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This used to be a simple parish church but now it's a minster.

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It dates back to medieval times.

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It's been remodelled, redesigned and extended

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to meet the needs of the community it serves.

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So, today, we're making Grimsby Minster in north-east Lincolnshire our home.

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Welcome to "Flog It!". Yeah.

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THEY CHEER

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There's been a church here on this site since the 12th century,

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offering a place for the community to gather and worship.

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Originally called St James's, this was made an urban minster in 2010,

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giving it responsibility for spiritual and civic life

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beyond its parish.

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Today, we're making this mother church our base

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and the crowd's already proving an enthusiastic bunch.

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You see that, look, that is the end of the queue.

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Now, let's march this way.

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Hundreds of people have turned up, they're all smiling!

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The sun is shining, this is where their journey starts -

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at our valuation day.

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Hidden in all of these bags and boxes, there is something valuable.

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You don't know it yet, it's our job to tell you, and our experts will!

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Because you're here to ask them that all-important question, which is...?

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-ALL:

-What's it worth?

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Stay tuned and you'll find out.

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And we've brought in the best experts

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to help answer that very important question.

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Keen to get the party started is Anita Manning.

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-What have you got there?

-It's a hymn book.

-Oh, right.

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Well, we're going into the minster and...

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we could have a wee singsong.

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And hot on her heels is Michael Baggott.

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Nice jelly mould.

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-You can't have too much jelly, can you?

-No.

-Or blancmange.

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And, as always, there's no time to waste.

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-Have you found treasure?

-Aye, well, fingers crossed!

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Haven't looked at it carefully yet, Michael.

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Now, time's flying, I must be off.

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Well found, Anita, well found.

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See you later, Michael.

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With such a huge crowd, it's time to get people inside.

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We're filling the nave, the aisles and anywhere with a seat,

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so people can settle down and unpack.

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While they get comfortable,

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let's take a look at what's coming up later in the programme.

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There's an emotional moment on Anita's table...

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Well, they've got to go, but I shall be sad to see 'em go.

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The thing is, they will be bought by somebody who...

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-Who'll love 'em, who wants 'em.

-..has fallen in love with them.

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And is Michael onto a winner?

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A hot water jug is worth a few hundred pounds

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because what you have - the difference in value - is considerable.

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And I'll be walking in the footsteps of kings

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after a massive restoration project opened up these historic walls.

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The balcony where the organ sits is a wonderful spot for me,

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because I get a great view from up here.

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I can see what's going on down there,

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and it really is a hive of activity.

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Right now we're going to find out what's in those bags and boxes.

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It's lights, camera, action and over to Anita Manning's table.

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Let's take a closer look.

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Andy, Vhari, thank you for bringing me a little bit of Scotland

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to our valuation in Grimsby.

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A ship's wheel!

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Where did you get it, what's it all about?

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Um, I'm from the Isle of Man and where I used to work during

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my school holidays, we used to have a social bar and this was in the bar,

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and when that closed, my old manager just asked if we wanted it.

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Up until last year we were both in the Navy. I still am and Vhari was.

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Ah! Why do you want to get rid of it now?

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We're going to move onto a boat and we'd hoped that this was

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going to be the ship's wheel and we went to the boatyard last week

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-and they said it's too big, it won't fit.

-Right.

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Well, let's look at this fantastic object here.

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Probably Victorian, 19th century...

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Everybody in the world knows that in the 19th century,

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the Clyde was where two thirds of the world's shipping was built.

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The building of them, the fitting of them,

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the designing of the exteriors, the interiors and so on.

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And this ship's wheel was made by John Hastie and Company

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from Greenock, which is just down the Clyde coast from me.

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I come from Glasgow, I'm a Glasgow girl,

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and shipbuilding is in my blood.

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-Made of mahogany...

-Mm-hm.

-Which is wonderful.

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What makes this particularly interesting is

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because this object takes us to a place at a time.

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Whoever buys this will find out about John Hastie.

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They will find out about that company.

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It also puts it in a place in Greenock.

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So as well as being a wonderful-looking object...

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..it has a history of the Clyde...

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-Mm-hm.

-And I am Clyde-built, just like this, and I think that with

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online bidding at an auction, there will be bidders in Scotland...

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-Yes.

-..who will be competing fiercely for this.

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There is a good market for marine items.

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-It could be used as a decorative piece...

-Yes.

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Or it could go straight to a collector of marine objects

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in Scotland.

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-Shall we put it to auction at £200-£400?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Yeah?

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-All right. Shall we put a reserve on it? I

-think that would be good.

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-Do we need a reserve?

-Well, we could.

-Do we want to take it home?

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-No.

-No?

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You don't want to take it home? It doesn't fit your boat.

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THEY LAUGH

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-OK, what we'll do is, we'll say with a little discretion.

-Mm-hm.

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-With a little discretion.

-Perfect.

-Thank you very much...

-Thank you.

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..for bringing this item in. This is absolutely great fun.

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And Michael's just as enthusiastic with the item he's spotted.

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-Keith.

-Yep.

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I don't know what you call a collection of mice,

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the collective noun, but you've brought them in today, haven't you?

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-Yeah, yeah.

-These are wonderful little things

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and instantly recognisable.

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So before I go and tell everybody what they already know

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that are watching, where did they come from?

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Um, from a place near York called Kilburn

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that I actually inherited them from...

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from a lady who I regarded as a second mother.

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Yeah, she...

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They lived next door to me when I was born and...

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I'd been visiting her ever since then.

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-So, the friendship stayed all that time?

-Yeah, yeah.

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I inherited the house and everything in it

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and she was very proud of these.

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She got them as a wedding present,

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so I think they should be on display, not stuck in a cupboard.

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Cos everyone will say that they're Mouseman, but, of course,

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it's Robert Thompson of Kilburn,

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-working really from the beginning of the 20th century...

-Yeah.

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Very much in the Arts and Crafts tradition, everything handmade.

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The story is famous that, you know, the little church mouse,

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when he used to do the pews,

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-he carved it on and it became his trademark.

-Yeah.

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But, of course, not only he used it,

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-but his other craftsmen - as the firm grew - used it.

-Yeah.

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And whilst I'm not able to tell you,

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there are people that can look at that mouse and tell you whether

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-it's Robert Thompson or which specific workman it is.

-Yeah.

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-We'll deal with the ashtray first, that's a nice little thing.

-Yeah.

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-All carved out of oak, these are.

-Yeah.

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This is what you'd expect to see,

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a nice bit of patination,

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-probably 1940s, 1950s.

-Yeah.

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And the wood here has got this wonderful, rich,

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dark honey tone and you've got all these little flecks and curls.

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Now, this is a burr. So, if, when you see a tree...

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-Yeah.

-And at the base or at the side,

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-you might have these growths.

-Yeah.

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And what that does is all the grain that is lovely and straight,

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it all becomes jiggly and joggly and when you cut it and polish it,

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-it looks very lustrous, very decorative.

-Yeah.

-It's much rarer.

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It's much more sought-after, it's much more valuable.

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These are burr oaks and I would date these to the late '20s, early '30s.

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-Yeah.

-So they are early as well.

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And they're going to be the pride of somebody's collection.

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I think what we'll do is we'll put them in as a lot at auction and then

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if the auctioneer feels that he wants to split off the ashtray,

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-that's very much up to him.

-Yeah.

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Any idea of what they're worth?

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No idea at all.

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-Let's put £250-£400 on them.

-Yeah.

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-And a fixed reserve of 250.

-Yeah.

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Then they'll find a new lease of life and you've moved them on,

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-and...

-Yeah.

-Thank you so much for bringing them in.

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Yeah, they did quite well.

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Everywhere you look, here, in Grimsby Minster,

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there's something to see. Little delights, little treats.

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Now, here in the south aisle,

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I've spotted something I want to show you.

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He's a little imp, he's known as the Grimsby Imp,

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and he's more than likely a stonemason's joke,

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and he's right up there.

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The figure is supporting the weight of the tower on his back

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like Atlas carrying the globe.

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Now, it's thought, legend has it, that he was one of two imps

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that escaped from Lincoln Cathedral, he found his way here, caused

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lots of mischief, was found out by the angels and turned into stone.

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But I've got another theory.

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I think it reflects the pride of the master stonemason,

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whose skills underpin the whole building.

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This has been here for centuries.

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It's going to remain here for many more centuries to come.

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I love it, absolutely love it.

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And back over to impish Anita's table,

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where everyone's very much in the pink.

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Girls, welcome to "Flog It!"

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Do we have a mum and daughter, or is it two sisters we have here?

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-Mother and daughter!

-Mother and daughter.

-Yes.

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You've brought along a lovely pair of cranberry glass vases,

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but tell me, who do they belong to, where do they come from?

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They belong to me. They came through...

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My father left them to me. And his parents left them to him.

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So you remember, when you were a wee girl,

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seeing these on the... the mantelpiece?

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Oh, yes, yeah.

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They glowed when I lighted them.

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The mantelpiece was exactly where they were made for

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and it's lovely that you should remember them as a wee girl

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and think of them as things which glowed in the light.

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-Do you remember them...

-Yes, yeah.

-..as a wee girl?

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Yeah, they were in Nan and Grandad's front room, front parlour.

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Well, let's look at them closely, find out when they were made.

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-They're from the late 1900s.

-All right.

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-Maybe about 1880 to the early part of the 20th century.

-Oh, right.

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They're Victorian.

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They are made of what is called cranberry glass

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and it's fairly obvious that... Well, they are a cranberry colour.

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-Yes.

-But cranberry glass was an expensive material at that time,

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so there was a little bit of money there, little bit of money,

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-they've spent money on these.

-Oh, right, yes.

-Yeah?

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This was because the colour was produced by the addition of

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-gold salts or gold chloride into the mix of the glass...

-Oh, lovely.

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-Oh, I see.

-And that gave it this wonderful soft, gentle,

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-but glowing pinkish colour.

-Yeah.

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-And cranberry glass was a favourite of the Victorians.

-Oh, right.

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When we look at the front of them,

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we see this wonderful hand-painted decoration of birds and blossom.

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Now, what surprises me is

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the condition of and colour that these vases have retained...

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-Yes.

-..in over 100 years.

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-There is a little bit of wear on the gold at the base.

-Yes.

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But I...I can expect that.

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And I will admit, I haven't washed them for a long time.

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You haven't washed them for...? I won't tell anyone that!

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Now, why do you want to sell them?

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Well, it's a long story, really.

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Angela's me daughter, I've got two other daughters...

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I've got two sons...

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And I've got ten, uh, grandsons,

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four granddaughters and ten great-grandchildren. So, I mean...

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-Big family!

-Who would I give them to?

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I can't leave 'em to anybody, can I?

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Not unless they're in 100 parts!

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Now, with antiques, like many other things,

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-things go in and out of fashion.

-Yeah.

-Yes, yeah.

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In today's marketplace, there's not the same interest in them

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-as there would have been several years ago.

-Oh, right.

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But what I would say is, we can put them into auction,

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the estimate that I would put on it would be £80-£120.

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It's really just that these are out of fashion at this point, so...

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But might they come back in fashion as well?

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Who knows? But, uh, probably not in the short term.

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-No, no.

-Not in the short term.

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-They may go further because of the size.

-Oh, right, yes.

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So, what do you think, Mum?

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Well, they've got to go, but I shall be sad to see 'em go.

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The thing is, they will be bought by somebody who...

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-Who'll love 'em, who wants 'em.

-..has fallen in love with them.

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-That's right.

-And that is the wonderful thing

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about the antiques world, is that things last

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and they continually give pleasure to the people that handle them

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-and live with them.

-That's right.

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Well, I've had 76 years of looking at them and that, so...

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You know, it'd be nice if somebody else loves them like I do.

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-Someone will love them, someone will love them.

-They will do.

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-I'll be there to hold both of your hands at the auction.

-Oh, lovely!

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-Oh, well, that's good!

-And...

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And say hello to all your big extended family from me.

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I certainly will, yeah.

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That may take a wee while, Anita!

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Well, it's almost time to put our experts' valuations to the test

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in the auction room, but before we do that,

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let's just take a closer look at some of the piers here,

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because above the Gothic stone cluster columns,

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you will see little carved heads.

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These were obviously done by the stonemasons -

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they're little tongue-in-cheek representations of, let's say,

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their superiors, their paymaster, or indeed, people of local importance.

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Now, I'm trying to be like the Grimsby Imp here, be a little

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bit naughty and think, "Do they remind me of any of our experts?"

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But...

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I don't think so, maybe you can make your mind up,

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but we're going over to the auction room, we trust their opinions

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and now let's find out what the bidders think.

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Here's a quick recap of all the items

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that are going under the hammer.

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Will the ship's wheel find a new skipper?

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The bookends and the ashtray

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should appeal to Mouseman fans.

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And someone with a big enough mantelpiece could fall in love

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with the imposing vases.

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We're heading an hour south-west to the historic city of Lincoln

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as it's time to find out

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how our items are going to fare in the saleroom.

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We have two auctioneers on the rostrum for us -

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John Leatt and Colin Young.

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Commission rate here today is 15% plus VAT.

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First under the hammer is the ship's wheel.

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Vhari and Andrew, good luck with this, then,

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it's a lovely thing, actually, mahogany and brass,

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and it's there on the table, showing here in front of us.

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-£200-£400 is all we need. Ready for this?

-Yep.

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Do you know your port from your starboard?

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Is one at the back and one at the front?

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-No, port is red, starboard is green.

-Paul...! Paul!

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But right now we need full steam ahead.

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With that wheel, which started off its life in Scotland.

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-It did, actually...

-Greenock.

-On the Clyde, didn't it?

-Yeah.

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-You know me, I'm a wee Scottish girl.

-You are... No, really?!

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Anyway, look, our lots going under the hammer. Good luck.

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Right, lot number 551. This is this mahogany ship's wheel.

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Who will start me on that one at £200? £200 to start it.

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Two to start it. £200, will you?

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£150? No, 150?

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I've got 120. 120, with me at 120.

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Anyone else? At 120. At 130, 140.

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At 140. 150, 160.

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170, 180.

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-I'll sell at 180. With me at 180.

-He's selling, isn't he?

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-He's selling at 180.

-All done at 180...

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Yes, £180, just under the reserve.

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-There was discretion.

-A wee bit of discretion.

-It's gone.

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Do you know, that was worth every penny of 180, wasn't it?

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It was quality, it was craftsmanship. Thank you.

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-Thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you.

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Hopefully the ship's wheel will soon be navigating again.

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And now it's time for some of the nicest mice I've ever seen.

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Mouseman! Robert Thompson, yes!

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Beautiful bookends and, as Michael has just pointed out to me,

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-burr as well. There is a premium on burr, isn't there?

-It's such...

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It's a much rarer timber.

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And they're early, so let's hope the bidders pick up on that.

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So they're about to go under the hammer right now.

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Let's get excited about this one. Good luck.

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Who's going to start me at £200? 200, who's first in?

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200, let's get on. 200. 200 on the net. 20 now, at £200 a bid.

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20 now, 220, 240 now. 40.

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260, 260, 280. At 280 on the net...

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-They are so much better than the normal ones we see.

-They are.

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At 300, any more now? 300, 320.

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At 320 bid. 340 now, surely?

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At 320, are we all done? Selling, then, at £320...

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-Yes. Brilliant result. £320.

-Yeah.

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Well, thank you for looking after them

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and bringing them in.

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-Someone else is now going to enjoy them.

-Yeah, yeah.

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And now, after 76 years of care, it's time to pass on

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Stephanie and Angela's much-loved cranberry vases.

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-The condition is lovely, so you've kept them beautifully.

-It is, yes.

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-Mm!

-The painting is not rubbed.

-And nice subject matter,

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-birds and flowers.

-Lovely, lovely.

-Everyone's going to love those.

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Fingers crossed. Let's hope we get more than the top end.

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-Come on, the auction house is packed.

-Yeah, I hope...

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They're going under the hammer right now.

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There we go, a lovely pair of those. Nice decoration on them.

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Flowering branches and everything you could desire in

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a model such as this. Who's going to start me at £100 for it? 100?

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80 to go, then. 50, if you like. £50, anybody? 50...

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50, with a bid of 50, at five, five, 65.. Five bid, 70...

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Is someone going to bid five? Somebody, five? 80...

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Do I see 80 bid? Five, 90 and five. 100, 10, 20.

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-130, 140.

-Now it's getting exciting.

-Oh!

-Now we're mid-estimate.

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160 now. 150, 160. 70 now. 160, a bid of 160? Are we all done now?

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At 160, last call for the room then.

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It's back on the net and it carries on at 200 bid. At 200, 220, 240.

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-Listen, listen...

-At 240 bid, 60, do I see...? I see 260 bid.

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-At 260, 280...

-This is more like it. This is more like it!

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Last call for anyone on the net... Room out, net in...

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Selling at £260... And sold.

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-Hammer's gone down!

-Lovely, brilliant!

-260, girls!

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-Hurray!

-That is a great result.

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-Yeah, lovely.

-There's a bit of commission to pay,

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-but thank you for bringing that in and well done.

-Thank you very much.

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-Are you happy, girls?

-Yes.

-Of course they are! Look at those big smiles!

-Fairly happy, aren't we?

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Well, there you are -

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first three lots under the hammer and some great results so far.

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We are coming back to the auction house later on in the programme,

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so don't go away.

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But before that, I'm going to be retracing the footsteps of

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royalty, soldiers, prisoners and even hangmen, right here in Lincoln.

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Not far from the auction house is Lincoln Castle

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in the very heart of the city.

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Its construction was ordered by William the Conqueror.

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Despite his triumph at the Battle of Hastings in 1066,

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his invasion of England was not straightforward.

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He encountered considerable resistance from the English,

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all over the country, particularly in the North.

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This castle, built in 1068,

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was a crucial fortress in the Norman suppression of the country.

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What remains is a permanent reminder of its role

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as a mighty medieval stronghold.

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The military force was managed by a constable,

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whilst a sheriff enforced the King's law throughout the county

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and collected royal taxes, and there's even a prison here too.

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But Lincoln Castle isn't just a relic of history.

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Unusually for a building this old, it's still very much in use today.

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It was designed protectively -

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architectural fortification, if you like.

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Nothing could get in and nothing could get out, and to do that,

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it needed the help of big, strong walls.

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And it's the walls I'm exploring today, as they've been the subject

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of a significant restoration project lasting four years.

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Costing £22 million, the work means visitors can now walk

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the full third-of-a-mile circumference.

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And you can see why the castle was built in this position.

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It's all about the location - just look at the view!

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But you can see for miles out there.

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More importantly, you could see your enemy advancing upon you.

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The Romans spotted this site as a strategic location

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and they built a fortress on the hilltop there.

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Then the Normans came along.

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They reused a lot of stone, rubble and flint from the Roman ruins

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to build this castle

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and established this city as a powerful base,

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and then Lincoln went on to become the third city of the realm.

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Once the castle was built, the city was able to defend itself.

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Four years after completion, William had his symbol of aggressive power,

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so he ordered that to be built

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to win the hearts and minds of the local people.

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Pretty impressive, isn't it? Lincoln Cathedral.

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So, there we have it -

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the power of the monarchy sitting alongside the might of the church.

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Hundreds of people worked within the walls to manage and support

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the castle and the surrounding area.

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Today it still needs craftsmen to maintain it and someone who's played

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a significant role in restoring this is stonemason Heath Shakespeare.

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How long were you here for and what did your work involve?

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Uh, I was here for about nearly four years.

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I was in charge of all the stonemasons, so, yeah.

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-We had about 24 guys here.

-24 guys?

-Yeah, at the peak, yeah.

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It must be fantastic working on historic sites like this,

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surrounded by history. Do you ever find anything?

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-Yeah, we've found a few things. We found a musket ball...

-Yeah.

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..in one of the joints. We also found a Roman coin.

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And we also found a sarcophagus.

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So that was four metres down, and we found the old church floor.

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-So, yeah, that was quite interesting.

-Quite exciting.

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-Yeah, it was quite.

-Do you learn a lot when you're doing this?

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You do, yeah. You get to see how the old masons worked

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and you see the individual chisel marks they'd made

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-and you just think...

-They're strike marks to identify who did it.

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-Yes, yeah.

-Do you have marks like that?

-Yes, yes, we have a mark.

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-It's just an "H" with, like, an apex on it.

-Right.

-Yeah, so...

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And, so, if I wander around...carefully...!

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-You might see it.

-I might spot it?

-No, they're hidden behind.

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-Oh, are they?

-We usually put them behind the back of the stone

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so they're out of sight.

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Can you point out some of your work?

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Is that your w...? That looks neater at the top, the parapet.

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-Yes, it does. The top metre came off...

-Yeah.

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And then we put a waterproof barrier on it,

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got rid of all of the vegetation and did a weathering top on it.

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I mean, considering it's been here for such a long time, you know...

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-It's stood the test of time, hasn't it?

-It has, yeah.

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It's withstood a lot of cannon fire and, obviously,

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we're quite high above sea-level here as well,

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so the weather as well's taken a toll on it...

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-Yeah.

-And it's still here today, and hopefully a lot longer now.

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How significant is this site to other historic sites you've worked on?

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Uh, I've worked on a lot of castles, Paul.

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Uh, Nottingham Castle, Newark and obviously now Lincoln,

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and it is very special because nobody's really worked on it,

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and the workmanship on it in its day and the tools they had,

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it's pretty impressive what the final outcome was.

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After 1,000 years, many marks have been left by the castle's

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varied inhabitants and visitors, as it's adapted to meet changing needs.

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In 1541, Henry VIII strode these walls with his young wife,

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Catherine Howard, lording it over his subjects.

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And, of course, it was a great opportunity

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for the people of Lincoln to come here and show their royal support

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because five years previously there had been an uprising here,

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opposing the King's suppression of religious buildings.

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The ringleaders were arrested, executed.

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One was even hung, drawn and quartered for treason

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on or very near this spot.

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The tower provided watch during the anarchic days

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of the English Civil War.

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Lincoln, sandwiched between parliamentary and royalist

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strongholds, was in a strategic spot.

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King Charles I visited during the English Civil War

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when the city swung between opposing forces.

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Now, although royalist troops threw great, big boulders and rocks down

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here, on the parliamentary forces, they still managed to get their

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ladders up the side of this castle, scale these walls and take control.

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And believe me, that is some climb.

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Now, remember, the castle always had a prison

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and that quirky tower you see up there,

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look, on top of the watchtower

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was added in the early part of the 19th century.

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Rumour has it that the prison governor was a keen stargazer,

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so not only could he watch the sky at night,

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he could keep a watchful eye over the prison below.

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It was designed to segregate the prisoners from corrupting

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influences, so they could reflect on their bad behaviour.

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People are no longer imprisoned here, but criminal cases are

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still held at the Crown Court, which lies within the historic walls.

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It is therefore fitting that the castle now holds

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Lincoln Cathedral's original Magna Carta in a special vault.

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This ground-breaking charter of liberties guaranteed every man

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the right to justice and a fair trial.

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William the Conqueror picked a good spot.

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Built almost 1,000 years ago, these fortifications have witnessed

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some dramatic events in our history -

0:27:290:27:32

battles, uprisings, pomp and pageantry...

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The castle's even used today for gatherings,

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including a sausage festival!

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Times may have changed, but these walls can really talk.

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They've seen it all.

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Welcome back to Grimsby Minster.

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As you can see, it's still a full house here.

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It's time to catch up with our experts to see what else

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we can find to take off to auction.

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There's something small and very shiny on Michael's table.

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Dawn, treasures come large and small,

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-but you've brought a very small treasure here today.

-Yes.

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Before we look at it, what can you tell me about it?

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My husband's grandfather, who was in service to the honourable

0:28:240:28:29

Dudley Pelham of Lincoln, who married a Sibthorp...

0:28:290:28:34

Very, very well-known people in the city...

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-Uh, Pelham Bridge is actually named after them.

-Oh!

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And, um, my husband Keith's grandfather passed them on to him.

0:28:390:28:44

-So it's got noble antecedents to it.

-It has.

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Well, it's a noble little box.

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I mean, if you look at it, it looks like gold, it's gilt metal.

0:28:490:28:53

Gilt cooper and gilt brass...

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But it's beautifully stamped, "Congress at Verona, 1822".

0:28:550:29:00

Well, that's lovely, that tells us the event,

0:29:000:29:02

but these boxes usually have a little secret...

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Ah! There we go.

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You've got all these little tokens, or commemorative medallions...

0:29:080:29:11

There we've got the Duke of Wellington, and I think we'll

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go on for the great and the good of Europe.

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So we've got princes, princesses, queens...

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I mean, this really comes after the upheavals with the Napoleonic War.

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-Right.

-And you defeat poor old Napoleon...

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And the first congress they have is the Congress of Vienna

0:29:310:29:36

and that is to sort everything out after the war,

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but it's also a massive party, a political bunfight,

0:29:390:29:44

and it goes on for 18 months.

0:29:440:29:46

This, I imagine,

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although my early 19th-century history isn't what it should be,

0:29:470:29:52

is a similar event.

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I think it was to decide a constitutional matter

0:29:540:29:57

of Spanish government,

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which would have been affected under the Napoleonic Wars,

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and as people would come to Verona for the congress,

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these would be purchased by the great and the good.

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-So, it's a little tourist's souvenir, really.

-Oh, I see.

0:30:090:30:13

Um, but beautifully made and a wonderful collectable,

0:30:130:30:17

a little bit of history.

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Have you got any idea of what the value might be of them?

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We have no idea, no.

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No, I mean, they're tricky things to value

0:30:240:30:26

because it's a very narrow band of people that collect this stuff.

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I think sensibly, and I hate to do it, but let's say £80-£120,

0:30:300:30:35

just because it's £10 each per counter and £20 for the box,

0:30:350:30:40

-but I hope...

-Really?

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..if two people understand them, we'll be closer to £150, £200

0:30:420:30:47

-on the day.

-OK.

-But we'll put a fixed reserve of £80.

-OK.

0:30:470:30:51

So, Dawn, thank you very much for bringing in a very interesting item.

0:30:510:30:55

-Thank you for telling me more about it.

-It's a pleasure.

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Time to buckle up now

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as Anita's spotted a truly scrumptious piece of nostalgia.

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Neville, you have brought along to "Flog It!" today

0:31:060:31:11

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang -

0:31:110:31:14

"The most fantasmagorical Corgi toy in the history of everything."

0:31:140:31:21

Tell me, where did you get it?

0:31:220:31:25

Tell me the background of it.

0:31:250:31:27

Well, when we was young, I had three young children.

0:31:270:31:30

The film came on, so we went out to look at the film,

0:31:300:31:36

then two or three days after, we went around shopping

0:31:360:31:39

and we saw this in the shop, so I decided to go in and buy it.

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Right. Were you so enchanted by the movie?

0:31:430:31:47

Oh, yes, I watched it for years and even now I still watch it

0:31:470:31:52

-when it comes on television.

-Aw...

0:31:520:31:54

-It gave you such a feel-good factor?

-Yes, yeah. Yeah, it does.

0:31:540:31:58

You see, the vintage toy market is very, very strong and toy cars...

0:31:580:32:03

Well, toy cars gave little boys

0:32:030:32:06

-endless hours of pleasure all over the world.

-Yeah, yeah.

0:32:060:32:11

They have generally been played with,

0:32:110:32:13

they have generally been kicked about a lot,

0:32:130:32:16

and I have to congratulate you, Neville, for keeping this toy

0:32:160:32:21

in mint condition, and that's what the toy collectors want.

0:32:210:32:27

Yeah, yeah.

0:32:270:32:28

-It's a Corgi toy. Corgi made good toys.

-Toys.

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There was great attention to detail.

0:32:320:32:35

This little toy was made over a period of maybe three or four years.

0:32:350:32:40

The film came out in 1968,

0:32:400:32:43

and the film was loosely based on one of Ian Fleming's novels,

0:32:430:32:49

The Magical Car.

0:32:490:32:50

This writer of serious spy books,

0:32:500:32:55

-uh, also made this wonderful novel about a car.

-Yeah.

0:32:550:33:02

And Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was inspired by this novel.

0:33:020:33:07

-You had kids at the time?

-Yes, we've got three.

0:33:070:33:10

Were you not tempted to give it to the kids?

0:33:100:33:13

No, because I wanted that for myself.

0:33:130:33:16

-That's why I bought it. For a keepsake.

-Do you know, Neville,

0:33:170:33:20

-I think you're just a big kid at heart.

-Yeah.

0:33:200:33:24

So, why are you wanting to sell it now?

0:33:240:33:28

Well, I've enjoyed it for so long and, you know, I'm getting on now,

0:33:280:33:32

so I thought, why not let somebody else have their enjoyment out of it?

0:33:320:33:37

-You had the pleasure, now time to pass it on.

-Yes, it is, yeah.

-OK.

0:33:370:33:41

Um, an estimate that I would put on this would be, say,

0:33:410:33:45

-between £70 and £100.

-Well, that's fine.

-Would...?

-That's fine, yeah.

0:33:450:33:50

OK. So, we'll put it into auction.

0:33:500:33:52

-Would you like us to put a reserve on it?

-Yes, please. Yeah.

0:33:520:33:56

-Will we put £70, £60...?

-Yeah, 60, 65, something like that.

-60.

0:33:560:34:00

-Uh-huh, with a wee bit of discretion.

-Yeah, please.

0:34:000:34:03

Well, Neville, uh, thank you for all the fun that you've brought along

0:34:030:34:09

with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang today and I'll see you at the auction.

0:34:090:34:13

Thank you very much.

0:34:130:34:15

Anita really enjoyed that one - who doesn't love a flying car?

0:34:150:34:19

The crowd here at Grimsby Minster are doing us proud.

0:34:190:34:22

Never, ever, ever come across one of those before.

0:34:240:34:27

-It's for measuring the pitch of a...

-Propeller.

-Propeller.

0:34:270:34:30

I think that's really quite delightful.

0:34:300:34:32

-Is it something you're willing to sell?

-Yes.

0:34:320:34:34

I'm easily distracted by a fine bit of craftsmanship

0:34:340:34:37

and it looks like Michael's the same.

0:34:370:34:39

Keith, thank you for making my day with this absolutely wonderful jug.

0:34:410:34:46

Before I take you through it,

0:34:460:34:48

what do you know about it and where did it come from?

0:34:480:34:51

OK, first of all, it was handed down to me from my mother

0:34:510:34:54

when she passed on

0:34:540:34:56

and it was handed to her by a lady that she cared for,

0:34:560:35:01

so that's how I come to get the jug.

0:35:010:35:04

I took it in for valuation

0:35:040:35:06

and they classed it as an 1870 Edinburgh claret jug.

0:35:060:35:11

-It's what I was told.

-Spot on.

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It's nice to have the opportunity to clear this up because what you have

0:35:140:35:19

is a claret jug because the handle is one continuous piece of silver.

0:35:190:35:25

-Right.

-You also get this shape with ivory fillets in.

0:35:250:35:30

Those are hot water jugs and for as long as I've been in this business,

0:35:300:35:35

most auctioneers haven't been able to tell the difference,

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so I've got the opportunity to say it now

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-and the difference in value is considerable.

-Right, OK.

0:35:410:35:44

A hot water jug is worth a few hundred pounds - a claret jug

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-becomes interesting because it's related to wine antiques.

-Right.

0:35:490:35:55

It does...

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-Bit of a wobble.

-..wobble.

0:35:570:35:59

And actually, when I look at that,

0:35:590:36:02

-rather than being something insignificant, it is a crack...

-Oh.

0:36:020:36:07

..all the way around the foot, and funnily enough, by the same token,

0:36:070:36:11

as I look there, at some point the handle has been off as well...

0:36:110:36:16

-Oh.

-..and back on.

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So is there any reason why it might have been through the wars?

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Has it been in the hands of a silversmith or anything?

0:36:210:36:24

It has, actually, because originally there was

0:36:240:36:28

-a brassy configuration on this smooth body of the vessel.

-Yes...

0:36:280:36:35

-And I think my mother thought it was tarnished.

-Yes...

0:36:350:36:39

And she was putting Brasso on it to clean it up.

0:36:390:36:42

It's only when I took it to the jewellers for the valuation

0:36:420:36:47

-that they said that it was high-quality gold.

-Gold, yes.

0:36:470:36:50

We asked his recommendations

0:36:500:36:52

and he said, "Well, we'll send it up to Sheffield and we'll..."

0:36:520:36:57

-pickle it or reconstitute it?

-Clean it all off.

0:36:570:37:00

Clean it all off. And it come back a beautiful shiny vessel.

0:37:000:37:05

I think in the early days,

0:37:050:37:06

I think my young children played with it a bit and...

0:37:060:37:11

Ah, ah, that won't help.

0:37:110:37:12

But apart from that, I can't think of anything else.

0:37:120:37:17

Well, thankfully it's still what we class as a commercial piece

0:37:170:37:22

-in that people use them.

-OK.

0:37:220:37:24

Why now have you decided to part with it?

0:37:240:37:26

Well, I don't think any of our children would appreciate it

0:37:260:37:30

being handed down. I don't think they're interested in it,

0:37:300:37:33

so we might as well sell it, put the money towards

0:37:330:37:36

-a long-distance holiday that we're planning.

-Something you'll enjoy.

0:37:360:37:40

-Yeah.

-Excellent idea.

0:37:400:37:42

I think, taking into account all the work that's been done on it

0:37:420:37:48

and needs to be done on it,

0:37:480:37:50

-if we put it into auction at £700-£1,000...

-OK.

0:37:500:37:55

..and we put a fixed reserve of £700 on it for you,

0:37:550:37:58

-I think that's the most sensible way to get the best price for it.

-OK.

0:37:580:38:02

So let's give it a whirl, but thank you so much for bringing it in.

0:38:020:38:07

It's been a real pleasure to see it.

0:38:070:38:09

Sadly, we've got to bid farewell to this historic setting

0:38:130:38:16

because we've got some unfinished business to do in the saleroom,

0:38:160:38:19

so I'd just like to say right now,

0:38:190:38:21

-have you enjoyed yourselves, everyone? ALL:

-Yes!

0:38:210:38:23

Well, thank you so much for coming in because you have brought us

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the most wonderful treasures

0:38:260:38:28

and we're going to put the last batch to the test. Right now,

0:38:280:38:31

here's a quick recap of all the items

0:38:310:38:33

that are going under the hammer.

0:38:330:38:35

A tourist souvenir from a bygone era, the commemorative coins

0:38:350:38:38

in a special case.

0:38:380:38:40

Straight from the musical,

0:38:420:38:44

our fine four-fendered friend.

0:38:440:38:47

And a real bit of class,

0:38:470:38:48

the silver claret jug.

0:38:480:38:50

Back at the auction house, it's fingers crossed

0:38:540:38:56

auctioneer Colin Young will have the bidders out in force

0:38:560:38:59

for the commemorative coins.

0:38:590:39:02

Now, something I've not come across before,

0:39:020:39:04

so I'm learning every day on "Flog It!" and I hope you are.

0:39:040:39:07

It's a little gilt metal box, it belongs to Dawn here.

0:39:070:39:10

-Well done for you for hanging onto it, OK?

-OK.

0:39:100:39:13

Yeah, and looking after it.

0:39:130:39:14

It's not a lot of money and hopefully it will find a new home.

0:39:140:39:16

It's going under the hammer right now.

0:39:160:39:18

Going over here, lot number 251 is the small gilt metal circular box

0:39:180:39:22

and commemorative pieces in there,

0:39:220:39:24

so, what shall we say for this one?

0:39:240:39:26

Who's going to start me at £100?

0:39:260:39:28

100. 80 to go, then.

0:39:280:39:29

We're already £100 bid, at 100, 110. 110, 120. 120 on the left.

0:39:290:39:33

Oh, they're both on the internet bidding against one another.

0:39:330:39:36

-Excellent!

-Bid at 130, 130, 140.

0:39:360:39:39

50, 160, at 160, 170. 180, 180 bid. At 180.

0:39:390:39:43

At 180, 190 now, it's the last call for everybody. Are we all sure?

0:39:430:39:47

We're done and finished, then.

0:39:470:39:49

Looks like we're going out at £180.

0:39:490:39:52

180!

0:39:520:39:54

-Brilliant.

-Yes!

-Well done. Well done, you, as well.

0:39:540:39:57

-That's good.

-That was good.

0:39:570:39:58

-A good result.

-You're happy with that. I was a little bit worried.

0:39:580:40:01

I thought it's not a lot of money, 80-120, is it?

0:40:010:40:03

-That's how it works, isn't it?

-At least they've gone.

-Yeah.

0:40:030:40:06

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you for bringing it in.

0:40:060:40:08

It made our valuation day.

0:40:080:40:09

Now we're hoping for a fantasmagorical result

0:40:090:40:12

on the next lot, but our auctioneer has spotted

0:40:120:40:15

a bit of an issue with Neville's famous flying car.

0:40:150:40:18

-We all loved the car, didn't we?

-Yes.

-Colin had a look at the box

0:40:210:40:25

-and he said the box is more recent than the car.

-Yes, it is.

0:40:250:40:29

The box got damaged and we lost it.

0:40:290:40:32

-Right, so you bought a more recent box.

-A more recent box, yes. Yeah.

0:40:320:40:37

-The car is in perfect condition, so we've got that going for it.

-Yeah.

0:40:370:40:41

-And it's an iconic toy.

-Yes.

0:40:410:40:43

Anyway, look, Neville, it's going under the hammer right now.

0:40:430:40:46

Fingers crossed we get the top end because this car is gorgeous.

0:40:460:40:49

Lot number 611 is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

0:40:490:40:52

Here we go, what shall we say for this? Start me at £80 for it.

0:40:520:40:56

80, 80. 50 to go, then, surely.

0:40:560:40:58

£50, anybody? 50.

0:40:580:41:00

30 if you like, then. £30, 30, got to be sold. £30.

0:41:000:41:02

30 over there, at 30 bid. 32 now, do I see it?

0:41:020:41:04

35, five, bid at five, 38, bid 40.

0:41:040:41:07

40, do I see now? Got a bid at 40. Two now, 42, 45.

0:41:070:41:10

48, 48 bid, 48 bid, 50.

0:41:100:41:12

-50, got a bid...

-Creeping up.

-It is.

0:41:120:41:16

58, splits the bid, 58. 60 now, 60 bid. 60 and two now?

0:41:160:41:19

At 60, should be a bit more than this,

0:41:190:41:20

bid at £60, we're on the market at £60 bid, two for anybody else there.

0:41:200:41:23

In the room, then, selling at £60...

0:41:230:41:26

Sold at £60.

0:41:260:41:28

-He used a bit of discretion.

-He did, didn't he?

0:41:280:41:30

-Are you happy with that, £60?

-I'm happy with that, yeah.

-Brilliant.

0:41:300:41:33

-Oh, that's good.

-What we put on it for discretion, wasn't it?

0:41:330:41:36

-Yes.

-So I'm happy with that.

-Good.

-Good.

-Well done.

0:41:360:41:38

Thank you for bringing that in.

0:41:380:41:40

So Chitty heads to the skies with a new owner.

0:41:400:41:44

Our next item got Michael quite excited at our valuation day.

0:41:440:41:49

Going under the hammer right now,

0:41:490:41:50

we've got a Victorian silver Scottish claret jug and it belongs

0:41:500:41:53

to Keith, I think, who's brought along your wife, haven't you?

0:41:530:41:56

-You weren't at the valuation date, were you?

-No.

-What's your name?

0:41:560:41:58

-Glenys.

-Pleased to meet you. Do you like this claret jug?

0:41:580:42:01

-I always have done.

-Always have done? Why is he selling it?

0:42:010:42:04

Because none of the children want it and, you know,

0:42:040:42:07

it's just taking up space, really.

0:42:070:42:09

-It's a lovely thing.

-It's gorgeous.

0:42:090:42:11

-It's nice that it's got Edinburgh marks on it.

-Yes.

-Um...

0:42:110:42:15

-Are there silver buyers here today? We'll find out in a moment.

-OK. OK.

0:42:150:42:19

-That's the big question, isn't it, really?

-Yeah.

-It is.

0:42:190:42:21

-Fingers crossed.

-Let's see if we can find it a new home.

-Yeah.

0:42:210:42:24

Here we go, let's put it to the test.

0:42:240:42:26

Showing here, nicely decorated with swags, lovely cast body as well

0:42:260:42:30

and we start straight in, £500 bid.

0:42:300:42:32

500. 550.

0:42:320:42:33

550, 600. 650, 700.

0:42:330:42:35

700, 750 now.

0:42:350:42:36

750, 800, 850 now, 850, 900, 950 now.

0:42:360:42:40

950 now, at £900 bid.

0:42:400:42:43

950, at 950, 1000 surely.

0:42:430:42:45

1000, fresh blood. 1000, 1100,

0:42:450:42:48

1050, at 1050, 1100. 1100 now. 1100, 1150 now.

0:42:480:42:50

1150, and 1200, 1200 bid.

0:42:500:42:52

1250 anywhere else now then,

0:42:520:42:54

at 1200, all done and finished and going at £1,200...

0:42:540:42:56

-£1,200. Brilliant.

-Wow.

-I'm very happy with that.

-Marvellous.

0:42:560:43:00

That was good, wasn't it? Quality, you see.

0:43:000:43:02

That's going to go very nicely towards the holiday.

0:43:020:43:05

-I'm going to take her to Australia if possible.

-That's a long way away

0:43:050:43:07

-but look, do enjoy it.

-Thank you very much.

0:43:070:43:09

Thank you so much for coming in. You've obviously been our lucky charm

0:43:090:43:12

and what a way to end today's show

0:43:120:43:13

here in the heart of historic Lincoln. I hope you've enjoyed it.

0:43:130:43:16

We've thoroughly enjoyed being here and I can't wait to come back.

0:43:160:43:19

Well done to our experts. See you next time.

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