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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts... | 0:00:00 | 0:00:03 | |
All right, viewers? | 0:00:03 | 0:00:05 | |
..with £200 each, a classic car | 0:00:05 | 0:00:07 | |
and a goal to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:10 | |
I'm on fire. Yes! | 0:00:10 | 0:00:12 | |
Sold. Going, going, gone. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:13 | |
The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, | 0:00:13 | 0:00:16 | |
but it's no mean feat. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:17 | |
50p! | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
There will be worthy winners and valiant losers. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:22 | |
Tricep dips. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:23 | |
So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:23 | 0:00:27 | |
Ooh! | 0:00:27 | 0:00:28 | |
It should be a good one! | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
Yeah. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:36 | |
On this week's Road Trip, | 0:00:36 | 0:00:37 | |
we're on the road with two frightfully nice fellows. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:40 | |
Despite losing the last leg, | 0:00:43 | 0:00:45 | |
auctioneer Thomas Plant is flexing his antique hunting muscles | 0:00:45 | 0:00:48 | |
and doesn't shy away from blowing his own trumpet either. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:51 | |
BLOWS BUGLE Yeah, that works. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:53 | |
Well, bugle, anyway. His antique adversary is Paul Laidlaw, | 0:00:53 | 0:00:56 | |
another auctioneer who will stop at nothing to stay in front. | 0:00:56 | 0:01:00 | |
I'm not going to make you a reasonable offer. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
-I'm going to make you a bad offer. -Oh, yeah? | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
On the last leg, Thomas started with £200, | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
but made a loss at auction of £19.46, | 0:01:10 | 0:01:12 | |
so begins the day with £180.54. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:16 | |
Paul also started with £200, | 0:01:18 | 0:01:20 | |
but after clocking up impressive profits of £101.14, | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
he's got £301.14 to flash about today. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:29 | |
The thing is, obviously you still feel that we are... We are matched. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:34 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:01:34 | 0:01:35 | |
Even now, there's that gaping, gaping vast quantity of money | 0:01:35 | 0:01:39 | |
-between the two of us. -I prefer to see it as sparring partners. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:01:42 | 0:01:44 | |
Their valiant vehicle for this adventure is a 1963 Sunbeam Alpine, | 0:01:44 | 0:01:50 | |
the perfect choice for this rather boyish antiques tussle. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:54 | |
-In the left-hand seat, delicate flower... -No! | 0:01:54 | 0:02:00 | |
In the driving seat, brutalist! | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:02:02 | 0:02:04 | |
The Brutalist Laidlaw. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:07 | |
These competitive chaps kicked off this route | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
in the town of Morecambe, Lancashire, | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
and, covering around 600 miles, | 0:02:13 | 0:02:15 | |
will end the week in the county town of Bedford. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
Today they're starting in Preston in Lancashire | 0:02:18 | 0:02:21 | |
and will weave their way to auction in the Cheshire town of Nantwich. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:25 | |
Preston, I don't know its... its history very well. Do you? | 0:02:27 | 0:02:31 | |
Nor I. Not a clue. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:33 | |
I only live, what, 90 miles away. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:35 | |
Why don't you know this?! Why don't you come here? | 0:02:35 | 0:02:38 | |
Well, Paul, you've been missing out on a rich architectural history, | 0:02:38 | 0:02:43 | |
as Preston's fortunes go back hundreds of years, | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
and in the 17th century it was | 0:02:46 | 0:02:47 | |
one of the country's most prosperous market towns. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:50 | |
It's a market! We need to be shopping. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
Guys, we need to be shopping. We need to be shopping! | 0:02:54 | 0:02:59 | |
Look at this! | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
As this enthusiastic pair have noticed, | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
the markets are still going strong, | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
and it looks like today it will be graced with an impromptu visit | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
from our beady-eyed experts. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
Fabulous building. Cast iron, Victorian... | 0:03:13 | 0:03:16 | |
and it's full of people selling car parts, tyres, | 0:03:16 | 0:03:21 | |
antiques. I mean, it's just everything here. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:25 | |
I mean, it's great. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:26 | |
HE LAUGHS Something for the garden... | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
for four quid. I mean, it's brilliant. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
Look at that. He's already diving in | 0:03:34 | 0:03:36 | |
with this architectural stone tablet, | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
which dates from the 19th century. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:41 | |
-It might have been a funeral or... -Something like that. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:45 | |
I can imagine somebody putting that in their garden | 0:03:45 | 0:03:47 | |
and sort of making a feature out of it. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:49 | |
-And it's not that big, is it? -That's right, yeah. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:51 | |
-Will you take a couple of quid for it? -Yeah. -Yeah? | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
-Yeah. Go on, then, yeah. -Awesome. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
We'll have that for a couple of pounds. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
I can't go wrong, can I? | 0:03:58 | 0:04:00 | |
He's wasting not time at all. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:01 | |
One purchase down even before all of the stalls are set up. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:05 | |
-Anything military still to come out? -Not at the moment. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:10 | |
I dreamt about a gas mask bag last night. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
How wrong is that? I'm a very sick puppy. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
Keep looking, then, Paul. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:17 | |
In this place, even your dreams might come true. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:21 | |
Any idea what that is? | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
I've not a clue. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
It's Portland stone or whatever from... | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
the Houses of Parliament. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
That's another lump of stone. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:32 | |
I'd say this one's a magazine rack made from reclaimed | 0:04:32 | 0:04:36 | |
pieces of the Houses of Parliament after it was bombed in the Blitz. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:39 | |
Ticket price is £5, which is ridiculous. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:43 | |
Who's no' taking a punt at a fiver? I'm into that. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
Yeah, I'll take a punt at that. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:47 | |
-He's got an eye for a bargain and a head for the facts. -All the best. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:51 | |
It's a big lump, and I like the fact that I've not seen one before | 0:04:51 | 0:04:54 | |
cos I've seen more than my fair share of this material, | 0:04:54 | 0:04:56 | |
so this is a rarity. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
That's worth 40 quid of anybody's money | 0:04:58 | 0:05:00 | |
and it's worth 80 if this is your bag. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
-HE LAUGHS -A fiver. Sweet as a nut. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:07 | |
Last of the big spenders, these two. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
Although it looks like Tom is seeking out some riches here. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
INDISTINCT SPEECH | 0:05:14 | 0:05:16 | |
What's that...? What's that got to be? | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
-It's nine carat, that is. -Is it? | 0:05:20 | 0:05:21 | |
-I think it is anyway. -No, that's not nine. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
-Plated. Plated. -Is it? | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
Yeah, it's plated, you're right. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:30 | |
Dating from the 19th century originally, | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
this would have been part of a bracelet | 0:05:33 | 0:05:35 | |
and Tom's rather taken with it. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:36 | |
What can that be? | 0:05:38 | 0:05:40 | |
To you? | 0:05:40 | 0:05:41 | |
-15 quid. -Tenner. -No. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:44 | |
-Halfway at 12? -Go on, give me 12 for it. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
You're a star. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:48 | |
Within, like, five minutes. That's the way to do it, isn't it? | 0:05:49 | 0:05:53 | |
It certainly is. So, with three items between them already, | 0:05:53 | 0:05:56 | |
it's back in the car and back on the road. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:05:59 | 0:06:00 | |
Have you clawed it back? Are you...? | 0:06:00 | 0:06:03 | |
You've spend £10 on two things that are going to make 100 quid. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:07 | |
No! I wish! | 0:06:07 | 0:06:09 | |
-Because I did. -HE LAUGHS | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
A bit of friendly rivalry en route to the next shop. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | |
Luckily, it's big enough for both of them. Mind the wall. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
Are you all right? Are you sort of taking your time? | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
-My work is done today. -Is it done? Is it? | 0:06:21 | 0:06:25 | |
Not likely, Paul. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:26 | |
You're walking into 75,000 square feet of antiques here. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:31 | |
See you later. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:32 | |
It's a fabulous shop. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:38 | |
Lots of dealers with lots of stuff, but it's just... | 0:06:38 | 0:06:41 | |
I need to find things with profits... | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
and I'm sure there are things here with profits. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:48 | |
Maybe I'm not seeing them, | 0:06:48 | 0:06:50 | |
but I'm just not feeling it immediately. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:52 | |
That's my...main issue. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:55 | |
Thomas may be feeling the pressure, | 0:06:55 | 0:06:57 | |
but this place is throwing up more riches for his rival. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:01 | |
That's quite a lovely object, is it not? | 0:07:01 | 0:07:04 | |
That...is a wine bottle... | 0:07:04 | 0:07:08 | |
that's 300 year old if it's a day. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
I love this. I think it's a great piece. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:15 | |
They're worth about £100 retail. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:17 | |
That's priced at £48... | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
and I think that's a great buy for such a stylish and evocative piece | 0:07:21 | 0:07:27 | |
of early glass. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
These hand-blown bottles aren't rare | 0:07:30 | 0:07:32 | |
but with a reasonable ticket price of £48, | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
this one might be worth a tipple, | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
unless there's something here with a bit more scope for profit. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:40 | |
The one thing that keeps making eyes at me is this... | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
..19th-century... | 0:07:45 | 0:07:49 | |
table telescope. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:50 | |
Er...which I have a weakness for. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:56 | |
It's a lovely piece of brass, | 0:07:56 | 0:07:57 | |
but can you see any profit in it with a ticket price of £250? | 0:07:57 | 0:08:03 | |
That's gorgeous! Look at it! | 0:08:03 | 0:08:06 | |
Let's say it dates from 1830 to 1850, so some real history here, | 0:08:06 | 0:08:11 | |
and look at it as an object. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
If you are lucky enough to have a nice bay window | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
and a desk or a table nearby, | 0:08:17 | 0:08:19 | |
this sitting there... | 0:08:19 | 0:08:21 | |
Does it not just cry out, "Come and play with me"? "Have a look"? | 0:08:21 | 0:08:27 | |
I adore that. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:29 | |
He's certainly taken with the telescope. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:31 | |
The only thing in his way is that hefty ticket price, | 0:08:31 | 0:08:34 | |
and Sue will be doing the deal on behalf of the owner. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
Stand by. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:39 | |
What can that be at? | 0:08:39 | 0:08:41 | |
You go first. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:42 | |
-Well, to be really honest with you... -Hmm-hmm. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:47 | |
..regardless of where we're starting, I'd be very interested... | 0:08:47 | 0:08:52 | |
at 100. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:53 | |
I think the very best price will be 125. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
And that's pretty darn close to where I want it to be, isn't it? | 0:08:57 | 0:09:00 | |
I wouldn't dare go any lower. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:01 | |
And at 125, yeah, you've got a deal. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:03 | |
-I'll buy that. -Oh, that's wonderful. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:05 | |
-Thank you very much. -Great stuff. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
Well, you can't argue with half price, can you? | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
It's such a great deal that he's been tempted back | 0:09:11 | 0:09:14 | |
to the £48 wine bottle. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:16 | |
-Would you sell me that at 35? 35... -I will do. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:19 | |
I'm pretty close at that, aren't we? | 0:09:19 | 0:09:21 | |
I'm not going to be silly and play games. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:23 | |
Great stuff! Thanks for that. And with that I am out of your hair. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:26 | |
So one expert may have left the building, | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
but there's another one in here...somewhere. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:31 | |
I don't know how I got here. I'm sort of almost... | 0:09:31 | 0:09:35 | |
Do you know what I'm thinking? | 0:09:35 | 0:09:36 | |
That these are probably growing legs...and attacking me. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
Like a sort of Day of the Triffids, | 0:09:39 | 0:09:42 | |
but it's a day of... It's a day of furniture. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
We've got to sort of...move things out the way. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:49 | |
Struggling somewhat, I see. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
Oh, no. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:56 | |
Free at last to find his fortune. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:02 | |
God, do you remember these benches from school gym days? | 0:10:02 | 0:10:06 | |
They were used for everything from... | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
sitting... | 0:10:11 | 0:10:13 | |
Sitting and watching the... | 0:10:13 | 0:10:15 | |
-..school nativity, to tricep dips. -Oh. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:20 | |
-He's easily distracted, isn't he? -To balancing. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:23 | |
That's about the level of my boredom at the moment. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:29 | |
Oh, try to focus, Thomas. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:31 | |
This is brilliant. This is a large Salter...scale. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
Huge, massive dial. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:38 | |
I mean, I've never seen one this big. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:41 | |
And it goes up to 11,020. It's massive. It weighs a ton. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:44 | |
What you do is, this would be hung | 0:10:44 | 0:10:46 | |
and it would weigh really heavy objects... | 0:10:46 | 0:10:48 | |
probably for trade, you know, grain and stuff... | 0:10:48 | 0:10:51 | |
Potatoes. Produce mainly. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:53 | |
It's a good weight. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:56 | |
There's a spring in there | 0:10:56 | 0:10:58 | |
and things would get attached to this steel ring round here. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:02 | |
At 30 quid it's going to make a profit... | 0:11:02 | 0:11:05 | |
but at 75 it's not. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:07 | |
His head's back in the game. His heart's fallen for the scales, | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
but will his hands be reaching into his pockets? | 0:11:11 | 0:11:14 | |
Do you think you'd come down to a really wonderful, wonderful price? | 0:11:14 | 0:11:17 | |
Tell me what you think is a wonderful price. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:19 | |
Well... Well, it's really low. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:21 | |
-20 quid. -No. -Really? | 0:11:21 | 0:11:23 | |
£30 and I'll take it off your hands and I'll walk away today. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:26 | |
If you say 35 I'll let you have it, but that's it. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:28 | |
At 30 there's profit. Do you see what I mean? | 0:11:28 | 0:11:31 | |
At 35 I could be struggling. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:33 | |
Yeah, I agree with you there. OK, 30. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
-You're wonderful. -Certainly is. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:39 | |
The scales tipped in Thomas's favour | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
with another hefty discount from the generous Sue. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:44 | |
I think he's going to need a bit of a rest after all of that. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:47 | |
Paul, however, is embarking on a mission | 0:11:49 | 0:11:51 | |
to explore Preston's revolutionary past. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:54 | |
Like many cities up and down the country, Preston's population, | 0:11:56 | 0:12:00 | |
and particularly the working class, | 0:12:00 | 0:12:02 | |
felt the often brutal consequences of industrialisation. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:06 | |
By the early 19th century there was an acute social problem | 0:12:06 | 0:12:10 | |
and it was ruining lives. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:12 | |
The root cause was alcohol - it was everywhere and it was cheap. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
The general population, including children, | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
were drinking away their wages and their lives. | 0:12:19 | 0:12:22 | |
CHILD CRIES | 0:12:22 | 0:12:25 | |
Action was needed, and a group of social revolutionaries | 0:12:26 | 0:12:29 | |
from Preston rose to the challenge. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:32 | |
They became an important part of the temperance movement, | 0:12:32 | 0:12:35 | |
encouraging people to help themselves out of poverty, | 0:12:35 | 0:12:38 | |
starting with abstinence. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:41 | |
It grew to be a worldwide movement | 0:12:41 | 0:12:43 | |
with millions of members. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:45 | |
And to find out more, Paul's come to the University | 0:12:45 | 0:12:49 | |
of Central Lancaster's Art Centre to meet Dr Anne Marie McCallister, | 0:12:49 | 0:12:54 | |
a senior research fellow in history and a specialist on temperance. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:59 | |
Mine's a gin and tonic. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:01 | |
So why Preston in particular? | 0:13:01 | 0:13:03 | |
Well...Preston was a large industrial town, where people were | 0:13:03 | 0:13:07 | |
packed in and many working class people were in difficult conditions. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
It could have been Manchester, it could have been Liverpool, | 0:13:10 | 0:13:13 | |
it could have been Glasgow, but Joseph Livesey lived in Preston | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
and that was what made the difference. He was born in 1794. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:20 | |
He's one of these wonderful Victorian entrepreneurs, | 0:13:20 | 0:13:24 | |
and he was very interested in social reform | 0:13:24 | 0:13:26 | |
and in helping his fellow man. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:28 | |
And in 1830, the government passed an act making it easier to | 0:13:28 | 0:13:33 | |
open a shop and sell beer. | 0:13:33 | 0:13:34 | |
So by 1832, Livesey was seeing the results of this so-called moderation | 0:13:34 | 0:13:40 | |
and therefore he and six other men got together | 0:13:40 | 0:13:44 | |
to sign what was the first total abstinence pledge. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:47 | |
The movement gathered pace and numbers. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:51 | |
They used heavy-handed tactics, and their message, | 0:13:51 | 0:13:54 | |
often communicated with frightening images, | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
had become far-reaching. | 0:13:57 | 0:13:59 | |
By the end of the 19th century, the movement claimed | 0:13:59 | 0:14:02 | |
millions of adults and around half the country's children as members. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:06 | |
The idea was with children... | 0:14:08 | 0:14:11 | |
We may not think that they would be at risk with drink, but they were. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:15 | |
Indeed, children, child workers were paid in pubs. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
And we have records of drink shops saying, | 0:14:18 | 0:14:21 | |
"If any child buys drink at this shop in the week, | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
"they'll get a free piece of cake on Sunday." | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
What? How times change. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:28 | |
And Livesey himself said that we needed to educate children | 0:14:28 | 0:14:32 | |
because that's the soil in which the temperance movement will grow. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:36 | |
But even more excitingly than that, I think, | 0:14:36 | 0:14:38 | |
the children were made agents. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:40 | |
In other words, they were encouraged in what they read, | 0:14:40 | 0:14:43 | |
in what they did at the meetings, to... | 0:14:43 | 0:14:47 | |
-pester adults essentially. -Oh... | 0:14:47 | 0:14:50 | |
Well, it's as powerful today as it was then, | 0:14:50 | 0:14:52 | |
that little motivator. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:54 | |
But temperance was more than just a message of abstinence. | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
It encouraged good health, education and cultural pursuits. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:04 | |
Many football clubs and brass bands started as temperance organisations. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:09 | |
Music was composed and new words were written to well-known | 0:15:09 | 0:15:13 | |
campaign songs to rally the troops. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:15 | |
The aim was to provide an alternative to alcohol | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
that educated and entertained the masses. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
One of the things that they always used to do in temperance meetings | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
and band of hope meetings was have a sing. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:29 | |
And I wonder if you'd like to learn a little bit of a temperance song. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:33 | |
It was actually to get a million more. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:36 | |
It shows the numbers of these movements, that they | 0:15:36 | 0:15:38 | |
-had campaigns to get a million more. -Yeah, indeed. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:40 | |
And this was the Million More song from early in the 20th century. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:44 | |
The chorus goes... | 0:15:44 | 0:15:45 | |
# Come, boys, come and join our army | 0:15:45 | 0:15:49 | |
-PAUL JOINS IN: -# Come, girls Come and lead the way... # | 0:15:49 | 0:15:53 | |
-Are we ready to go again? -And... | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
BOTH: # Come, boys, come and join our army | 0:15:56 | 0:16:00 | |
# Come, girls, come and lead the way. # | 0:16:00 | 0:16:04 | |
There's a lot more but I won't make you sing the rest! | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
Paul Laidlaw singing, eh? | 0:16:08 | 0:16:10 | |
Now, that IS a sobering experience! | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
Thomas, meanwhile, is keen to catch up with his rival | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
and has been hurtling towards the market town of Ramsbottom. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:23 | |
I'm trailing behind, feeling really glum about it, | 0:16:23 | 0:16:28 | |
but I have to pick myself up and see what can happen. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:32 | |
That's the spirit, Thomas! | 0:16:32 | 0:16:34 | |
Fortunes could be waiting for you at the next destination. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:37 | |
R-R-Ramsbottom! I love saying it! | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
R-R-Ramsbottom! And it looks a very sweet town. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
I wonder what the industry was here. Was it wool? R-R-Ramsbottom. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:47 | |
Well, he's half right. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
The town was built up around the mills | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
of the Industrial Revolution, including woollen mills. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
But the name Ramsbottom predates this. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:57 | |
But why let the truth stand in the way of a good story, eh? | 0:16:57 | 0:17:00 | |
And he's here for his last shopping trip of the day | 0:17:00 | 0:17:04 | |
at Memories Antiques. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:05 | |
Hello, I'm Thomas. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:07 | |
-Hello, I'm Mavis. -Mavis, lovely to meet you. Is this all yours? | 0:17:07 | 0:17:10 | |
-No, it's shared by about 20 of us. -20 of you? | 0:17:10 | 0:17:14 | |
That sounds like a whole lot of antiques in one place. Wow! | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
There's so much! It's just... | 0:17:22 | 0:17:26 | |
..an assault. I should be used to it by now. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:31 | |
But it does surprise you every time. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
It's gone from bad to worse for poor Thomas. | 0:17:34 | 0:17:37 | |
There's dressing-up galore. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:40 | |
Oh, no! Another distraction. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:42 | |
Hang on, wait for it. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:44 | |
A soldier... | 0:17:47 | 0:17:49 | |
in a tight jacket. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:50 | |
Somehow, this isn't quite fitting. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:53 | |
Strange, that. My barrel chest, | 0:17:53 | 0:17:56 | |
my Falstaff physique! | 0:17:56 | 0:17:58 | |
Phoo! Don't think I can even do a button up. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:03 | |
All those push-ups were for nothing! Come on now, Thomas. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:06 | |
You'll get nowhere against Paul in the dressing room. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:09 | |
So in here... | 0:18:09 | 0:18:10 | |
HE CHUCKLES | 0:18:12 | 0:18:14 | |
"Canton plates, circa 1880. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:18 | |
"As featured on Antiques Road Trip. | 0:18:18 | 0:18:20 | |
"Anita sold it for 50 for one." | 0:18:20 | 0:18:22 | |
But these are 35 each. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:23 | |
I think that's just wonderful, that bit of labelling. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:27 | |
-Now, who is responsible for that? Is it you? -Yeah! | 0:18:27 | 0:18:31 | |
Anita did sell a very similar plate for £50, | 0:18:31 | 0:18:34 | |
so could this pair prove to be a money-spinner for our Thomas? | 0:18:34 | 0:18:38 | |
£35 each - what's your best on those? | 0:18:38 | 0:18:41 | |
Er...£35 each... | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
-Well, what - 50 for the pair? -50 for the pair? | 0:18:44 | 0:18:47 | |
I was more like thinking 20 for the pair... | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
40 for the pair. 40, 20 each. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:53 | |
-45. -40? | 0:18:53 | 0:18:55 | |
-40, then. -Yes? Deal? -Yes, deal. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:58 | |
-You promise? You're happy? -Thank you, yes. -Oh, thank you very much. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
Hopefully, they'll turn a bit of a profit. I don't know. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:04 | |
Well, if Anita can, then you can. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:06 | |
No pressure there, then! All will be revealed at auction. | 0:19:06 | 0:19:10 | |
But for now, our pair of exhausted experts can relax | 0:19:10 | 0:19:13 | |
after a rather busy day. So...night-night. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
Morning has broken and the chaps are back on the road. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
-I'm feeling a man today. -Are you?! When? | 0:19:25 | 0:19:28 | |
Is it a rendezvous you've got arranged or what? | 0:19:28 | 0:19:30 | |
-No, it's cos I'm wearing long trousers. -Oh, I never noticed! | 0:19:30 | 0:19:34 | |
Look at you, all grown up. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
Gosh, they're fiery today! | 0:19:37 | 0:19:38 | |
-How many items have you bought so far? -Three things bagged. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
-Three things bagged? -And I've two shops today, so... | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
-Oh, you're sitting pretty. -Pas de probleme! | 0:19:44 | 0:19:46 | |
-And it's true, you've just got to keep on looking, haven't you? -Yeah. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:50 | |
Seek and ye shall find, Thomas. And yesterday, they certainly did. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:56 | |
Paul's collection includes the World War II Portland Stone magazine rack, | 0:19:56 | 0:20:01 | |
the 19th-century brass telescope and the early 18th-century glass bottle. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:07 | |
That bundle cost him a grand total of £165, | 0:20:07 | 0:20:11 | |
leaving him with £136.14. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
Thomas picked up four items - | 0:20:15 | 0:20:17 | |
the 19th-century stone garden ornament, | 0:20:17 | 0:20:20 | |
the mini mosaic, | 0:20:20 | 0:20:22 | |
the large spring-balance scales | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
and the pair of 19th-century Canton plates - spending a total of £84. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:29 | |
And he now has £96.54 left for today. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:35 | |
This morning, they're in Manchester, | 0:20:36 | 0:20:38 | |
celebrated for its architecture, culture and sport. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:42 | |
The city played host to the Commonwealth Games in 2002 | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
and is home to two Premier League football clubs, | 0:20:45 | 0:20:49 | |
one of which is opening its doors to young Thomas today. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:52 | |
-I would say, "Have a good 'un," but it's too easy. -It is too easy. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:58 | |
Sometimes I have to pinch myself! THEY CHUCKLE | 0:20:58 | 0:21:01 | |
"Is it true? Is it true?" | 0:21:01 | 0:21:03 | |
What a start to the day - a treat at Old Trafford, | 0:21:03 | 0:21:07 | |
the grounds of the biggest football club in the world. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:10 | |
Worth in the region of £2 billion | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
and with a global following of over 600 million people, | 0:21:13 | 0:21:17 | |
Manchester United is one of the most successful | 0:21:17 | 0:21:20 | |
sporting teams in history. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:21 | |
From humble beginnings, the club's story over the last 130 years | 0:21:23 | 0:21:27 | |
charts its record-breaking highs and devastating lows. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:31 | |
And here to share it all with Thomas is museum guide | 0:21:31 | 0:21:34 | |
and lifelong fan Bill Goddard. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:37 | |
-Hello, I'm Thomas. -Welcome to Old Trafford Museum. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:39 | |
Thank you very much. Thank you. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:41 | |
What's the history behind this fantastic club? | 0:21:41 | 0:21:44 | |
Well, in 1878, a group of railway workers established | 0:21:44 | 0:21:49 | |
a football team and they gave themselves the name | 0:21:49 | 0:21:52 | |
Newton Heath (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Cricket And Football Club), | 0:21:52 | 0:21:56 | |
playing both cricket and football on the same pitch. | 0:21:56 | 0:22:00 | |
But not at the same time! | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
The team became known as Newton Heath but, in 1902, | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
changed its name to Manchester United. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:09 | |
By this time, they were a professional team | 0:22:09 | 0:22:11 | |
and needed the grounds to match. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:13 | |
The pitch they played on was not very good, | 0:22:13 | 0:22:17 | |
so they decided to look for another location and, 1910, they moved here. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:24 | |
-A new stadium was built on this site. -We're looking at... | 0:22:24 | 0:22:27 | |
In 40 years, under 40 years, | 0:22:27 | 0:22:29 | |
the team went from happy amateurs to a professional outfit | 0:22:29 | 0:22:34 | |
with a new stadium being built. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:37 | |
That's pretty impressive, isn't it? | 0:22:37 | 0:22:39 | |
Yeah, and even more impressive was, | 0:22:39 | 0:22:41 | |
on their first full season here they won the league championship. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:45 | |
They had tasted success | 0:22:48 | 0:22:49 | |
but it wasn't until manager Matt Busby took the reins in 1945 | 0:22:49 | 0:22:54 | |
that the club really grew. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:55 | |
He invested heavily in a youth team | 0:22:57 | 0:23:00 | |
and soon his Busby Babes started winning titles. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:04 | |
But in 1958, tragedy struck. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:08 | |
Returning home from a European match, | 0:23:10 | 0:23:12 | |
the plane carrying the team crashed. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:14 | |
44 people were on board and 23 died, | 0:23:16 | 0:23:19 | |
including eight players and officials. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:22 | |
What became known as the Munich Air Disaster | 0:23:22 | 0:23:26 | |
devastated the team and shocked the nation. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
Just a very, very sad occasion in the history of the club, really. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:34 | |
The crash in 1958 was probably the most historic disaster | 0:23:34 | 0:23:40 | |
for players within any football club within the world. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:44 | |
Certainly in my experience, it's the worst disaster. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:49 | |
And what it did do, of course - | 0:23:49 | 0:23:51 | |
it brought Manchester United into the sphere | 0:23:51 | 0:23:55 | |
where many people throughout the world became interested | 0:23:55 | 0:23:59 | |
in the club because of the disaster. | 0:23:59 | 0:24:01 | |
-And what happened afterwards? -The team was rebuilt. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:04 | |
It took bit of time but Matt Busby and his assistant manager | 0:24:04 | 0:24:08 | |
Jimmy Murphy eventually rebuilt the team to a standard that enabled | 0:24:08 | 0:24:14 | |
them to become the first English team to win the European Cup. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:17 | |
That was 1968, only ten years after the Munich crash. | 0:24:17 | 0:24:21 | |
I think that was a tremendous achievement. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:24 | |
Since those testing times, the club has gone from strength to strength - | 0:24:24 | 0:24:28 | |
as has its home Old Trafford, now known as the Theatre of Dreams. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:33 | |
CHEERING | 0:24:33 | 0:24:35 | |
Wow! This is incredible, isn't it? Theatre of Dreams. | 0:24:35 | 0:24:38 | |
-This is a cathedral to football. -It really is amazing. | 0:24:38 | 0:24:42 | |
-76,000 people in here. -Can you imagine the noise? | 0:24:42 | 0:24:46 | |
ROARING | 0:24:46 | 0:24:48 | |
What I'll take away from all of this, what's tremendous, | 0:24:50 | 0:24:54 | |
is how the boys from Newton Heath, | 0:24:54 | 0:24:55 | |
the railway workers, the carriage workers... | 0:24:55 | 0:24:58 | |
From that all the way through to here - | 0:24:58 | 0:25:02 | |
that's tremendous, isn't it? | 0:25:02 | 0:25:03 | |
-It's a tremendous transformation, really. -Story! What a story. | 0:25:03 | 0:25:09 | |
Many a tale has been told but thank you very much. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:12 | |
-It's been a real pleasure. -Thank you very much for coming. -Brilliant. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:15 | |
As the final whistle-blowers on Thomas's foray into football, | 0:25:15 | 0:25:19 | |
Paul is preparing to tackle his next shop. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:23 | |
He's travelled the short distance to the Manchester Antiques Company | 0:25:23 | 0:25:26 | |
in the hope that Road Trip regular dealer John Long | 0:25:26 | 0:25:29 | |
can help keep him in front. | 0:25:29 | 0:25:31 | |
-Hi there, I'm Paul. You are? -John. -John? Great to see you. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:37 | |
-May I just go for it? -Sure, yeah. -Just wander about? -Whatever. | 0:25:37 | 0:25:40 | |
-Help yourself. -Absolutely superb. Right, I'm chomping at the bit. -OK. | 0:25:40 | 0:25:44 | |
-I'll see you in a mo. -THEY CHUCKLE | 0:25:44 | 0:25:46 | |
Never buy anything you're going to have to apologise for! | 0:25:53 | 0:25:56 | |
And I'm looking at a globe in two pieces. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:59 | |
Is he floundering in this land of furniture? | 0:25:59 | 0:26:03 | |
Screwed to the wall! | 0:26:03 | 0:26:04 | |
It's no use to me, then. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:07 | |
That's a SPLENDID bracket! | 0:26:08 | 0:26:13 | |
I think from this perspective... My word, it is! | 0:26:13 | 0:26:17 | |
You've got to see it from here. That's good work. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:20 | |
From the side, it's awful. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:23 | |
He sure knows how to sell something(!) | 0:26:23 | 0:26:26 | |
It'd need to be cheap. John's got to have no expectations. | 0:26:26 | 0:26:30 | |
Or I'm doomed. Or I may be... | 0:26:30 | 0:26:32 | |
Sorry, the eyes are... | 0:26:32 | 0:26:34 | |
I may be walking out of here empty-handed | 0:26:34 | 0:26:36 | |
and you know how that smarts. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:38 | |
Let's talk pounds, shillings and pence with John. | 0:26:38 | 0:26:41 | |
So, an AWFUL piece | 0:26:41 | 0:26:43 | |
with the saving grace of the decorative shell carving. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:47 | |
Can Paul persuade John to part with it? | 0:26:47 | 0:26:50 | |
Is that bracket - the shell bracket | 0:26:50 | 0:26:52 | |
bolted to the wall - is that for sale? | 0:26:52 | 0:26:54 | |
-Everything's for sale, Paul. -Excellent. Is it dear? | 0:26:54 | 0:26:57 | |
No, no, I'm not going to say it's dear, am I? | 0:26:57 | 0:27:00 | |
I'm looking for the cheapie! | 0:27:00 | 0:27:01 | |
I'm looking for something bargain basement at this stage. | 0:27:01 | 0:27:05 | |
That's one way to do it, John. Just pull it off, mate! | 0:27:05 | 0:27:08 | |
In my world, it's worth... | 0:27:08 | 0:27:10 | |
And that's at auction, so it's lean. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:13 | |
It's a 40-to-80-quid piece of wood carving, isn't it? | 0:27:13 | 0:27:16 | |
-I suppose it is, yes. -Yeah. | 0:27:16 | 0:27:18 | |
Can that be bought for less than 40 quid or not? | 0:27:18 | 0:27:22 | |
£40 - done. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:23 | |
Easy as that. You're an easy man to deal with. I like your style. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:29 | |
-Very easy. -Yeah, sweet. | 0:27:29 | 0:27:30 | |
So, an 18th-century wall bracket for £40. | 0:27:30 | 0:27:34 | |
I think part of an elaborate pew, actually. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:36 | |
And keen to keep up the shopping momentum, | 0:27:37 | 0:27:40 | |
the chaps regroup in the Sunbeam and brave the summer rays. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:44 | |
-Is that keeping the sun...? -Yeah, it is. -So demanding! Is this legal? | 0:27:44 | 0:27:49 | |
Don't worry, don't worry. Yeah, keep both hands on the wheel! | 0:27:49 | 0:27:52 | |
There we are. I'm just losing a bit too much in the old crown. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:55 | |
You know, I love the sun. I love the sun. I'm a bit like Superman, really. | 0:27:57 | 0:28:00 | |
-I get my power from the sun. How are you? -Er... | 0:28:00 | 0:28:05 | |
Yeah, I'm a Scotsman. I mean, I cook. | 0:28:05 | 0:28:08 | |
So it's Superman and the Scot making the short journey | 0:28:09 | 0:28:13 | |
to the town of Sale. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:14 | |
A thriving magnet for commuters, Sale lies on the banks of | 0:28:15 | 0:28:19 | |
the Bridgewater Canal and the River Mersey. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:22 | |
But no time for a dip today, fellas. There's shopping to be done. | 0:28:22 | 0:28:26 | |
-Oh, well done, Laidlaw. This is my shop. -Plenty of it. | 0:28:26 | 0:28:29 | |
-Yeah, plenty of it. -Holy Moses! -There's a lot to look around. | 0:28:29 | 0:28:33 | |
Whether there's anything here, you never know. | 0:28:33 | 0:28:35 | |
-I'm sure you'll find it if it's there. -I'll try, I'll try! | 0:28:35 | 0:28:40 | |
Thomas is pinning his hopes on Barry, | 0:28:40 | 0:28:42 | |
one of the dealers at the vast Levenshulme Antiques Centre. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:46 | |
You've got to go for the definite profits - no risks to be taken. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:53 | |
Feeling fuzzy, are we, Tom? | 0:28:53 | 0:28:55 | |
-That's wonderful! -The signs aren't good in here! | 0:29:00 | 0:29:03 | |
A walking cane with a split in it. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:05 | |
That's no good. | 0:29:08 | 0:29:10 | |
BUGLE PARPS Yeah, that works, but it's come to the end of its life, realistically. | 0:29:10 | 0:29:14 | |
It would need to be a lamp. | 0:29:14 | 0:29:16 | |
Great idea, but he's not feeling inspired today. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:20 | |
-I think I'm going to love you and leave you. -Thanking you. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:22 | |
-You're a nice man. -Yeah. -Right, see you soon. -Bye, Tom. | 0:29:22 | 0:29:26 | |
Well, I don't think I can find anything, | 0:29:26 | 0:29:28 | |
and there's no point buying it if I don't see a profit in it. | 0:29:28 | 0:29:32 | |
So I've got my four items. I've been a bit mean, | 0:29:32 | 0:29:35 | |
but the cards just haven't been laid out for me this time. Maybe next leg. | 0:29:35 | 0:29:40 | |
Thomas may have thrown in the towel but Paul's puckering up | 0:29:40 | 0:29:44 | |
for a last romp around another fine antiques establishment. | 0:29:44 | 0:29:47 | |
This time he's heading for Romiley. | 0:29:49 | 0:29:52 | |
But can this small suburb of nearby Stockport throw up something irresistible? | 0:29:52 | 0:29:57 | |
Here we go, yeah. | 0:29:57 | 0:29:59 | |
The last throw of the dice is in Romiley Antiques And Jewellery. | 0:29:59 | 0:30:04 | |
Peter, it is great to see you. I like the feel of this. | 0:30:04 | 0:30:07 | |
This seems like my kind of shock. And you like your glass, like me. | 0:30:07 | 0:30:11 | |
Well, leave me to it. I'll nuzzle about and see what I turn up. | 0:30:11 | 0:30:16 | |
This is already more positive | 0:30:16 | 0:30:18 | |
than his opponent's last punt for a purchase. | 0:30:18 | 0:30:21 | |
Now, that would be different if you bought that, Paul. | 0:30:21 | 0:30:24 | |
-HE CHUCKLES -If I have the budget for that, it would definitely be brilliant. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:28 | |
-That's a really jazzy coffee set, isn't it? -Yeah. | 0:30:28 | 0:30:32 | |
-There's a bit of damage on it, unfortunately. -Is there? | 0:30:32 | 0:30:35 | |
I think one cup is cracked | 0:30:35 | 0:30:36 | |
and I think the lid of the coffee pot is also cracked. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:40 | |
Cor, he's an honest fellow! | 0:30:40 | 0:30:41 | |
That's quite clever work. | 0:30:41 | 0:30:45 | |
You know, even within the field, to have a solid colour | 0:30:45 | 0:30:50 | |
and then a marbled... | 0:30:50 | 0:30:52 | |
Oh, they've thrown everything into that, haven't they? | 0:30:54 | 0:30:57 | |
He's sounding excited about this Gray's coffee set. | 0:30:57 | 0:31:00 | |
Although small, the Gray's company | 0:31:00 | 0:31:03 | |
was renowned for its hand-painted patterns, | 0:31:03 | 0:31:06 | |
particularly those by prolific ceramic designer Susie Cooper | 0:31:06 | 0:31:11 | |
and, do you know, if this set was by her, it could be worth hundreds. | 0:31:11 | 0:31:16 | |
It's only got £90 on it. But I'll do it for... | 0:31:17 | 0:31:22 | |
60. How's that? | 0:31:22 | 0:31:24 | |
My opening offer - in fact, it's not even an opening offer. | 0:31:24 | 0:31:28 | |
-My offer's 20 quid. -Make it 30 and you can have them. | 0:31:28 | 0:31:31 | |
It's obvious, isn't it? Am I saying it or are you? | 0:31:31 | 0:31:35 | |
Shall we say it together? £25. | 0:31:35 | 0:31:38 | |
Like your style, Peter. You got yourself a deal. | 0:31:40 | 0:31:43 | |
In the end, he just couldn't argue with | 0:31:45 | 0:31:47 | |
the £65 reduction for the 15-piece coffee service. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:50 | |
I think he's stumbled onto a gold mine with this last purchase | 0:31:50 | 0:31:54 | |
but how does it stack up against rival Thomas's antique offerings? | 0:31:54 | 0:31:59 | |
-What's that? -I don't know. | 0:31:59 | 0:32:03 | |
That was very expensive. | 0:32:03 | 0:32:05 | |
-Extraordinarily expensive. -Was it? | 0:32:05 | 0:32:07 | |
You're setting me up now, aren't you? So expensive! | 0:32:07 | 0:32:10 | |
Oh, but I hate a conundrum. It's not...ancient. | 0:32:10 | 0:32:13 | |
-Is it a facing from something larger? -It would have been. | 0:32:13 | 0:32:17 | |
But it's great for your garden. It's a decorative piece. | 0:32:17 | 0:32:20 | |
-That was a fiver - or it was £10? -No. -How much was it? | 0:32:20 | 0:32:23 | |
£2! | 0:32:23 | 0:32:25 | |
-That's cool. -I've called it 19th-century. | 0:32:25 | 0:32:28 | |
Now, these used to make big bucks. | 0:32:28 | 0:32:31 | |
Yeah, but not any more. | 0:32:31 | 0:32:33 | |
And that's still a belting big specimen. | 0:32:33 | 0:32:38 | |
-Have you seen that? -Over a hundredweight. -No, no. | 0:32:38 | 0:32:40 | |
Have you seen that? That's half a ton. That's half a ton. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:46 | |
-I'm surprised if you got that cheap, then. -30 quid paid. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:49 | |
Bang on the money, isn't it? You can't lose on that. | 0:32:49 | 0:32:52 | |
But how does it weigh up against your lots, Paul? | 0:32:52 | 0:32:55 | |
Oh, look at that! | 0:32:55 | 0:32:58 | |
-Get in there! -You like? -Love the Susie Cooper! -I didn't attribute it. | 0:32:58 | 0:33:03 | |
-Do you think... Did Susie Cooper design for Gray's? -Yeah. | 0:33:03 | 0:33:07 | |
-I'm quite proud of that. -Oh, it's lovely! -Cubist. -So rare to see. | 0:33:07 | 0:33:12 | |
How much was that? | 0:33:12 | 0:33:13 | |
-125. -Yeah, it's going to do well. | 0:33:15 | 0:33:18 | |
-No, it was 25 quid. -No, it wasn't! | 0:33:18 | 0:33:20 | |
HE CHUCKLES It's so nice. Anyway, the telescope. | 0:33:20 | 0:33:24 | |
-You really have gone old school, haven't you? -Yeah. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:26 | |
-That's lovely, isn't it? -£125. | 0:33:26 | 0:33:29 | |
-125. -Are you not sure? | 0:33:29 | 0:33:32 | |
They're always awkward, aren't they? But in the right sale... | 0:33:32 | 0:33:35 | |
-No, that's... I think that - stick my neck out here... -£200? | 0:33:35 | 0:33:39 | |
-250 quid, yeah. -Really? -I hope so. | 0:33:39 | 0:33:43 | |
-Do you know what I think your best buy is? Is the... -You love that! | 0:33:43 | 0:33:45 | |
Yeah. That is magic. You don't see enough. | 0:33:45 | 0:33:50 | |
-You're magic! -No, don't hug me! Don't hug me! -You're magic! | 0:33:50 | 0:33:55 | |
Do you know, I'm with Thomas. That coffee set could be a real winner. | 0:33:55 | 0:33:59 | |
I love his tea set. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:01 | |
He didn't know it was Susie Cooper but it definitely is Susie Cooper. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:04 | |
Cubist design. You don't see enough of it. | 0:34:04 | 0:34:06 | |
It's so rare, so that's going to do really, really well. | 0:34:06 | 0:34:09 | |
Hats off to Tom - he attributes my Gray's Pottery | 0:34:09 | 0:34:13 | |
modern or Deco coffee set to Susie Cooper. | 0:34:13 | 0:34:18 | |
Well, on that basis, that does look like a good buy. | 0:34:18 | 0:34:23 | |
I will make money and Paul will make money | 0:34:23 | 0:34:25 | |
and he will still be ahead of me but he better watch out, | 0:34:25 | 0:34:28 | |
because delicate flower the Plant is coming behind him. | 0:34:28 | 0:34:32 | |
So, onward it is, suited and booted to auction. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:36 | |
I've gone from shorts... | 0:34:37 | 0:34:39 | |
-..to suits. -You looked like a layabout previously, Plant. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:44 | |
Oh, magical, magical pins supporting this Adonis torso. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:48 | |
You've got to get over believing what your mother told you as a boy. | 0:34:48 | 0:34:54 | |
These boisterous boys are en route to Nantwich in Cheshire, | 0:34:54 | 0:34:57 | |
a town packed with history and evidence of its riches | 0:34:57 | 0:35:01 | |
brought in by centuries in the salt and tanning trades. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:05 | |
But can today's auction at Peter Wilson Fine Art Auctioneers | 0:35:05 | 0:35:09 | |
hold such fortune for these two foes? | 0:35:09 | 0:35:11 | |
Here we are, Laidlaw. | 0:35:13 | 0:35:15 | |
-HE CHUCKLES -It's going to be a good one. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:18 | |
For you it's going to be marvellous. | 0:35:18 | 0:35:20 | |
For me, impending doom. Impending doom! | 0:35:20 | 0:35:23 | |
As our experts get in amongst the competition, | 0:35:23 | 0:35:26 | |
auctioneer Peter Stones gives us his thoughts on their lots. | 0:35:26 | 0:35:30 | |
I was a bit nervous about the stone garden ornament because actually, | 0:35:30 | 0:35:35 | |
to me, it looked like a headstone from an animal grave. | 0:35:35 | 0:35:39 | |
Doom! What's exciting me are the Gray's coffee set. | 0:35:39 | 0:35:43 | |
That is going to absolutely march out. | 0:35:43 | 0:35:45 | |
Thomas spent £84 on four lots - the stone garden ornament, | 0:35:46 | 0:35:51 | |
the mini mosaic, the large spring-balance scales | 0:35:51 | 0:35:55 | |
and the pair of Canton plates. | 0:35:55 | 0:35:57 | |
Paul spent a considerably larger £230 | 0:35:59 | 0:36:03 | |
and is offering up five lots - the 19th-century telescope, | 0:36:03 | 0:36:07 | |
the 18th-century wine bottle, the Portland stone magazine rack, | 0:36:07 | 0:36:11 | |
the carved wall bracket and the Susie Cooper coffee service. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:15 | |
As the anticipation grows, the auction begins - in the room, | 0:36:18 | 0:36:22 | |
online and with some commission bids, allowing the auctioneer | 0:36:22 | 0:36:26 | |
to bid on behalf of buyers who can't be here in person. | 0:36:26 | 0:36:29 | |
First up is Paul's piece of brass. | 0:36:31 | 0:36:33 | |
He's eyeing up big profits for this one. | 0:36:33 | 0:36:36 | |
I've got £70 bid for it straightaway. At £70. 75? | 0:36:36 | 0:36:39 | |
At £70 only. At 70. Thought it would have made more. At £70 only. | 0:36:39 | 0:36:43 | |
Going to be sold, make no mistake. At £70 only. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:46 | |
All done, at £75, on one bid alone. At 70, then, being sold now. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:51 | |
That £55 loss is going to hurt. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:54 | |
Oh, I'm feeling that. I'm feeling that! Oh! Oh! | 0:36:54 | 0:36:57 | |
You're going to make up with it, though, with your tea set. | 0:36:57 | 0:36:59 | |
I'm sorry about that, Paul. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:01 | |
Until then, maybe the wine bottle can help profits flow. | 0:37:01 | 0:37:05 | |
I've got £60 bid for it straightaway. | 0:37:05 | 0:37:07 | |
At £60 with me, at £60. That's on commission at 60. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:10 | |
-And 5 do I hear? At £60... -A good lot, well done. | 0:37:10 | 0:37:13 | |
-You made back your money. -75 is the now. At 70, the bid's here with me. | 0:37:13 | 0:37:18 | |
At £70. £75, fresh bidder. Any further bidding? At 75, then... | 0:37:18 | 0:37:22 | |
He's clawing it back - a solid £40 in the bank. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:27 | |
-You've made your money back. -Sweet as a nut, that. Yeah. | 0:37:27 | 0:37:29 | |
Over to Thomas now, for his garden ornament, | 0:37:29 | 0:37:33 | |
or headstone for a pet, apparently. | 0:37:33 | 0:37:36 | |
At £20 I'm bid straightaway. £20. | 0:37:36 | 0:37:38 | |
25? £20 is with me. One commission at 20. 25 on the internet. | 0:37:38 | 0:37:41 | |
At £25 only. At 25. 30. | 0:37:41 | 0:37:45 | |
-35 on the net. 35. -Digging that! | 0:37:45 | 0:37:49 | |
£35, do I hear? 30, it's with you. £30. | 0:37:49 | 0:37:52 | |
35 on the net. 40 bidding? 40 bid. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:54 | |
At £40 only, and going to be sold at 40... | 0:37:54 | 0:37:57 | |
Look at that! With a £2 piece of stone, | 0:37:57 | 0:38:00 | |
Thomas has recouped his loss from the entire last auction. | 0:38:00 | 0:38:04 | |
Get in, man! | 0:38:04 | 0:38:05 | |
Now for Paul's stone offering. Can it rack up more cash? | 0:38:06 | 0:38:10 | |
We both went to that market, which was magic, | 0:38:10 | 0:38:12 | |
and came away with a boulder! | 0:38:12 | 0:38:14 | |
£20 anywhere for this one, please? At 20 I'm bid straightaway. At 20. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:19 | |
Your bid at £20. At 20 I'm bid, at 20. Five anywhere now? | 0:38:19 | 0:38:22 | |
Trying my hardest. At £20, then? All done at 20? Extra 5 anywhere? | 0:38:22 | 0:38:26 | |
-At 20. Sold at 20. -£15 profit but Paul wanted considerably more. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:32 | |
I thought that was... | 0:38:32 | 0:38:35 | |
45, 80 quid if you wanted it. | 0:38:35 | 0:38:39 | |
I think that's flat as a pancake. | 0:38:39 | 0:38:40 | |
Back to Thomas. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:42 | |
Anita got £50 for one Canton plate so how will he fare today? | 0:38:42 | 0:38:47 | |
-Immediately I've got £30 bid for it. -You're clean. -No, I'm not. | 0:38:47 | 0:38:52 | |
Five anywhere now? The £30 bid's here with me. | 0:38:52 | 0:38:56 | |
At 35? 40? 35. | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
-40's here. -More! More! -On commission with me at 40. All quiet and done? | 0:38:58 | 0:39:03 | |
At £40 only, then. At 40... | 0:39:03 | 0:39:05 | |
They've broken even - but will make a loss after costs. | 0:39:05 | 0:39:09 | |
What a disappointment! Now for Paul's wall bracket. | 0:39:09 | 0:39:13 | |
Not sure if that angle shows it off to its best advantage. | 0:39:13 | 0:39:17 | |
A bit of interest in this. £40 bid straightaway. At £40 I have. At 40. | 0:39:17 | 0:39:21 | |
Very nicely carved. £40, I'm bid. | 0:39:21 | 0:39:25 | |
I need a bit of running out to get me out of the commission. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:28 | |
At 60, the bid's here. On commission. | 0:39:28 | 0:39:31 | |
You're all out in front of me at £60. The bid's here with me. | 0:39:31 | 0:39:34 | |
At £60, and going to be sold at 60. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:37 | |
Another £20 profit. A bit slow but it's getting there. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:42 | |
I've probably broken even at this stage. No, I've not. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:44 | |
-I bet you I'm still down a tenner. -No, no, no. | 0:39:44 | 0:39:46 | |
And then you've got the tea set. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:48 | |
But first we're looking to your next offering | 0:39:48 | 0:39:50 | |
to help balance the books, Thomas. | 0:39:50 | 0:39:52 | |
£30 to start it off, surely. At £30, I'm bid. | 0:39:52 | 0:39:55 | |
£30 I have straightaway, no hesitation. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:56 | |
-The crazy fool's not mentioned the... -They weigh half a ton! | 0:39:56 | 0:40:00 | |
-£30 with the auctioneer on commission. -One more! More! | 0:40:00 | 0:40:03 | |
-Five, yes! -At £35 only. At 35. Going to be sold. At £35, last chance. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:10 | |
At 35, then. | 0:40:10 | 0:40:11 | |
They may be able to weigh a ton but after auction costs, | 0:40:11 | 0:40:14 | |
they won't make any money. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:16 | |
I'm so glad that didn't make money! | 0:40:16 | 0:40:19 | |
Those scales were doing my head in, Thomas! | 0:40:19 | 0:40:22 | |
Up next, it's Thomas's smallest lot. But he's looking for a big return. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:27 | |
£20 anywhere now? At £20 bid on the net straightaway. £20 bid. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:31 | |
-It's cos they haven't talked to you. -At 25. 25, Sir. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:36 | |
Lovely little thing, this. At 25. 30 on the internet. 30 bid. 35 now. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:41 | |
40 now, are you going to bid on the net? | 0:40:41 | 0:40:44 | |
At £40? £40 bid. 45. 45. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:48 | |
-It's going to make the money. -50, surely? | 0:40:48 | 0:40:52 | |
Surely they won't pay £50 for it. | 0:40:52 | 0:40:54 | |
At £45. 45. 50 anywhere now? | 0:40:54 | 0:40:58 | |
At £45. All quiet and done? £45. | 0:40:58 | 0:41:01 | |
It will be sold. At £45, then... | 0:41:01 | 0:41:04 | |
£33 profit. It's a mini marvel! | 0:41:04 | 0:41:07 | |
You are rocking, man! This is the man where the glass was half-empty. | 0:41:07 | 0:41:12 | |
It's half-full now. | 0:41:12 | 0:41:13 | |
Last but not least, the highly anticipated Susie Cooper coffee set. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:19 | |
But will the cracks hurt its chances? | 0:41:19 | 0:41:22 | |
I've got several commissions left on this | 0:41:22 | 0:41:24 | |
so just to speed things along a little bit, £150 bid straightaway. | 0:41:24 | 0:41:28 | |
-Get in! -150 I have, at 150 I'm bid. | 0:41:28 | 0:41:31 | |
And at 160, 170, 180, 190. | 0:41:31 | 0:41:35 | |
200, 220, 240. | 0:41:35 | 0:41:37 | |
Your bid at 240. 240. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:40 | |
260. 240, the bid's there. 260. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:44 | |
280. 320. Don't shake your head like that. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:48 | |
It's going to the biggest regret of your day when you go home. | 0:41:48 | 0:41:51 | |
At £300, the bid is there. I've seen these make 600 quid. | 0:41:51 | 0:41:54 | |
At £300, the bid is there. At 300. At 300, the bid's there. At £300. | 0:41:54 | 0:41:59 | |
At £300. Going to be sold, then, at 300. | 0:41:59 | 0:42:02 | |
Gavel's going up, gavel's going down. At £300, then... | 0:42:02 | 0:42:06 | |
-Useful money! -Yes. Well done, you! That's fabulous. | 0:42:06 | 0:42:10 | |
Damage? What damage? | 0:42:10 | 0:42:13 | |
Paul - king of the auction with £275 profit. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:17 | |
You had some killer margins there, man. | 0:42:17 | 0:42:20 | |
-We both come out of this making some money. -Have I made money? | 0:42:20 | 0:42:23 | |
-You have, haven't you? -I've got to. -You've made money. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:26 | |
He has indeed. | 0:42:27 | 0:42:28 | |
Starting with £180.54, he's made £47.20 | 0:42:28 | 0:42:33 | |
after auction-house costs, | 0:42:33 | 0:42:35 | |
so ends today with a respectable £227.74. | 0:42:35 | 0:42:38 | |
But thanks to that coffee set, Paul has pulled even further ahead, | 0:42:40 | 0:42:45 | |
notching up a huge £200.50 profit after costs, | 0:42:45 | 0:42:49 | |
giving him £501.64 to spend on the next leg. Well done, boy. | 0:42:49 | 0:42:55 | |
Rockefeller! Rockefeller! | 0:42:55 | 0:42:58 | |
I want to drive you, | 0:42:58 | 0:42:59 | |
cos soon you could be paying a driver with all this money. | 0:42:59 | 0:43:02 | |
I wouldn't want a driver. I want to find an investment bank! | 0:43:02 | 0:43:05 | |
Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Paul is set on making a killing... | 0:43:05 | 0:43:10 | |
If it was Professor Plum in the library, these would do the trick. | 0:43:10 | 0:43:14 | |
-..but rival Thomas is ready for the fight. -I'll be back! | 0:43:14 | 0:43:19 |