0:00:06 > 0:00:11Today, we've pitched up at one of the North West's most historic areas - Liverpool Docks.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14This is where the old really does meet the new,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Grade II listed buildings combine with state-of-the-art architecture,
0:00:17 > 0:00:19like this magnificent museum
0:00:19 > 0:00:22which houses treasures from Liverpool's rich history.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24More about that later.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27First, we need to find some old treasures of our own.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Our valuation day is at another historic property in the North West,
0:00:57 > 0:01:01famed for its stunning grounds, plush interiors and extensive collections.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03We're at Tatton Park.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08The Egerton family, who owned Tatton for 360 years,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11kept up with the latest trends and innovations,
0:01:11 > 0:01:15filling Tatton with all manner of curios and precious artefacts.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20What a stunning place for our valuation day! You can see it's going to be a busy day.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Let's hope we find some antiques worthy of such a marvellous location.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Our sellers have come from far and wide to get a price on their valuables.
0:01:31 > 0:01:37And on the lookout for all that glitters, Anita Manning and Mark Stacey.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- What are these? - Lovely little diamonds.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- I love them.- They're sweet.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- But I'm sure this lady said she was keeping them for me.- Get away!
0:01:45 > 0:01:48And David Fletcher has also got his eye on the prize.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- Have you seen anything nice yet? - I'm not telling you!
0:01:51 > 0:01:52You're not tell... LAUGHTER
0:01:52 > 0:01:57Coming up, Liverpool may be the home of Hornby Model Railways,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01but how much will this Bassett-Lowke locomotive run away with?
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- At £35...- We often feature the bold Art Deco work of Clarice Cliff,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08but will this teapot smash its estimate?
0:02:13 > 0:02:18I think it's about time we put our experts to work. Let's see who's first up at the tables.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23And it's Anita talking high fashion with a keen costume collector.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30You seem to be very passionate about vintage clothing.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- I am.- What's your favourite period?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34I love everything, really.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39It's hard to define it, but everything Victorian, Edwardian,
0:02:39 > 0:02:41'30s, '40s, '50s.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43It stops there though, really.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48They say that the '50s was the last period of true style,
0:02:48 > 0:02:54but those who like the '70s and '80s wouldn't agree. Tell me, do you get dressed up in your vintage clothing?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58I do. I go to a lot of mainly 1940s swing-jive events
0:02:58 > 0:03:02because that gives me an opportunity to dress up and to do a bit of dancing as well.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Sounds great fun, sounds great fun.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07These are divine.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- Tell me about them. - I got these about ten years ago from the internet.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14£50, including postage and packing.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19When they arrived, they were a bit black, but I'd had them actually for quite a while and worn them,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22then I gave them a good old clean.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26When I took a close look at them, I realised that they were absolutely exquisite.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29It's not until you handle them
0:03:29 > 0:03:35that you realise that they're not your usual hat pin.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- No.- They are a wee bit special.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Let's look at the actual items.
0:03:40 > 0:03:46We have a little diamond set in silver or a white metal.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I'm not sure yet whether it's a white gold or a silver
0:03:50 > 0:03:55and we have this wonderful structure inside.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Now, to establish whether these are real pearls, we would have to do an X-ray test,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03but they are a natural substance,
0:04:03 > 0:04:08either a big piece of mother-of-pearl or a baroque pearl, and they're very, very fine,
0:04:08 > 0:04:12dating, I would say, the late 1800s.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15You're the expert in vintage. Would you agree with me?
0:04:15 > 0:04:20- Well, I'd say turn of the century, 1900, the Belle Epoque era. - Belle Epoque, yes.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25And it would be one of these wonderful big Belle Epoque hats that you would wear.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Now, value, you paid £50 for them.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Well, somebody a while back offered me £650.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- In your hand?- In my hand, yes, cash,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39but I actually declined it
0:04:39 > 0:04:44because I had previously been given a valuation of £1,000 to £1,500.
0:04:44 > 0:04:50But given that I only paid £50 for them originally, it's quite shocking, really.
0:04:50 > 0:04:57I think that 1,000 to 1,500 may be nearer the insurance valuation.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Right, yeah.
0:04:58 > 0:05:04I think 650 in your hand is a very good offer.
0:05:04 > 0:05:10But in the end, I think it's best to put it in a competitive situation
0:05:10 > 0:05:12within an auction environment,
0:05:12 > 0:05:18where you have competitive bidding, where you have them fighting for it.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20I don't know what they're going to go to.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26If you are wanting your 650 in your hand,
0:05:26 > 0:05:31you're probably having to consider the auctioneer's commission and the VAT.
0:05:31 > 0:05:38So it's going to have to go in with a reserve of near enough £750.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Well, I'd be happy for that.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- Shall we give it a go?- Let's give it a go.- Let's give it a go!
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Brilliant!
0:05:46 > 0:05:50It will be interesting to see how far these bonnie things go.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54I've decided that this year I would like to part with them
0:05:54 > 0:06:01because I'm 50 in October and I want to have a family meal, invite all the family and I can treat them
0:06:01 > 0:06:07for my 50th birthday, and also I'd like to give a donation to Cancer Research.
0:06:07 > 0:06:13- And so these might be the babies that will supply the dosh for that celebration?- Yes.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- Let's have a party.- Can I come along?- You'd be more than welcome.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20It would be lovely to have you.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25Anita's invite is in the post and Mark has also found some sparkling party pieces.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- Hello, Phil and Jerry.- Hello.- Hello.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- A lovely, sunny day at Tatton Park, isn't it?- It's beautiful.
0:06:34 > 0:06:40You've brought a dazzling collection of silver here, which is glistening beautifully in the sunshine.
0:06:40 > 0:06:47- It is indeed.- It's a little group lot for the sale, but I particularly want to identify two bits of it.
0:06:47 > 0:06:53- Right.- There's a very pretty, little silver cream jug which is hallmarked for 1896.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- Oh, right.- Then I love these little butter dishes with their knives.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01You can imagine some grand house like Tatton Park,
0:07:01 > 0:07:07where you'd wake up as a guest and the butler would give you an individual serving of butter,
0:07:07 > 0:07:09just like you do at home.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Of course. THEY LAUGH
0:07:12 > 0:07:14And where did all this come from?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Inherited from my father.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21You've got a real cross-section, apart from those two little bits that we've mentioned.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25You've got a sovereign case, you've got two vesta cases.
0:07:25 > 0:07:32You've got a silver salt, which would have been part of a set, a little pierced bonbon dish.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37This little toilet jar would probably have gone with a lady's dressing table case.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- You don't like any pieces particularly?- They're pretty,
0:07:40 > 0:07:44but we're getting too old to be polishing silver all the time.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47They're just tucked away in a cupboard really now.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52- When Phil uses the word "we", Jerry, does that mean you? - No, I don't do the silver.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- I might do the vacuuming.- I thought she was using the royal "we" there.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00But I think it's a good little lot.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04It's a trade lot, something that collectors and dealers will go for.
0:08:04 > 0:08:10In terms of value, I would suggest something like £150 to £200.
0:08:10 > 0:08:16- And we'll put the reserve at 150 with a bit of discretion for the auctioneer.- Yes, that's fine.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21That should be fine. If they glitter like they've glittered today, you're on a winner.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- Indeed.- Thanks for coming in to see us.- Thank you.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29And Phil will be back later with something else from the family attic.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36During the 18th and 19th centuries, young men took themselves off on a grand tour of Europe.
0:08:36 > 0:08:42I've left our experts hard at work to come and have my own little grand tour of this splendid building
0:08:42 > 0:08:44and I'm looking for a Canaletto.
0:08:44 > 0:08:50They've normally got water in them. If it's not the River Thames when he was over here, it's of Venice.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53And here it is. Look at that, beautifully executed.
0:08:53 > 0:08:59Here you've got the Customs House and over there St Mark's Square, just creeping into the corner there.
0:08:59 > 0:09:05This was commissioned by Samuel Hill, Samuel Egerton's uncle, directly from the artist in 1732
0:09:05 > 0:09:08when he was on HIS grand tour.
0:09:08 > 0:09:14Upon Hill's death, he left Egerton all of his fine art and treasures and a small fortune,
0:09:14 > 0:09:20so not only did Egerton inherit a lot of the art here, but also, he used that money wisely.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24He spent it on Tatton Park, turning it into the house that we see today.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- David...- Hi.- I love 20th century stuff and I love glass,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45so this is a smashing little vase.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50- Where did you get it? - I bought it six or seven years ago in an antiques fair in Liverpool.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- How much did you pay for it?- I think it was about 60.- That's not bad.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Tell me what attracted you to it.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01It was unusual and the colours sort of stand out.
0:10:01 > 0:10:08- Do you collect glass?- No, I collect bits and pieces, but more Moorcroft than anything else.- Oh, right.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11These are similar colours to Moorcroft,
0:10:11 > 0:10:18- so I wonder if you were turned on to Moorcroft because you were looking at that.- It's a possibility.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23- Right, do you know what it is?- It's an Okra vase. That's all I know. I don't know anything more about it.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Yeah, it's made in the late '70s
0:10:26 > 0:10:28by Robert Golding.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30It's a Midlands glass
0:10:30 > 0:10:36and his work is characterised by this lovely mottled pattern
0:10:36 > 0:10:38and I like it very much.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Did you have it in pride of place?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43It's been collecting dust really.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- We had to give it a good clean before we brought it.- Right.
0:10:46 > 0:10:52- Glass shouldn't be on a dark shelf. - I know that.- The light should be flooding in towards it.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55As it is just now. That's awfully bonnie.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00I love the colours. I love that sort of rust-red and blue
0:11:00 > 0:11:03with these squiggly darkened lines.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08If you look into the top, it's an almost pearlised blue, very similar to Moorcroft.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- Right.- Now, price-wise, you paid...?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- 60.- £60.
0:11:13 > 0:11:19I think we should put it into auction with much the same estimate
0:11:19 > 0:11:21at £60 to £80.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24That's fine. I'd be happy with that.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- Tell me what you'll do with the money.- I'll buy some more Moorcroft.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33That's what we like to see. Thank you very much for bringing that along.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- I like it a lot.- Thanks very much.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44We're halfway through our day. Our experts have been working flat-out.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47It's now time to put those valuations to the test,
0:11:47 > 0:11:51so here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Marian's hat pins were the belles of our Tatton ball,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57but will they spark any interest in Liverpool?
0:11:57 > 0:12:02Mark Stacey is hoping the silver items will also shine at auction.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07And can this Okra vase help David buy his next Moorcroft?
0:12:10 > 0:12:16For today's auction, we're over in Liverpool at one of the most recent dockside areas to be developed.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21It feels marvellous to see this building and many like it in the area thriving now
0:12:21 > 0:12:25after years of these warehouses falling into disrepair.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Let's hope our sellers go home with some fabulous returns.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Let's get started and here's our first lot.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37And wielding the gavel on the rostrum is our very own Adam Partridge.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44We've got nine items of silver going under the hammer right now belonging to Philippa and Jerry.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46So why are you selling today?
0:12:46 > 0:12:52It's from my father and it's been there a long time. I'm tired of cleaning it.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56I knew you were going to say that. Most people say they get tired of cleaning it.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01- Yes, they do. We're getting lazier in the 21st century.- Yes.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Good luck, anyway, because the collectors are here.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07This is definitely worth buying.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11It's a good mixed lot. It's going under the hammer now.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16521, nine pieces of collectable silver there.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21Nine pieces of collectable silver. And where are we up to? 170 online.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- 170.- Straight in.- Where's 180?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27180 in the room. At 180.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30At 180 in the room. 190. 200 is bid. At 200 in the room.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33200. 10 next? At £200.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37£200. Anyone else, at 200...?
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- Yeah, good price. You did well.- Yes.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- Good meal.- A good meal out, yeah.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48'No more polishing the silver for Phil and Jerry,
0:13:48 > 0:13:52'but can David's Okra vase get him back his £60 investment?'
0:13:52 > 0:13:56There's a cracking atmosphere and good luck with your Okra vase.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01- Are you happy with Anita's valuation?- Not bad.- What did you pay for it?- It was about 60.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05We're on the money. Hopefully, we can get that back for you.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10David paid retail for it. Auction is a different situation, but we're a few years on.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15- 20th-century glass is very popular. - It has gone up in value. - Okra is good.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- Hopefully, we will get top money here.- We'll see.- Fingers crossed.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24But it is an auction. Nothing's guaranteed. Here we go.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30419 is the Okra-coloured glass, baluster vase there.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32What about £60 for this? 40 then?
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Pretty glass vase there for £40.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Surely worth 40? 20 bid. 5. 25. 30.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40And 5. At £35.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- It's struggling a bit. - Yeah. Never mind.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Any advance on £35...?
0:14:50 > 0:14:51I'm afraid we have to pass.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- No.- No.- Never mind. Another day.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- Another day. - It's been a good bit of fun today.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- You've enjoyed yourself.- I have. - That's the main thing.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Put it in your cabinet for five or six years and we might double our money on it.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- It'll gather more dust. - I'm sure it will increase in value.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14'It just couldn't quite hit its £40 reserve.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17'Next, with a very high reserve of £750,
0:15:17 > 0:15:21'let's hope Marian's hat pins aren't another "no sale".'
0:15:23 > 0:15:29I've been transported back in time, especially when I look at Marian who looks absolutely stunning.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33And so typical of the 1950s, I would imagine?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Yeah, well, the hat and the jacket are 1940s.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40- The dress is '50s.- You look great, really good. Don't you think?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Absolutely wonderful. I like a woman of style.
0:15:42 > 0:15:48- Like yourself, Anita. - Yes, I'm surrounded by style. And we are selling some hat pins.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53- We do see lots of hat pin collectors.- Yeah. These are absolutely beautiful.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58But you have been offered 650, which I thought was a good price for them,
0:15:58 > 0:16:02so we've had to put them in at a reserve
0:16:02 > 0:16:05which would give Marian her 650 back.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- I see. That's how you've gauged the valuation. - That's how I've gauged it.
0:16:09 > 0:16:16And I think that 650 was a good offer and sometimes your first offer is your best offer,
0:16:16 > 0:16:20but on the other hand, to put it into a competitive situation...
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- Could be good as well. - Could be the right thing to do.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- Are you ready for this?- Yeah. - Are you excited about this?
0:16:27 > 0:16:32- It's a bit nerve-wracking.- It is. - I feel sorry for you. I'm nervous and I know you're nervous.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36That's auctions for you. Let's get on with it.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40The next lot is the pair of silver baroque
0:16:40 > 0:16:43pearl and rose diamond-set hat pins.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Bid me £800 on these?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47500?
0:16:47 > 0:16:50500 bid me?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- No...- 300?
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- You can hear a pin drop.- A hat pin?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- At 300. Take 20 now? - Oh, we're in - 320.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06But it's a far cry from what you want.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10At 300 in the room. At £300 in the room. I'll take 20?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12320 then. 340.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15360. 380.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17400. And 20.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19440. 460.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22480. 500.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25And 20? At 500...
0:17:25 > 0:17:2620. 540.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29560, the phone? We haven't got all day.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31560. 580.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34600? 600. And 20.
0:17:34 > 0:17:3640. 660.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38680.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40700. And 20.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43740. 740.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45In the room at 740.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- At 740, selling then... - He's selling them.- At £740.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53We sell these then at 740 and away at 740...
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- Gosh, what a lot of tension!- I didn't think they were going to go.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Nor did I. When I said you could hear a pin drop,
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- it was like no-one was interested at 300.- They just slowly climbed.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12It shows you the right thing to do was to put it into a competitive bidding situation at auction.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16I really didn't think they were going to go. That is brilliant.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Especially when it slowed down, then it gathered momentum again.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- Thank you, Anita.- Thank you.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24That's brilliant.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30'What a result for Marian, and to think she only paid £50 for them!
0:18:30 > 0:18:34'She is £700 better off.'
0:18:34 > 0:18:38We often visit medieval castles or heritage homes on the programme
0:18:38 > 0:18:41and each tells a story of our rich architectural and social history.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Here in Liverpool, we've unearthed a few surprises about the urban landscape,
0:18:45 > 0:18:49which just might change your view of this magnificent city.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04Liverpool is famous for its stunning architecture from the Liver Building to St George's Hall.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09There are more historic listed buildings here than in any other city in the UK outside of London,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13more Georgian houses than Bath, which is quite astonishing.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18But it's not the preserved heritage buildings that I'm here to find out about.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20It's the ones that have completely disappeared.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31It's both very fitting and a little bit ironic that the clues to Liverpool's lost buildings
0:19:31 > 0:19:35would be housed in one of the city's newest constructions.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Completed in 2010, the Museum of Liverpool takes pride of place
0:19:41 > 0:19:45on Liverpool's Pier Head, a stone's throw from the Liver Building
0:19:45 > 0:19:49and the city's other grand buildings from a bygone era.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54I first visited this building when it was under construction a few years ago,
0:19:54 > 0:20:00but it's marvellous to see the architect's dream come to fruition. This is so exciting.
0:20:00 > 0:20:06Back then, there were wet plaster walls, concrete floors and damp brickwork,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10but it had that smell of optimism and inspiration and hope for the future.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Isn't this marvellous?
0:20:15 > 0:20:16There's so much to see here,
0:20:16 > 0:20:22but today, I'm going to take you on a magical mystery tour of the city's rich architectural past
0:20:22 > 0:20:27and recreate the lost buildings which remain at the heart of Liverpool's heritage.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30The museum houses exhibitions and artefacts
0:20:30 > 0:20:36which trace Liverpool's history back to when it began as a medieval tidal pool next to the Mersey,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39known as Lifer Pol, or "muddy pool".
0:20:41 > 0:20:44By 1207, King John had founded a port here
0:20:44 > 0:20:47and the records suggest he ordered the construction
0:20:47 > 0:20:53of Liverpool's oldest and arguably most impressive lost building - Liverpool Castle.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58Look at this, a beautiful scaled-down model of what the castle was thought to have looked like
0:20:58 > 0:21:01when it was first built around the 13th century.
0:21:01 > 0:21:07There is documented evidence which tells us this castle, in 1399, became a royal castle
0:21:07 > 0:21:12and when you look at its structure, with its traditional keep and curtain wall and towers
0:21:12 > 0:21:15built on a very high vantage point overlooking the water,
0:21:15 > 0:21:19it was definitely built for defensive and fortified purposes.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26Jeff Speakman, a curator at the Museum of Liverpool, has been unearthing the castle's history.
0:21:26 > 0:21:32During the Civil War, Liverpool was the only port on the west coast of England
0:21:32 > 0:21:35which was controlled by the Parliamentarians,
0:21:35 > 0:21:40despite a lot of efforts by the Royalists who actually captured the town.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45And so afterwards, when King Charles II was restored to the throne,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49he took quite a dislike to the people of Liverpool.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54One of the things that he ordered was that the castle would be demolished.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58The only part of the castle that does survive is the dry moat.
0:21:58 > 0:22:05One of the hotels on Castle Street actually has a double cellar that is built into the depth of the moat.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13Our next lost building was central to Liverpool's shipping boom.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18One thing you can't ignore when visiting this city is Liverpool's rich maritime history.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23It is all around us, but it's a shame the old Customs House doesn't exist anymore.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28It was on this redeveloped area, ready to meet new ships arriving.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31An icon in bricks and mortar.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35A statement of how successful merchant shipping was in the late 19th century.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38It also led to its downfall.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42It was a huge domed building
0:22:42 > 0:22:46and a bit of a one-stop shop for tradesmen in the maritime boom.
0:22:46 > 0:22:52It housed a post office, a telegraph office and the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57But in 1941, during the May blitz that battered Liverpool,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01German bombs destroyed the beautiful dome and gutted its interior.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Liverpool was targeted by the Luftwaffe as a key Atlantic trade point,
0:23:05 > 0:23:10so it brought the very symbol of Liverpool's maritime prosperity to its knees.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18When the decision was taken to demolish its broken shell, there was public outrage
0:23:18 > 0:23:25and there's still a debate about whether reconstruction would have been possible.
0:23:25 > 0:23:31But as times change, so has the usage of the docks, and now the Hilton Hotel greets tourists
0:23:31 > 0:23:36in the same spot where the Customs House greeted ships a century before.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41The clue to Liverpool's next lost building is right here in this Liver bird crest.
0:23:41 > 0:23:47It's the only part remaining from the city's Sailors' Home,
0:23:47 > 0:23:52the foundation stone laid by Prince Albert in 1846.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56It's thought visiting sailors needed protection from dishonest lodging houses,
0:23:56 > 0:24:01eager to take money from men who had been at sea for weeks and just been paid.
0:24:01 > 0:24:07The first Sailors' Home was built in London in 1835 and Liverpool quickly followed suit.
0:24:15 > 0:24:23John Cunningham based his design on Elizabethan houses like Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire.
0:24:23 > 0:24:30Very ornate building with towers at the front and a fantastic gate and ornamental stonework entrance.
0:24:30 > 0:24:36The interior of the Sailors' Home was designed to very much mirror the idea of a ship.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40The central courtyard was open to the glass ceiling
0:24:40 > 0:24:44and created this atrium with colonnades on either side.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Each room was designed to look like a cabin on board a ship,
0:24:48 > 0:24:53but when you see the interior, it almost looked like a prison.
0:24:53 > 0:24:59The Sailors' Home was over 100 years old. By the 1960s, the number of sailors actually staying in it
0:24:59 > 0:25:04was dropping considerably and it was demolished in 1974.
0:25:04 > 0:25:12It was actually redeveloped in the last five years when a large department store was built on it.
0:25:19 > 0:25:25Tram links to Liverpool's maritime past have been carefully preserved for all to behold, like this -
0:25:25 > 0:25:32the last carriage from Liverpool's overhead railway, the world's first elevated electric railway.
0:25:33 > 0:25:39Cleverly, the museum have suspended it at the height the actual railway would have stood.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43The series of bridges were a striking presence,
0:25:43 > 0:25:47providing shelter for the dockers on their way to work.
0:25:47 > 0:25:54Gordon Harrison, who worked as an electrician on the "Dockers' Umbrella", remembers it fondly.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58I think everybody who went on the overhead railway enjoyed it
0:25:58 > 0:26:04because you had seven miles, virtually, of looking at the docks.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08You could see the shipping coming in and going out.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12People used to travel on the overhead railway - dockers, workmen.
0:26:12 > 0:26:18They'd take their tools on it and you'd go into a carriage and see all their toolboxes,
0:26:18 > 0:26:23bits of equipment that they were going to fix on the shipping.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26You'd meet people, talk to people on the stations.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Very enjoyable, being a lad of 15 and a bit.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32It was very, very enjoyable.
0:26:36 > 0:26:42But the striking iron viaducts in the end provided the railway's undoing.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48The private company who owned it couldn't afford the repair and maintenance to the iron
0:26:48 > 0:26:52and they eventually went bust in 1956.
0:26:53 > 0:26:59The iron plinths were dismantled the following year, leaving very little trace of these viaducts
0:26:59 > 0:27:02and leaving the dockers without their umbrella.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07I really miss it.
0:27:07 > 0:27:14I had the choice, when the overhead railway closed, to go back into shipping
0:27:14 > 0:27:18as an apprentice, or go to the railways.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22I chose to go on the railways because I was fascinated.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28Despite the loss of the viaducts, the Customs House, Sailors' Home and even the castle,
0:27:28 > 0:27:35the existence of so much heritage under one roof here in the museum is really something quite special.
0:27:35 > 0:27:42If you're thinking of visiting Liverpool, the first thing to do is wander around this museum.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45It's absolutely marvellous. You can learn a lot about the city.
0:27:45 > 0:27:51Then when you journey into the city itself, you might get a very different view of what once graced
0:27:51 > 0:27:57the city's skyline. I'm convinced Liverpool has some of the greatest historic architecture in the world,
0:27:57 > 0:27:59even if it's not all still standing.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Welcome back to our valuation day in the gardens of Tatton Park,
0:28:15 > 0:28:19where the weather is holding out and the gems keep pouring in.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Tell me about this teapot.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31It was Mum's. My mum had it for years and years.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36- Did she use it for tea?- No. - It just sat on a shelf.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38It was just there.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- So how did you come by it? - One day she said, "Want this?"
0:28:42 > 0:28:45I said, "All right," and that was it.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- Did you know what it was when you got it?- No idea.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Did you become aware of what it was at some point?
0:28:52 > 0:28:57- Yeah, but only through watching this programme.- It's by Clarice Cliff.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02Designed by Clarice Cliff. She was a very talented woman who was an innovator
0:29:02 > 0:29:10at her time. This little pot is from the Gay Day pattern, from the Bizarre range.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13I think that is so apt, the name Bizarre.
0:29:13 > 0:29:20At that time we were getting away from monochromes and flowery patterns
0:29:20 > 0:29:25into this very bright, vibrant design,
0:29:25 > 0:29:31with oranges and blues and yellows and strong, strong colours coming together
0:29:31 > 0:29:34in a wonderful pattern.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38We do have a few wee chips on this teapot.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42We have a chip. We have one there. And we have one there.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47And if we take the lid off, we have a little chip inside.
0:29:47 > 0:29:53So I'm having to take into consideration these flaws or faults
0:29:53 > 0:29:55when I make the valuation.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58I would also like to make the valuation fairly conservative.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03And I would like to put the teapot in at £100-£200.
0:30:03 > 0:30:09- Would you be happy to put it in at that price?- Yeah. - We'll go for that.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- Will you miss it from the shelves? - Not really!- Not really.
0:30:13 > 0:30:19- Thank you for bringing it along to us. I look forward to seeing this coming up in auction.- OK.
0:30:20 > 0:30:27It's definitely teatime, but no break for our experts. David has caught up with Phil from earlier
0:30:27 > 0:30:32and she has another family heirloom she's hoping will bring home the banknotes.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- Hello, Phil.- Hello.- It's very pleasant sitting here in the sun.
0:30:38 > 0:30:44- It is delightful.- Modern transport up there, but we're looking at something 70 or 80 years old here.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Let me start by opening the box.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51And...I can reveal this beautiful locomotive
0:30:51 > 0:30:53and tender.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57There we are. I'll put the box on the floor.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03- Tell me a bit about it. - The train was given to my brother, maybe late '40s.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08I can't remember if it was birthday or Christmas, but it was second-hand when he got it.
0:31:08 > 0:31:14- There were not many toys available just after the war. We had a lot of fun playing with it.- A lovely thing.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19The locomotive and tender and these two items of rolling stock
0:31:19 > 0:31:22were all made by Bassett-Lowke.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- Right.- Bassett-Lowke was a firm established in Northampton
0:31:26 > 0:31:28back in the early 20th century.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30The quality of this is fantastic.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35It's a locomotive, which, as we can see, has four small wheels on two axles
0:31:35 > 0:31:38and four large wheels and another two axles.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43And we can date it fairly closely to about 1935, 1936.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- It's hardly been played with, has it?- We played with it quite a lot.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52- Gosh. You were very respectful. - Well, it was quite precious, I suppose.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56But I have many happy memories of playing with this.
0:31:56 > 0:32:02- We had a lot of track with it, which I think went round two rooms. - Really?- Absolutely.
0:32:02 > 0:32:08And obviously, when you finished playing with it, you put it back in its box and put it somewhere safe.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13- Model children!- I don't know about that, but we did respect it.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- That's the word.- We didn't have so many toys in those days.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22- You've got other bits with it? - We have quite a few wagons and a lot of track.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26OK. The value really lies in these four items here.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31I'm optimistic it's going to make £350 and perhaps even a bit more,
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- but I think we should put an estimate on it of £250-£350.- OK.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40- I would suggest, if you were happy, a reserve of £250.- Right, fine.
0:32:40 > 0:32:46- Your brother's happy about you selling it?- He's asked me to.- Good! We're not going to get into trouble?
0:32:46 > 0:32:53- No, no, no!- I'm pleased to hear that. Any chance of him being at the sale?- No, he lives abroad now.
0:32:53 > 0:33:00- Twist his arm. See if you can get him over. If not, I'll see you and we'll have a good day.- Indeed.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Well, what a fun-packed day we have all had here.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13It's been absolutely marvellous and the weather hasn't let us down.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15A big thank you to everyone,
0:33:15 > 0:33:21but sadly it's time to say tally-ho to Tatton Park and hello, Liverpool, as we head over to the auction room.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Here's a quick recap of the items we're putting under the hammer.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27It's a "Flog It!" favourite.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Barbara's Clarice Cliff teapot is a colourful teatime treat.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36And Phil's already netted £200 selling her silver,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39but can she top the estimate on her brother's locomotive?
0:33:43 > 0:33:49So we're back at Partridge and Bray auction rooms in Liverpool's historic dock area.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Let's hope this next batch of items sails away.
0:33:52 > 0:33:57But first it's over to Adam Partridge and his helper Nick Bray,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00who certainly think the locomotive is going to steam ahead.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Some interesting items.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05One thing that stood out to me was this Bassett-Lowke train set.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Here it is in the original box.
0:34:07 > 0:34:14- A little tatty, but it would be at that age.- But the train is... very, very good condition.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19- Bassett-Lowke, premier manufacturer from Northampton.- Very popular make and always a good seller.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24- They do like their train stuff here. - Very much so.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27I think we'll get top estimate and over for it.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31- Estimate is £250-£350. - I think it'll do 400-ish.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- I'll hold you to that.- OK!
0:34:39 > 0:34:42You either love it or you hate it. I'm talking about Clarice Cliff.
0:34:42 > 0:34:48It wouldn't be "Flog It!" without Clarice Cliff. It always does us proud, Barbara.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- You've brought something else in. Who's that?- That's my husband.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57- What's your name?- Graham. - Do you like Clarice Cliff?- Hate it!
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- Do you like Clarice Cliff? - Yes! It's colourful and vibrant!
0:35:01 > 0:35:05You're an auctioneer and you want to sell it! I can't bear it myself.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10- Do you like it?- No. - But millions of people love it.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13We'll find someone in here today.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Next is a Clarice Cliff Newport pottery Gay Day teapot.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- Doesn't it look lovely? - It looks very colourful.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23I'm bid 100. Take 10.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- 110. 120. 130. - There's a bid on the book.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31In the room at 150. I'll take 160. At 150. 60. 170.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Any more? Take 180. 170. Are you all done?
0:35:34 > 0:35:39- Hammer's up at £170. Selling. - Yes!
0:35:39 > 0:35:44- £170. Good news.- Excellent. - Well done. Spot-on valuation.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49- Happy with that for something you didn't like?- It's brilliant. It was just stuck on the shelf.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Next, we're all on tenterhooks to find out if our auctioneer's hunch is right...
0:35:55 > 0:35:59Will the Bassett-Lowke smash through its estimate or hit the buffers?
0:36:00 > 0:36:04So far, so good. Let's see if we're on the right track with this next lot.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08I'm talking about that little train and tender. It's your brother's.
0:36:08 > 0:36:14- You're selling it on his behalf. It's been in your attic.- It has. For about 9 or 10 years.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18It's boxed as well. It caused a lot of interest at the auction preview.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23- Good.- Boys and their toys, eh? Boys and their toys.
0:36:23 > 0:36:29- Here's a big boy who likes toys. - As you say, any schoolboy would have wanted to own this
0:36:29 > 0:36:31back in the late 1930s.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35All men are grown-up schoolboys and still want to own it.
0:36:35 > 0:36:42- Hopefully, we'll get a little bit more than that top figure.- Hope so. - We'll be chuffed!
0:36:44 > 0:36:48On to 440, which is a great collection of railway items.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52As always, a lot of interest. Are you on the phone for this one?
0:36:52 > 0:36:54OK. I bid 420.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58- At 420.- £420, Phil!
0:36:58 > 0:37:00440. 60. 80. 500. 20.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Choo-choo!
0:37:02 > 0:37:06On 60. 560. 560. Any more? 580.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09600. At £600. Take 20.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12On 640. 660. 680.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- This is very good, isn't it? - This is amazing!
0:37:15 > 0:37:18700 on the phone. At 700. 20 online.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22740 on the phone. At 740. 60.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- 780?- How exciting is this?
0:37:24 > 0:37:26760 online.
0:37:26 > 0:37:32At 760. Any more on this lot? 80 in the room. 800? At 780.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37The bid's in the room now at £780. Are you all done at 780?
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Time to come back. It's 780.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Gosh, Philippa! £780. We are so pleased with that.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46I thought I might be taking it home.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51- If you've got something like that, we want to see it! Wow!- Amazing.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55I'm always shocked. At every auction room, there's always a big surprise.
0:37:55 > 0:38:01Well, I'm thrilled. I don't like getting my valuations wrong, but I don't mind that way round.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06- You did say it would go well.- I bet you can't wait to get on the phone!
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- I can't.- Thank you so much. And thank you for watching.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15Sadly, it's the end of our show. Plenty of surprises, highs and lows.
0:38:15 > 0:38:23That's what auctions are all about. If you want to take part in one, log on to our website:
0:38:23 > 0:38:26All the information is there. Hopefully, we'll be near you soon.
0:38:26 > 0:38:32We'd love to see you. Until then, it's goodbye from all of us here in Liverpool.