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Today, we're in Grimsby, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
the famous fishing port in north-east Lincolnshire. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:06 | |
Our valuation venue is the beautiful Grimsby Minster. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
This church is like a sturdy old ship | 0:00:12 | 0:00:14 | |
that's chartered a steady course for centuries, and today | 0:00:14 | 0:00:17 | |
we're lucky enough to be part of it. Welcome to "Flog It!". | 0:00:17 | 0:00:20 | |
Grimsby Minster was founded on the ancient parish church of St James. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:48 | |
It has a strong congregation and, in 2010, it was made an urban minster, | 0:00:48 | 0:00:52 | |
which means it acts as a mother church, | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
serving a bigger area than its parish. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:57 | |
Projects are set up to meet local needs. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:02 | |
As a vital hub, it's well used. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
So we're lucky it's opening its doors to "Flog It!" | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
and it looks like we're in for a busy day. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:09 | |
What a fantastic crowd we have here today. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
This enthusiastic queue have travelled from all corners | 0:01:13 | 0:01:15 | |
of Lincolnshire today to be at this magnificent historic setting. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
Anyone from Grimsby? CHEERING | 0:01:19 | 0:01:21 | |
Yeah, there's a few of you Grimbarians, they're called, | 0:01:21 | 0:01:23 | |
but most of you are from the area, which is a great thing. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:26 | |
Laden with antiques and collectables, | 0:01:26 | 0:01:28 | |
the lucky few will be going home with big smiles on their faces. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
But they're here to see our experts to ask that all-important question, | 0:01:31 | 0:01:35 | |
-which is...? ALL: -What's it worth? | 0:01:35 | 0:01:38 | |
Stay tuned and you'll find out. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:40 | |
Competing for the best treasures today is | 0:01:40 | 0:01:43 | |
seasoned skipper, Anita Manning. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:45 | |
What have we got in there? | 0:01:45 | 0:01:46 | |
-A 1950s Easter egg. -ANITA LAUGHS | 0:01:46 | 0:01:49 | |
-He's so cute. -Mmmmwah! | 0:01:49 | 0:01:51 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:01:51 | 0:01:53 | |
She's ably assisted by deckhand Michael Baggott, | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
and he looks like he's found something to keep us all in check. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:59 | |
-It's seen some service, hasn't it? -It has, yeah. -Which is good and bad. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:03 | |
Because we know it's original, | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
-but there isn't a great deal left of it. -No. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
And Michael's certainly on a charm offensive. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
Are you seeing lovely things? | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
-All the time, but only when I look at you, Anita. -Aw! | 0:02:12 | 0:02:16 | |
-Michael, you're a sweetie. -Smarm, smarm! | 0:02:16 | 0:02:18 | |
Well, I know you're desperate to get inside. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:21 | |
These guys have been here since about 8am! | 0:02:21 | 0:02:23 | |
This is the beginning of the queue. It goes all around the building. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:26 | |
We've got our work cut out. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:28 | |
Seven o'clock, he said. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:29 | |
Right. Let's wait no longer. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:31 | |
Let's get everybody inside. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:32 | |
We can find out what's hidden in all of these bags and boxes. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
And while they're filing in, | 0:02:35 | 0:02:37 | |
let's take a look at what's coming up later on in the show. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:39 | |
Anita meets Grimsby's very own mermaid. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:44 | |
So I really am in the presence of Grimsby royalty. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:48 | |
And there must be something in the water, | 0:02:50 | 0:02:52 | |
Michael has a real drama on his table. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
Someone had mentioned to the BBC that she was 105. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:59 | |
-105?! -Yeah, in 1966. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
And I'll be seeing what role this local landmark | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
played in Grimsby's history. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:09 | |
We set up our valuation tables in the heart of the minster | 0:03:13 | 0:03:17 | |
and what a glorious setting! | 0:03:17 | 0:03:19 | |
The light is flooding through the stained-glass windows, | 0:03:19 | 0:03:21 | |
casting a warm glow on our experts. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
It's now time to find out what they're up to. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
And Anita's wasted no time finding a local lass with a historic album. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:32 | |
Marion, you come from Grimsby. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
-I do. -Yeah. -Yes. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:38 | |
And you've brought along a piece of your family history. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:43 | |
-Yes. -So, Grimsby family history to "Flog It!" today. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:47 | |
-Yeah. -Now, this was a Christmas gift. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
Can you read to us what this says? | 0:03:50 | 0:03:54 | |
Yes, it says, "A Christmas gift." | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
I presume that's Mrs... | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
"..F Boyers from her esteemed friend, JEC." | 0:03:58 | 0:04:03 | |
-and, sadly, I don't know who that person was. -Who was Mrs Boyers? | 0:04:03 | 0:04:07 | |
Mrs Boyers was the mother of my aunt, | 0:04:07 | 0:04:12 | |
who I never met, because she died long before then. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
And I've had it about 40 years now. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
-SHE LAUGHS -So, er... | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
Well, I mean, it's not in very good condition, Marion. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
-No, it's not. You can say that again. -But it comes from the 1880s. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:27 | |
-Yeah. -And it's showing your family at that time. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:32 | |
-Quite a good-looking family. -Yeah, they are, aren't they? | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
-Some very pretty ladies. -Looks a wee bit like you. -Oh, gosh! | 0:04:35 | 0:04:39 | |
-Thank you. -And, er, we have a kind of sombre-looking guy. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:44 | |
-Yeah, I think he's a minister, by the look of him. -A minister. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:46 | |
But one of the pictures which I find most interesting, really, | 0:04:46 | 0:04:52 | |
-is this one here. -That one? Yeah, yeah. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
Where we're seeing a boy with a penny-farthing... | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
-Yeah. -..which is the same size as he is. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
-Yes, it is, yeah! -Now, a bicycle was a new thing. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:08 | |
-Indeed. -And people that had a bicycle | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
were really at the cutting edge... | 0:05:11 | 0:05:13 | |
-MARION LAUGHS -..of modern fashion. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
What did the family do? What was the background of the family? | 0:05:16 | 0:05:20 | |
-Were they involved in trade or commerce or what? -Yeah, trade. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
I mean, initially, they lived in Cleckheaton in Yorkshire | 0:05:23 | 0:05:27 | |
and they had a hardware shop. They moved from Cleckheaton | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
to Cleethorpes and had this small bed-and-breakfast. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:34 | |
Oh, right. A seaside landlady. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:36 | |
Yeah, yeah. My aunt, who was in here, | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
when they had the visitors in the summer, | 0:05:39 | 0:05:41 | |
she had to sleep in the cupboard under the stairs, | 0:05:41 | 0:05:45 | |
because the visitors took over her bedroom. She was only quite tiny | 0:05:45 | 0:05:50 | |
-and that's where she slept for the summer. -Just as well! | 0:05:50 | 0:05:52 | |
BOTH LAUGH | 0:05:52 | 0:05:54 | |
-So, yeah. -I think that's a lovely story. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:56 | |
And I believe that is my Aunt Renee when she was a baby. | 0:05:56 | 0:06:01 | |
So this is her mother. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:04 | |
And this is Mrs Boyers and Mr Boyers. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:08 | |
-So that's... -She looks like a tiny wee lady. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:10 | |
-Yeah, she was. And so was Renee, yeah. -Just cupboard-sized? | 0:06:10 | 0:06:14 | |
Yes! | 0:06:14 | 0:06:15 | |
Definitely. On the small shelf. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
Now, tell me, these are your family members. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:22 | |
Why are you selling it? | 0:06:23 | 0:06:25 | |
Well, it's been in a cupboard under the roof, um, just put away. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:30 | |
-I just think somebody may be interested and, um... -I think so. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:34 | |
Now, if it's going to auction, | 0:06:34 | 0:06:37 | |
-I'd like to keep the estimate very, very low. -Yeah, I understand. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:43 | |
I'm sure there will be interest, | 0:06:43 | 0:06:45 | |
-but I think if we put it in maybe 20 or 30... -That's fine, yeah. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:50 | |
-Let's just pass it on to someone who may restore it... -Yeah. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
-..and who will enjoy looking at this little item... -Looking, yeah. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
-..which is a piece of Victorian history. -History, yes, indeed. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:01 | |
-Yeah, you don't see them every day, do you? -No. -No. Thank you very much. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:05 | |
From 19th-century photos, Michael's bringing us bang up to date | 0:07:07 | 0:07:11 | |
with works by a Turner Prize winner. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:13 | |
This is a first for "Flog It!" in many respects. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
We've got a name here, haven't we? | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
-We have, yes. -What's that name? | 0:07:21 | 0:07:23 | |
Damien Hirst. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:25 | |
-The great... -Damien Hirst. -..Young British Artist, Damien Hirst. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:29 | |
And we've got one, two, three, four Damien Hirsts on one table. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:35 | |
Where did you get them from? | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
A local auction that I go to. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:39 | |
We do it for raising money for animals. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:42 | |
-Right. A little local charity shop? -Yeah, just a little charity auction. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
-Were these the star lot, then? Damien Hirst. -No, no, no! | 0:07:45 | 0:07:47 | |
Nobody wanted them. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:49 | |
-Pardon? -Nobody wanted them. -I -didn't want them. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:52 | |
-But you've got them! -Yeah, but because the lady | 0:07:52 | 0:07:55 | |
that was doing the auctioning was taking so long to sell them, | 0:07:55 | 0:07:59 | |
I said, "Well, I'll have them for 30p," | 0:07:59 | 0:08:01 | |
so that she could get on with the next lot. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:03 | |
-So you just bought them to move the auction along? -Exactly. -Right. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:07 | |
-Did you know you were buying...? -No. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:11 | |
-No, no. -I didn't know until three years later. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:13 | |
We use them. But we didn't look at the name underneath. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:16 | |
Well, what we've got is we've got a company that, in 2002, | 0:08:16 | 0:08:22 | |
-commissioned various artists... -Oh, it's 2002, were they? -2002. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:26 | |
-..to put artwork onto their glasses. -Yeah. -Now, Hirst was one of many. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:32 | |
-But of course, Hirst is the big name. -Yeah. -He did 340 of these. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:36 | |
-340? -340, so not thousands. -Oh, I thought it'd be thousands. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:40 | |
-No, I thought there might be thousands. -Yeah! | 0:08:40 | 0:08:42 | |
-But there were certainly thousands done by different artists... -Yeah. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:45 | |
..but just 340 done by Hirst. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:48 | |
Now, really and truly, they shouldn't be worth anything at all, | 0:08:48 | 0:08:55 | |
-because they're 2002 commercial glasses. -Yeah. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:59 | |
-But we live in a world where names are magical. -Yes. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:03 | |
-And none more so than Mr Hirst's. -Mm-hm. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
If you wanted to buy the canvas, as it was before they took the picture | 0:09:07 | 0:09:13 | |
-and stuck it on the glass... -Yeah. -..it might be £1 million - £2 million. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:18 | |
-So if you can't afford that, these are your next best bet. -Yeah. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:26 | |
I personally haven't got the foggiest what they're going to make. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:31 | |
-No, I don't. -You'll make a profit on 30p. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:34 | |
-Yes. -That's guaranteed. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:36 | |
I would say, let's put £20-£50 on them. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:42 | |
And let's put a reserve of £20, | 0:09:42 | 0:09:44 | |
because you can't go to the shops and buy a nice glass for a fiver. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:47 | |
-No. No, that's true. -And let's see what happens. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
-Yeah. -I could be stood there, I hope, with egg all over my face... | 0:09:50 | 0:09:53 | |
-So do I! -..as international phone bidders come on. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 | |
Yeah. But they're just... they're very odd. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:59 | |
-They were never meant to be valuable. -No. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:01 | |
They're just commercial advertising things. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:05 | |
They're not even made in the 20th century. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:08 | |
-No. -They're made in the 21st! | 0:10:08 | 0:10:10 | |
-Yes, yeah. -But they're quirky. They're interesting. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:14 | |
Jenny, thank you so much for bringing | 0:10:14 | 0:10:16 | |
I think the oddest thing I've ever seen on a "Flog It!" valuation. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:21 | |
I'm pleased you've enjoyed them. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:22 | |
You can tell Michael can't wait to see what happens at the auction. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:27 | |
But for now, we've got more to discover about the minster. | 0:10:27 | 0:10:30 | |
Fronting the clergy for us here at the minster today is Nick Nawrockyi. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
-It's good to meet you, Nick. -Thank you. -Thank you for joining us. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
-Now, you were made an urban minister in 2010. -Yes. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:40 | |
-What does it mean to be an urban minister? -An urban minster means | 0:10:40 | 0:10:44 | |
-that we relate more widely to the local community. -OK. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
So we're still a parish church and we look after the people | 0:10:47 | 0:10:49 | |
in our parish, but we also relate to the whole of county as well, | 0:10:49 | 0:10:52 | |
the whole of north-east Lincolnshire, and we act | 0:10:52 | 0:10:55 | |
as a forum between the civic and the spiritual life of our county. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:58 | |
-Gosh, that's a large area! It's a big responsibility. -It is indeed. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
You're a local lad and you grew up around here. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:03 | |
-I did. -What is it about the spirit of the people? | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
Because they're so charming and they're so cheerful. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:09 | |
Yes, there's something about Grimsby, | 0:11:09 | 0:11:10 | |
-it has this wonderful sense of community spirit. -Yeah. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:13 | |
It's a really close-knit feeling of community. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:15 | |
I think we find increasingly that once people come here, | 0:11:15 | 0:11:17 | |
-they never really want to go. -No. -It's such a wonderful place to be. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
There's so much it has to offer, isn't there? There is. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:22 | |
-It's not just fish and chips. -Absolutely not! | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
'Now Anita's in her element, captivated by gold.' | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
Doreen, I love jewellery! | 0:11:32 | 0:11:35 | |
I love it! | 0:11:35 | 0:11:37 | |
And I love this little group here. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:40 | |
-Thank you. -Tell me, where did you get it? | 0:11:40 | 0:11:43 | |
Well, they were both birthday presents some 30 years ago. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:47 | |
-Aw. -Yes. -Was it somebody beloved who bought them for you? | 0:11:47 | 0:11:52 | |
-Oh, yes. -A boyfriend? -Oh, more than that, yeah. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:55 | |
Oh, my goodness, tell us no more. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:57 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:11:57 | 0:11:59 | |
-Yeah. -Did you choose these things or was the choice made for you? | 0:11:59 | 0:12:04 | |
Oh, no. I chose. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:05 | |
And then the earrings came along about a year later. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:09 | |
So let's look at the little object here. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:13 | |
The pendant is very, very pretty. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:16 | |
-Mm-hm. -It's from the early part of the 20th century, Edwardian times. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:22 | |
1900-1910, 1912. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:26 | |
And it's very typical of the jewellery | 0:12:26 | 0:12:29 | |
that was worn at that time. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:31 | |
The pendant is made of 9ct gold. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:34 | |
We have a little amethyst drop and an amethyst in the centre here. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:40 | |
And we've these little tiny seed pearls, | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
which form part of the decoration. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:48 | |
Now, the earrings are... | 0:12:48 | 0:12:51 | |
-They're quite different. -Yes. -Um, we do have the amethyst there, | 0:12:52 | 0:12:58 | |
um, but the design is, er... probably more Victorian. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:04 | |
And although these are unmarked, I think that they're gold. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:09 | |
-They feel gold. -Oh, yes. -They feel right. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:12 | |
You're perhaps wanting to sell because you're no longer wearing it? | 0:13:12 | 0:13:16 | |
I'm not. They're just sat in the drawer. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:19 | |
You know, and it's sad. Someone would really love them, I know. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:23 | |
So, price on them... | 0:13:23 | 0:13:24 | |
..I would say... | 0:13:26 | 0:13:28 | |
140-180 | 0:13:28 | 0:13:32 | |
might be a come-and-buy-me estimate. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:36 | |
-Would you be happy to pass them on at that price? -With a reserve at...? | 0:13:36 | 0:13:41 | |
-We would put the reserve at the bottom estimate. -Yes, that's fine. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:45 | |
-And we'll make it a fixed, fixed reserve. -Yes, oh, yeah. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
And let's see how it goes. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:51 | |
Well, all our experts have given the decks a thorough search | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
and they've found their first batch of items to take off to auction. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
But before that, I cannot pass this hard-working team here, look. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
They're known as the cake ladies and just look at their wares. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:06 | |
I'm going to be sampling some cake later on the show. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
I'm looking forward to that. But right now, you sit back | 0:14:09 | 0:14:12 | |
and enjoy the dramas as they unfold in the saleroom. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
Here's a quick recap of all the items we're putting under the hammer. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
There's the intriguing family photo album dating back to the 1880s. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:24 | |
The beer glasses with the famous name attached. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:28 | |
And the pretty gold jewellery that caught Anita's eye. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:34 | |
We've travelled about an hour by car south-west | 0:14:37 | 0:14:40 | |
to the historic city of Lincoln | 0:14:40 | 0:14:42 | |
and, over the years, the Romans, the Vikings, | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
the Saxons and the Normans have made this wonderful city their home. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:48 | |
And today, for one day only, it's our town. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
Because this is where we're putting our items under the hammer. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:54 | |
We have two auctioneers on the rostrum for us today - | 0:14:55 | 0:14:58 | |
John Leatt and Colin Young. The commission rate here is... | 0:14:58 | 0:15:02 | |
It's busy, so we could be in luck. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
And first to go under the hammer are Marion's family photos. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:11 | |
-A lovely photograph album. It's a family, though, isn't it? -Yes. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:16 | |
So unless we really have a connection to the family, | 0:15:16 | 0:15:18 | |
it's not going to the big money, | 0:15:18 | 0:15:20 | |
it's not like topographic scenes of a town, that some of the roads | 0:15:20 | 0:15:23 | |
-and buildings have disappeared, which we like to see. -Mm-hm. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
-But it's always interesting to look at people... -Of course! | 0:15:26 | 0:15:30 | |
-..to look at... -What they're wearing, what they're doing. -Yes! | 0:15:30 | 0:15:33 | |
-The penny-farthing was wonderful. -Yes! | 0:15:33 | 0:15:36 | |
-The forerunner to Bradley Wiggins. -It was, when you think about it. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:39 | |
Well, hopefully, this will be great fun for a collector. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:42 | |
So let's get this underway now. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:43 | |
It's going under the hammer now. Good luck. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:45 | |
Here we go, lot number 591, the Victorian leather photograph album. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:49 | |
Lots of interest in this. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:51 | |
And I'll start at £30. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:53 | |
£30 on commission, at 30. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:55 | |
£30, straight to me. 32, 35. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:57 | |
35 with me. 38, and 40. At 42, 45. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:02 | |
At 45. 48. And 50 now. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:05 | |
52, with me, 55 and 60. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:08 | |
65. 65 and 68 with me. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
-£68. -Oh, it's creeping up slowly. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:14 | |
-At 75 here with me. -75. -80 now, the internet. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:18 | |
-80! -They're fighting it out on cyberspace! | 0:16:18 | 0:16:22 | |
£80, no? You out? I'm selling at £80, all done? | 0:16:22 | 0:16:25 | |
Well, it's gone, the hammer went down. It was £80! | 0:16:26 | 0:16:29 | |
-So there you go. -Someone will love the album... | 0:16:29 | 0:16:32 | |
-Yes. -..and it'll give them so much fun and interest. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:34 | |
I really enjoyed it. My heart was going... | 0:16:34 | 0:16:37 | |
'A great start! Now for the beer glasses with | 0:16:37 | 0:16:40 | |
'the link to one of our most famous contemporary artists, Damien Hirst.' | 0:16:40 | 0:16:45 | |
Jenny, are you ready for this? | 0:16:45 | 0:16:47 | |
-I am. -We certainly are. We've been waiting for this. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
Limited edition, 340. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
-Not many. -You've got 1% of the entire production in one lot today. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:58 | |
-You paid how much? -30p for four. | 0:16:58 | 0:17:02 | |
-There's got to be profit. -There's got to be profit. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:04 | |
We're going to put them under the hammer right now, here we go. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:07 | |
Lot number 151, this rather unusual set | 0:17:07 | 0:17:09 | |
of Damien Hirst-designed lager glasses. There we go. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:13 | |
And who'll start with those at £20? | 0:17:13 | 0:17:15 | |
Nice quirky lot for you. £20. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:17 | |
At £20 for them. Add 10, £10. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:20 | |
At £10, right at the back, thank you, sir. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
At £10, and 12? | 0:17:23 | 0:17:25 | |
15. 18. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
And 20. 22. Rising. In the front row at 26. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
25, sir, thank you. 28? £28. £28. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
-£28! -Well, his major work has been slumping. -32, thank you. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:37 | |
35. 35, the gentleman standing at £35. On my right, at £35. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:42 | |
All done and selling at 35. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:44 | |
£35. Oh, don't you just love this programme?! | 0:17:44 | 0:17:48 | |
You learn something everyday | 0:17:48 | 0:17:49 | |
and that's the most important thing, so keep watching! | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
We'll be very happy to look at | 0:17:54 | 0:17:56 | |
any Damien Hirst items you may have lurking. | 0:17:56 | 0:17:58 | |
Now, Doreen's feeling like part of the "Flog It!" family. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:01 | |
And she's hoping some of that love will rub off on her gold jewellery. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:05 | |
Doreen said she only came along to meet me, didn't you? | 0:18:07 | 0:18:09 | |
-I did. -Oh, bless! But what about Anita and all of our other experts? | 0:18:09 | 0:18:13 | |
-All very special! -I feel as if I know everyone! | 0:18:13 | 0:18:15 | |
-I watch you every day. -THEY LAUGH | 0:18:15 | 0:18:16 | |
-Like them? -They are lovely. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
-I love this type of pendant, and I love amethysts. -Yes, you do. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:24 | |
-Art Nouveau is the period I suppose is my favourite. -You love it! | 0:18:24 | 0:18:28 | |
-Exactly! -So, for me, it's all there. -For a Glasgow girl, | 0:18:28 | 0:18:31 | |
I'm sure they'll find a home today. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:33 | |
We're going to sell this right now, right here, here we go. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:36 | |
Lot number 71 is the Art Nouveau pendant and earring set. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:41 | |
What shall we say? Who's going to start me at a couple of hundred? | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
A couple of hundred. 100, surely. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:45 | |
£100. 100. Look at what we're selling. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:48 | |
£100. 100. 80 to go. £80. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:50 | |
-80 with you, 80 bid. -We need a bit more. -5, surely. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:54 | |
90. 5, 100. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:56 | |
And 10 now. At 100. 110. 120, 130. 140. | 0:18:56 | 0:19:01 | |
150, 160. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:04 | |
It's climbing nicely. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:05 | |
At 180. Do I see 90? Thank you. 190 with you. 200 with me. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:09 | |
-Oh, brilliant. -At £200, you're out in the room this time. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:13 | |
Any more bids now? At £200, any more now? | 0:19:13 | 0:19:15 | |
No, at £200, we all done? | 0:19:15 | 0:19:17 | |
I'll sell this time, make no mistake, done and finished at £200. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:21 | |
-Brilliant! -Aw! -Absolutely! | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
You see, we always say on the show, quality always sells. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:26 | |
-And that had real style. -Yes. -It did, didn't it? | 0:19:26 | 0:19:30 | |
-It was wonderful. -Yes, brilliant. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:31 | |
-Good "Flog It!" moment that. Thank you. -Thank you. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:34 | |
MUSIC: Golden Years by David Bowie | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
..at £180! | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
Thank you very much! | 0:19:39 | 0:19:41 | |
Well, there you are, some great results so far | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
from our first visit to the auction room. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:45 | |
We're coming back here later on, so don't go away, | 0:19:45 | 0:19:47 | |
there could be a big surprise. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:48 | |
But before we return to Grimsby Minster | 0:19:48 | 0:19:50 | |
to join up with our experts to find some gems to put under the hammer, | 0:19:50 | 0:19:54 | |
I've been taking a closer look at the history of the town | 0:19:54 | 0:19:57 | |
and finding out how it developed. | 0:19:57 | 0:19:59 | |
Now, legend has it Grimsby was founded by a Danish fishermen | 0:20:09 | 0:20:13 | |
called Grim, and the B-Y at the end of Grimsby is | 0:20:13 | 0:20:16 | |
the old Norse word for village, so it was Grim's Village. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:20 | |
During the 1950s and '60s, Grimsby became known as a fishing town, | 0:20:20 | 0:20:24 | |
but prior to that, right up to the mid-1900s | 0:20:24 | 0:20:26 | |
it was better known as a commercial port, | 0:20:26 | 0:20:29 | |
importing iron and timber from Scandinavia, | 0:20:29 | 0:20:32 | |
and exporting wool to the ports in the East. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:35 | |
The fortunes of the town and the Minster depended | 0:20:40 | 0:20:43 | |
on the success of the harbour. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:45 | |
When the waterway to the Humber silted up, | 0:20:45 | 0:20:48 | |
there was a period of decline, until a new dock was opened in 1800. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:53 | |
The celebrations were marked by a peal of bells at the Minster, | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
then known as St James's Church. | 0:20:56 | 0:20:59 | |
But when a railway line connected Grimsby to the rest of the country | 0:20:59 | 0:21:03 | |
in 1848, the town really took off, | 0:21:03 | 0:21:06 | |
to become a thriving commercial and fishing port. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
This painting by JW Carmichael shows the Royal Dock, | 0:21:10 | 0:21:14 | |
which was opened in 1852. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:16 | |
And more than 160 years on, | 0:21:19 | 0:21:20 | |
you can still see working docks and an iconic Grimsby feature - | 0:21:20 | 0:21:25 | |
the Dock Tower. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:26 | |
Dominating the skyline, it soars almost 95 metres above the docks, | 0:21:30 | 0:21:35 | |
and it once housed the hydraulic mechanism used to operate | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
the 15 quayside cranes that the port has, the lock gates and the sluices. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:44 | |
And because of its architectural magnitude, | 0:21:44 | 0:21:46 | |
it also acted as a warning beacon for fishing and commercial crews. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:50 | |
The expansion of the port inevitably had an impact on the town. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:57 | |
'I'm meeting local historian Garry Crossland, | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
'who worked at the dock officers from more than 35 years, to find out | 0:22:00 | 0:22:04 | |
'how significant the expansion of the port was for Grimsby.' | 0:22:04 | 0:22:08 | |
The docks have played an extremely important part on the development of | 0:22:09 | 0:22:13 | |
the town. In 1861, there was about 12,000 people in the town, | 0:22:13 | 0:22:18 | |
but by the turn of the century, 1901, that had risen to 63,000, | 0:22:18 | 0:22:24 | |
which was about 430% increase, a substantial amount. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:28 | |
So, where did all the new workers end up? | 0:22:28 | 0:22:31 | |
Well, they went mainly down Freeman Street, | 0:22:31 | 0:22:34 | |
which was the main arterial route from the docks southward, | 0:22:34 | 0:22:39 | |
and they were basically in two up, two down accommodation. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:43 | |
It was a very, very close community. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:45 | |
And it was quite a lively place as well, | 0:22:45 | 0:22:47 | |
there was nine pubs down there, | 0:22:47 | 0:22:49 | |
there was pawnbroker shops, tailors and, of course, | 0:22:49 | 0:22:52 | |
ladies who could show them a good time. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:54 | |
-LAUGHING: Yes! -And they always had plenty of money. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
They were actually known | 0:22:57 | 0:22:59 | |
as three-day millionaires when they came ashore, | 0:22:59 | 0:23:02 | |
because they would spend the money in the pubs and in the tailors, | 0:23:02 | 0:23:06 | |
buying new suits and that sort of thing. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:08 | |
In actual fact, the wives, it was said, | 0:23:08 | 0:23:12 | |
pawned the suits when they went away, | 0:23:12 | 0:23:14 | |
so they could get some of the money | 0:23:14 | 0:23:17 | |
to sustain them while they were fishing. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:19 | |
What about the ship owners themselves | 0:23:19 | 0:23:22 | |
and the people in higher positions? | 0:23:22 | 0:23:24 | |
-Where did they live? -Well, as they became more prosperous, | 0:23:24 | 0:23:27 | |
the trawler owners and the fish merchants | 0:23:27 | 0:23:30 | |
moved to the leafy suburbs. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:31 | |
There was this hierarchy, | 0:23:31 | 0:23:33 | |
with the engineers living in one area, | 0:23:33 | 0:23:35 | |
the skippers, the fish merchants and the trawler men | 0:23:35 | 0:23:37 | |
living in the affluent area around People's Park | 0:23:37 | 0:23:40 | |
and, therefore, they tended to go to St James's Church, | 0:23:40 | 0:23:45 | |
which, of course, is now known as the Minster. | 0:23:45 | 0:23:48 | |
'At one point, the Minster was known as the "sea captain's church", | 0:23:49 | 0:23:53 | |
'but because of its town centre location, | 0:23:53 | 0:23:55 | |
'it soon united all communities across Grimsby. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:58 | |
'Its unifying role was never more important | 0:24:00 | 0:24:02 | |
'than during the Second World War, | 0:24:02 | 0:24:04 | |
'when Grimsby was a target for the German air force.' | 0:24:04 | 0:24:08 | |
So what impact did the Second World War have on the community? | 0:24:08 | 0:24:12 | |
Well, it restricted fishing, of course, | 0:24:12 | 0:24:15 | |
because the trawlers were targeted. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:18 | |
But there was about 600 fishermen that actually lost their lives | 0:24:18 | 0:24:22 | |
whilst on naval service during that particular time | 0:24:22 | 0:24:25 | |
and, of course, it also affected the dock itself, | 0:24:25 | 0:24:29 | |
because the fish market was bombed, other buildings were destroyed, | 0:24:29 | 0:24:34 | |
but of course, it wasn't all just restricted to the dock area. | 0:24:34 | 0:24:38 | |
The town was bombed in various places, | 0:24:38 | 0:24:41 | |
including the Minster itself. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:44 | |
Part of the structure was actually demolished. | 0:24:44 | 0:24:46 | |
My parents were due to get married on the 17th of July, 1943. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:52 | |
The bombing of the Minster took place on the 13th of July. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:56 | |
So, of course, that disrupted everything. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:58 | |
Fortunately, the church authorities did turn round | 0:24:58 | 0:25:02 | |
and said yes, they could marry here. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:05 | |
But they'd have to marry in the Memorial Chapel, | 0:25:05 | 0:25:08 | |
rather than in the main church, | 0:25:08 | 0:25:10 | |
because that was the only part of the church that was safe. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
But nevertheless, it was a wonderful wedding, was it? | 0:25:13 | 0:25:15 | |
It was. It was a wonderful wedding. In actual fact, | 0:25:15 | 0:25:19 | |
-I've got the photograph here of my parents. -Oh, how lovely. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:22 | |
Oh, gosh! The bridesmaids, they all look beautiful! | 0:25:22 | 0:25:26 | |
At least it proves that the Minster, or St James's Church as it was then, | 0:25:26 | 0:25:32 | |
was still functioning in the midst of all the chaos. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:35 | |
-In such troubled times... -Yes. | 0:25:35 | 0:25:37 | |
..this wedding still went ahead and everybody looks beautiful. | 0:25:37 | 0:25:40 | |
Look at your dad, a proud man! | 0:25:40 | 0:25:43 | |
-What a wonderful thing to have. -Thank you. | 0:25:43 | 0:25:45 | |
Luckily for Gary's parents, | 0:25:48 | 0:25:49 | |
the Minster defied the bombs of the German air force | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
and, since the 12th century, | 0:25:52 | 0:25:54 | |
it's been providing a sanctuary for people from all walks of life. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:58 | |
These days, it hosts around 50 baptisms | 0:25:58 | 0:26:01 | |
and 25 weddings each year. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:03 | |
It's still charting its steady course | 0:26:03 | 0:26:05 | |
and will continue to do so for centuries to come. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:08 | |
What a great turnout! | 0:26:15 | 0:26:17 | |
Everyone's enjoying the historic setting of Grimsby Minster. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:21 | |
Michael spotted something from the world's longest-running soap opera. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:25 | |
MUSIC: Theme from The Archers | 0:26:25 | 0:26:28 | |
Pam, sometimes, occasionally on "Flog It!", I'm lost for words. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:33 | |
I think you'd better tell me the story behind this copy, | 0:26:33 | 0:26:38 | |
-the Borchester Echo. -Mm-hm. | 0:26:38 | 0:26:39 | |
-Now, what's the story with all this? -Yeah, it's The Archers, | 0:26:39 | 0:26:43 | |
that my grandma used to listen to every day, every day. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:47 | |
And, on her 105th birthday, she got the Borchester Echo, | 0:26:47 | 0:26:53 | |
because someone, through the newspaper, | 0:26:53 | 0:26:56 | |
had mentioned to the BBC that she was 105. | 0:26:56 | 0:27:00 | |
105?! | 0:27:00 | 0:27:01 | |
Yeah, in 1960... 1966. | 0:27:01 | 0:27:05 | |
-And this is the letter from the BBC. Wonderful organisation! -Yes. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:09 | |
"I have pleasure in sending you a copy of the Borchester Echo, | 0:27:09 | 0:27:13 | |
"autographed by nearly all of the cast of The Archers. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:17 | |
"All of them send you their very best wishes. | 0:27:17 | 0:27:19 | |
"I am only sorry that Hull is so far from Birmingham | 0:27:19 | 0:27:22 | |
"that I couldn't come over and present it to you personally. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:26 | |
"May you go on listening to The Archers for many more years." | 0:27:26 | 0:27:29 | |
-Wonderful! What a lovely sentiment! -Yeah. | 0:27:29 | 0:27:32 | |
People often live now to 100, 105. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:36 | |
-That's right. -You read about it. | 0:27:36 | 0:27:38 | |
-In the '60s, I don't think there were that many people that... -No. | 0:27:38 | 0:27:41 | |
She was the oldest person in Hull. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:43 | |
She used to tootle off to the Guildhall since her 100th birthday | 0:27:43 | 0:27:47 | |
and have afternoon tea with the Lord Mayor. | 0:27:47 | 0:27:49 | |
-A mayoral car used to come and pick her up. -Good grief! | 0:27:49 | 0:27:53 | |
But she was really, oh, so pleased about this, | 0:27:53 | 0:27:56 | |
because the cast signed every page. | 0:27:56 | 0:27:59 | |
-So this is the fictional... -Yes. | 0:27:59 | 0:28:01 | |
-We must stress that. -Yes. -The fictional Borchester Echo. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:04 | |
-That's right. -I've listened to The Archers now and again. | 0:28:04 | 0:28:08 | |
I know enough to know that Brian is a scoundrel | 0:28:08 | 0:28:11 | |
and that's about as far as it goes. | 0:28:11 | 0:28:14 | |
-But this was such a big show. -Mm-hm. | 0:28:14 | 0:28:16 | |
And each page is signed. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:17 | |
We won't go all through it, cos it's a little fragile. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:20 | |
But if we go in there, "Forrest's Guide to Ambridge". | 0:28:20 | 0:28:25 | |
And we've got all the imagined views and, er...even the odd advert. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:30 | |
-What a wonderful thing! -Yeah. -It's a bit of social history. | 0:28:30 | 0:28:34 | |
-Mm-hm. -There's a picture of...? | 0:28:34 | 0:28:36 | |
-My grandma. -Your grandma. With the newspaper. | 0:28:36 | 0:28:39 | |
-Absolutely. And the letter. -The full letter. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:42 | |
Why are you deciding to put it up for auction now? | 0:28:42 | 0:28:45 | |
I mean, it's obviously of huge sentimental value. | 0:28:45 | 0:28:48 | |
Well, the thing is that my children, | 0:28:48 | 0:28:50 | |
they don't know anything about The Archers, really. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:52 | |
No-one's interested. I just think it's a shame | 0:28:52 | 0:28:54 | |
if it would just get pushed away somewhere or lost. | 0:28:54 | 0:28:58 | |
-It's about finding someone who's a huge fan of The Archers... -Yes. | 0:28:58 | 0:29:02 | |
..and is going to take your grandmother's story and her copy | 0:29:02 | 0:29:07 | |
-and preserve it and look after it. -Absolutely. This is for my grandma. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:10 | |
-This is for my grandma. -That's a wonderful sentiment. -Yeah. | 0:29:10 | 0:29:13 | |
-I suspect you will want to keep this photograph? -Yes. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:16 | |
-Yes. -Quite right and proper. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:18 | |
-I almost don't like talking about money with something like this. -No. | 0:29:18 | 0:29:21 | |
-Cos it's beyond money. -Absolutely. | 0:29:21 | 0:29:23 | |
-But it's a reality of life and we have to face it. -I understand. | 0:29:23 | 0:29:27 | |
-Let's just put £20 to £50 on it. -Yes, that's quite all right. | 0:29:27 | 0:29:30 | |
A £20 reserve, but that's not the point. | 0:29:30 | 0:29:33 | |
-No, no. -The point is, you've come in, | 0:29:33 | 0:29:36 | |
-you've shared with us your grandmother's story. -Mm-hm. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:38 | |
And we're going to move that on | 0:29:38 | 0:29:40 | |
and make sure that that's preserved for the future. | 0:29:40 | 0:29:43 | |
-Thank you so much for sharing it with us. -Thank you. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:46 | |
The ladies are made of stern stuff around here, | 0:29:48 | 0:29:51 | |
as Anita's discovering over on her table. | 0:29:51 | 0:29:53 | |
At this moment, I am in the presence of Grimsby royalty. | 0:29:55 | 0:30:02 | |
But more of that in a wee moment. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:04 | |
What you've brought to us today is a wonderful piece of pottery. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:13 | |
Do you know who this was made by? | 0:30:13 | 0:30:15 | |
-Clarice Cliff. -Clarice Cliff. | 0:30:15 | 0:30:18 | |
This is pot was in the Inspiration range | 0:30:18 | 0:30:24 | |
from 1931. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:27 | |
And isn't it absolutely wonderful | 0:30:27 | 0:30:31 | |
that this pot is owned by an inspirational woman | 0:30:31 | 0:30:38 | |
from Grimsby, from the 1950s? | 0:30:38 | 0:30:42 | |
Brenda, tell me what you were doing in the 1950s. | 0:30:42 | 0:30:49 | |
In the 1950s, I did a little swimming. | 0:30:49 | 0:30:52 | |
-You did a wee bit of swimming? -Yes. -Tell me a bit more about it. | 0:30:52 | 0:30:57 | |
1951, I swam the Channel. | 0:30:57 | 0:31:00 | |
-You swam the Channel?! That huge...22 miles! -Yes. | 0:31:00 | 0:31:05 | |
-And what age were you at that time? -24. -24? | 0:31:05 | 0:31:08 | |
-That's giving my age away, you know! -THEY LAUGH | 0:31:08 | 0:31:12 | |
So, at 24, you swam the English Channel? | 0:31:12 | 0:31:17 | |
-Yeah. -Over 22 miles. -Uh-huh. | 0:31:17 | 0:31:20 | |
Were you lauded throughout the country? | 0:31:20 | 0:31:23 | |
-I was, yes. -Were you? -Yes. | 0:31:23 | 0:31:25 | |
So, I really am in the presence of Grimsby royalty. | 0:31:25 | 0:31:29 | |
It seems Brenda's being a bit modest. | 0:31:32 | 0:31:34 | |
Her swim in 1951 was as a competitor | 0:31:34 | 0:31:37 | |
in an international cross-Channel race. | 0:31:37 | 0:31:40 | |
She was the fastest woman and came fourth overall. | 0:31:40 | 0:31:44 | |
60,000 proud Grimbarians thronged the streets to welcome her home. | 0:31:44 | 0:31:49 | |
A few years later, she again competed in the Channel race, | 0:31:49 | 0:31:53 | |
securing the women's title once more. | 0:31:53 | 0:31:55 | |
She went on to be the fastest woman in the 29-mile Nile Race | 0:31:55 | 0:32:00 | |
and later, she completed a gruelling 32 miles crossing Lake Ontario, | 0:32:00 | 0:32:05 | |
smashing the previous record, | 0:32:05 | 0:32:08 | |
despite finishing the swim in the midst of a huge thunderstorm | 0:32:08 | 0:32:11 | |
that nearly capsized the support boats. | 0:32:11 | 0:32:14 | |
And it really is an inspiration to all young swimmers. | 0:32:14 | 0:32:20 | |
-Do you still go swimming? -Occasionally. | 0:32:20 | 0:32:22 | |
ANITA LAUGHS | 0:32:22 | 0:32:24 | |
OK, let's look at this. I mean, it's a lovely pot. | 0:32:24 | 0:32:27 | |
Now, we still love her work today. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:32 | |
The price that I would put on that, an auction estimate, | 0:32:32 | 0:32:36 | |
would be £300 to £400. | 0:32:36 | 0:32:38 | |
-Would you be happy for that to go into auction? -Yes, I would. | 0:32:38 | 0:32:42 | |
-Would you? -Yes. -Yeah? | 0:32:42 | 0:32:43 | |
You're not worried about passing it on to another, uh...? | 0:32:43 | 0:32:48 | |
No, I only have a niece and a nephew. | 0:32:48 | 0:32:52 | |
And you can't split it down the middle. | 0:32:52 | 0:32:54 | |
-No, you can't. -So I thought... -It would have no value. | 0:32:54 | 0:32:57 | |
-I thought the money would be better for them. -OK. | 0:32:57 | 0:33:00 | |
We'll put it to auction, Brenda, | 0:33:00 | 0:33:03 | |
and we'll put a reserve on it of perhaps 300, | 0:33:03 | 0:33:07 | |
but with auctioneer's discretion. | 0:33:07 | 0:33:10 | |
-Yes. -That's great. | 0:33:10 | 0:33:11 | |
OK, I'm delighted to have an INSPIRATIONAL woman | 0:33:11 | 0:33:17 | |
coming to "Flog It!" with a vase called Inspiration. | 0:33:17 | 0:33:22 | |
'I don't rate my chances against Brenda in the pool, | 0:33:24 | 0:33:27 | |
'but I may need to do some exercise after my next stop.' | 0:33:27 | 0:33:31 | |
One of the things the Minster's good at | 0:33:31 | 0:33:32 | |
is listening to the needs of the community | 0:33:32 | 0:33:34 | |
and, when the people said, "We want a coffee shop!", | 0:33:34 | 0:33:37 | |
they got one. | 0:33:37 | 0:33:38 | |
And I'm delighted to introduce to you the cake ladies. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:41 | |
-What's your name? -Erin. -Erin. -Sybil. -Sybil. | 0:33:41 | 0:33:44 | |
-And I'm Jan. -And you're Jan. And look at what you make! | 0:33:44 | 0:33:48 | |
But it's more than just about baking cakes, isn't it? | 0:33:48 | 0:33:50 | |
It is, yeah. We pride ourselves in welcoming anybody into this church. | 0:33:50 | 0:33:55 | |
Occasionally, we get the homeless come in. | 0:33:55 | 0:33:57 | |
We occasionally get people that come in very stressed. | 0:33:57 | 0:34:00 | |
So, we listen to them. We're a listening person as well. | 0:34:00 | 0:34:04 | |
-I know you're volunteers. -Yes. | 0:34:04 | 0:34:06 | |
And thank you so much putting in time, effort, energy and passion. | 0:34:06 | 0:34:09 | |
-Thank you. -And, right now, I'm going to put your work to the test. | 0:34:09 | 0:34:14 | |
-What do you think I should have? -Proper Lincolnshire plum bread. | 0:34:14 | 0:34:17 | |
-It's fruitcake! -Yeah, fruitcake, but up here, | 0:34:17 | 0:34:20 | |
it's Lincolnshire plum bread. | 0:34:20 | 0:34:21 | |
I've never had cheese on cake before. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:23 | |
-Is this a good thing? -Yeah, very good. | 0:34:23 | 0:34:25 | |
Here we go. Ready? | 0:34:25 | 0:34:27 | |
-I make about 500 a year. -You should be on Bake Off! | 0:34:30 | 0:34:33 | |
'Ha! Enough munching. There are valuations to be done | 0:34:34 | 0:34:38 | |
'and Michael has uncovered a real treasure trove.' | 0:34:38 | 0:34:41 | |
Robert, um, I thought James Bond had killed you | 0:34:42 | 0:34:45 | |
when you tried to rob Fort Knox. | 0:34:45 | 0:34:47 | |
What is going on here? | 0:34:47 | 0:34:49 | |
-We've got ten gold sovereigns... -Yeah. -..and a half sovereign here, | 0:34:49 | 0:34:53 | |
which is pretty much quite a lot of gold for anybody. | 0:34:53 | 0:34:57 | |
Are these things you've bought and collected? | 0:34:57 | 0:35:00 | |
No, my father was a bit of a coin collector | 0:35:00 | 0:35:03 | |
and he left me his inheritance. | 0:35:03 | 0:35:06 | |
-So was it just sovereigns he collected or was it all coins? -No. | 0:35:06 | 0:35:10 | |
-He had a fair few, um, Krugerrands as well. -Yeah. | 0:35:10 | 0:35:13 | |
So I got a bit of the bug myself. | 0:35:13 | 0:35:15 | |
I've started collecting coins as well. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:18 | |
But these are surplus to requirements? | 0:35:18 | 0:35:20 | |
Yeah, well, we're getting on a bit, me and the wife, | 0:35:20 | 0:35:23 | |
and I was hoping to get a cruise or something out of it. | 0:35:23 | 0:35:26 | |
Well, really, for years, | 0:35:26 | 0:35:29 | |
-these were always worth £50-£70, £50-£70, £50-£70. -Yeah. | 0:35:29 | 0:35:34 | |
About five or six years ago, metal prices shot through the roof, | 0:35:34 | 0:35:39 | |
gold hit an all-time high. | 0:35:39 | 0:35:41 | |
-It's settled down a bit now. -Unfortunately. | 0:35:41 | 0:35:44 | |
But it settled a lot higher than it was when it started. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:47 | |
We've looked through them, we have got some early ones, | 0:35:47 | 0:35:50 | |
we've got two young Victoria heads. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:53 | |
We've got the Jubilee head and the veiled head there and we have got | 0:35:53 | 0:35:56 | |
some later ones. None of them are really in the condition... | 0:35:56 | 0:35:59 | |
-No. -..to be valuable. There are, of course, | 0:35:59 | 0:36:03 | |
rare Australian Mint sovereigns that can be worth £20,000... | 0:36:03 | 0:36:07 | |
-Shame I haven't got one of them. -..as a coin. -No. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:10 | |
We checked. Believe me, we checked. | 0:36:10 | 0:36:12 | |
Pretty much, it's a calculation by weight. | 0:36:12 | 0:36:15 | |
-Correct, yes. -Today, what I will do is I will value the ten sovereigns. | 0:36:15 | 0:36:21 | |
-OK. -We'll include the half sovereign, | 0:36:21 | 0:36:24 | |
but I won't add that into my equation and I'll tell you why. | 0:36:24 | 0:36:28 | |
The price of gold fluctuates on a daily basis. | 0:36:28 | 0:36:31 | |
-That's to account for any dip... -Yeah. -..and it might very well be | 0:36:31 | 0:36:35 | |
-that, actually, it goes a little bit higher. -Yeah. | 0:36:35 | 0:36:38 | |
Um, in terms of value, | 0:36:38 | 0:36:40 | |
-we're looking about £150 a sovereign. -OK. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:43 | |
There's ten of them. My arithmetic and yours can do that in an instant. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:47 | |
It's about £3,000, isn't it? | 0:36:47 | 0:36:48 | |
Your arithmetic is terribly off, young man. I know why. | 0:36:48 | 0:36:53 | |
-£1,500. -Yeah. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:55 | |
-So we'll put £1,500-£2,000 on them. -Yeah. -Including the half sovereign. | 0:36:55 | 0:37:00 | |
-Yeah. -We'll put a fixed reserve of £1,500 on them. -Yeah. | 0:37:00 | 0:37:03 | |
-Happy for them to go? -Yeah, certainly, thank you. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:05 | |
Better to get out, enjoy yourself, | 0:37:05 | 0:37:07 | |
than have coins you're not going to look at stuck in a drawer. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:10 | |
-No, I agree totally. -Well, thank you, Robert, | 0:37:10 | 0:37:12 | |
for bringing the most gold I've seen on my table today. | 0:37:12 | 0:37:15 | |
Well, what a great time we've had here today. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:22 | |
You can feel this place has stood the test of time over the centuries. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:26 | |
It's a living church at the very heart of the community | 0:37:26 | 0:37:29 | |
and it's certainly given us a warm welcome. | 0:37:29 | 0:37:32 | |
And thank you so much to everybody who's come in today. | 0:37:32 | 0:37:34 | |
-Have you enjoyed yourselves? ALL: -Yes! | 0:37:34 | 0:37:36 | |
Yes! Well, sadly, it's time for us to say goodbye | 0:37:36 | 0:37:38 | |
as we head over to the auction room for the last time today. | 0:37:38 | 0:37:41 | |
And here's a quick recap just to jog your memory | 0:37:41 | 0:37:43 | |
of all the items that are going under the hammer. | 0:37:43 | 0:37:45 | |
A rare newspaper from the fictional farming community of Ambridge. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:52 | |
The Clarice Cliff vase brought in by a Grimsby celebrity! | 0:37:53 | 0:37:57 | |
The treasure trove - ten-and-a-half gold sovereigns. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:03 | |
So it's back to the auction house to test the market. | 0:38:06 | 0:38:09 | |
And will any Archers fans have spotted Pamela's lot? | 0:38:09 | 0:38:13 | |
-PAUL HUMS THE ARCHERS THEME -Don't you start! Don't you...! | 0:38:13 | 0:38:16 | |
-Please! -LAUGHTER | 0:38:16 | 0:38:17 | |
The Archers newspaper - hard to put a value on. | 0:38:17 | 0:38:20 | |
Well, I was going to say how do you value a fictional newspaper? | 0:38:20 | 0:38:23 | |
-You can't. -You can't. -All I hope is that one or two really die-hard... | 0:38:23 | 0:38:28 | |
Actually, we only want one die-hard fan. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:30 | |
-Absolutely, yes. -Just to buy it | 0:38:30 | 0:38:31 | |
-and say they'll look after it and preserve it. -Yeah. -OK. | 0:38:31 | 0:38:34 | |
So fingers crossed the internet does its magic. | 0:38:34 | 0:38:36 | |
-We're going to find them, good luck. -Thank you. -Here we go. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:38 | |
It's a 1966 edition of the Borchester Echo. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:43 | |
There we go, this is one of these very rare papers. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:45 | |
And what shall we say for it? Who's going to start me at £40? | 0:38:45 | 0:38:48 | |
-I doubt you're going to find another one. -Yes, you're not! | 0:38:48 | 0:38:51 | |
40? £30 to go, then, surely? £30? I'll take 20 to go, then. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:54 | |
Surely £20, anybody going to bid me £20 for it? | 0:38:54 | 0:38:56 | |
£10. | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
10! 12 now, do I see it? 10, I am bid, 12. 12 bid. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:01 | |
15. 15. | 0:39:01 | 0:39:02 | |
18, 18. Bid 20. It has got to be 20. £20, I am bid. | 0:39:02 | 0:39:04 | |
At 20, two and up now, selling at £20. | 0:39:04 | 0:39:07 | |
-Done. £20. -That's OK. -That's OK, isn't it? | 0:39:07 | 0:39:10 | |
-That's OK. -It's moved on now. | 0:39:10 | 0:39:12 | |
-Yeah, that's the intention. -Yes. | 0:39:12 | 0:39:15 | |
'Hopefully, an Archers fan will enjoy that lot. | 0:39:15 | 0:39:18 | |
'Now for Robert's treasure trove.' | 0:39:18 | 0:39:20 | |
MUSIC: Money by The Flying Lizards | 0:39:20 | 0:39:22 | |
We've got ten gold sovereigns going under the hammer | 0:39:22 | 0:39:25 | |
and one half sovereign. We've seen them on the show before and | 0:39:25 | 0:39:27 | |
-they have a book price, don't make? -Well, they have a bullion value. | 0:39:27 | 0:39:30 | |
They have a bullion... We've split this lot up - separate lots now. | 0:39:30 | 0:39:34 | |
We're starting with the half sovereign | 0:39:34 | 0:39:36 | |
and then moving on to the full sovereigns, | 0:39:36 | 0:39:38 | |
one after the other, lot after lot. | 0:39:38 | 0:39:39 | |
What we'll do is tot the whole thing up at the end. Here we go. | 0:39:39 | 0:39:43 | |
Lot number 691, which is the half sovereign dated from 1887. | 0:39:43 | 0:39:47 | |
And we start the bidding already at 50 bid. 55, 55 bid. | 0:39:47 | 0:39:49 | |
60. Who's at 65? 70 now. 70 bid. | 0:39:49 | 0:39:52 | |
75. Bid 80. 85 with me. | 0:39:52 | 0:39:54 | |
-90 anywhere else now? -That's about it now, isn't it? | 0:39:54 | 0:39:57 | |
-Yes. -Are there any more bids now? | 0:39:57 | 0:39:59 | |
At 85, 88 anywhere else. Then going at £85. | 0:39:59 | 0:40:02 | |
£85 - that's about right. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:04 | |
Lot number 692 is the next sovereign, | 0:40:04 | 0:40:07 | |
multiple bids already, we'll start at 150, we've got to start there | 0:40:07 | 0:40:10 | |
with all of them, really. 150. Who's first at 150? | 0:40:10 | 0:40:12 | |
150, 160 on the net. At 160, 170 anybody now? | 0:40:12 | 0:40:15 | |
160, I will take 165. 165. 170 - 5, now. | 0:40:15 | 0:40:19 | |
170, 170. Last call, then. Selling at £170. | 0:40:19 | 0:40:22 | |
That's the first full sovereign sold, | 0:40:22 | 0:40:24 | |
but hopefully, they'll all be around £170. | 0:40:24 | 0:40:27 | |
And we start 150 again, 150. Who's first? 150. 150 in the room. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:30 | |
160. 165. 170. 175. 175. 175. 180 anywhere? | 0:40:30 | 0:40:36 | |
Selling at £175. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:38 | |
Next one... £180. | 0:40:38 | 0:40:40 | |
Selling at £190. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:42 | |
Last call for everybody, then, selling on the net at 180. | 0:40:42 | 0:40:45 | |
-Thank you very much. -'So far, so good. | 0:40:45 | 0:40:47 | |
'Michael's valuation could be spot-on.' | 0:40:47 | 0:40:50 | |
Bid's down here, then. All done and finished. Going at £178. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:53 | |
And here's the last one. So far - £1,663. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:57 | |
150. Go on, have another one. 155. 155. 160, 165. 170 now. | 0:40:57 | 0:41:03 | |
170. 175 now? No? 170, front row, at 170. | 0:41:03 | 0:41:07 | |
Done and finished, then. Selling in the front here at £170. | 0:41:07 | 0:41:10 | |
-£1,833. -£1,833, if my arithmetic is holding up. -£1,833. | 0:41:10 | 0:41:17 | |
Less 15% commission, plus the VAT on that, don't forget. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:21 | |
-Yeah. -Everyone has to pay that. | 0:41:21 | 0:41:22 | |
-Yeah, yeah. -But that's not bad, is it? | 0:41:22 | 0:41:24 | |
-No, I'm very pleased. Very happy. -Job done, well done, guys. | 0:41:24 | 0:41:27 | |
-I can take the wife on a cruise now. -Oh, yeah! | 0:41:27 | 0:41:31 | |
'That was fast and furious, but we're calming things down now. | 0:41:31 | 0:41:34 | |
'We've saved the best until last. | 0:41:34 | 0:41:38 | |
'Grimsby heroine Brenda is next with her Clarice Cliff vase. | 0:41:38 | 0:41:42 | |
'Will it be a case of sink or swim?' | 0:41:42 | 0:41:44 | |
-Just remind us, you've swam the Channel? -Twice. -Twice. | 0:41:45 | 0:41:48 | |
-Lake Ontario in Canada. -Lake Ontario in Canada! | 0:41:48 | 0:41:51 | |
-The River Nile. -And the River Nile? -Yes. | 0:41:51 | 0:41:54 | |
-The Nile is a two-day swim, isn't it? -It is. -Gosh! -Yes. | 0:41:54 | 0:41:58 | |
-This... -That's giving me tingles. | 0:41:58 | 0:41:59 | |
This woman is an inspiration | 0:41:59 | 0:42:02 | |
-and our Clarice Cliff vase is called Inspiration. -Aw! | 0:42:02 | 0:42:07 | |
Oh, it was all meant to be, wasn't it? Well, good luck. | 0:42:07 | 0:42:10 | |
Let's find out what this Clarice Cliff gets. | 0:42:10 | 0:42:12 | |
Next lot, number 531. | 0:42:12 | 0:42:14 | |
The Clarice Cliff Inspiration rose pattern vase. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:17 | |
Who'll start that one at £300? | 0:42:17 | 0:42:20 | |
£300. £300. 250? | 0:42:20 | 0:42:23 | |
Looking for 250. I've got £200. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:25 | |
220. 240. 260. 280. | 0:42:25 | 0:42:29 | |
280 with me. £300 on the internet. | 0:42:29 | 0:42:31 | |
-The internet takes it at £300. -THEY LAUGH | 0:42:31 | 0:42:34 | |
Anyone else at 300? At £300. With me at 300. Anyone else? | 0:42:34 | 0:42:36 | |
Got to hurry you. At £300. It's selling at £300. | 0:42:36 | 0:42:39 | |
All done? At £300, then... | 0:42:39 | 0:42:42 | |
-Well done. -Aw! -Just on the lower end at £300. -Well done, well done. -Yeah. | 0:42:42 | 0:42:46 | |
-Aw, bless. -Aw, bless! | 0:42:46 | 0:42:48 | |
Oh, bless you. Thank you for bringing that in and do you know? | 0:42:48 | 0:42:51 | |
-It's been a real honour to meet you, it really has. -Aw! | 0:42:51 | 0:42:54 | |
Well, there you are - it's all over for our owners, | 0:43:00 | 0:43:02 | |
another day in another auction room here in Lincoln. | 0:43:02 | 0:43:05 | |
Now, if you'd like to take part in the show, | 0:43:05 | 0:43:07 | |
you've got to come along to one of our valuation days. | 0:43:07 | 0:43:10 | |
Details of up-and-coming dates and venues, you can find | 0:43:10 | 0:43:13 | |
on our BBC website, on our Facebook page, | 0:43:13 | 0:43:15 | |
all the details in your local press. | 0:43:15 | 0:43:17 | |
We would love to see you, so dust those antiques down | 0:43:17 | 0:43:19 | |
and bring them in and we'll FLOG 'EM! | 0:43:19 | 0:43:21 | |
See you next time. | 0:43:21 | 0:43:22 |