0:00:05 > 0:00:09Today, we're in Cambria and I'm in the Great Hall of Muncaster Castle.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Just outside of Ravenglass, this place is a real architectural gem.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Through here, if you follow me, that's the magnificent dining room.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Normally place-set with the finest family silver,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22but a special event is just about to take place.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25And here's another clue, if you come in this room here,
0:00:25 > 0:00:26the Drawing Room.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Well, you see generations of family portraits
0:00:30 > 0:00:31adorning all the walls. Look at this!
0:00:31 > 0:00:35And, crew setting up, making their final preparations,
0:00:35 > 0:00:37because this is our magnificent
0:00:37 > 0:00:40valuation day venue.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Welcome to Flog It!
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Do you know? I got a cracking feeling we're going to be in for
0:01:09 > 0:01:10a really special day.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Just look at the size of the queue, everyone's happy,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15the weather is fantastic and the view is so spectacular.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Over there is Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain,
0:01:18 > 0:01:22measuring a whopping 978 metres!
0:01:22 > 0:01:24And talking about big and great things,
0:01:24 > 0:01:26just look at the size of this fantastic queue!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Hundreds of people have turned up today,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31laden with antiques and collectables.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34And they're here to challenge our experts to find out...
0:01:34 > 0:01:35- ALL:- What's it worth?
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Would everyone like to take one thing out for me?
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Their star lot.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Only the very best will do for James Lewis.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48You got some nice things today, folks.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51And he's teamed up with Caroline Hawley...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- You've a bit of carnival glass? - Ah, yeah.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55..who always knows what to do to bring out the best.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Hold it up to this lovely sunshine.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59See, it's shining?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- It's from my grandma, you know? - Yeah? It's lovely.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Although, it doesn't stop them monkeying around
0:02:03 > 0:02:05when they get together.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Hold that,
0:02:06 > 0:02:07here we go.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Oh, wow!
0:02:09 > 0:02:10I'm just going...
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- See you!- Oh, right.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Now, let's get inside and get these valuations under way.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Now, there's a touch of class on today's show
0:02:22 > 0:02:25with a dress fit for a ball.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28That would move wonderfully as you danced.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31And a decanter to dazzle a dinner party.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Well, I do know Disraeli was there.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Really?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Yes!- Disraeli could have been served from this claret jug?
0:02:37 > 0:02:38He could...
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Quite possibly, yes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43And I take a trip on a Victorian steamboat
0:02:43 > 0:02:45to find out what life was like on the lakes,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47here in Cumbria!
0:02:47 > 0:02:48BOAT HORN HONKS
0:02:49 > 0:02:52The only thing left now is to take a bow.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55I enjoyed that.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Enjoying yourselves?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- ALL:- Yes! - That's what it's all about.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02We have taken over every room in the castle today.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04So many people have turned up.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Here in the Drawing Room, we're surrounded by family portraits,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09but also by owners laden with antiques and collectables.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13James Lewis is at the table and he's just about to start his valuation.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Laura, let me take you back to a different era.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21We're in the middle of Queen Victoria's reign.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- All right. - The date of this is 1867...
0:03:25 > 0:03:27a long dining table,
0:03:27 > 0:03:29string quartet in the corner.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31The diners are all sitting there
0:03:31 > 0:03:33with their black tie and dinner jackets.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37And that is the type of scene that this would have graced.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40It is a fantastic claret jug.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Is it something that you've used?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Not used, no.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47But I remember it as a child.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50It belonged to my father's side of the family.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55It was his great-grandfather that purchased it, I should imagine.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58They bought the Strand Hotel in 1850-something,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I can't remember the exact date.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03OK, what sort of guests did they have?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- Well, I do know Disraeli was there. - Really?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Yes!- Disraeli could've been served from this claret jug.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Quite possibly, yes.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11Of that period.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Yes.- How wonderful? That speaks volumes, doesn't it?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17It was clearly a very good quality hotel.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Oh, yes, but I remember as a child, going to the hotel...
0:04:21 > 0:04:25and Friday was silver cleaning day.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28And, occasionally, this was out to be cleaned.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31So, how did you come to eventually own it?
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Well...
0:04:32 > 0:04:35at the end of the lifespan of the hotel,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39back in the '70s, there were three spinsters who
0:04:39 > 0:04:43were left with the hotel and they were getting on in years.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46One of them died and so the other two decided to sell up.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51- Oh!- And we had a big, fantastic clearance sale.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56That happened to be in the sale and it all came flooding back to me.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58And my father was with me and he said,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00"You really liked that, didn't you?"
0:05:00 > 0:05:01And I said, "Yes."
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Next thing I knew, he'd bought it.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Aw, lovely.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08And he said, "There you are. There's the present for you."
0:05:08 > 0:05:09- Wonderful.- Yes.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13In terms of quality, it doesn't get much better than this.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16It's by a maker, Daniel and Charles Houle,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18who are London makers,
0:05:18 > 0:05:23and specialised in this near-Renaissance style.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26You could imagine the shape
0:05:26 > 0:05:30almost on a Roman table.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33But then when you apply the decoration,
0:05:33 > 0:05:35it becomes more of a Renaissance style.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39We've got these embossed flower heads
0:05:39 > 0:05:43and scrolling foliage applied to the body.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47The hallmark is up at the top, exactly where you want to see it,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50just under the lip. And it hasn't rubbed at all.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52It's in lovely condition.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55I guess you want to know what it's worth?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Yes, please.- Um...
0:05:58 > 0:06:01I think we should put an estimate of...
0:06:01 > 0:06:04£600 to £900.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I think it's a wonderful thing.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- That's fantastic.- It's lovely.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12I would like to see a reserve of...
0:06:12 > 0:06:14£550 as a safety net.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- Yes.- But, you know, it's a lovely thing to see.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21And thank you so much for bringing it today.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- It's an absolute pleasure. - Thank you.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Our style guru, Caroline, has found something
0:06:30 > 0:06:32to send the ladies into a spin.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Joan, how wonderful is it to see these two lovely dresses?
0:06:38 > 0:06:39Aren't they beautiful?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41And they combine my favourite things -
0:06:41 > 0:06:45fashion, France, antiques.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Tell me what you know about them.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48I can certainly tell you that
0:06:48 > 0:06:50once I used to be able to get into both of them,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52but certainly no longer.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57And I bought this one when I lived in London during the '80s.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59And that one was given to me by a dear friend
0:06:59 > 0:07:01who went to live in New York.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06He actually felt it was too heavy to put in his suitcase to take.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Which it is, it's very heavy. - How fortunate for you!
0:07:09 > 0:07:10So, he gave it to me, which is lovely.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12It's beautifully fitted.
0:07:12 > 0:07:181950s. It has the look, you know the Dior New Look shape?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21So, it would give you a tiny waist and when you walked,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24it would just be wonderful.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26I'm going to dream about this tonight, it's gorgeous.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- It felt very elegant wearing it.- I bet it did!
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Did you wear it a lot?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Yeah, quite a bit. When I lived in London,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I used to go to the opera and to music and so on.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39So, it was perfect, the little black dress with just a little bit extra.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42And Jean Desses, Paris...
0:07:42 > 0:07:43excellent make.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46I've looked inside, I cannot see any labels.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48It's not haute couture,
0:07:48 > 0:07:52so it hasn't been made specially for anybody.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56I think it's been pret-a-porter, so you'd go into a shop and buy it.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Nonetheless, you would pay a lot of money.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Now, the other dress... Do you know, I would've worn that.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- I would've bought that, it's fabulous!- It's gorgeous, isn't it?
0:08:06 > 0:08:071950s...
0:08:07 > 0:08:09puffball...
0:08:09 > 0:08:10strapless...
0:08:10 > 0:08:11boned.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Again, I used to wear this when I lived in London for parties.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17And again, sadly, I can no longer get into it.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19But it's great fun.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21You know that would sell nowadays
0:08:21 > 0:08:25for the girls where they want to wear them to the proms, parties...
0:08:25 > 0:08:29anywhere. It's really interesting, if we look inside,
0:08:29 > 0:08:31we've got a make here...
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Ricci Michaels and nylon which it is.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37You know, that's not a bad thing.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39It's been retailed in Harrods.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Yes.- So, it would've been a very expensive thing.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46That would move wonderfully as you danced or just walked.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50And then, it's got boning in the bodice, which is just as well.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- So, it wouldn't drop off as you were dancing.- Absolutely.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55It really is lovely.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57I don't know...
0:08:57 > 0:09:01To give it a presales estimate, I would say £50-80.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05But if we put a fixed reserve of £50,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07are you happy with that?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Yeah, that's fine. - Not to stop it getting lots more.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11All right, OK.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Now, this one is a different kettle of fish.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17I would think £300-500.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Yeah. Well, that one was a gift
0:09:20 > 0:09:23to me and I think it's a work of art in its own right.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26So, it's of sentimental value.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28I think I'd probably want to keep that one.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31But it's interesting to hear its value.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33I don't blame you one bit, I think it's gorgeous.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Oh, wonderful! Thank you, you made my day.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Oh! Thank you very much.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39It was a pleasure.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44It's nice to see a touch of glamour being brought in.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Now, James has spotted something rather unusual.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Now, Lynn, Peter, I have to say this is about
0:09:54 > 0:09:58as far from my comfort zone as is possible.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01For me, I'm an old-fashioned sort of character, really.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03So, tell me what you know.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07We bought it from an antique shop in Melrose in Scotland,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09last November.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12And, originally, I thought they were just three plates
0:10:12 > 0:10:14that I thought would look nice in my conservatory.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17When I went to pick it up, I realised it was a light fitting.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19And it was £15.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- OK.- Which I tried to reduce.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24That's my game!
0:10:24 > 0:10:25When I tried to reduce him, he said,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28"I'm selling it on behalf of somebody else, he wants £15 for it."
0:10:28 > 0:10:30"If you don't buy it, I'm buying it."
0:10:30 > 0:10:32So then, I thought, alarm bells started ringing,
0:10:32 > 0:10:37then I started to research and found out that it was Danish...
0:10:37 > 0:10:39and, um, Soholm?
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Yeah. If we turn it over and have a look on the reverse,
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Um, there we go. The great thing about modern ceramics,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51is it says a lot of it on the back, a lot of the time.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55So, we've got Soholm, the factory...
0:10:55 > 0:11:01And then see that S-T-E-N-T-O-I, Stentoi?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04What that means...
0:11:04 > 0:11:06..earthenware, stoneware.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09It's incised. It's very much in the
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Hans Coper and Lucie Rie style of pottery,
0:11:13 > 0:11:17with these incised decoration and the colours that flow from them.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19And...
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I actually quite like it.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23It's quite impressive when it's lit up.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Yeah, lovely. - Quite impressive.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29We've got holes behind that central disc, haven't we, just in here.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33You can see the beams of light would shine out from behind there.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36It also shines across these as well, obviously.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39With the front plate being away from the back two,
0:11:39 > 0:11:41the light also comes out the side
0:11:41 > 0:11:43and does the same thing across all three.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- It's quite a clever piece of design, isn't it?- Yup.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51And the great thing about it is it's very now.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56Ten years ago, this would have been in a general sale in a box,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58might've made £10 or £20.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03At the moment, there's a massive fashion for antique furniture,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Danish, simple clean lines.
0:12:06 > 0:12:091960s, 1970s furniture.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10And, therefore,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12the kids today...
0:12:12 > 0:12:15the new money are looking for this sort of thing.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20And we found a couple of them that have sold in auctions
0:12:20 > 0:12:24and the two that we found made about £200.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26If you'd put a £15 bet on and got a £200 return,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28you'd be quite happy.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29You would, you would.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Let's put £200-300 on it at the moment.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35£200 reserve and see what you come up with on the day.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- All right.- All right, OK, that's fine.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38Good luck. Let's hope we do well with it.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40OK, thank you.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46That goes to prove there are still bargains to be found.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51Caroline's spotted yet another piece of the finest silver.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- Hi, Anne-Marie.- Yes.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Why have you brought a soldier to see me?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Well, I must have had it over 20 years
0:12:58 > 0:13:01and it's been stuck in the cupboard and must have been for the last ten.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02And where did you find it?
0:13:02 > 0:13:04I found it in a car-boot sale, a local car-boot sale.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09Do you know, I hear people all the time that find things at car-boot sales.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I don't think I've ever... Well, yeah, the odd time.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13But not like this.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14And how much did you pay?
0:13:14 > 0:13:16I think it was £20, might have been 18.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18£18, gosh!
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- Now, what do you know about him? - Nothing.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25I just know that it's combat uniform.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Now, one thing - it's silver. Solid silver.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- I did think it was just silver plate.- No, it's not silver plate.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- So, was it as clean as this when you found it?- No, I cleaned it.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Well, you lucky lady - I'm going to follow you around
0:13:38 > 0:13:39to the next car boot you go to.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43It's 1973, London.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45It's made by Garrard and Company, Regent Street,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49who are jewellers to the Queen.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- Marvellous. - Which IS pretty marvellous.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53You don't get better than that.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56So, all of which points to a fine quality item.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01It's an Northern Ireland soldier from the Northern Irish conflict.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06I think he's probably a bomb disposal...person.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Sadly, there is some damage.- Yeah.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10The top of his rifle, here.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Do you know anything about that?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14It was complete, but I think it was packed away
0:14:14 > 0:14:17and in between moving, it's been lost.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- Has it, so you haven't got it anywhere, lurking? - No, couldn't find it.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23See, that is going to make a huge difference.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26You know, it's bad enough if it was broken.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30But if we had it and could reattach it, it would be better.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34But also it would have had a plaque on the front - that's missing.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- And the plinth has been repainted. - Oh, yes.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41So having said all those terrible things about this soldier,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44he's still worth considerably more than the 18 or £20
0:14:44 > 0:14:45that you paid for it.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51Now, in great condition, some of them, similar to this,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54have been known to get up towards £1,000.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57In this condition, it isn't going to get anywhere near that.
0:14:57 > 0:15:03I would think a realistic estimate for him is going to be £300-£500.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08So, shall we put him into auction with a £300 reserve?
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- Yes, please. - Would you be happy with that and see what happens on the day?
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- Yes, marvellous.- Great. And keep hunting out.- Will do.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Before we head off to auction, there is
0:15:20 > 0:15:22something I would like to show you.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33From the late 18th century up until the 1940s,
0:15:33 > 0:15:38Britain's cotton industry had become such a major economic force that it
0:15:38 > 0:15:43fostered the saying, "Britain's bread hangs by Lancashire's thread."
0:15:43 > 0:15:48Britain had been the biggest cotton cloth producer in the world since the Victorian era.
0:15:48 > 0:15:56In 1860, there were more than 2,500 cotton mills, producing half the world's cotton.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00And while thousands of workers laboured away in the mills to the North,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03those in the Lake District had their work cut out supplying
0:16:03 > 0:16:06the bobbins - those simple wooden reels needed to retain the yarn.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Millions of them, in all different shapes
0:16:08 > 0:16:12and sizes were essential for the cotton spinning and weaving machines.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16More than 70 mills sprung up throughout
0:16:16 > 0:16:18the Lake District during the 19th century.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24When Stott Park Bobbin Mill opened in 1835,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27near the village of Finsthwaite, it was the perfect setting.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33This wood here was grown especially for cutting or coppicing,
0:16:33 > 0:16:34as it was known.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Different species of tree were cultivated
0:16:36 > 0:16:39in cycles such as birch, ash and sycamore,
0:16:39 > 0:16:44harvesting these long, great poles before they were then turned into the bobbins.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47And the water that you can see and hear now, well,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50that was the engine room, that was the power that drove
0:16:50 > 0:16:53the waterwheel, and then later, the water turbines.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57So, you can see the mill used its natural, local resources right on its doorstep -
0:16:57 > 0:16:59water and wood.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04This mill is now the only surviving example of a bobbin mill
0:17:04 > 0:17:05in the Lake District.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10Today, it is a working museum, run by Nick Callahan of English Heritage.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Oh, wow! I love this place.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17It's so atmospheric, it really is!
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Is this exactly what the mill would have looked like back
0:17:20 > 0:17:24in the 19th century when things were working at full tilt?
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Well, this is exactly what it would have been like in 1835
0:17:26 > 0:17:27when it was built.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30It changed slightly in 1880.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32It was water power, and then it was steam power
0:17:32 > 0:17:34and then finally we've got electricity put in.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38There was 20 men working here and six lads
0:17:38 > 0:17:40at the height of the industry.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43And when they were working, they could produce over 250,000 bobbins a week.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- A week?!- A week. It was a massive industry.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Did you get paid for how many bobbins you made? Was it like that?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53It was piecework. They got paid by the gross.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56So for every basket or gross, they were paid an amount.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57So, it's heads down, see you at the end.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01It's working every day, as many hours as they could.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Will you take me through the process?- Yes.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06I know this is still working today. And I'm itching to have a go.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09We can put the machines on, and you can have a go.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- So I'll switch the line shafting on now.- I'm ready.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Everything starts to spin and turn.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25HE LAUGHS
0:18:26 > 0:18:28This really is like a window back in time.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32You know, I'm loving this, I really am.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- I thought you'd enjoy this! - It's just great, it really is.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40- Right, I want to get started! Can we?- Come round this way.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42There's some glasses.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- I'll show you in the first piece. - OK.
0:18:47 > 0:18:53So you put the block in, get it spinning. Bring the cutter in.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55And the cutter from the other side.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- As quickly as... - That's quick, isn't it?
0:18:57 > 0:19:00As quickly as that, you've roughed a bobbin out.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- And that's ash, isn't it? - That's ash, there.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- Do you want to have a go? - Yeah, I want 20 goes, please.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Right. You go round in place of me.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10So, put it on to this end, not this end.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Put it onto this end. That's it.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Bang it on, that's it. Hold that tight. That's it. Hand on there.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Pull it towards you. There we go.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20My first bobbin turn. Ready?
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Yes, keep it tight. And then go the other way.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Very good. Now, just a little loose and off a bit.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Then it just comes off. There you go.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35So there's your roughed-out bobbin.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- I'll just finish this...- It's not very good, is it? It's rubbish!
0:19:39 > 0:19:42It is rubbish. Swap it for a better one.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Have another go with that one, it's a smaller piece.- Right.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Hold that tight. Pull that, just bring it up to it.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Pull it in. Right in. That's it.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Perfect.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- There you go. We'll make a bobbin out of that one.- OK. OK, let's go.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03OK, we go round this way.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09The rough bobbin would have been passed over to the bobbin mastermaker for finishing off.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15- We're now on the finishing machine. - OK.- We just put the bobbin on...
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Get it spinning. We wind that in.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22That shapes one side.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23And then those two cuts its edge.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Trimming off?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Ah! It's very clever.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- And there you have a finished bobbin.- That's brilliant. Can I have a go?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35You want to have a go? Step in there.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41I feel like a kid, this is so magical.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42Right, push that up.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47That's it. Then just wind that in. That's it.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Just round off the corners.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Oh, I like that.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00There we go. Watch your hand. There you are.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Mind you, that's only one!
0:21:02 > 0:21:05How many would one chap make in a day?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Maybe 2,500, 3,000, maybe more.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- Depending on the size and set-up. - Oh, day in and day out.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- So, that's it, really. That is just one type of bobbin.- It is.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18And they made over 260 different styles
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- and shapes of bobbins in this mill. - Gosh.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Well, there's my bobbin and I'm proud of that.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30But can you imagine what it would have been like working in here
0:21:30 > 0:21:35back in its heyday, churning out 250,000 of these every week.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37That's tough work.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43So it's not surprising that many suffered from consumption
0:21:43 > 0:21:44and dust-related disease.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Much of the workforce lived in the nearby village of Finsthwaite,
0:21:50 > 0:21:54making this a close-knit community, centring on the mill.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- How do you do?- Hi. What a tranquil setting.- Pleased to meet you.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- Isn't it tremendous?- Yeah.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Today, Sophia Martin lives in the house that was previously
0:22:05 > 0:22:07owned by the bobbin master.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Over the years, she has been finding out about the people who lived
0:22:12 > 0:22:14and worked around the mill.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16This house was divided into two.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18When we bought it, it was knocked back into one.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22But in the past, it's been two separate cottages.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27This man, John Gibson, he lived on the right-hand side, as we're looking at it.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- And there he is in the bobbin mill. - Absolutely.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30There he is standing at his bench,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33in amongst all that machinery and these huge piles
0:22:33 > 0:22:36of the wood shavings and things that you've seen.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40On the other side, on the left-hand side, as we're looking at it,
0:22:40 > 0:22:42there was a family called Kirwin.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46And both father and one of the daughters worked in the mill.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50His daughter, who is in the census when she is only 13,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52she is already working as a bobbin borer.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54This is not her, this is... It's a lad.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58But that's the machine that she would have worked.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01So, there's been a whole history of people that worked
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- in the bobbin factory, here, living in this house?- Yes.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08We were lucky enough to see the factory actually working before it closed.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12We went down there just a few months before it shut.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16And they demonstrated the machinery to us and we had a look.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20And my mother said to me, you know, look at this and remember it,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24because you won't see anything quite like this again. And so we did.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27We had a good look at it. Fascinating.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31It was the age of plastic that finally killed off the wooden bobbin industry
0:23:31 > 0:23:33in the mid-1900s.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40It's so rewarding to know that this tranquil little village,
0:23:40 > 0:23:46up here in the Lakes, has been able to hold on to those memories of a bygone age, when the buzz
0:23:46 > 0:23:50of the bobbin mills once filled the air up here in Cumbria.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54The bobbin may be a thing of the past, the little wooden one,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57but it's worth remembering it was once a vital commodity that
0:23:57 > 0:24:03kept the wheels of the British textile industry spinning.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12And now for my favourite part of the show,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16let's head straight to the auction and see what the bidders think.
0:24:18 > 0:24:19The silver claret jug
0:24:19 > 0:24:21has bags of style and finesse.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Just like this lovely dress that I hope
0:24:25 > 0:24:26will send the sale room
0:24:26 > 0:24:28into a spin.
0:24:30 > 0:24:36The silver statue found in a car-boot sale was a fantastic find.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41And those looking for that '70s retro look will surely fall for this
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Danish ceramic wall light.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Our auction destination today is in Carlisle,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52just ten miles from the Scottish border.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55The city is the main shopping centre
0:24:55 > 0:24:58and the commercial and industrial hub of both North Cumbria
0:24:58 > 0:25:00and parts of southern Scotland.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Today's saleroom is Thomson Roddick and Medcalf,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08and John Thomson and Stephen Parkinson are the auctioneers.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Remember, if you are buying or selling something in an auction room,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15there is commission or a buyer's premium to pay.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Now, here,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20it's 15% on the hammer, plus VAT.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Do factor that in. Do your sums because it does add up,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25you don't want to get caught out.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28First up, it's that stunning pink dress.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Joan, good luck and thank you for putting big smiles on our faces at the valuation day.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- We love it! - This is something for the ladies.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37It's that wonderful... It's a puffball dress, isn't it?
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- It is. - It is great and you wore it?- I did.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41It was very Bananarama in the '80s.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44It was, it was great. I used to wear it to parties
0:25:44 > 0:25:46and wear it with my Dr Martens and wear it with stilettos.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Guess who wants to wear it now?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- Me!- This one.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- I think every party dress tells a tale.- It does.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Some better than others, but I just think it is gorgeous.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56Yeah.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Anyway, let's find out what the bidders think.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00It's going under the hammer now.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Let's start at £40, I think.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Not that I would know, £40 bid.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07£40.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08£40 bid. £5?
0:26:08 > 0:26:09£50. £55.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10£60.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11£60.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12£60. £5?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14£70.
0:26:14 > 0:26:15That's from Harrods, you know?
0:26:15 > 0:26:16I know!
0:26:16 > 0:26:18£70.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20On commission on £70 only. £75.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22£80.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23Gosh, come on!
0:26:23 > 0:26:25At £80. £85?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27£85.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28£85!
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Last chance for this, at £85.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32At £85.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- Yes!- £85!- Yes, well done!
0:26:35 > 0:26:36- Fantastic! - Do you like it any better?
0:26:36 > 0:26:38- That's amazing!- Brilliant.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Thank you for bringing that in.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42We don't see a lot of textiles, and it cheers us up.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45It does, everybody's loved it, everybody that's seen it.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47I love it and I'm not a girl.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51A dress like that is timeless.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Coming up next, our item was found in a car-boot sale for £20.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Let's hope we can make that £400.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Sadly, our owner Anne-Marie cannot be with us,
0:27:07 > 0:27:09but we do have that wonderful silver soldier statue,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13the bomb disposal expert, and we have our very own expert!
0:27:13 > 0:27:14THEY LAUGH
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Our fine art expert.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- It's an unusual thing.- I've not seen one before.- No, I haven't.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- It's not everybody's cup of tea. - No.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25We're going to put it to the test right now. This is it.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27The silver standing figure of a commando
0:27:27 > 0:27:30with his Northern Ireland equipment.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34300 for the Garrad figure. 200? 180?
0:27:34 > 0:27:38180 bid. 180 bid. 200. 220.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- 240, 260...- Selling.- 280. 300.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47£300. At £300, I'm only offered.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50At 300, £300 only. Last call.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52All done at 300.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- £300, right on the reserve.- I think she will be pleased.- Yes, so do I.
0:27:55 > 0:27:5920 quid to 300. She is bound to be pleased.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02That's what it's all about. And it is out there, you've just got to get up early in the morning
0:28:02 > 0:28:05and find the right car-boot sale and enjoy yourself and have fun.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07And fingers crossed you make some money.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Now, will these wall lights dazzle our bidders?
0:28:17 > 0:28:18Hopefully, right now,
0:28:18 > 0:28:21we are going to try and turn £15 into £200 for Peter and Lynn.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24We can normally do it when our owners buy something at a car boot.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25But, it's very rare you can do it
0:28:25 > 0:28:27if they buy something at an antique show,
0:28:27 > 0:28:29which you did last year.
0:28:29 > 0:28:30- Yeah.- A light fitting.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- Yes.- Flavour of the month, isn't it?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Did you buy it for your house and think, "Oh, it doesn't work"?
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Yeah, we were going to get it for the conservatory
0:28:37 > 0:28:39because it was the colours.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40And it did work, but, uh...
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- when we did a bit of research... - You didn't like it?
0:28:43 > 0:28:44I like it, but then I started researching
0:28:44 > 0:28:46and thought it's got to be worth more than this.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49OK, here we go, let's put it to the test.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Danish stoneware wall light.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55We have a nice, attractive item, this, isn't it?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58I can start a bid here with me at £140 bid.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00At £140 bid.
0:29:00 > 0:29:01£150.
0:29:01 > 0:29:02£160.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04At £160, still bid.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06At £160.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Come on, it looks nice. Look at that, it's lit up as well.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10At £160 bid.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11At £160, is that it?
0:29:11 > 0:29:14At £160, at £160.
0:29:14 > 0:29:15Sorry, that's just not enough.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18It didn't sell, it nearly did at £160.
0:29:18 > 0:29:23Look, it just wasn't the market for it here in Carlisle.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26I think you're onto a winner with that, I really do.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28You'll certainly make more than 15 quid, it's at £160.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30It needs to be in a design sale, doesn't it?
0:29:30 > 0:29:32Yeah, 20th-century modern sale.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Get it into a specialist sale, like James has said.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38- And it will do £200-300.- We'll give that a try. OK, thank you.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45It didn't shine in the saleroom, but hopefully the ewer will.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46This is the one I've been waiting for,
0:29:46 > 0:29:48that wonderful silver claret jug,
0:29:48 > 0:29:52belonging to Nora, who's right next to me with a big smile on your face,
0:29:52 > 0:29:54because it's going!
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Look, claret is my tipple.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59I'd like to be taking this home, but I'm not allowed to buy it.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03If I was allowed to, I'd be bidding on this.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Yes. So, if we feel that way about it, then that lot out there
0:30:06 > 0:30:08are definitely going to feel that way.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- It's all down to the bidders now. Ready?- Yes. Mm-hm.- OK.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12This is it. Let's do it.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Let's start this at 450.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18450. 480. 500.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20520, 550.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22580, 600.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24620. At 620.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- At £620.- We've sold it. Let's get a bit more.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32620. 620. 620. A lovely ewer. 620.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36Nobody else? At £620 only. Last chance.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- At 620...- Sold.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- Straight in, really, and straight out.- Yes.- Just over the lower end.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- Phew!- It was close, wasn't it?
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- It was.- It was close, but it's gone and that's the main thing.- Yes.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Yeah. Whoo!
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Well, that's our first lots done and dusted, under the hammer.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57So far, so good. While we're here in the area, I've been exploring
0:30:57 > 0:31:00the more scenic side of the Lake District.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04While Coniston Water may not be the largest or the deepest of the lakes,
0:31:04 > 0:31:05over the centuries,
0:31:05 > 0:31:07it's certainly been a magnet for the elegant and the rich,
0:31:07 > 0:31:12as well as being the scene for some fearless water-borne escapades.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Coniston Water is the Lake District's third-largest lake.
0:31:24 > 0:31:30It's five miles long, half a mile wide and 180 feet deep.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35The lake became famous when Donald Campbell attempted
0:31:35 > 0:31:38to beat his own world water speed record
0:31:38 > 0:31:40in January 1967.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45You're past the point of no return the moment you start.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47There is no going back.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54Tragically, Donald Campbell lost his life when the boat lost control.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01But this tale of tragedy is only part of Coniston's history.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04It's one of England's most beautiful landscapes,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07but prior to the Victorian era, few came to visit.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14In the 1850s, new railway links brought tourism to the lakes.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Victorian workers began to get weekends off,
0:32:17 > 0:32:20and were already holidaying in resorts like Blackpool
0:32:20 > 0:32:22in Lancashire.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25The Furness Railway operating in the Lake District
0:32:25 > 0:32:28capitalised on the links already established
0:32:28 > 0:32:31to Lancashire for ferrying minerals and industrial materials.
0:32:31 > 0:32:36Now they could carry fare-paying day-trippers.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39From holiday hotspots, like Blackpool, they organised
0:32:39 > 0:32:42day trips touring the lakes, travelling by train,
0:32:42 > 0:32:46horse-drawn coach and, of course, the steamboat.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47For around five shillings,
0:32:47 > 0:32:49holiday-makers could pick
0:32:49 > 0:32:51from one of many day excursions
0:32:51 > 0:32:53to the lakes.
0:32:53 > 0:32:54One of the most popular
0:32:54 > 0:32:55was the Outer Circle tour
0:32:55 > 0:32:57around Lake Windermere.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03These were some of the first all-inclusive tours in the UK.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08And so the era of mass tourism in the English Lake District was born.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Now the more adventurous would do the Inner Circle tour
0:33:16 > 0:33:18and buy their tickets from this ticket office
0:33:18 > 0:33:20and leave on this very jetty,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Lake Bank Jetty on Coniston Water,
0:33:23 > 0:33:26to get aboard this wonderful steam yacht, the Gondola.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Just look at the beautiful lines on this vessel.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33She was built in 1859, one of the first to be commissioned
0:33:33 > 0:33:35by the Furness Railway Company,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37for its day-trippers.
0:33:37 > 0:33:38And I'm getting on board!
0:33:40 > 0:33:45It wasn't just the aspiring classes taking part in the excursions.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Restrictions in travel to Europe during the Napoleonic Wars
0:33:49 > 0:33:53had established the Lake District as an alternative to the Grand Tour.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57While the Victorians maintained this tradition,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00they could now enjoy days out and, better still,
0:34:00 > 0:34:02do it in first-class style.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07I'm going to find out more from the boatmaster, Bill King.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Bill, this is the height of luxury for a steam yacht, it really is.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16When I was approaching, I was thinking why is it called Gondola,
0:34:16 > 0:34:18but you can see, by the bow section,
0:34:18 > 0:34:21it's very elegant and it's very extravagant.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Just looking around, it's steeped in architectural detail.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27You've got wonderful, sort of, Corinthian columns.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31You really do feel like you're on some kind of Grand Tour, don't you?
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Yes, and it was designed very much that way,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36that people who were accustomed to that kind of luxury,
0:34:36 > 0:34:38perhaps on the great train tours in Europe,
0:34:38 > 0:34:41would see the same sort of luxury here.
0:34:41 > 0:34:42And that's second-class?
0:34:42 > 0:34:44It's second-class through there.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46They would've had slatted wooden seats in there
0:34:46 > 0:34:48and there would've probably been a door
0:34:48 > 0:34:50to segregate the two classes.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53I was going to say, did they ever meet? The first and second...
0:34:53 > 0:34:55No, there were different places to board the boat.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Over the bow for the well-to-do
0:34:58 > 0:35:01and over the stern for steerage
0:35:01 > 0:35:04and the rather steamy, sooty end of the boat.
0:35:04 > 0:35:05Well, I'm keen to look around.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09So, will you be my tour guide and can I go see the engine room,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11the nuts and bolts of the vessel?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Yes, absolutely. Paul, the engineer, is waiting for you down there
0:35:13 > 0:35:16and looking forward to telling you all about it.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- Hopefully, I can fire up. - Absolutely, yes.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Gondola is more than 150 years old
0:35:25 > 0:35:29and considered to be the oldest yacht in the North.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32It was in 1918 that she was brought back to her former glory
0:35:32 > 0:35:35after being left beached and derelict.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46This is definitely the warmest part of the vessel, that's for sure.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48It's lovely in here.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52But we could be, literally, standing on the foot plate of a locomotive.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Exactly, that's exactly what it is.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57It's a narrow-gauge Ffestiniog standardised locomotive boiler.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Do you have to polish this?
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- Every day.- Every single day?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03We polish the brasses every day, throughout the boat,
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- not just in here. - There's a lot of brass to polish.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07There is. Do you want to polish some?
0:36:07 > 0:36:09No, no! I'll tell you what I'm going to do,
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- you've kindly given me some gloves.- I have.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Can I start to put some logs in?
0:36:13 > 0:36:16You can, indeed. Just behind you are some ready to put on.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18OK.
0:36:18 > 0:36:19That's looking nice.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23If you put two or three pieces in...
0:36:24 > 0:36:25Brilliant stuff.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30We monitor the pressure from these gauges up here.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32So what you've just put in will now burn,
0:36:32 > 0:36:34boil the water that's in here.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37And we've now got just under 130 pounds of pressure on.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40So, once it's built up enough pressure and enough steam,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42- we can head off?- We can indeed.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Do you go, "toot, toot"? Have you got one of those?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46We can, we can do that from the top side.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54HORN TOOTS
0:36:54 > 0:36:57And now the world knows we're reversing out of our berth!
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Travelling at around seven knots,
0:37:00 > 0:37:03which is about 7 to 8 miles per hour,
0:37:03 > 0:37:07we get to experience the tranquillity of the lake
0:37:07 > 0:37:09and this amazing scenery.
0:37:15 > 0:37:16It's so beautiful,
0:37:16 > 0:37:20just seeing all the undulating landscape around the water.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Whoa. I don't know, it's bowling me over, really.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24This is such a privilege to do this.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28The Victorian art critic and writer John Raskin bought a house
0:37:28 > 0:37:32on the lake here called Brantwood. And we're just going by it.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33We are approaching its jetty.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37He was a bit of a celebrity and it must've been quite a thrill
0:37:37 > 0:37:41for all the Victorian day-trippers to actually bypass his house.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44You can see it in the trees, just there.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46It's a lovely view of the house.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48You can imagine them all trying to spot Raskin
0:37:48 > 0:37:50at work in his study, the turreted room,
0:37:50 > 0:37:54probably cataloguing one of his Turner paintings.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00These stunning views would have been pretty much the same
0:38:00 > 0:38:02for those Victorians.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06And what a wonderful escape from those industrial towns.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14More than 7,000 visitors, annually, took the Inner Circle trip
0:38:14 > 0:38:17shortly after it opened in 1865.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Towards the turn of the 20th century,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22that number had trebled, to around 22,000 visitors.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25And today, it still draws in the crowds,
0:38:25 > 0:38:27taking part in activities in and around it.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Let's hope that trip on the Gondola,
0:38:29 > 0:38:33which you can see just disappearing in the distance, taking in all
0:38:33 > 0:38:38this magic scenery, will be with us for many more generations to come.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40It truly is special.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Welcome back to Muncaster Castle,
0:38:52 > 0:38:55our magnificent valuation-day venue.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57As you can see, the sun is still shining.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Hundreds of people are here,
0:38:59 > 0:39:01which means hundreds more antiques to value.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04So, it's time to go inside and catch up with our experts
0:39:04 > 0:39:06to find more treasures to take off to auction.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07Isn't that right, Jazz?
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Yes. Woof, woof!
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Now, Caroline's found a little treasure.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Linda, hello. - Hello. Pleased to meet you.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Pleased to meet you! Have you come far?
0:39:20 > 0:39:22I've come from Grange-over-Sands,
0:39:22 > 0:39:24which is apparently about an hour away.
0:39:24 > 0:39:25But it took me three hours to get here.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Three hours? You're worse than me. How did it take you three hours?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31I just went the wrong route. I couldn't find it. I nearly gave up.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Aw! Well, I'm glad you didn't give up.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Now, where did you find this fine thing?
0:39:36 > 0:39:39About six weeks ago, I bought my dream home.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41It's an Edwardian flat
0:39:41 > 0:39:43on the promenade at Grange.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46I had a bit of furniture, but not enough to furnish it.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49So, I bought the contents of the flat...
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- Right. - ..and this was in a drawer.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Fabulous.
0:39:54 > 0:39:55Well, it is Turkish.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- Right.- It's silver.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- And I would think it's 19th-century.- Mm-hm.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03There's some damage on the enamel. Can you see here?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Yeah, yeah. It's missing.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08It's beautiful, this green and red enamel.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11And it's the Order of Osmanieh...
0:40:11 > 0:40:15created by Abdulaziz, in 1862,
0:40:15 > 0:40:18for outstanding services to the state.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21It would've been a very precious object
0:40:21 > 0:40:24to the person that received it.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- It doesn't appeal to me. - Does it not?
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- No, no.- Shall we turn it over and have a look on the back?
0:40:30 > 0:40:35And here is the date of the beginning of the Ottoman Empire.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38And it's missing something here,
0:40:38 > 0:40:39- it would've had a ribbon... - Oh, right?
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- Can you see? ..to wear it.- Yeah.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Well, fancy finding this as a little extra.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48It was just in the drawer. There was a few tools and...
0:40:48 > 0:40:52matchboxes and some playing cards and...
0:40:52 > 0:40:53- and that!- Yeah!
0:40:53 > 0:40:55£50 to £80?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Oh, wonderful! Yeah, great.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- How's that?- Yeah, that's smashing.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01And my son gets married this...
0:41:01 > 0:41:03August, in Mexico.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- I'll spend it when I'm there. - So it'll go to the Mexico fund?
0:41:06 > 0:41:07Yeah, definitely.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Well, do you want a reserve on it?
0:41:09 > 0:41:10No, no. Whatever.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- You want to let it go?- Yeah.
0:41:12 > 0:41:13OK, we'll put £50 to £80...
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- That'll be smashing. - ..without reserve.- Super.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- Great!- That's great stuff. Thank you very much!
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- That's a pleasure, Linda. - Glad to get rid of it!
0:41:22 > 0:41:24What a lucky find!
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Now, does luck run in your family?
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Well, it seems to here for the Pennington family.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36Their luck hinges on the survival of one glass bowl.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Peter, can you tell me the story of the bowl?
0:41:38 > 0:41:43It's a bowl that was given us to by Holy King Harry, King Henry VI,
0:41:43 > 0:41:44who was a rather unfortunate monarch
0:41:44 > 0:41:47because he was really defeated in the War of the Roses.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50In 1464, he was beaten in the Battle of Hexham.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52He fled into this part of the world, seeking shelter.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55No-one really wanted anything to do with him any more,
0:41:55 > 0:41:57because that upstart, Edward of York, was king.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00He turned up, found in the woods around Muncaster, and brought here.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03He was so pleased that we looked after him for a number of weeks,
0:42:03 > 0:42:05when he left, he left his little enamel bowl
0:42:05 > 0:42:06that we have in front of us,
0:42:06 > 0:42:09saying, "As long as this bowl remains unriven,
0:42:09 > 0:42:12"Penningtons from Muncaster never shall be driven" -
0:42:12 > 0:42:14or, "If you don't break the bowl, you'll keep the castle."
0:42:14 > 0:42:17That's astonishing, from the War of the Roses.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Where do you normally keep it?
0:42:19 > 0:42:20Well, it's hidden safely in the castle.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Only family members know where it is.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24So it's our secret.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27If I do tell you by accident, you'd better start running,
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- cos I'll have to kill you. - Please don't tell me.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- I think we'd better put this away now.- Yes, please.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Earlier, we touched on Donald Campbell
0:42:39 > 0:42:42and his presence here in the Lake District.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46So it's very apt that James has happened upon his next item.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51Jacqueline, 4th of January 1967, not too far from here,
0:42:51 > 0:42:53at Coniston Water,
0:42:53 > 0:42:57we saw one of the worst disasters in world-record history, didn't we?
0:42:57 > 0:42:58We did.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02Donald Campbell's Bluebird. But Donald Campbell was...
0:43:02 > 0:43:04an amazing character.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08- Yes.- In the 1950s and '60s, he broke the world record on land,
0:43:08 > 0:43:10and on water!
0:43:10 > 0:43:14The only man ever to hold both world records at the same time.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- Yeah.- But what do you have here?
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Donald Campbell's autograph.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21And my uncle,
0:43:21 > 0:43:26he lived in the village and he used to go down to the boat yard
0:43:26 > 0:43:27and do odd jobs.
0:43:27 > 0:43:33- And...- OK.- ..I used to go to his house for my lunch.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36And one day, he said, "Would you like his autograph?"
0:43:36 > 0:43:37And I said, "Oh, yes."
0:43:37 > 0:43:39So I brought it in the next day
0:43:39 > 0:43:43and he got both Donald Campbell's and...
0:43:43 > 0:43:45his team, as well.
0:43:45 > 0:43:46Oh, lovely!
0:43:46 > 0:43:48Gosh, how exciting.
0:43:48 > 0:43:53It must've been an amazing thing to view those world-record attempts.
0:43:53 > 0:43:57I don't think we realised how important it was at the time.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00We used to hear his engine set off,
0:44:00 > 0:44:03and we used to all run to the office window
0:44:03 > 0:44:06and watch him just disappearing to start his run.
0:44:06 > 0:44:08Oh, gosh. How exciting.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11Well, what we have here is...
0:44:11 > 0:44:14- a piece of history, really.- Yes.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18And it's a very sad thing that autograph collectors
0:44:18 > 0:44:20love rare autographs.
0:44:20 > 0:44:25Those people that die young, those people that die unexpectedly,
0:44:25 > 0:44:27often have more of a following,
0:44:27 > 0:44:32same in pop memorabilia, same in actors and actresses,
0:44:32 > 0:44:33Marilyn Monroe.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36Those people that pass away early have a greater following
0:44:36 > 0:44:39- and it's the same with Donald Campbell.- Yes.
0:44:39 > 0:44:43- In terms of value, it's not a huge figure.- No.
0:44:43 > 0:44:47But I should think that that's going to be worth
0:44:47 > 0:44:50- somewhere between £80 and £120.- Right.
0:44:50 > 0:44:54For somebody that wasn't a film star, wasn't a rock star,
0:44:54 > 0:44:57that actually is quite a lot of money for something like this.
0:44:57 > 0:45:02- But it's your story that makes it and the history behind it.- Yes.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04Are you happy to let it go?
0:45:04 > 0:45:06Yes, I am.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09- Well, somebody's going to love it. It's going to go to a...- I hope so.
0:45:09 > 0:45:12..a collection, probably, of Donald Campbell memorabilia.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14- Thank you.- Pleasure.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22Now Caroline's spotted some Art Nouveau.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27Dot, how nice to meet you. Are you local to this area?
0:45:27 > 0:45:28Barrow-in-Furness.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30- Right.- About an hour away.
0:45:30 > 0:45:31Lovely. What do you do there?
0:45:31 > 0:45:34Well, I have catteries,
0:45:34 > 0:45:36I have ponies.
0:45:36 > 0:45:40But I love your outfit - it would make a lovely lead rein outfit
0:45:40 > 0:45:42and especially with your hat.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45Oh! What's a lead rein outfit?
0:45:45 > 0:45:51Well, it's an adult leading a pony with a child on it.
0:45:51 > 0:45:54Anything nice that you're wearing, it catches the judge's eye.
0:45:54 > 0:45:58Right. Well, next time you need a lead rein, give me a call, Dot.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01I will. I don't think your outfit would fit me, though.
0:46:03 > 0:46:06This is gorgeous. I love this.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09Now, tell me about it. Where did you come by it?
0:46:09 > 0:46:12Well, it was my mum's
0:46:12 > 0:46:15and she died about four or five years ago.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19And when we were cleaning the bungalow out...
0:46:19 > 0:46:24my sisters put a load of stuff out for the charity shops.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27And this was among it. And I just said,
0:46:27 > 0:46:30"You can't throw that out." I said, "Can I have that?"
0:46:30 > 0:46:34Yes, cos it was broke. It did have glass in it.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36It would've had a mirror, I would think.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39It's a period that I particularly adore.
0:46:39 > 0:46:41Have you heard of the Art Nouveau period?
0:46:41 > 0:46:45- Yes.- Which is 1895, 1905.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47This sits beautifully, right bang in the middle,
0:46:47 > 0:46:49I would say about 1900.
0:46:49 > 0:46:53It's silver plate. And can you see the lady here,
0:46:53 > 0:46:57with this lovely flowing, sort of, hair and dress?
0:46:57 > 0:46:58And she's listening.
0:46:58 > 0:47:02Now, this particular model is actually called the Cuckoo,
0:47:02 > 0:47:06because she is listening to a cuckoo or echo,
0:47:06 > 0:47:10and it's got a little mark on it. Did you know?
0:47:10 > 0:47:14No, I didn't. I've looked and looked, but I can't find the mark.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18Well, I've looked and I've looked and I've looked at it again.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20And I found a mark, Dot.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23So, if we turn it over...
0:47:23 > 0:47:28and we'll need glasses or maybe even a magnifying glass for this.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31- A tiny little mark down here, can you see?- Oh, yes!
0:47:31 > 0:47:32Yes!
0:47:32 > 0:47:34- Right! - It was probably muck covering it!
0:47:34 > 0:47:37THEY LAUGH
0:47:37 > 0:47:39Well, there's no muck on it now.
0:47:39 > 0:47:42And we can see it's WMF,
0:47:42 > 0:47:47- which is a German maker, which is great to find.- Oh, right.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51..and that puts it up into, you know, a nice little value.
0:47:51 > 0:47:56Even like this, I think it's easily going to get £100 to £150.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58Oh, that'd be nice.
0:47:58 > 0:48:01- Would you like it to go to auction?- Yes.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03Right, I think we'll put it in.
0:48:03 > 0:48:07- I don't think you need to put a reserve on it.- No, no.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09I am sure you don't. It's going to get its money.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11Right, lovely.
0:48:11 > 0:48:12Lovely, thank you.
0:48:12 > 0:48:13Aw, thank you!
0:48:17 > 0:48:19I enjoyed that!
0:48:21 > 0:48:25James has spotted an item fit for a castle.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28Gloria, I have to say, normally when somebody says,
0:48:28 > 0:48:32"I have an oak and silver-plated ice bucket",
0:48:32 > 0:48:35I go, "Oh, no. How am I going to let them down
0:48:35 > 0:48:36"and tell them it's worth a tenner?"
0:48:36 > 0:48:39Because most of them are.
0:48:39 > 0:48:41But THAT is fantastic.
0:48:41 > 0:48:43I love it!
0:48:43 > 0:48:46I mean, what better place can you be
0:48:46 > 0:48:50looking at a castle ice bucket, than in a castle itself?
0:48:50 > 0:48:52Tell me about your ice bucket.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55My grandmother gave me this about 50 years ago.
0:48:55 > 0:48:59It used to be in her china cabinet and I always said to her
0:48:59 > 0:49:01when she dies could I have it?
0:49:01 > 0:49:02Ah.
0:49:02 > 0:49:06So she actually gave me it about ten years before she actually died.
0:49:06 > 0:49:08But I never asked any questions about it.
0:49:08 > 0:49:12So I don't know how long she'd had it, or where it came from.
0:49:12 > 0:49:16The great thing about it is the word novelty.
0:49:16 > 0:49:19And as soon as you're able to say a novelty postbox,
0:49:19 > 0:49:23a novelty sauce boat, a novelty ice bucket,
0:49:23 > 0:49:27that sort of doubles, trebles, quadruples its value.
0:49:27 > 0:49:28If it's interesting.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32A plain one of these, without the castle link
0:49:32 > 0:49:36would be worth, as I say, £10 or £20. But this one's super.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38I've never seen one like it.
0:49:38 > 0:49:41It dates to about 1870, 1880.
0:49:41 > 0:49:43The mounts are silver-plated,
0:49:43 > 0:49:46there are no date codes on there at all.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49- It has dried out over the years.- Yeah.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51And these little bits here, it's all a bit rickety.
0:49:51 > 0:49:56But it's made in strips of oak, so it's coopered like a barrel.
0:49:56 > 0:50:00And all it needs is putting back together in a clamp
0:50:00 > 0:50:03and re-gluing and it will be fine.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06The difficulty is, if this was a postbox,
0:50:06 > 0:50:10a novelty country house postbox, the same shape,
0:50:10 > 0:50:14maybe just six inches higher with a slot saying, "Letters", I think
0:50:14 > 0:50:17it would be worth £1,000, £1,500.
0:50:17 > 0:50:21Because novelty postboxes are really popular.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23But it's not. It's an ice bucket.
0:50:23 > 0:50:25But exactly the same quality,
0:50:25 > 0:50:29exactly the same shape, but just slightly smaller.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31- And it's going to be a hugely different valuation.- Yeah.
0:50:31 > 0:50:35This one, I think, would be 100 to 150.
0:50:35 > 0:50:36Well, that's a fair one, isn't it?
0:50:36 > 0:50:39I think we should protect it with a reserve.
0:50:39 > 0:50:43- If it didn't make £100...- Yeah. - ..then we ought to try it again.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45And if it doesn't make that, I'll have it.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48- LAUGHING:- No, I'm joking. - I take it home, I'll take it home.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50I'll get into big trouble.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52That's definitely a cool castle.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56Here's a quick recap, just to jog your memory
0:50:56 > 0:50:58of everything that's going under the hammer.
0:50:59 > 0:51:02The Turkish silver medal for outstanding services
0:51:02 > 0:51:05could draw in the collectors...
0:51:05 > 0:51:07just like this exceptional autograph book
0:51:07 > 0:51:10with Donald Campbell's signature.
0:51:10 > 0:51:15We have to keep our cool when it comes to this novelty ice bucket.
0:51:16 > 0:51:19And how can Dot's Art Nouveau photo frame
0:51:19 > 0:51:21fail to impress the bidders?
0:51:24 > 0:51:25Here we are, back at the auction.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31We're certainly doing battle in the saleroom right now.
0:51:31 > 0:51:35Coming up for grabs, we have Linda's medal, found in her flat,
0:51:35 > 0:51:36or a house you bought recently.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38- Yeah, that's right. - Gosh!- It was in the drawer.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41- It's got the look, hasn't it? - It's quite unusual, isn't it?- Yeah!
0:51:41 > 0:51:43Did you fancy keeping it?
0:51:43 > 0:51:44Oh, definitely not!
0:51:44 > 0:51:46- Not a lot of money - what, £50 to £80?- Yeah.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49But fingers crossed we get the top end and a little bit more.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51This is going under the hammer now.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54This is a silver enamel,
0:51:54 > 0:51:55the Ottoman Military decoration.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57Quite a few bids here.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59I can start, straight in with me now,
0:51:59 > 0:52:00at £30 bid. At £30.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02- At £30.- Come on, any interest?
0:52:02 > 0:52:03At £30, £32, £35.
0:52:03 > 0:52:05At £35.
0:52:05 > 0:52:06£38 on the internet.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08I have £38 and 40, if you like.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10At £40 bid. £42.
0:52:10 > 0:52:11£45.
0:52:11 > 0:52:15I think this could be finding its way back to Turkey, don't you?
0:52:15 > 0:52:17- Easy to post.- At £50.
0:52:17 > 0:52:18At £55 on the internet.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20- And I am out. At £55.- A few bidders.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23At £55 and £60, if you like.
0:52:23 > 0:52:24At £55, are we all sure?
0:52:24 > 0:52:26At £55.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29Sold! £55 on the internet.
0:52:29 > 0:52:31- Smashing! - That could be going back home.
0:52:31 > 0:52:32Thank you for bringing that in.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34That was a good find, wasn't it?
0:52:34 > 0:52:36Yeah, super. Thank you very much.
0:52:36 > 0:52:39And a few more pounds towards Linda's son's wedding.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43Going under the hammer now, we have that wonderful autograph book -
0:52:43 > 0:52:46Donald Campbell and the Bluebird team.
0:52:46 > 0:52:48I don't think there's many of these about.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51Sadly, we don't have our owner, Jackie, she can't make it today,
0:52:51 > 0:52:53but we do have James, our expert.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55A lot of local interest.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57No problem with the value on this one, is there, James?
0:52:57 > 0:53:02- It's such an easy thing to sell, especially here.- Yes, exactly.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04And we've all been to Lake Coniston, as well.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06For me, that's my favourite lake.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08My favourite, by a long shot!
0:53:08 > 0:53:12Anyway, let's find out if there's a lot of local interest, shall we?
0:53:12 > 0:53:14It's going under the hammer right now.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17This is an interesting thing, isn't it?
0:53:17 > 0:53:18The autograph book containing
0:53:18 > 0:53:20the autographs of Donald Campbell
0:53:20 > 0:53:22and the Bluebird team.
0:53:22 > 0:53:24There's not many of them about, I am sure.
0:53:24 > 0:53:25Straight in with a mere £80 bid.
0:53:25 > 0:53:27At £80 bid, at £80.
0:53:27 > 0:53:28At £85.
0:53:28 > 0:53:29At £95 on the net, now.
0:53:29 > 0:53:30£95. £100.
0:53:30 > 0:53:31£100 with me.
0:53:31 > 0:53:32£110. £120.
0:53:32 > 0:53:35- That's very good.- £130, £140.
0:53:35 > 0:53:37Lots and lots of local interest.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40£160. 160 with me, now.
0:53:40 > 0:53:43If it doesn't sell well here, it won't sell well anywhere, will it?
0:53:43 > 0:53:44At £160. £170.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46- And I am out at £170...- At £170.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48..can you believe it?
0:53:48 > 0:53:50At £170. I'm sure it's worth a bit more.
0:53:50 > 0:53:53At £170, we're going to sell at £170.
0:53:53 > 0:53:54- We're at £180.- £180.
0:53:54 > 0:53:56£180 is in the room, now. £180.
0:53:56 > 0:53:59At £180, are we sure? At 180.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02Yes, well done!
0:54:02 > 0:54:04A wonderful thing, local interest and a good condition -
0:54:04 > 0:54:06that's what it was all about.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08- Yeah.- Great subject matter, as well.
0:54:10 > 0:54:14A great example of how stories live on through objects.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17Well, things are certainly hotting up in the saleroom right now -
0:54:17 > 0:54:18we need cooling down,
0:54:18 > 0:54:21and what better way to do it than with Gloria's ice bucket?
0:54:21 > 0:54:24And we love it. We really do.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26It's a good one. I've never seen one like it.
0:54:26 > 0:54:27No, neither have I.
0:54:27 > 0:54:30That's why I actually brought it, to see what it was, basically.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32- Did you ever use it?- No.
0:54:32 > 0:54:33I put money in it.
0:54:34 > 0:54:37I think this is going to get the top end, plus. Ready?
0:54:37 > 0:54:40- This is exciting, isn't it?- Yes. - This is what auctions are all about.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42You never know what's going to happen.
0:54:42 > 0:54:46Fingers crossed it really flies, we're going to find out right now.
0:54:46 > 0:54:47I'm going to start at 60.
0:54:47 > 0:54:4960 bid. £60.
0:54:49 > 0:54:5170. 80. 90.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53- It's up in the room over there.- 100.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55120.
0:54:55 > 0:54:56130.
0:54:56 > 0:54:57140.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59150. 160.
0:54:59 > 0:55:00170 with Catherine.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02180. 190.
0:55:02 > 0:55:04- 200.- Yes.- Come on.
0:55:04 > 0:55:05220.
0:55:05 > 0:55:06240.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09260. 280. 300.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11320. 340.
0:55:11 > 0:55:13360.
0:55:13 > 0:55:14£360.
0:55:14 > 0:55:17- Best-looking ice bucket on the planet.- Well...
0:55:17 > 0:55:18360.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20£360.
0:55:20 > 0:55:23- I didn't even think it would make the reserve.- Didn't you?
0:55:23 > 0:55:24- No.- Wonderful quality. - Yeah.- Thank you.
0:55:24 > 0:55:27- And that's what the bidders liked about it.- Thank you.
0:55:27 > 0:55:29Well, thank you for bringing it in, as well.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31A great result for Gloria.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34What next?
0:55:34 > 0:55:35Dot, good luck.
0:55:35 > 0:55:39- I love this, and I'm pleased you took this in.- Yeah.
0:55:39 > 0:55:41WMF, that's the name to look out for,
0:55:41 > 0:55:43silver plating at its very best.
0:55:43 > 0:55:45It's quality, you know.
0:55:45 > 0:55:48You could have it with a picture of yourself in it.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51Actually, I was going to bring a book,
0:55:51 > 0:55:54a very old book, with Royal pictures, photos in.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56But you changed your mind at the last minute?
0:55:56 > 0:55:59I couldn't find it and, when I was looking, I found...
0:55:59 > 0:56:02Look, your lot is going under the hammer right now. This is it.
0:56:03 > 0:56:07Straight in at £230.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09Straight in, well over...
0:56:09 > 0:56:12£230 I'm bid. £240, £260, £280.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14£300.
0:56:14 > 0:56:15That's a great name.
0:56:15 > 0:56:17£320.
0:56:17 > 0:56:19£340, £360.
0:56:19 > 0:56:21£360. £380.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23£380. £400.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26- £420. £440.- Oh!
0:56:26 > 0:56:27£440.
0:56:27 > 0:56:29At £440.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31At £440. At £440.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33At £460.
0:56:33 > 0:56:35- £460.- It hasn't stopped yet.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38£480, at £480.
0:56:38 > 0:56:39At £480.
0:56:39 > 0:56:42£480!
0:56:42 > 0:56:43Isn't that brilliant?
0:56:43 > 0:56:46- I don't believe it.- That's going to come in handy, isn't it?
0:56:46 > 0:56:49The animals are going to enjoy this money, that's for sure.
0:56:49 > 0:56:51- It's what everybody wants. - Thank you very much.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53- No, thank you.- Thank you!
0:56:53 > 0:56:56And if you've got anything like that, we want to flog it for you.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58Bring it along to one of our valuation days
0:56:58 > 0:57:00and we'll see what we can do.
0:57:00 > 0:57:02- Well done, Dot.- Thank you very much. - Thanks for bringing it.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07There you are, that's it. It's all over for our owners
0:57:07 > 0:57:08and what a day it's been here.
0:57:08 > 0:57:11One or two surprises we didn't expect,
0:57:11 > 0:57:12but that's auctions for you.
0:57:12 > 0:57:14Do join us again soon for many more.
0:57:14 > 0:57:17Until then, it's goodbye from Carlisle.