know I'm looking at everything that's nice and expensive! | 0:07:01 | 0:07:04 | |
No such problems, though, for Charlie boy! | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
Oh, I like one of your street signs. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:13 | |
I'd quite like a little ride up Nunnery Lane! | 0:07:13 | 0:07:16 | |
Nunnery Lane. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:18 | |
It's a nice thing to have in your house, really. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
That's fun. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:24 | |
I forget how much money's on Nunnery Lane. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
-I think it's £35, something like that. -I could do that for £25. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
Are you able to satisfy my quirky sense of humour on Nunnery Lane | 0:07:30 | 0:07:34 | |
-at 20 quid or is that... -It's pushing it a bit. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:37 | |
I don't want to push you, I don't want to push you, darling. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:40 | |
-It's a bit too much. -Yeah. -£25. -£25 is the death, as they say. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:46 | |
-Would £22 make any difference? -I'll do it for £22. -Are you sure? | 0:07:46 | 0:07:50 | |
-Anything for the cause. -Anything for the cause. The Rosco cause! | 0:07:50 | 0:07:54 | |
-Can I give you a proper kiss? Mwah! Mwah! -Thank you. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
That's so kind of you. I've got three things! | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
I don't believe this! | 0:07:59 | 0:08:01 | |
In record time, Charlie's snaffled up a pair of candlesticks, | 0:08:01 | 0:08:04 | |
a biscuit barrel and a Nunnery Lane sign, | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
all for £57. Wow! | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
And if I wasn't in a competition, darling, I'd say keep the change. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
But you are. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:14 | |
So you will. Keep the change, that is. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
-Thank you very much. -Thank you, take care. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:19 | |
Cor! She must be exhausted! | 0:08:19 | 0:08:22 | |
While Charlie can afford to put his feet up, | 0:08:22 | 0:08:24 | |
Catherine's struggling to spot a bargain | 0:08:24 | 0:08:26 | |
within this treasure trove of a shop. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:29 | |
I'm trying, I'm trying very, very hard. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:32 | |
I can see lots of beautiful things, | 0:08:32 | 0:08:35 | |
-but they're just out of my price range. -Come on, Catherine! Buck up! | 0:08:35 | 0:08:38 | |
Not everything in this shop has a three digit price tag on it, | 0:08:38 | 0:08:42 | |
A juice strainer. The good thing about this | 0:08:42 | 0:08:45 | |
is the Asprey stamp on the back. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:49 | |
So, it's a good retailer in London, the top retailer in London. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:53 | |
I'm guessing, a bit like a tea strainer, | 0:08:53 | 0:08:56 | |
this is going to go on the top of the glass | 0:08:56 | 0:08:59 | |
and squeeze your orange or your grapefruit or whatever you desire | 0:08:59 | 0:09:03 | |
around here and I'm guessing these little spirally bits | 0:09:03 | 0:09:06 | |
are going to pick out the pips. It's got £78 on it, | 0:09:06 | 0:09:10 | |
so I'm guessing he'll go down to about £55. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:13 | |
Ha! You'll be lucky! | 0:09:13 | 0:09:15 | |
-£40. -Oh, come on! | 0:09:15 | 0:09:18 | |
Some people are never happy. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:20 | |
-Could you do any more? -£35. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:22 | |
-And that is... -£30 and I will take it from you. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:26 | |
-Shall we? Shall we? -Yeah. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:31 | |
Thank you very much indeed. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:34 | |
A lot of kissing on this show. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:36 | |
It's been a moist day in all senses of the word for Catherine | 0:09:36 | 0:09:40 | |
but now she has a treat in store. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:42 | |
She's travelling ten miles south-west | 0:09:44 | 0:09:46 | |
to Somerset's jewel in the crown, the city of Bath. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:50 | |
Bath was originally established as a spa town by the Romans, | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 | |
thanks to its unique hot springs. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:59 | |
It evolved into a resort city for wealthy Elizabethans | 0:09:59 | 0:10:02 | |
and then later, the Georgians, who designed much | 0:10:02 | 0:10:06 | |
of the iconic architecture we see today. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:09 | |
Built in that beautiful, honey-coloured stone. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:14 | |
Feast your eyes. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:16 | |
Catherine's come to a place we're all familiar with, | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
the Post Office, but she's not here to post a letter, no, no. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:24 | |
She's come to find out how the postal system we all know today originally came about. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:29 | |
-Hello. -Oh, hello! Catherine Southon. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:32 | |
-Hello, are you Audrey? -I am indeed. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:34 | |
Audrey, it's lovely to meet you. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:37 | |
Audrey Swindells is going to show Catherine around. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
-First of all, who are all these? -Who are these. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:44 | |
Well these people are the raison d'etre, | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
the reason that we're here at all. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:49 | |
Ralph Allen, this chap, he ran all the mail | 0:10:49 | 0:10:53 | |
that didn't go to London, previously everything went to London. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:57 | |
If you sent a letter from here to Bristol, it went to London and back | 0:10:57 | 0:11:01 | |
-Right... -and you had to pay a mileage. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:03 | |
So, it's expensive, right. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:04 | |
Ralph Allen was given contracts | 0:11:04 | 0:11:07 | |
to make the transportation of letters more efficient across the country | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
and the museum is lucky enough to have one, | 0:11:11 | 0:11:13 | |
which is over 280 years old. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:16 | |
This is the original and the only one that exists. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:22 | |
One of Allen's responsibilities was to open post | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
from anyone who posed a danger to the established monarchy. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:29 | |
It is known that General Wade | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
financed him, because... | 0:11:32 | 0:11:35 | |
he had uncovered a Jacobite plot | 0:11:35 | 0:11:39 | |
which he had revealed to Wade and to the government, presumably. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:45 | |
Postmasters were not only in a position to do this, | 0:11:45 | 0:11:49 | |
they were actually TOLD to do this | 0:11:49 | 0:11:51 | |
to open letters from various people. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:55 | |
Delivering mail in the early 19th century was a dodgy business. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:58 | |
The countryside was teeming with highwaymen, | 0:11:58 | 0:12:02 | |
so mailguards were armed. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:04 | |
After the introduction of the guard being armed, | 0:12:06 | 0:12:10 | |
they only had two attacks by highwayman, | 0:12:10 | 0:12:14 | |
whereas before that, of course, | 0:12:14 | 0:12:16 | |
-the stagecoaches were constantly being... -Attacked. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
Before the invention of stamps, postage was calculated per page. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:24 | |
So, writers didn't let any paper go to waste. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:28 | |
You used every scrap of it, as you can see there, | 0:12:28 | 0:12:32 | |
you'd write horizontally and then diagonally | 0:12:32 | 0:12:36 | |
and when I transcribed that, which took me a couple of weeks | 0:12:36 | 0:12:40 | |
I was inclined to wonder whether... | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
I know, the recipient, that's exactly what I was thinking! | 0:12:44 | 0:12:47 | |
The first ever stamp was the Penny Black, | 0:12:47 | 0:12:50 | |
introduced over 170 years ago and it was sent from here in Bath. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:55 | |
This one went out on May 2, 1840. | 0:12:57 | 0:13:01 | |
-So, where is this original stamp now? -In the Far East. -Oh, is it? | 0:13:01 | 0:13:05 | |
Yes. It sold for £55,000 in 1990 | 0:13:05 | 0:13:10 | |
and it's considered if it came on the market again now | 0:13:10 | 0:13:13 | |
-it would be worth a million. -Wow! | 0:13:13 | 0:13:15 | |
A million pounds, eh? The Penny Black | 0:13:15 | 0:13:19 | |
brought letter-writing to the masses and soon post offices | 0:13:19 | 0:13:22 | |
were springing up all over the country. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:24 | |
This is the model of a Victorian post office, | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
they just had a similar system everywhere. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:31 | |
-So, why is the cat there? -Because the cat was on the payroll. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:36 | |
It was actually listed for the money for feeding it | 0:13:36 | 0:13:40 | |
because it kept down the mice and the rats, | 0:13:40 | 0:13:44 | |
-which, of course, could eat the mail. -Chew the post. -Chew the mail. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:48 | |
What a good pussy! | 0:13:48 | 0:13:50 | |
CAT MEOWS | 0:13:50 | 0:13:51 | |
Well, it's time for Catherine to bid | 0:13:51 | 0:13:53 | |
the Postal Museum and beautiful Bath farewell. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:56 | |
It's the end of the day and our experts | 0:13:56 | 0:13:57 | |
deserve a good old snooze themselves. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
Ha! Night night! | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
It's a beautiful new day for our couple of antiques gurus. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:12 | |
The sun is out, at last, and love is in the air. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
-Charlie, are you always this happy? -Yeah. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:19 | |
-Are you? -Yeah. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:20 | |
I think this is going to be an exhausting trip. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:22 | |
I knew it would never last. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
So far, Catherine has only spent a teeny tiny | 0:14:25 | 0:14:27 | |
£30 on one Asprey silver-plated juice jobby. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:31 | |
Leaving her with a chunky £170 still to spend. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:35 | |
-Wish me luck with this. -Good luck. -I think I might need this. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:40 | |
Charlie, meanwhile, splashed his cash on three items. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
A pair of silver candlesticks, a cut-glass biscuit barrel | 0:14:45 | 0:14:48 | |
and a street sign of Nunnery Lane, all for £57. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:53 | |
This is the most golden day of my life! | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
That leaves him with £143 to play with. | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
-Thank you very much. -Thank you, take care. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:01 | |
Catherine and Charlie are heading south-west | 0:15:01 | 0:15:05 | |
towards the village of Wedmore in Somerset. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
Now, Wedmore may not look like an island to you and I, | 0:15:10 | 0:15:13 | |
but this village sits on a small hill | 0:15:13 | 0:15:16 | |
in the middle of the Somerset Levels | 0:15:16 | 0:15:18 | |
and back in Saxon times was surrounded by water. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:20 | |
Since then, it's been known as the Isle of Wedmore | 0:15:20 | 0:15:24 | |
and still is today. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:26 | |
Time to drop your anchor, we've arrived at our next shop. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:29 | |
I'm going to be equally naughty here! | 0:15:29 | 0:15:30 | |
-Wait for me! I've got to change my shoes! -I'm sorry, Miss Southon, | 0:15:30 | 0:15:34 | |
by the time you've changed your shoes, I'll have bought my antiques! | 0:15:34 | 0:15:37 | |
Charlie! | 0:15:37 | 0:15:39 | |
Ha! Lemon Tree Antiques is stuffed to the gunnels with goodies, | 0:15:39 | 0:15:43 | |
so Charlie wastes no time. Let's hope he doesn't kiss owner, Les... | 0:15:43 | 0:15:48 | |
Well, good morning, sir. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:50 | |
-How are you, Rosco? -I'm very well indeed! | 0:15:50 | 0:15:52 | |
-I've heard plenty about you. -Have you? Is it all good? | 0:15:52 | 0:15:56 | |
Um, marginal! | 0:15:56 | 0:15:58 | |
-Charlie! -Here comes Miss Southon. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:00 | |
-She's changed her shoes especially for you. -Yes I have. -Good morning, young lady. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:04 | |
-I've got my high heels on. Hello. -What a pleasure to meet you. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
-Move out of the way, Charlie, I'm moving in! -I can see! All right! | 0:16:07 | 0:16:11 | |
Look out, Charlie! I think you've just been outmanoeuvred! | 0:16:11 | 0:16:14 | |
I'm Catherine, lovely to meet you. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:16 | |
Les is now going to give me none of his time whatsoever. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:20 | |
It's all about Southon. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:22 | |
-Bye-bye Charlie, we've made friends. -I can see you and Les | 0:16:22 | 0:16:26 | |
are going to have a cracking time! | 0:16:26 | 0:16:29 | |
Now, while Charlie has a little browse about, | 0:16:31 | 0:16:34 | |
Catherine has already spotted something she likes. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:37 | |
-I like your Georgian pipe box. -Yes, | 0:16:38 | 0:16:42 | |
-how much do we have written on that? -Quite a lot. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:44 | |
-Too much. -Well, have you ever seen another one? -No. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
-Then it isn't too much money. -£220. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
That's obviously a misprint, I expect he meant to put £150 on it, | 0:16:50 | 0:16:54 | |
-don't you think? -Well, I would hope even less than that. -Oh! | 0:16:54 | 0:16:58 | |
I tell you what, final offer, there you are, | 0:16:58 | 0:17:00 | |
because I like you and I want you to beat that old rascal chap in there, | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
130 quid and it's yours, there you are. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:05 | |
Now, how can I do any better than that? | 0:17:05 | 0:17:08 | |
-Any chance of tucking it under £100? -Final offer, £120. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:12 | |
-No, we said that earlier, didn't we? -No, that was £130. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
I'm very tempted at £100. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
That's one for Catherine to mull over. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:20 | |
Les's shop is full of exceptional pieces of antique furniture, | 0:17:20 | 0:17:24 | |
right up Charlie's street, so I'm sure he'll find something | 0:17:24 | 0:17:27 | |
classy, any minute now... | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
That is cool! | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
I know cigarettes aren't really in, | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
but there's a real Smith's Deco advertising clock. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:41 | |
This clock actually dates from the 1950s and was made by clockmakers | 0:17:41 | 0:17:45 | |
Smith when tobacco advertising was still very popular. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:50 | |
Well, I think it says £150. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:53 | |
I'd buy that off Les for a little bit less. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
But how much less is Les willing to go? | 0:17:57 | 0:18:00 | |
-I'd give you 50 quid for it. -You wouldn't, would you? -It's cracked at the top... | 0:18:00 | 0:18:03 | |
I guess you won't be taking it, then. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:05 | |
If you want to give me £80, you can have it at cost all day long. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:09 | |
That's a fantastically generous offer. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:11 | |
If I can't find anything I like more, and I really like that, | 0:18:11 | 0:18:15 | |
I'll buy that, so you've got a certain sale. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:16 | |
We shall eat tonight, dear, we shall eat! | 0:18:16 | 0:18:20 | |
While Charlie has a think, Catherine's seen something tasty | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
-and it's not Les... -These would have been used years ago, | 0:18:23 | 0:18:26 | |
by workers in the field. Full of cider. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:30 | |
-It's a big stoneware... -Yes, indeed. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:33 | |
-..bottle inside. -Yeah. There's another one, actually, there is two. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:37 | |
-They're quite nice, actually. -They're quite nice, I think they're marked 50 or 60 quid. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:41 | |
-Yeah, 50 quid. -Is that for the two of them, 50 quid? | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
No, they're £50 each. If you wanted the two, | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
give me 50 quid for one and I'll give you the other one. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:53 | |
-So, it's sort of buy one, get one free. -It is indeed. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:56 | |
-Can I give you 30 quid for the two? -No, you can't, sweetie pie, | 0:18:56 | 0:18:59 | |
-you can give me 50 quid and I'll give you one for nothing. -Yeah. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:02 | |
I'll tell you what, seeing as you're such a willing young lady, | 0:19:02 | 0:19:06 | |
-(£40, but don't tell that rascal.) -(No, I won't!) | 0:19:06 | 0:19:10 | |
Cor! Blatant favouritism! | 0:19:10 | 0:19:12 | |
But no sale yet, Catherine's having a smashing time... | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
Oh, crikey! I'm breaking glass! | 0:19:15 | 0:19:19 | |
That's a Stanhope. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
A Stanhope is when you've got this little, almost like a lens | 0:19:23 | 0:19:26 | |
right at the top and you look through it | 0:19:26 | 0:19:28 | |
and there was lots of different... | 0:19:28 | 0:19:32 | |
scenes that you could see. | 0:19:32 | 0:19:34 | |
I say that, I can't actually see anything in there. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:39 | |
But what I have seen is that this is also a tape measure. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:43 | |
Stanhopes are novelty collectables and souvenirs | 0:19:43 | 0:19:47 | |
produced in the mid-19th century. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:49 | |
This one is partly ivory, but because it was made before 1947, | 0:19:49 | 0:19:54 | |
it's legal to trade. It has £85 on the ticket | 0:19:54 | 0:19:58 | |
and Catherine won't want to pay that! | 0:19:58 | 0:20:00 | |
Leslie! | 0:20:00 | 0:20:02 | |
-Les? -Yep. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:04 | |
-I picked this up cos I thought it was a Stanhope. -It is. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:08 | |
It's just got no pictures in it. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:10 | |
They are there, my love, honestly, I'm sure they are. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:13 | |
Really? Who does it belong to? Oh, they are! They are! | 0:20:13 | 0:20:16 | |
You've been having me on all along, you rascal! | 0:20:16 | 0:20:19 | |
-They are! I can see Crystal Palace. -The price has doubled! | 0:20:19 | 0:20:21 | |
-No, I can see Crystal Palace. -The prices has doubled! -Darling. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:24 | |
Yes, sweetie pie. What? | 0:20:24 | 0:20:27 | |
I like the little tape measure idea in it, | 0:20:27 | 0:20:30 | |
how unusual is it to have a tape measure on a Stanhope? | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
-Immensely unusual. -You're saying that because you want to flog it. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
-Do I? -Yeah. -I'm a collector at heart, you know. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:39 | |
-50 quid, there you are. -Oh no, come on! | 0:20:39 | 0:20:42 | |
How much do you want to give me? | 0:20:42 | 0:20:44 | |
-Can I give you £20 for it? -No! -Oh, come on! | 0:20:44 | 0:20:47 | |
-(30 quid, how about that?) -(30 quid.) -(How about that?) | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
You've got to say yes, that's the best offer you've had today. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
-Is it? -Despite Les's best efforts, | 0:20:54 | 0:20:56 | |
Catherine's still not biting. | 0:20:56 | 0:21:00 | |
There's plenty to get excited about in here, but neither expert | 0:21:00 | 0:21:03 | |
has actually bought anything yet! | 0:21:03 | 0:21:06 | |
Look at this! | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
Oh, wonderful! Wonderful! | 0:21:09 | 0:21:13 | |
Block puzzle from, oh I don't know, | 0:21:13 | 0:21:17 | |
1890? Certainly Victorian. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:19 | |
And I think in the bottom, | 0:21:19 | 0:21:22 | |
you've got all the different pictures there. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:25 | |
There are six different pictures. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:27 | |
Great thing for a child to do, | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
I would love to buy this. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
Not sure I can leave these premises, really, | 0:21:33 | 0:21:35 | |
I'd just carry on buying for the rest of my life here. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:38 | |
Now, the puzzle hasn't got a ticket on it, | 0:21:39 | 0:21:41 | |
so Charlie's hoping for a deal. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:43 | |
-Lovely Les? -Rosco, sir. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:46 | |
-Come and melt into my arms. This is fantastic! -Oh yes, | 0:21:46 | 0:21:49 | |
-it's the best puzzle you'll find. -Oh! | 0:21:49 | 0:21:51 | |
Keeps old men active, doesn't it? Gives them summat to do. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
What if I looked at you and said it's going to cost you | 0:21:55 | 0:21:57 | |
-50 nicker, what would you say to that? -50 nicker? | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
I'd say that was very nice to meet you, Les. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
-I tell you what, I tell you what. -Yeah. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
20 quid, you wouldn't be able to resist it. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:08 | |
But I'm not saying 20 quid! | 0:22:08 | 0:22:10 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:22:10 | 0:22:12 | |
But I will. | 0:22:12 | 0:22:14 | |
-Les! That's fabulous. -How about that? | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
Les! You're giving them away now! | 0:22:17 | 0:22:20 | |
So, the deal is done, | 0:22:20 | 0:22:22 | |
£20 for the puzzle and 80 smackers for the cigarette clock. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:26 | |
And Charlie's free to head off. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:28 | |
That just leaves Catherine to, well, find something else she likes the look of. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:32 | |
I'm just wondering about Mr Punch doorstop. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
£80, now he looks like he's been there a long time. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:40 | |
It's really nicely modelled, | 0:22:40 | 0:22:42 | |
a lot of attention to detail, surely... | 0:22:42 | 0:22:45 | |
a nice little deal could be done on him. Les, | 0:22:45 | 0:22:50 | |
-What can he be? -15 quid. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:52 | |
-Can he? -Yeah, he can be. -Can he really? -Aye. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:55 | |
How about that? Now, that's an offer you can't possibly refuse. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:59 | |
-There you are. We've cracked it, kid! -Really good. -Put it there! | 0:22:59 | 0:23:04 | |
You can kiss my hand. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:05 | |
That'll do, don't get carried away. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:08 | |
-Right, so I'm having... I think I'm going to have your pipe box. -Yes. | 0:23:08 | 0:23:11 | |
-I think I'm going to have your Punch. -Yes. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:14 | |
-Well, we've agreed on the Punch, no going back. -We have. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:16 | |
-Your baskets. -Yes. I'll tell you what I'll do. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:21 | |
No, listen to an old fool, I'll tell you what I'll do, | 0:23:21 | 0:23:24 | |
-I'll make you a deal, you can't refuse. -Oh, go on then! | 0:23:24 | 0:23:26 | |
90 quid. Yeah, for the box, | 0:23:26 | 0:23:28 | |
-15. -For the Punch. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:30 | |
35 and I'll tell you what, I'll throw in the Stanhope | 0:23:30 | 0:23:33 | |
for you for £25. | 0:23:33 | 0:23:35 | |
-That's wonderful. -There you are. How about that? -That's lovely. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:38 | |
-You are completely gorgeous. -Oh, sweetie pie! I wouldn't go that far! | 0:23:38 | 0:23:42 | |
Nor would I. After a discount of £320, though, perhaps I might! | 0:23:42 | 0:23:47 | |
Catherine's gone wild and spent £165 | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
on four items, concluding her shopping. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:53 | |
-I've got no money left. -I know, | 0:23:53 | 0:23:55 | |
-but Charlie's a decent enough chap, isn't he? -He won't give me any! | 0:23:55 | 0:23:58 | |
Speaking of Charlie, he still has £43 to spend and is hoping | 0:23:58 | 0:24:04 | |
to hoover up one final bargain at the Old Bank Centre, Bath. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:08 | |
-This shop goes on forever! -It's a gigantic antiques emporium, with room after room | 0:24:09 | 0:24:14 | |
of gorgeous collectables, but is there anything | 0:24:14 | 0:24:17 | |
to attract an impoverished old geezer like Charlie? | 0:24:17 | 0:24:20 | |
Most things seem to be well into three figures | 0:24:20 | 0:24:24 | |
and probably four figures. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:26 | |
475. | 0:24:26 | 0:24:28 | |
HE PRETENDS TO CRY | 0:24:28 | 0:24:30 | |
Don't despair, Charlie! | 0:24:30 | 0:24:31 | |
Hello, what's this? | 0:24:31 | 0:24:33 | |
It's a miniature barrel, but it's pure Arts and Crafts, | 0:24:33 | 0:24:36 | |
it's about 1900 in date, | 0:24:36 | 0:24:38 | |
silver-plated banding is good, | 0:24:38 | 0:24:41 | |
the tap is a nice shape | 0:24:41 | 0:24:43 | |
and a great thing for dispensing brandy or sherry... | 0:24:43 | 0:24:47 | |
..even whiskey or port, it's a nice thing. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:52 | |
It's £80, I can't insult the man too much. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:55 | |
No, you really can't. | 0:24:55 | 0:24:57 | |
It's probably not worth asking, but I will, | 0:24:57 | 0:24:59 | |
there is a barrel on a sort of cross stretcher | 0:24:59 | 0:25:03 | |
which is 80 quid, and I've got, like, 40 quid left in my coffer | 0:25:03 | 0:25:08 | |
-and that's probably... -OK. -Are you sure? | 0:25:08 | 0:25:11 | |
-That's really kind. I shall go and get it. -OK. | 0:25:11 | 0:25:13 | |
-Brilliant, thank you. -It's been a day of most accommodating dealers. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:17 | |
-There we go, £40. -OK. -That's really kind of you. Thank you very much. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:22 | |
With all his shopping finished, Charlie's heading 34 miles eastwards | 0:25:23 | 0:25:27 | |
from Bath to Swindon. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:30 | |
He's here to be shown some extraordinary photographs | 0:25:30 | 0:25:34 | |
at the English Heritage Archives | 0:25:34 | 0:25:36 | |
-by chief archivist Mike Evans. -Hi, Charlie. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:40 | |
-Welcome to the English Heritage Archive. -Thanks for letting us in. | 0:25:40 | 0:25:44 | |
Wonderful mahogany balustrade. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:45 | |
Much of the archive is made up of photographs of buildings, | 0:25:45 | 0:25:49 | |
landmarks and key geographical locations, | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
dating back to the late 19th century | 0:25:52 | 0:25:55 | |
and continuing right up to the present. | 0:25:55 | 0:25:57 | |
It is turned into an enormous thorough record | 0:25:57 | 0:26:01 | |
of Britain's changing landscape through the decades. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:03 | |
Well, it really started in the Second World War... | 0:26:04 | 0:26:07 | |
-Because of the bombing? -Because of the bombing, | 0:26:07 | 0:26:10 | |
because people saw much of the architecture around was at risk, | 0:26:10 | 0:26:14 | |
so architects and architectural historians got together | 0:26:14 | 0:26:17 | |
to create the record in the beginning of 1941, | 0:26:17 | 0:26:20 | |
to start amassing photographs and records, | 0:26:20 | 0:26:23 | |
describing what was there now, in some cases | 0:26:23 | 0:26:27 | |
what had already been destroyed, so there was a record for the future. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:31 | |
All the original archives were collected | 0:26:32 | 0:26:34 | |
in over 6,000 of these red boxes. The photographs | 0:26:34 | 0:26:38 | |
provide a valuable memory of what has been before, but they can also | 0:26:38 | 0:26:43 | |
-be used to rebuild. -Here's a nice example from Exeter. -Yes. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:49 | |
It's Southernhay, just after bombing, | 0:26:49 | 0:26:52 | |
showing the Georgian front is all | 0:26:52 | 0:26:55 | |
that survived and that was knocked down shortly after that. | 0:26:55 | 0:26:57 | |
Here, we've got a before and after, if you like. | 0:26:57 | 0:27:02 | |
These are 1930s photographs of St Bride's Church | 0:27:02 | 0:27:05 | |
-in Fleet Street. -Fleet Street, yeah. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
This set of photographs here, | 0:27:07 | 0:27:09 | |
shows what happened to it during the Blitz. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:12 | |
Not far from St Paul's, is it? | 0:27:12 | 0:27:14 | |
Not far from St Paul's, indeed. | 0:27:14 | 0:27:17 | |
Then, these photographs here, gives some idea of how | 0:27:17 | 0:27:20 | |
they were able to restore it, using photographs like those, | 0:27:20 | 0:27:24 | |
-photographs from fans... -Of course! | 0:27:24 | 0:27:26 | |
-Otherwise it just would have been a memory of people. -Exactly. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:30 | |
The boxes contain archives of virtually everywhere in England, | 0:27:30 | 0:27:34 | |
including Charlie's hometown of Bicester and we're not talking gravy here... | 0:27:34 | 0:27:38 | |
-Ah, Bicester! May I take it out? -You may. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:43 | |
I think I have found Bicester churches, | 0:27:46 | 0:27:49 | |
well I have to confess to singing, it's one of my hobbies, | 0:27:49 | 0:27:52 | |
so I've certainly sung in St Edburg's, Bicester. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:56 | |
That's where I used to have my car MOT'd! | 0:27:56 | 0:27:58 | |
It's never-ending, isn't it? | 0:28:00 | 0:28:02 | |
The archives soon outgrew the old red boxes, | 0:28:04 | 0:28:07 | |
so now most of this vast collection of 12 million images | 0:28:07 | 0:28:11 | |
is stored in climate-controlled vaults and there's a massive | 0:28:11 | 0:28:15 | |
ongoing process transferring them to digital. | 0:28:15 | 0:28:18 | |
Photographs are of some of the most fragile archival materials, | 0:28:19 | 0:28:23 | |
much more so than what we think of as older materials like parchment | 0:28:23 | 0:28:27 | |
or even handmade paper and if we are to preserve photographs, | 0:28:27 | 0:28:30 | |
we have to keep them as cold and dry as possible. | 0:28:30 | 0:28:33 | |
The £4.6 million facility | 0:28:33 | 0:28:37 | |
with its 14 kilometres of shelving | 0:28:37 | 0:28:40 | |
is kept at a steady eight degrees in order to preserve the photographs | 0:28:40 | 0:28:45 | |
and there are safety concerns, too. | 0:28:45 | 0:28:47 | |
Some of the negatives are acetate film | 0:28:47 | 0:28:50 | |
and some are nitrate film | 0:28:50 | 0:28:53 | |
and nitrate film has a particularly bad reputation | 0:28:53 | 0:28:57 | |
and in the wrong conditions it can spontaneously combust. | 0:28:57 | 0:29:02 | |
But thanks to the cool temperatures in the vault, | 0:29:02 | 0:29:05 | |
that's not likely to happen here. This wonderful archive | 0:29:05 | 0:29:08 | |
is available for everyone to access, both at the archives | 0:29:08 | 0:29:11 | |
and increasingly online. | 0:29:11 | 0:29:14 | |
-It's been absolutely wonderful, thank you so much. -You're welcome. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:19 | |
Yes Charlie, it's time to leave the past behind, | 0:29:19 | 0:29:22 | |
because it's the moment of truth when our experts | 0:29:22 | 0:29:25 | |
reveal all to each other. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:27 | |
-Should we have... -I'm going to have a look at yours. Show me yours, ladies first. | 0:29:27 | 0:29:30 | |
-OK, are you ready for this? -Yeah, whip your top off! -One, | 0:29:30 | 0:29:33 | |
two, three... | 0:29:33 | 0:29:35 | |
-Ta-da! -Oh, look! -I don't know about you, | 0:29:35 | 0:29:39 | |
but something tells me Charlie likes Catherine's pipe rack. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:43 | |
-Now THAT is gorgeous. -It's fantastic. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:47 | |
-It's stylish. -It's Georgian. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:49 | |
-George III. -Mahogany. -Beautiful. -Inlaid with satinwood. | 0:29:49 | 0:29:53 | |
-Looks like satinwood from here. -I say boxwood, but is it satinwood? | 0:29:53 | 0:29:56 | |
I've never seen a pipe rack like that. | 0:29:56 | 0:29:58 | |
-What did it cost? -£90. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:00 | |
That's very nice. What about the other objects? | 0:30:00 | 0:30:02 | |
The baskets are fun, but they didn't cost too much? | 0:30:02 | 0:30:06 | |
No, they didn't actually cost too much. They were £35 for the pair. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:08 | |
For the two? Fantastic. What is that thing? | 0:30:08 | 0:30:12 | |
It's the juicer that Catherine had a hard time extracting. | 0:30:12 | 0:30:15 | |
-Hang on, this is not 1950s, but a bit earlier. -Yes, Charlie. | 0:30:17 | 0:30:21 | |
What is it? | 0:30:21 | 0:30:22 | |
Well, I thought you plunged your coffee with it but you can't. | 0:30:22 | 0:30:25 | |
-What do you do with it? -It is a juice extractor. -Ooh! | 0:30:25 | 0:30:30 | |
-Turn it over, Charlie, what is the name on the back? -Oh, my goodness me! | 0:30:30 | 0:30:33 | |
Asprey! It is quality. Quality. Dreadful item, but quality. | 0:30:33 | 0:30:37 | |
Do you want to see my bits? | 0:30:37 | 0:30:39 | |
-Come on then, Charlie. -Here are my bits! -Oh, my God! | 0:30:39 | 0:30:43 | |
-I beg your pardon?! -No, I didn't mean that. | 0:30:43 | 0:30:46 | |
Charlie's looking worried now. | 0:30:46 | 0:30:49 | |
-This... -Do you like that? | 0:30:49 | 0:30:50 | |
It's very funky, I do like that, actually. | 0:30:50 | 0:30:54 | |
It's good advertising ware, we don't expect it to be heavy... | 0:30:54 | 0:30:58 | |
No, listen, it's decorative but it's not really great quality, is it? | 0:30:58 | 0:31:02 | |
Well, they weren't, were they? | 0:31:02 | 0:31:03 | |
It's decorative so I guess you paid like £40 or £50? | 0:31:03 | 0:31:07 | |
-£80, thank you very much. Next. -Oh, dear! | 0:31:07 | 0:31:12 | |
-Um, this, I saw it. I saw that. -That is fantastic. | 0:31:12 | 0:31:17 | |
It didn't have a price tag on so I just walked past it cos | 0:31:17 | 0:31:20 | |
I thought it was going to be about £80 or something. | 0:31:20 | 0:31:22 | |
-£20! -£20! You paid £20 for that? -And Charlie is bouncing back again! | 0:31:22 | 0:31:27 | |
That was good, wasn't it? | 0:31:27 | 0:31:29 | |
I'm actually incredibly jealous of your puzzle, | 0:31:29 | 0:31:32 | |
so I'd really like to do... | 0:31:32 | 0:31:34 | |
-No, no, no, no! No, put it back. -I love that. | 0:31:34 | 0:31:38 | |
-I've bought a lot that reminds me of you. -Oh. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:42 | |
A street sign. | 0:31:44 | 0:31:46 | |
Nunnery Lane! Oh, Charlie! | 0:31:46 | 0:31:50 | |
I thought if we put that in the sale, it might create a bit of a giggle. | 0:31:50 | 0:31:53 | |
I think it might create a bit of a giggle, but I'm not sure | 0:31:53 | 0:31:56 | |
if anyone is going to actually bid on it, Charlie. Which is what you want, | 0:31:56 | 0:31:59 | |
at the end of the day, don't you? | 0:31:59 | 0:32:01 | |
Oh, she packs a mean punch, this girl. | 0:32:01 | 0:32:04 | |
Cost me £22. | 0:32:04 | 0:32:05 | |
Come on, £22, that is nothing. | 0:32:05 | 0:32:08 | |
-It isn't, is it? -No, you're fine. -I didn't see the little ivory piece. | 0:32:08 | 0:32:11 | |
Can I show it to you, because I just want to get your opinion on it. | 0:32:11 | 0:32:13 | |
Is it a tape measure? | 0:32:13 | 0:32:14 | |
Well, it is a Stanhope at the top, so if you look through, | 0:32:14 | 0:32:17 | |
there is a picture of Crystal Palace. | 0:32:17 | 0:32:19 | |
That is quite nice. It is a tape measure? | 0:32:19 | 0:32:21 | |
-And it is a tape measure as well. I thought that the two combined is quite nice. -Yes, it is quite nice. | 0:32:21 | 0:32:25 | |
-Did you pay less than £50 for that? -£25 for that. | 0:32:25 | 0:32:28 | |
-I think that is all right, isn't it? -Got good profits there. | 0:32:28 | 0:32:31 | |
-I think you quite like my things, don't you? -I do like your things. | 0:32:31 | 0:32:33 | |
I think I like your things more than you like my things! | 0:32:33 | 0:32:36 | |
Go on then, Catherine, | 0:32:36 | 0:32:37 | |
-do you really like Charlie's things? -He had a nice couple of bits | 0:32:37 | 0:32:40 | |
and pieces, but one in particular I am incredibly jealous of. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:45 | |
That puzzle, I saw that puzzle and I looked at it, | 0:32:45 | 0:32:48 | |
and I didn't even ask the price because I thought it was | 0:32:48 | 0:32:51 | |
going to be too much and I really regret that now. | 0:32:51 | 0:32:53 | |
The tape measure is nice, but I would prefer it if it was all ivory. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:56 | |
It is part bone, part ivory, and the bone bit, | 0:32:56 | 0:32:58 | |
the quality carving isn't as great, but again it was cheap. She has bought well, the girl! | 0:32:58 | 0:33:04 | |
It is going to be a really interesting contest | 0:33:04 | 0:33:07 | |
because I have got absolutely no idea who is going to win this one. | 0:33:07 | 0:33:09 | |
It will be a tight contest... but I shall when! | 0:33:09 | 0:33:12 | |
Well, we will have to see about that, won't we? | 0:33:12 | 0:33:15 | |
So, it has been a splendid first leg, | 0:33:17 | 0:33:19 | |
kicking off in Corsham, Wiltshire, | 0:33:19 | 0:33:21 | |
following a delightful loop through Somerset, | 0:33:21 | 0:33:24 | |
then back into Wiltshire and our auction venue du jour - Devizes. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:28 | |
Come on! | 0:33:28 | 0:33:29 | |
-I can't get out! -do you want some help? -Help an old man! | 0:33:29 | 0:33:35 | |
Today's showdown is taking place at Henry Aldridge & Sons, | 0:33:35 | 0:33:40 | |
purveyors of furniture, ceramics and terrifying dolls. | 0:33:40 | 0:33:44 | |
So, what does auctioneer Alan Aldridge make of our experts' choices? | 0:33:44 | 0:33:48 | |
I've looked at both experts' buys | 0:33:48 | 0:33:51 | |
and I don't think there's a lot between the two of them. | 0:33:51 | 0:33:54 | |
I think just maybe, the pipe tray might just faze it. | 0:33:54 | 0:34:00 | |
But it is touch and go, | 0:34:00 | 0:34:01 | |
I think they are both very close in what they have bought. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:04 | |
Our experts began this journey with £200 each, and over the last two days, | 0:34:06 | 0:34:10 | |
Charlie has spent nearly every penny, a total of £197 on six lots. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:16 | |
Catherine also went for it. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:19 | |
Of her £200 she spent a grand total of £195 on five auction lots. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:23 | |
Give us five! | 0:34:25 | 0:34:27 | |
Hold onto your hats, the auction is about to begin! | 0:34:28 | 0:34:31 | |
-If you make a profit I will feel good about it. -Aww! | 0:34:31 | 0:34:35 | |
You are particularly lovely. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:36 | |
You deserve profits because you are so lovely. | 0:34:36 | 0:34:39 | |
Pass the sick bag, will you? | 0:34:39 | 0:34:41 | |
First up is Catherine's doorstop in the form of Mr Punch. | 0:34:42 | 0:34:47 | |
-£25. -No, he is asking for 25. -Oh. | 0:34:47 | 0:34:50 | |
Who will give me a tenner? 10 I've got, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20? | 0:34:51 | 0:34:56 | |
-At £18, 18... -That's not very good, I need a bit more than that. | 0:34:56 | 0:35:00 | |
All going, and done. | 0:35:00 | 0:35:02 | |
Well, it could be worse. | 0:35:03 | 0:35:05 | |
I suppose so, but that is a loss after the auction house taken | 0:35:05 | 0:35:09 | |
it's well-earned commission. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:11 | |
Well, you nearly made a profit, lost a few pence I would say. | 0:35:11 | 0:35:15 | |
Charlie is up next with his own little favourite, | 0:35:15 | 0:35:18 | |
the Nunnery Lane street same. | 0:35:18 | 0:35:19 | |
BOTH: # We all live down Nunnery Lane! # | 0:35:20 | 0:35:24 | |
-25 quid? -No. -20? Come on, give me £20. -10! -10, thank you. | 0:35:25 | 0:35:32 | |
10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20? At £18, | 0:35:32 | 0:35:38 | |
at £18 I've got. 19, I have 18, 19? | 0:35:38 | 0:35:42 | |
-Anyone else? £18... -Nunnery Lane! -HE SOBS | 0:35:42 | 0:35:48 | |
Oh, dear, not looking good! | 0:35:48 | 0:35:51 | |
-Charlie, shall we give up? -Never give up. | 0:35:52 | 0:35:55 | |
Wise words, Charlie. | 0:35:55 | 0:35:57 | |
There's always hope, and next up is Catherine's Stanhope. | 0:35:57 | 0:36:01 | |
-I'll start the bid at £40. -That would be nice, £40. 40, come on. -30? | 0:36:03 | 0:36:06 | |
25? 20 I have got. 25 anywhere? 25 on the latest bid. 25, quickly? | 0:36:08 | 0:36:14 | |
-At £20. £20 is bid. -Come on! -At £20? -Oh, there is a bid. | 0:36:14 | 0:36:21 | |
-22, 24, 26. -Yes. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:25 | |
At £26, 26. As their 28? At 26 all going... | 0:36:25 | 0:36:32 | |
A bit of movement there, that was almost exciting! | 0:36:32 | 0:36:36 | |
Now you're getting desperate. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:38 | |
Another loss I'm afraid, after commission. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:42 | |
Yes, you've lost another fiver but in my book that would be a triumph. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:46 | |
And Charlie is up next. It's his 1950s cigarette advertising clock. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:52 | |
-80 quid. -Oh! He's asking 80. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:55 | |
-That's what he's asking because that's what it cost. -£80 anywhere? | 0:36:55 | 0:37:00 | |
What about 20 quid then? | 0:37:00 | 0:37:03 | |
£25? | 0:37:03 | 0:37:05 | |
20 I've got. 20 I've got, 20 I've got. 25? | 0:37:05 | 0:37:09 | |
All done? At £20, sold. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:12 | |
£60 down the old drain. A disaster! | 0:37:12 | 0:37:17 | |
-That's very unfortunate. -You have to give it up, Charlie. | 0:37:17 | 0:37:21 | |
This could be the comeback though. | 0:37:21 | 0:37:24 | |
It's Charlie again with his Victorian block puzzle. | 0:37:24 | 0:37:29 | |
£20? £20? | 0:37:29 | 0:37:30 | |
-I can't believe this. -15? 15 I've got. I've got 17. 15, I've got 17. | 0:37:30 | 0:37:38 | |
I'll take 16 if anyone is quick. At 15, is there 16? At 15. | 0:37:38 | 0:37:44 | |
At £15, am I done? | 0:37:44 | 0:37:46 | |
BANGS GAVEL | 0:37:46 | 0:37:47 | |
You have been done, I am afraid, on that one. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:50 | |
Another loss, and Charlie has to pick up the pieces. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:56 | |
-I would give you £15 all day long. -I'd have paid 50 quid for it! | 0:37:56 | 0:38:01 | |
Moving on, it is Catherine's Asprey juice jobby. | 0:38:01 | 0:38:07 | |
Can someone give me in the region of £30? | 0:38:07 | 0:38:11 | |
I love the way he said in the REGION of £30. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:14 | |
15, giving it away. | 0:38:14 | 0:38:17 | |
-What about £10 on it? 10 I've got, thank you. 12? -Asprey! | 0:38:17 | 0:38:24 | |
-Here it goes, here it goes! -16 anywhere else? £14, 14. All done? | 0:38:24 | 0:38:31 | |
The thing is, if you don't laugh, you're crying. | 0:38:31 | 0:38:36 | |
True. That's another loss. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:39 | |
£14, that's kind of insulting. | 0:38:39 | 0:38:42 | |
More silver next, | 0:38:42 | 0:38:43 | |
Charlie's miniature candlesticks, bought for £25. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:46 | |
22 to start me? 10, giving it away. 10 I've got. 10, 15. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:54 | |
£10, who will bid 15? | 0:38:54 | 0:38:56 | |
20, 25, 30, 35? What about 32. | 0:38:56 | 0:39:01 | |
-32, that's a profit, Charlie. Your first one. -34. -A profit! | 0:39:01 | 0:39:07 | |
# I'm in the money. # | 0:39:07 | 0:39:12 | |
# He's in the money! # | 0:39:12 | 0:39:14 | |
At last! a profit for Charlie. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:18 | |
I think I made about three quid there! | 0:39:18 | 0:39:21 | |
If you counteract that against everything else... | 0:39:21 | 0:39:23 | |
-Yes, it's still a loss of well over £100. -It's not quite as bad as that, Charlie. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:28 | |
Now, will anyone be tempted by Catherine's cider jars in baskets? | 0:39:28 | 0:39:34 | |
15? A tenner? £10. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:36 | |
-She was going to bid at 15. -Don't... | 0:39:36 | 0:39:41 | |
-He'll take the bid, hang on. -16, 18, 20. What about 19? | 0:39:43 | 0:39:48 | |
-We were on a roll for a moment there. -20? | 0:39:48 | 0:39:50 | |
Finished at the back at £20? At £20. At £20. | 0:39:50 | 0:39:56 | |
BANGS GAVEL | 0:39:56 | 0:39:58 | |
Oh, my gosh. It's painfully hard. | 0:39:58 | 0:40:02 | |
Gosh, it's turning into a tough auction for both experts, | 0:40:02 | 0:40:06 | |
but there are still three lots to go. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
-Surely this one can't go wrong? Charlie's biscuit barrel. -25. | 0:40:08 | 0:40:14 | |
-Everything starts at 25 and then rapidly drops down. -20 I've got. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:20 | |
-He's got 20! -£20, at £20 what about 22? At £20. | 0:40:20 | 0:40:25 | |
Come on, 22, someone! | 0:40:25 | 0:40:28 | |
-At £20, all going. -Profit! -Splendid! | 0:40:30 | 0:40:35 | |
Charlie is edging his way back into the competition. | 0:40:35 | 0:40:39 | |
-It's not nice to gloat. -It's not nice to gloat, there we are. | 0:40:39 | 0:40:44 | |
Yes, it's just not polite. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:46 | |
Charlie's last lot now, will someone be tempted by his spirit barrel? | 0:40:47 | 0:40:51 | |
-22 start me. -Or 12. -15? | 0:40:51 | 0:40:54 | |
-15, there we are. -15, 17? At 15, 15, 15. | 0:40:54 | 0:40:58 | |
15, hammer down. | 0:40:58 | 0:41:00 | |
£15, what about 17? Is there anyone anywhere else? | 0:41:00 | 0:41:06 | |
-I don't think there is. 15, I told you, didn't I? -15, done. | 0:41:06 | 0:41:09 | |
And once again, Charlie, you have been. | 0:41:09 | 0:41:13 | |
Poor Charlie, a rather limp finish to his lots. | 0:41:13 | 0:41:18 | |
I shouldn't laugh because it's all going to go downhill for me now. | 0:41:18 | 0:41:22 | |
It's a long wait, 61 years, to have the worst day of your life. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:27 | |
It's all come down to the last lot of the day | 0:41:27 | 0:41:30 | |
but that pipe tray could go either way. | 0:41:30 | 0:41:34 | |
I shall be really, really upset, I mean seriously upset, | 0:41:34 | 0:41:37 | |
if it doesn't make more than £50 or £60. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:40 | |
It's not going to go for anywhere... | 0:41:40 | 0:41:42 | |
And, let me start at a modest... | 0:41:42 | 0:41:45 | |
-No, we don't want modest. -180. | 0:41:45 | 0:41:48 | |
-How much? -180. -150? | 0:41:48 | 0:41:54 | |
-£100? -Oh, come on! | 0:41:54 | 0:41:56 | |
60, 70, 80, 90, | 0:41:56 | 0:42:00 | |
100, 110, 120, | 0:42:00 | 0:42:06 | |
130, 140, 150, 160... | 0:42:06 | 0:42:10 | |
-There is hope in the world! -170, 180? 180 at 180, at 180? | 0:42:10 | 0:42:15 | |
-Are we done here? Sold. -Come here. -Oh! -That is brilliant. | 0:42:15 | 0:42:23 | |
-Yes! I love you! -The trouble is, it was hers. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:27 | |
Yes, a splendid result for Catherine. | 0:42:27 | 0:42:30 | |
The pipe tray has done her good. | 0:42:30 | 0:42:33 | |
-You're over 200 quid. -About 205. | 0:42:33 | 0:42:36 | |
-You made a profit! -# I'm in the money! # | 0:42:36 | 0:42:38 | |
Both our experts started this leg with £200. | 0:42:38 | 0:42:41 | |
After paying auction costs, Charlie has made a loss, | 0:42:41 | 0:42:44 | |
poor old chap, of £96.96. | 0:42:44 | 0:42:47 | |
That leaves him with a rather paltry £103.04 to carry forward. | 0:42:47 | 0:42:53 | |
The lovely Catherine on the other hand is the winner today. | 0:42:53 | 0:42:57 | |
She has made a profit of £16.56 so that means | 0:42:57 | 0:43:02 | |
she takes forward £216.56 to spend next time. | 0:43:02 | 0:43:06 | |
-Come on, Miss Southon, I'll open the door. -It's not looking great, is it? | 0:43:06 | 0:43:10 | |
The heavens are about to open! | 0:43:10 | 0:43:12 | |
-Right. -Come on, Charlie. Onwards and upwards, dear. | 0:43:12 | 0:43:19 | |
-The battle is lost, the war is not over. -Yee-ha! | 0:43:19 | 0:43:23 | |
Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, | 0:43:25 | 0:43:26 | |
Catherine cranks up the charm offensive. | 0:43:26 | 0:43:29 | |
You have got lovely eyes. Has anyone ever told you that? | 0:43:29 | 0:43:31 | |
-Thank you, I hope that's not been recorded. -And, Charlie runs into trouble. | 0:43:31 | 0:43:35 | |
I've got a confession to make. | 0:43:35 | 0:43:37 | |
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