0:00:02 > 0:00:03Today, we're in Grimsby,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06the famous fishing port in north-east Lincolnshire.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Our valuation venue is the beautiful Grimsby Minster.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14This church is like a sturdy old ship
0:00:14 > 0:00:17that's chartered a steady course for centuries, and today
0:00:17 > 0:00:20we're lucky enough to be part of it. Welcome to "Flog It!".
0:00:43 > 0:00:48Grimsby Minster was founded on the ancient parish church of St James.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52It has a strong congregation and, in 2010, it was made an urban minster,
0:00:52 > 0:00:55which means it acts as a mother church,
0:00:55 > 0:00:57serving a bigger area than its parish.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Projects are set up to meet local needs.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04As a vital hub, it's well used.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07So we're lucky it's opening its doors to "Flog It!"
0:01:07 > 0:01:09and it looks like we're in for a busy day.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13What a fantastic crowd we have here today.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15This enthusiastic queue have travelled from all corners
0:01:15 > 0:01:19of Lincolnshire today to be at this magnificent historic setting.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Anyone from Grimsby? CHEERING
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Yeah, there's a few of you Grimbarians, they're called,
0:01:23 > 0:01:26but most of you are from the area, which is a great thing.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Laden with antiques and collectables,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31the lucky few will be going home with big smiles on their faces.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35But they're here to see our experts to ask that all-important question,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- which is...? ALL:- What's it worth?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Competing for the best treasures today is
0:01:43 > 0:01:45seasoned skipper, Anita Manning.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46What have we got in there?
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- A 1950s Easter egg. - ANITA LAUGHS
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- He's so cute.- Mmmmwah!
0:01:51 > 0:01:53LAUGHTER
0:01:53 > 0:01:55She's ably assisted by deckhand Michael Baggott,
0:01:55 > 0:01:59and he looks like he's found something to keep us all in check.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- It's seen some service, hasn't it? - It has, yeah.- Which is good and bad.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Because we know it's original,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- but there isn't a great deal left of it.- No.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10And Michael's certainly on a charm offensive.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Are you seeing lovely things?
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- All the time, but only when I look at you, Anita.- Aw!
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- Michael, you're a sweetie. - Smarm, smarm!
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Well, I know you're desperate to get inside.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23These guys have been here since about 8am!
0:02:23 > 0:02:26This is the beginning of the queue. It goes all around the building.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28We've got our work cut out.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29Seven o'clock, he said.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Right. Let's wait no longer.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Let's get everybody inside.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35We can find out what's hidden in all of these bags and boxes.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37And while they're filing in,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39let's take a look at what's coming up later on in the show.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Anita meets Grimsby's very own mermaid.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48So I really am in the presence of Grimsby royalty.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52And there must be something in the water,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Michael has a real drama on his table.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Someone had mentioned to the BBC that she was 105.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- 105?!- Yeah, in 1966.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07And I'll be seeing what role this local landmark
0:03:07 > 0:03:09played in Grimsby's history.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17We set up our valuation tables in the heart of the minster
0:03:17 > 0:03:19and what a glorious setting!
0:03:19 > 0:03:21The light is flooding through the stained-glass windows,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24casting a warm glow on our experts.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26It's now time to find out what they're up to.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32And Anita's wasted no time finding a local lass with a historic album.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Marion, you come from Grimsby.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38- I do.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43And you've brought along a piece of your family history.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- Yes.- So, Grimsby family history to "Flog It!" today.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Yeah. - Now, this was a Christmas gift.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Can you read to us what this says?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Yes, it says, "A Christmas gift."
0:03:56 > 0:03:58I presume that's Mrs...
0:03:58 > 0:04:03"..F Boyers from her esteemed friend, JEC."
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- and, sadly, I don't know who that person was.- Who was Mrs Boyers?
0:04:07 > 0:04:12Mrs Boyers was the mother of my aunt,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15who I never met, because she died long before then.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17And I've had it about 40 years now.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- SHE LAUGHS - So, er...
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Well, I mean, it's not in very good condition, Marion.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- No, it's not. You can say that again.- But it comes from the 1880s.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32- Yeah.- And it's showing your family at that time.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Quite a good-looking family. - Yeah, they are, aren't they?
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- Some very pretty ladies. - Looks a wee bit like you.- Oh, gosh!
0:04:39 > 0:04:44- Thank you.- And, er, we have a kind of sombre-looking guy.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- Yeah, I think he's a minister, by the look of him.- A minister.
0:04:46 > 0:04:52But one of the pictures which I find most interesting, really,
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- is this one here. - That one? Yeah, yeah.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Where we're seeing a boy with a penny-farthing...
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- Yeah. - ..which is the same size as he is.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- Yes, it is, yeah! - Now, a bicycle was a new thing.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Indeed. - And people that had a bicycle
0:05:11 > 0:05:13were really at the cutting edge...
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- MARION LAUGHS - ..of modern fashion.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20What did the family do? What was the background of the family?
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- Were they involved in trade or commerce or what?- Yeah, trade.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27I mean, initially, they lived in Cleckheaton in Yorkshire
0:05:27 > 0:05:30and they had a hardware shop. They moved from Cleckheaton
0:05:30 > 0:05:34to Cleethorpes and had this small bed-and-breakfast.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Oh, right. A seaside landlady.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Yeah, yeah. My aunt, who was in here,
0:05:39 > 0:05:41when they had the visitors in the summer,
0:05:41 > 0:05:45she had to sleep in the cupboard under the stairs,
0:05:45 > 0:05:50because the visitors took over her bedroom. She was only quite tiny
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- and that's where she slept for the summer.- Just as well!
0:05:52 > 0:05:54BOTH LAUGH
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- So, yeah.- I think that's a lovely story.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01And I believe that is my Aunt Renee when she was a baby.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04So this is her mother.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08And this is Mrs Boyers and Mr Boyers.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- So that's... - She looks like a tiny wee lady.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- Yeah, she was. And so was Renee, yeah.- Just cupboard-sized?
0:06:14 > 0:06:15Yes!
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Definitely. On the small shelf.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22Now, tell me, these are your family members.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Why are you selling it?
0:06:25 > 0:06:30Well, it's been in a cupboard under the roof, um, just put away.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- I just think somebody may be interested and, um...- I think so.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Now, if it's going to auction,
0:06:37 > 0:06:43- I'd like to keep the estimate very, very low.- Yeah, I understand.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45I'm sure there will be interest,
0:06:45 > 0:06:50- but I think if we put it in maybe 20 or 30...- That's fine, yeah.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- Let's just pass it on to someone who may restore it...- Yeah.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- ..and who will enjoy looking at this little item...- Looking, yeah.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- ..which is a piece of Victorian history.- History, yes, indeed.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Yeah, you don't see them every day, do you?- No.- No. Thank you very much.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11From 19th-century photos, Michael's bringing us bang up to date
0:07:11 > 0:07:13with works by a Turner Prize winner.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18This is a first for "Flog It!" in many respects.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21We've got a name here, haven't we?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- We have, yes.- What's that name?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Damien Hirst.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- The great...- Damien Hirst.- ..Young British Artist, Damien Hirst.
0:07:29 > 0:07:35And we've got one, two, three, four Damien Hirsts on one table.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Where did you get them from?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39A local auction that I go to.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42We do it for raising money for animals.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Right. A little local charity shop? - Yeah, just a little charity auction.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- Were these the star lot, then? Damien Hirst.- No, no, no!
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Nobody wanted them.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Pardon?- Nobody wanted them. - I- didn't want them.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- But you've got them! - Yeah, but because the lady
0:07:55 > 0:07:59that was doing the auctioning was taking so long to sell them,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I said, "Well, I'll have them for 30p,"
0:08:01 > 0:08:03so that she could get on with the next lot.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- So you just bought them to move the auction along?- Exactly.- Right.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- Did you know you were buying...?- No.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- No, no.- I didn't know until three years later.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16We use them. But we didn't look at the name underneath.
0:08:16 > 0:08:22Well, what we've got is we've got a company that, in 2002,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- commissioned various artists... - Oh, it's 2002, were they?- 2002.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32- ..to put artwork onto their glasses. - Yeah.- Now, Hirst was one of many.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- But of course, Hirst is the big name.- Yeah.- He did 340 of these.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- 340?- 340, so not thousands. - Oh, I thought it'd be thousands.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- No, I thought there might be thousands.- Yeah!
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- But there were certainly thousands done by different artists...- Yeah.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48..but just 340 done by Hirst.
0:08:48 > 0:08:55Now, really and truly, they shouldn't be worth anything at all,
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- because they're 2002 commercial glasses.- Yeah.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- But we live in a world where names are magical.- Yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- And none more so than Mr Hirst's. - Mm-hm.
0:09:07 > 0:09:13If you wanted to buy the canvas, as it was before they took the picture
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- and stuck it on the glass...- Yeah. - ..it might be £1 million - £2 million.
0:09:19 > 0:09:26- So if you can't afford that, these are your next best bet.- Yeah.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31I personally haven't got the foggiest what they're going to make.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- No, I don't. - You'll make a profit on 30p.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- Yes.- That's guaranteed.
0:09:36 > 0:09:42I would say, let's put £20-£50 on them.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44And let's put a reserve of £20,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47because you can't go to the shops and buy a nice glass for a fiver.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- No. No, that's true. - And let's see what happens.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- Yeah.- I could be stood there, I hope, with egg all over my face...
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- So do I!- ..as international phone bidders come on.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Yeah. But they're just... they're very odd.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- They were never meant to be valuable.- No.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05They're just commercial advertising things.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08They're not even made in the 20th century.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- No.- They're made in the 21st!
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- Yes, yeah.- But they're quirky. They're interesting.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Jenny, thank you so much for bringing
0:10:16 > 0:10:21I think the oddest thing I've ever seen on a "Flog It!" valuation.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22I'm pleased you've enjoyed them.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27You can tell Michael can't wait to see what happens at the auction.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30But for now, we've got more to discover about the minster.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Fronting the clergy for us here at the minster today is Nick Nawrockyi.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- It's good to meet you, Nick. - Thank you.- Thank you for joining us.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Now, you were made an urban minister in 2010.- Yes.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- What does it mean to be an urban minister?- An urban minster means
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- that we relate more widely to the local community.- OK.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49So we're still a parish church and we look after the people
0:10:49 > 0:10:52in our parish, but we also relate to the whole of county as well,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55the whole of north-east Lincolnshire, and we act
0:10:55 > 0:10:58as a forum between the civic and the spiritual life of our county.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- Gosh, that's a large area! It's a big responsibility.- It is indeed.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03You're a local lad and you grew up around here.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- I did.- What is it about the spirit of the people?
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Because they're so charming and they're so cheerful.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Yes, there's something about Grimsby,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- it has this wonderful sense of community spirit.- Yeah.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15It's a really close-knit feeling of community.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17I think we find increasingly that once people come here,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- they never really want to go.- No. - It's such a wonderful place to be.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22There's so much it has to offer, isn't there? There is.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- It's not just fish and chips. - Absolutely not!
0:11:26 > 0:11:29'Now Anita's in her element, captivated by gold.'
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Doreen, I love jewellery!
0:11:35 > 0:11:37I love it!
0:11:37 > 0:11:40And I love this little group here.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Thank you. - Tell me, where did you get it?
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Well, they were both birthday presents some 30 years ago.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52- Aw.- Yes.- Was it somebody beloved who bought them for you?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Oh, yes.- A boyfriend? - Oh, more than that, yeah.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Oh, my goodness, tell us no more.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59LAUGHTER
0:11:59 > 0:12:04- Yeah.- Did you choose these things or was the choice made for you?
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Oh, no. I chose.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09And then the earrings came along about a year later.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13So let's look at the little object here.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16The pendant is very, very pretty.
0:12:16 > 0:12:22- Mm-hm.- It's from the early part of the 20th century, Edwardian times.
0:12:22 > 0:12:261900-1910, 1912.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29And it's very typical of the jewellery
0:12:29 > 0:12:31that was worn at that time.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34The pendant is made of 9ct gold.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40We have a little amethyst drop and an amethyst in the centre here.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44And we've these little tiny seed pearls,
0:12:44 > 0:12:48which form part of the decoration.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Now, the earrings are...
0:12:52 > 0:12:58- They're quite different.- Yes. - Um, we do have the amethyst there,
0:12:58 > 0:13:04um, but the design is, er... probably more Victorian.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09And although these are unmarked, I think that they're gold.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- They feel gold. - Oh, yes.- They feel right.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16You're perhaps wanting to sell because you're no longer wearing it?
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I'm not. They're just sat in the drawer.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23You know, and it's sad. Someone would really love them, I know.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24So, price on them...
0:13:26 > 0:13:28..I would say...
0:13:28 > 0:13:32140-180
0:13:32 > 0:13:36might be a come-and-buy-me estimate.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41- Would you be happy to pass them on at that price?- With a reserve at...?
0:13:41 > 0:13:45- We would put the reserve at the bottom estimate.- Yes, that's fine.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- And we'll make it a fixed, fixed reserve.- Yes, oh, yeah.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51And let's see how it goes.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Well, all our experts have given the decks a thorough search
0:13:57 > 0:14:00and they've found their first batch of items to take off to auction.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03But before that, I cannot pass this hard-working team here, look.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06They're known as the cake ladies and just look at their wares.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I'm going to be sampling some cake later on the show.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12I'm looking forward to that. But right now, you sit back
0:14:12 > 0:14:15and enjoy the dramas as they unfold in the saleroom.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Here's a quick recap of all the items we're putting under the hammer.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24There's the intriguing family photo album dating back to the 1880s.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28The beer glasses with the famous name attached.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34And the pretty gold jewellery that caught Anita's eye.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40We've travelled about an hour by car south-west
0:14:40 > 0:14:42to the historic city of Lincoln
0:14:42 > 0:14:45and, over the years, the Romans, the Vikings,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48the Saxons and the Normans have made this wonderful city their home.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50And today, for one day only, it's our town.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Because this is where we're putting our items under the hammer.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58We have two auctioneers on the rostrum for us today -
0:14:58 > 0:15:02John Leatt and Colin Young. The commission rate here is...
0:15:05 > 0:15:07It's busy, so we could be in luck.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11And first to go under the hammer are Marion's family photos.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- A lovely photograph album. It's a family, though, isn't it?- Yes.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18So unless we really have a connection to the family,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20it's not going to the big money,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23it's not like topographic scenes of a town, that some of the roads
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- and buildings have disappeared, which we like to see.- Mm-hm.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- But it's always interesting to look at people...- Of course!
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- ..to look at...- What they're wearing, what they're doing.- Yes!
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- The penny-farthing was wonderful.- Yes!
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- The forerunner to Bradley Wiggins. - It was, when you think about it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Well, hopefully, this will be great fun for a collector.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43So let's get this underway now.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45It's going under the hammer now. Good luck.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Here we go, lot number 591, the Victorian leather photograph album.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Lots of interest in this.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53And I'll start at £30.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55£30 on commission, at 30.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57£30, straight to me. 32, 35.
0:15:57 > 0:16:0235 with me. 38, and 40. At 42, 45.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05At 45. 48. And 50 now.
0:16:05 > 0:16:0852, with me, 55 and 60.
0:16:08 > 0:16:1165. 65 and 68 with me.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- £68.- Oh, it's creeping up slowly.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- At 75 here with me.- 75. - 80 now, the internet.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- 80!- They're fighting it out on cyberspace!
0:16:22 > 0:16:25£80, no? You out? I'm selling at £80, all done?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Well, it's gone, the hammer went down. It was £80!
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- So there you go. - Someone will love the album...
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- Yes.- ..and it'll give them so much fun and interest.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37I really enjoyed it. My heart was going...
0:16:37 > 0:16:40'A great start! Now for the beer glasses with
0:16:40 > 0:16:45'the link to one of our most famous contemporary artists, Damien Hirst.'
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Jenny, are you ready for this?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- I am.- We certainly are. We've been waiting for this.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Limited edition, 340.
0:16:52 > 0:16:58- Not many.- You've got 1% of the entire production in one lot today.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- You paid how much?- 30p for four.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- There's got to be profit. - There's got to be profit.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07We're going to put them under the hammer right now, here we go.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Lot number 151, this rather unusual set
0:17:09 > 0:17:13of Damien Hirst-designed lager glasses. There we go.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15And who'll start with those at £20?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Nice quirky lot for you. £20.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20At £20 for them. Add 10, £10.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23At £10, right at the back, thank you, sir.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25At £10, and 12?
0:17:25 > 0:17:2715. 18.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30And 20. 22. Rising. In the front row at 26.
0:17:30 > 0:17:3325, sir, thank you. 28? £28. £28.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- £28!- Well, his major work has been slumping.- 32, thank you.
0:17:37 > 0:17:4235. 35, the gentleman standing at £35. On my right, at £35.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44All done and selling at 35.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48£35. Oh, don't you just love this programme?!
0:17:48 > 0:17:49You learn something everyday
0:17:49 > 0:17:52and that's the most important thing, so keep watching!
0:17:54 > 0:17:56We'll be very happy to look at
0:17:56 > 0:17:58any Damien Hirst items you may have lurking.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Now, Doreen's feeling like part of the "Flog It!" family.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05And she's hoping some of that love will rub off on her gold jewellery.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Doreen said she only came along to meet me, didn't you?
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- I did.- Oh, bless! But what about Anita and all of our other experts?
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- All very special! - I feel as if I know everyone!
0:18:15 > 0:18:16- I watch you every day. - THEY LAUGH
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- Like them?- They are lovely.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24- I love this type of pendant, and I love amethysts.- Yes, you do.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- Art Nouveau is the period I suppose is my favourite.- You love it!
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- Exactly!- So, for me, it's all there. - For a Glasgow girl,
0:18:31 > 0:18:33I'm sure they'll find a home today.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36We're going to sell this right now, right here, here we go.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41Lot number 71 is the Art Nouveau pendant and earring set.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44What shall we say? Who's going to start me at a couple of hundred?
0:18:44 > 0:18:45A couple of hundred. 100, surely.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48£100. 100. Look at what we're selling.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50£100. 100. 80 to go. £80.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- 80 with you, 80 bid. - We need a bit more.- 5, surely.
0:18:54 > 0:18:5690. 5, 100.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01And 10 now. At 100. 110. 120, 130. 140.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04150, 160.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05It's climbing nicely.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09At 180. Do I see 90? Thank you. 190 with you. 200 with me.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- Oh, brilliant.- At £200, you're out in the room this time.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Any more bids now? At £200, any more now?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17No, at £200, we all done?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21I'll sell this time, make no mistake, done and finished at £200.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- Brilliant!- Aw!- Absolutely!
0:19:23 > 0:19:26You see, we always say on the show, quality always sells.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- And that had real style. - Yes.- It did, didn't it?
0:19:30 > 0:19:31- It was wonderful.- Yes, brilliant.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- Good "Flog It!" moment that. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37MUSIC: Golden Years by David Bowie
0:19:37 > 0:19:39..at £180!
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Thank you very much!
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Well, there you are, some great results so far
0:19:43 > 0:19:45from our first visit to the auction room.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47We're coming back here later on, so don't go away,
0:19:47 > 0:19:48there could be a big surprise.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50But before we return to Grimsby Minster
0:19:50 > 0:19:54to join up with our experts to find some gems to put under the hammer,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57I've been taking a closer look at the history of the town
0:19:57 > 0:19:59and finding out how it developed.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Now, legend has it Grimsby was founded by a Danish fishermen
0:20:13 > 0:20:16called Grim, and the B-Y at the end of Grimsby is
0:20:16 > 0:20:20the old Norse word for village, so it was Grim's Village.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24During the 1950s and '60s, Grimsby became known as a fishing town,
0:20:24 > 0:20:26but prior to that, right up to the mid-1900s
0:20:26 > 0:20:29it was better known as a commercial port,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32importing iron and timber from Scandinavia,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35and exporting wool to the ports in the East.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43The fortunes of the town and the Minster depended
0:20:43 > 0:20:45on the success of the harbour.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48When the waterway to the Humber silted up,
0:20:48 > 0:20:53there was a period of decline, until a new dock was opened in 1800.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56The celebrations were marked by a peal of bells at the Minster,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59then known as St James's Church.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03But when a railway line connected Grimsby to the rest of the country
0:21:03 > 0:21:06in 1848, the town really took off,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09to become a thriving commercial and fishing port.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14This painting by JW Carmichael shows the Royal Dock,
0:21:14 > 0:21:16which was opened in 1852.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20And more than 160 years on,
0:21:20 > 0:21:25you can still see working docks and an iconic Grimsby feature -
0:21:25 > 0:21:26the Dock Tower.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35Dominating the skyline, it soars almost 95 metres above the docks,
0:21:35 > 0:21:39and it once housed the hydraulic mechanism used to operate
0:21:39 > 0:21:44the 15 quayside cranes that the port has, the lock gates and the sluices.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46And because of its architectural magnitude,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50it also acted as a warning beacon for fishing and commercial crews.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57The expansion of the port inevitably had an impact on the town.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00'I'm meeting local historian Garry Crossland,
0:22:00 > 0:22:04'who worked at the dock officers from more than 35 years, to find out
0:22:04 > 0:22:08'how significant the expansion of the port was for Grimsby.'
0:22:09 > 0:22:13The docks have played an extremely important part on the development of
0:22:13 > 0:22:18the town. In 1861, there was about 12,000 people in the town,
0:22:18 > 0:22:24but by the turn of the century, 1901, that had risen to 63,000,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28which was about 430% increase, a substantial amount.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31So, where did all the new workers end up?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Well, they went mainly down Freeman Street,
0:22:34 > 0:22:39which was the main arterial route from the docks southward,
0:22:39 > 0:22:43and they were basically in two up, two down accommodation.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45It was a very, very close community.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47And it was quite a lively place as well,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49there was nine pubs down there,
0:22:49 > 0:22:52there was pawnbroker shops, tailors and, of course,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54ladies who could show them a good time.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- LAUGHING: Yes! - And they always had plenty of money.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59They were actually known
0:22:59 > 0:23:02as three-day millionaires when they came ashore,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06because they would spend the money in the pubs and in the tailors,
0:23:06 > 0:23:08buying new suits and that sort of thing.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12In actual fact, the wives, it was said,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14pawned the suits when they went away,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17so they could get some of the money
0:23:17 > 0:23:19to sustain them while they were fishing.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22What about the ship owners themselves
0:23:22 > 0:23:24and the people in higher positions?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- Where did they live?- Well, as they became more prosperous,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30the trawler owners and the fish merchants
0:23:30 > 0:23:31moved to the leafy suburbs.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33There was this hierarchy,
0:23:33 > 0:23:35with the engineers living in one area,
0:23:35 > 0:23:37the skippers, the fish merchants and the trawler men
0:23:37 > 0:23:40living in the affluent area around People's Park
0:23:40 > 0:23:45and, therefore, they tended to go to St James's Church,
0:23:45 > 0:23:48which, of course, is now known as the Minster.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53'At one point, the Minster was known as the "sea captain's church",
0:23:53 > 0:23:55'but because of its town centre location,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58'it soon united all communities across Grimsby.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02'Its unifying role was never more important
0:24:02 > 0:24:04'than during the Second World War,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08'when Grimsby was a target for the German air force.'
0:24:08 > 0:24:12So what impact did the Second World War have on the community?
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Well, it restricted fishing, of course,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18because the trawlers were targeted.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22But there was about 600 fishermen that actually lost their lives
0:24:22 > 0:24:25whilst on naval service during that particular time
0:24:25 > 0:24:29and, of course, it also affected the dock itself,
0:24:29 > 0:24:34because the fish market was bombed, other buildings were destroyed,
0:24:34 > 0:24:38but of course, it wasn't all just restricted to the dock area.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41The town was bombed in various places,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44including the Minster itself.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Part of the structure was actually demolished.
0:24:46 > 0:24:52My parents were due to get married on the 17th of July, 1943.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56The bombing of the Minster took place on the 13th of July.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58So, of course, that disrupted everything.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Fortunately, the church authorities did turn round
0:25:02 > 0:25:05and said yes, they could marry here.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08But they'd have to marry in the Memorial Chapel,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10rather than in the main church,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13because that was the only part of the church that was safe.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15But nevertheless, it was a wonderful wedding, was it?
0:25:15 > 0:25:19It was. It was a wonderful wedding. In actual fact,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- I've got the photograph here of my parents.- Oh, how lovely.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Oh, gosh! The bridesmaids, they all look beautiful!
0:25:26 > 0:25:32At least it proves that the Minster, or St James's Church as it was then,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35was still functioning in the midst of all the chaos.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- In such troubled times...- Yes.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40..this wedding still went ahead and everybody looks beautiful.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Look at your dad, a proud man!
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- What a wonderful thing to have. - Thank you.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49Luckily for Gary's parents,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52the Minster defied the bombs of the German air force
0:25:52 > 0:25:54and, since the 12th century,
0:25:54 > 0:25:58it's been providing a sanctuary for people from all walks of life.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01These days, it hosts around 50 baptisms
0:26:01 > 0:26:03and 25 weddings each year.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05It's still charting its steady course
0:26:05 > 0:26:08and will continue to do so for centuries to come.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17What a great turnout!
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Everyone's enjoying the historic setting of Grimsby Minster.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Michael spotted something from the world's longest-running soap opera.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28MUSIC: Theme from The Archers
0:26:28 > 0:26:33Pam, sometimes, occasionally on "Flog It!", I'm lost for words.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38I think you'd better tell me the story behind this copy,
0:26:38 > 0:26:39- the Borchester Echo.- Mm-hm.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43- Now, what's the story with all this? - Yeah, it's The Archers,
0:26:43 > 0:26:47that my grandma used to listen to every day, every day.
0:26:47 > 0:26:53And, on her 105th birthday, she got the Borchester Echo,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56because someone, through the newspaper,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00had mentioned to the BBC that she was 105.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01105?!
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Yeah, in 1960... 1966.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09- And this is the letter from the BBC. Wonderful organisation!- Yes.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13"I have pleasure in sending you a copy of the Borchester Echo,
0:27:13 > 0:27:17"autographed by nearly all of the cast of The Archers.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19"All of them send you their very best wishes.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22"I am only sorry that Hull is so far from Birmingham
0:27:22 > 0:27:26"that I couldn't come over and present it to you personally.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29"May you go on listening to The Archers for many more years."
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- Wonderful! What a lovely sentiment! - Yeah.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36People often live now to 100, 105.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- That's right.- You read about it.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- In the '60s, I don't think there were that many people that...- No.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43She was the oldest person in Hull.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47She used to tootle off to the Guildhall since her 100th birthday
0:27:47 > 0:27:49and have afternoon tea with the Lord Mayor.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- A mayoral car used to come and pick her up.- Good grief!
0:27:53 > 0:27:56But she was really, oh, so pleased about this,
0:27:56 > 0:27:59because the cast signed every page.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01- So this is the fictional...- Yes.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- We must stress that.- Yes. - The fictional Borchester Echo.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- That's right.- I've listened to The Archers now and again.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11I know enough to know that Brian is a scoundrel
0:28:11 > 0:28:14and that's about as far as it goes.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16- But this was such a big show.- Mm-hm.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17And each page is signed.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20We won't go all through it, cos it's a little fragile.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25But if we go in there, "Forrest's Guide to Ambridge".
0:28:25 > 0:28:30And we've got all the imagined views and, er...even the odd advert.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- What a wonderful thing!- Yeah. - It's a bit of social history.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- Mm-hm.- There's a picture of...?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- My grandma.- Your grandma. With the newspaper.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- Absolutely. And the letter. - The full letter.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Why are you deciding to put it up for auction now?
0:28:45 > 0:28:48I mean, it's obviously of huge sentimental value.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Well, the thing is that my children,
0:28:50 > 0:28:52they don't know anything about The Archers, really.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54No-one's interested. I just think it's a shame
0:28:54 > 0:28:58if it would just get pushed away somewhere or lost.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- It's about finding someone who's a huge fan of The Archers...- Yes.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07..and is going to take your grandmother's story and her copy
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- and preserve it and look after it. - Absolutely. This is for my grandma.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- This is for my grandma. - That's a wonderful sentiment.- Yeah.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- I suspect you will want to keep this photograph?- Yes.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- Yes.- Quite right and proper.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- I almost don't like talking about money with something like this.- No.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- Cos it's beyond money.- Absolutely.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- But it's a reality of life and we have to face it.- I understand.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- Let's just put £20 to £50 on it. - Yes, that's quite all right.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33A £20 reserve, but that's not the point.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- No, no. - The point is, you've come in,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- you've shared with us your grandmother's story.- Mm-hm.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40And we're going to move that on
0:29:40 > 0:29:43and make sure that that's preserved for the future.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- Thank you so much for sharing it with us.- Thank you.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51The ladies are made of stern stuff around here,
0:29:51 > 0:29:53as Anita's discovering over on her table.
0:29:55 > 0:30:02At this moment, I am in the presence of Grimsby royalty.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04But more of that in a wee moment.
0:30:06 > 0:30:13What you've brought to us today is a wonderful piece of pottery.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Do you know who this was made by?
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- Clarice Cliff.- Clarice Cliff.
0:30:18 > 0:30:24This is pot was in the Inspiration range
0:30:24 > 0:30:27from 1931.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31And isn't it absolutely wonderful
0:30:31 > 0:30:38that this pot is owned by an inspirational woman
0:30:38 > 0:30:42from Grimsby, from the 1950s?
0:30:42 > 0:30:49Brenda, tell me what you were doing in the 1950s.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52In the 1950s, I did a little swimming.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57- You did a wee bit of swimming? - Yes.- Tell me a bit more about it.
0:30:57 > 0:31:001951, I swam the Channel.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05- You swam the Channel?! That huge...22 miles!- Yes.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- And what age were you at that time?- 24.- 24?
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- That's giving my age away, you know! - THEY LAUGH
0:31:12 > 0:31:17So, at 24, you swam the English Channel?
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- Yeah.- Over 22 miles.- Uh-huh.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Were you lauded throughout the country?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- I was, yes.- Were you?- Yes.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29So, I really am in the presence of Grimsby royalty.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34It seems Brenda's being a bit modest.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Her swim in 1951 was as a competitor
0:31:37 > 0:31:40in an international cross-Channel race.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44She was the fastest woman and came fourth overall.
0:31:44 > 0:31:4960,000 proud Grimbarians thronged the streets to welcome her home.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53A few years later, she again competed in the Channel race,
0:31:53 > 0:31:55securing the women's title once more.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00She went on to be the fastest woman in the 29-mile Nile Race
0:32:00 > 0:32:05and later, she completed a gruelling 32 miles crossing Lake Ontario,
0:32:05 > 0:32:08smashing the previous record,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11despite finishing the swim in the midst of a huge thunderstorm
0:32:11 > 0:32:14that nearly capsized the support boats.
0:32:14 > 0:32:20And it really is an inspiration to all young swimmers.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- Do you still go swimming? - Occasionally.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24ANITA LAUGHS
0:32:24 > 0:32:27OK, let's look at this. I mean, it's a lovely pot.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32Now, we still love her work today.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36The price that I would put on that, an auction estimate,
0:32:36 > 0:32:38would be £300 to £400.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- Would you be happy for that to go into auction?- Yes, I would.
0:32:42 > 0:32:43- Would you?- Yes.- Yeah?
0:32:43 > 0:32:48You're not worried about passing it on to another, uh...?
0:32:48 > 0:32:52No, I only have a niece and a nephew.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54And you can't split it down the middle.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- No, you can't.- So I thought... - It would have no value.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- I thought the money would be better for them.- OK.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03We'll put it to auction, Brenda,
0:33:03 > 0:33:07and we'll put a reserve on it of perhaps 300,
0:33:07 > 0:33:10but with auctioneer's discretion.
0:33:10 > 0:33:11- Yes.- That's great.
0:33:11 > 0:33:17OK, I'm delighted to have an INSPIRATIONAL woman
0:33:17 > 0:33:22coming to "Flog It!" with a vase called Inspiration.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27'I don't rate my chances against Brenda in the pool,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31'but I may need to do some exercise after my next stop.'
0:33:31 > 0:33:32One of the things the Minster's good at
0:33:32 > 0:33:34is listening to the needs of the community
0:33:34 > 0:33:37and, when the people said, "We want a coffee shop!",
0:33:37 > 0:33:38they got one.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41And I'm delighted to introduce to you the cake ladies.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- What's your name? - Erin.- Erin.- Sybil.- Sybil.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48- And I'm Jan.- And you're Jan. And look at what you make!
0:33:48 > 0:33:50But it's more than just about baking cakes, isn't it?
0:33:50 > 0:33:55It is, yeah. We pride ourselves in welcoming anybody into this church.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Occasionally, we get the homeless come in.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00We occasionally get people that come in very stressed.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04So, we listen to them. We're a listening person as well.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- I know you're volunteers.- Yes.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09And thank you so much putting in time, effort, energy and passion.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14- Thank you.- And, right now, I'm going to put your work to the test.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- What do you think I should have? - Proper Lincolnshire plum bread.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- It's fruitcake! - Yeah, fruitcake, but up here,
0:34:20 > 0:34:21it's Lincolnshire plum bread.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23I've never had cheese on cake before.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- Is this a good thing? - Yeah, very good.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Here we go. Ready?
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- I make about 500 a year. - You should be on Bake Off!
0:34:34 > 0:34:38'Ha! Enough munching. There are valuations to be done
0:34:38 > 0:34:41'and Michael has uncovered a real treasure trove.'
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Robert, um, I thought James Bond had killed you
0:34:45 > 0:34:47when you tried to rob Fort Knox.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49What is going on here?
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- We've got ten gold sovereigns... - Yeah.- ..and a half sovereign here,
0:34:53 > 0:34:57which is pretty much quite a lot of gold for anybody.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Are these things you've bought and collected?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03No, my father was a bit of a coin collector
0:35:03 > 0:35:06and he left me his inheritance.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- So was it just sovereigns he collected or was it all coins?- No.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13- He had a fair few, um, Krugerrands as well.- Yeah.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15So I got a bit of the bug myself.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18I've started collecting coins as well.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20But these are surplus to requirements?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Yeah, well, we're getting on a bit, me and the wife,
0:35:23 > 0:35:26and I was hoping to get a cruise or something out of it.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Well, really, for years,
0:35:29 > 0:35:34- these were always worth £50-£70, £50-£70, £50-£70.- Yeah.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39About five or six years ago, metal prices shot through the roof,
0:35:39 > 0:35:41gold hit an all-time high.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- It's settled down a bit now. - Unfortunately.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47But it settled a lot higher than it was when it started.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50We've looked through them, we have got some early ones,
0:35:50 > 0:35:53we've got two young Victoria heads.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56We've got the Jubilee head and the veiled head there and we have got
0:35:56 > 0:35:59some later ones. None of them are really in the condition...
0:35:59 > 0:36:03- No.- ..to be valuable. There are, of course,
0:36:03 > 0:36:07rare Australian Mint sovereigns that can be worth £20,000...
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- Shame I haven't got one of them. - ..as a coin.- No.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12We checked. Believe me, we checked.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Pretty much, it's a calculation by weight.
0:36:15 > 0:36:21- Correct, yes.- Today, what I will do is I will value the ten sovereigns.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- OK.- We'll include the half sovereign,
0:36:24 > 0:36:28but I won't add that into my equation and I'll tell you why.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31The price of gold fluctuates on a daily basis.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35- That's to account for any dip... - Yeah.- ..and it might very well be
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- that, actually, it goes a little bit higher.- Yeah.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Um, in terms of value,
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- we're looking about £150 a sovereign.- OK.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47There's ten of them. My arithmetic and yours can do that in an instant.
0:36:47 > 0:36:48It's about £3,000, isn't it?
0:36:48 > 0:36:53Your arithmetic is terribly off, young man. I know why.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55- £1,500.- Yeah.
0:36:55 > 0:37:00- So we'll put £1,500-£2,000 on them. - Yeah.- Including the half sovereign.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- Yeah.- We'll put a fixed reserve of £1,500 on them.- Yeah.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- Happy for them to go? - Yeah, certainly, thank you.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Better to get out, enjoy yourself,
0:37:07 > 0:37:10than have coins you're not going to look at stuck in a drawer.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12- No, I agree totally. - Well, thank you, Robert,
0:37:12 > 0:37:15for bringing the most gold I've seen on my table today.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Well, what a great time we've had here today.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26You can feel this place has stood the test of time over the centuries.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29It's a living church at the very heart of the community
0:37:29 > 0:37:32and it's certainly given us a warm welcome.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34And thank you so much to everybody who's come in today.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- Have you enjoyed yourselves? ALL:- Yes!
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Yes! Well, sadly, it's time for us to say goodbye
0:37:38 > 0:37:41as we head over to the auction room for the last time today.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43And here's a quick recap just to jog your memory
0:37:43 > 0:37:45of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52A rare newspaper from the fictional farming community of Ambridge.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57The Clarice Cliff vase brought in by a Grimsby celebrity!
0:37:59 > 0:38:03The treasure trove - ten-and-a-half gold sovereigns.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09So it's back to the auction house to test the market.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13And will any Archers fans have spotted Pamela's lot?
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- PAUL HUMS THE ARCHERS THEME - Don't you start! Don't you...!
0:38:16 > 0:38:17- Please! - LAUGHTER
0:38:17 > 0:38:20The Archers newspaper - hard to put a value on.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Well, I was going to say how do you value a fictional newspaper?
0:38:23 > 0:38:28- You can't.- You can't.- All I hope is that one or two really die-hard...
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Actually, we only want one die-hard fan.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31- Absolutely, yes.- Just to buy it
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- and say they'll look after it and preserve it.- Yeah.- OK.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36So fingers crossed the internet does its magic.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- We're going to find them, good luck. - Thank you.- Here we go.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43It's a 1966 edition of the Borchester Echo.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45There we go, this is one of these very rare papers.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48And what shall we say for it? Who's going to start me at £40?
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- I doubt you're going to find another one.- Yes, you're not!
0:38:51 > 0:38:5440? £30 to go, then, surely? £30? I'll take 20 to go, then.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Surely £20, anybody going to bid me £20 for it?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58£10.
0:38:58 > 0:39:0110! 12 now, do I see it? 10, I am bid, 12. 12 bid.
0:39:01 > 0:39:0215. 15.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0418, 18. Bid 20. It has got to be 20. £20, I am bid.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07At 20, two and up now, selling at £20.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- Done. £20.- That's OK. - That's OK, isn't it?
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- That's OK.- It's moved on now.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- Yeah, that's the intention.- Yes.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18'Hopefully, an Archers fan will enjoy that lot.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20'Now for Robert's treasure trove.'
0:39:20 > 0:39:22MUSIC: Money by The Flying Lizards
0:39:22 > 0:39:25We've got ten gold sovereigns going under the hammer
0:39:25 > 0:39:27and one half sovereign. We've seen them on the show before and
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- they have a book price, don't make? - Well, they have a bullion value.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34They have a bullion... We've split this lot up - separate lots now.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36We're starting with the half sovereign
0:39:36 > 0:39:38and then moving on to the full sovereigns,
0:39:38 > 0:39:39one after the other, lot after lot.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43What we'll do is tot the whole thing up at the end. Here we go.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47Lot number 691, which is the half sovereign dated from 1887.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49And we start the bidding already at 50 bid. 55, 55 bid.
0:39:49 > 0:39:5260. Who's at 65? 70 now. 70 bid.
0:39:52 > 0:39:5475. Bid 80. 85 with me.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- 90 anywhere else now? - That's about it now, isn't it?
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- Yes.- Are there any more bids now?
0:39:59 > 0:40:02At 85, 88 anywhere else. Then going at £85.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04£85 - that's about right.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Lot number 692 is the next sovereign,
0:40:07 > 0:40:10multiple bids already, we'll start at 150, we've got to start there
0:40:10 > 0:40:12with all of them, really. 150. Who's first at 150?
0:40:12 > 0:40:15150, 160 on the net. At 160, 170 anybody now?
0:40:15 > 0:40:19160, I will take 165. 165. 170 - 5, now.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22170, 170. Last call, then. Selling at £170.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24That's the first full sovereign sold,
0:40:24 > 0:40:27but hopefully, they'll all be around £170.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30And we start 150 again, 150. Who's first? 150. 150 in the room.
0:40:30 > 0:40:36160. 165. 170. 175. 175. 175. 180 anywhere?
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Selling at £175.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Next one... £180.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Selling at £190.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Last call for everybody, then, selling on the net at 180.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47- Thank you very much. - 'So far, so good.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50'Michael's valuation could be spot-on.'
0:40:50 > 0:40:53Bid's down here, then. All done and finished. Going at £178.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57And here's the last one. So far - £1,663.
0:40:57 > 0:41:03150. Go on, have another one. 155. 155. 160, 165. 170 now.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07170. 175 now? No? 170, front row, at 170.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Done and finished, then. Selling in the front here at £170.
0:41:10 > 0:41:17- £1,833.- £1,833, if my arithmetic is holding up.- £1,833.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21Less 15% commission, plus the VAT on that, don't forget.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22- Yeah.- Everyone has to pay that.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- Yeah, yeah. - But that's not bad, is it?
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- No, I'm very pleased. Very happy. - Job done, well done, guys.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- I can take the wife on a cruise now. - Oh, yeah!
0:41:31 > 0:41:34'That was fast and furious, but we're calming things down now.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38'We've saved the best until last.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42'Grimsby heroine Brenda is next with her Clarice Cliff vase.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44'Will it be a case of sink or swim?'
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- Just remind us, you've swam the Channel?- Twice.- Twice.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- Lake Ontario in Canada. - Lake Ontario in Canada!
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- The River Nile. - And the River Nile?- Yes.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- The Nile is a two-day swim, isn't it?- It is.- Gosh!- Yes.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59- This...- That's giving me tingles.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02This woman is an inspiration
0:42:02 > 0:42:07- and our Clarice Cliff vase is called Inspiration.- Aw!
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Oh, it was all meant to be, wasn't it? Well, good luck.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Let's find out what this Clarice Cliff gets.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Next lot, number 531.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17The Clarice Cliff Inspiration rose pattern vase.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Who'll start that one at £300?
0:42:20 > 0:42:23£300. £300. 250?
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Looking for 250. I've got £200.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29220. 240. 260. 280.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31280 with me. £300 on the internet.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- The internet takes it at £300. - THEY LAUGH
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Anyone else at 300? At £300. With me at 300. Anyone else?
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Got to hurry you. At £300. It's selling at £300.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42All done? At £300, then...
0:42:42 > 0:42:46- Well done.- Aw!- Just on the lower end at £300.- Well done, well done.- Yeah.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- Aw, bless.- Aw, bless!
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Oh, bless you. Thank you for bringing that in and do you know?
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- It's been a real honour to meet you, it really has.- Aw!
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Well, there you are - it's all over for our owners,
0:43:02 > 0:43:05another day in another auction room here in Lincoln.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Now, if you'd like to take part in the show,
0:43:07 > 0:43:10you've got to come along to one of our valuation days.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Details of up-and-coming dates and venues, you can find
0:43:13 > 0:43:15on our BBC website, on our Facebook page,
0:43:15 > 0:43:17all the details in your local press.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19We would love to see you, so dust those antiques down
0:43:19 > 0:43:21and bring them in and we'll FLOG 'EM!
0:43:21 > 0:43:22See you next time.