0:00:02 > 0:00:06'Britain is stuffed with places famous for their antiques
0:00:06 > 0:00:08'and each object has a story to tell.'
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Hello!
0:00:10 > 0:00:12'I'm Tim Wonnacott.'
0:00:12 > 0:00:15'And as the crowds gather for their favourite outdoor events
0:00:15 > 0:00:19'around the country, I'll be pitching up with my silver trailer
0:00:19 > 0:00:22'to meet the locals with their precious antiques and collectables.'
0:00:22 > 0:00:26I'm feeling inspired myself, thank you very much.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29'Their stories will reveal why the places we visit
0:00:29 > 0:00:33'deserve to be on the Great Antiques Map of Britain.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36'Today we're in Derby, at one of the regular
0:00:36 > 0:00:38'antiques and collectables fairs at Kedleston Hall.'
0:00:45 > 0:00:48'Lots of eager owners have come along to show us
0:00:48 > 0:00:50'their intriguing items...'
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Da-da! I mean, this is a thrilling object isn't it?
0:00:54 > 0:00:58'...which represent this area's unique heritage.'
0:00:58 > 0:01:01They reek of Derbyshire, they reek of a successful business up the road
0:01:01 > 0:01:03that continues to this day.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05'And, of course, they want to find out
0:01:05 > 0:01:07'what their prized possessions are worth.'
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Call it £450 to £600 for the lot.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11£200 to £300.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13I think £18,000.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15£4,000.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17'And look at this old box of tricks.'
0:01:18 > 0:01:21What a magnificent piece of machinery this is!
0:01:26 > 0:01:31Many of the world's industrialists and scientists,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35the chaps that changed the world through the Industrial Revolution,
0:01:35 > 0:01:37were based in Derby.
0:01:37 > 0:01:43From steam engines to jet engines, from bone china to beer,
0:01:43 > 0:01:44they made it all.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49And the result for us - antiques...and plenty of them.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51'In the 19th century,
0:01:51 > 0:01:56'the railways heralded full-scale Industrial Revolution in Derby.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00'And what was a market town became a prosperous powerhouse of a city.'
0:02:01 > 0:02:06'But Derby had already begun to blossom and grow the century before
0:02:06 > 0:02:10'thanks to plentiful natural resources such as coal and clay.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13'It was then that Sir Nathanial Curzon
0:02:13 > 0:02:15'had Kedleston Hall re-designed.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18'And that's where I'm headed for the antiques fair.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30'My pitch is booked and I'm barely unpacked before John rocks up...'
0:02:30 > 0:02:31Ooh, I say.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34'...in his lovely, old, 20-horse-power Roller,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37'made in Derby in 1927.'
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Look at this.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41'John calls her Magdalena.'
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- Wow, this is quite something. - Hello.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49This is fantastic because you've resisted the opportunity
0:02:49 > 0:02:52for repairing the parts that have begun to wear out.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53Bulldog clips.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56What is that clip doing down there on that wing?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59It's holding the split together. TIM LAUGHS
0:02:59 > 0:03:01I love your attitude with regard to it.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03And what do you use her for?
0:03:03 > 0:03:09Family weddings, I've been to Italy for my son's wedding five years ago.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- That was fun I bet. - Especially going over the Alps.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- TIM LAUGHS - How marvellous.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Let's just take a little walk down through it, shall we?- Yeah.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22So we've got some original condition issues here with these front wings
0:03:22 > 0:03:25and I see the upholstery in the front is original.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Well, you could say that, but it's a bit scruffy.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Interesting that the kapok is the material
0:03:31 > 0:03:33used for upholstery, isn't it?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- It is.- Yeah, no, jolly good.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40And a fantastic portmanteau on the stern, isn't that magnificent?
0:03:40 > 0:03:45- And very desirable today as bits of motoring luggage...- Ah, yes.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48..cos people love all the original accessories to go on them.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Now, have you ever thought about what the thing might be worth?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- Occasionally.- Occasionally? - Yes.- What's your reckoning?
0:03:55 > 0:03:59It was supposed to be worth about £35,000 20 years ago.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03'But what are the prices doing on vintage cars like this NOW?
0:04:03 > 0:04:07'I'll bring you up to speed later on.'
0:04:12 > 0:04:14In 1887, the Derby Sketching Club was founded
0:04:14 > 0:04:19by a group of local artists to share ideas and hold exhibitions.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23In 1898, they were joined by Derby-born Ernest Townsend
0:04:23 > 0:04:26who studied and exhibited at the Royal Academy.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Linda has brought along Townsend's portrait
0:04:29 > 0:04:31of her husband's grandmother.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33It is quite an important family piece
0:04:33 > 0:04:36so it is actually on display on our hall staircase.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41So Ernest Townsend had a considerable following
0:04:41 > 0:04:42here in Derbyshire.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46He exhibited 15 or 16 works at the Royal Academy
0:04:46 > 0:04:49and is known to have produced several hundred portraits,
0:04:49 > 0:04:53which, I guess, largely will be knocking around Derbyshire.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58And he's dead by 1944, so do you know her dates?
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Yes, she was born in 1884 in Derby and she died in 1936.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- So it's going to be before '36. - Yeah.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08But if we look at the portrait itself, you can just make out
0:05:08 > 0:05:11his signature down there on the left-hand side.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Mrs Ling chose to be painted that day
0:05:13 > 0:05:17in a particularly vibrant, brown, spotty blouse.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20But he's more or less painted over where his signature is
0:05:20 > 0:05:21which is a peculiarity.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24She's got her best pearls out for her portrait,
0:05:24 > 0:05:26and she looks winsome doesn't she?
0:05:26 > 0:05:27She does, yes.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Little bit of colour in her cheeks. - Yes.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33And is smiling slightly enigmatically.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36perhaps she's seen the Mona Lisa in Paris
0:05:36 > 0:05:39and is trying to adopt the Mona Lisa pose.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Yes.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41But when it comes to the value,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44this is not an internationally important work of art.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45No.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48It's something that means a lot to your family.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49And were you to ever sell it,
0:05:49 > 0:05:53it might be in the order of £200 or £300.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54That would be about the mark of it.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- You know, keep it in the family. - Yes, we will do.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09This part of the country has a proud history of brewing,
0:06:09 > 0:06:13which has given rise to an eclectic mix of antiques and collectables,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16including bottles of beer.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18In days gone by, brewers showed some initiative
0:06:18 > 0:06:21in producing beers for extreme climates.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25I'm meeting Rob Golding at the National Brewery Centre
0:06:25 > 0:06:26to find out more.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Well, this is a great place to have a glass of ale.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Rob, tell us about this space.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34You're in what we call the Edwardian Bar,
0:06:34 > 0:06:38so we've recreated, effectively, a pub as it would have been
0:06:38 > 0:06:42from about 1850 to about the First World War,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45including Kitchener down there.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47That cat doesn't look terribly well, actually.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Well, the story behind the cats is that most of the major breweries,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54because they had grain stores, they had a rodent issue,
0:06:54 > 0:06:58and so the cats were encouraged, in fact.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Now, tell us about the beers on the bar.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02We've got the celebrated White Shield.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05We say it's the beer that saved the British Empire.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06And why would that be?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08As the British Empire expanded over the centuries,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11so too did the demand for British beer.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13And that was fine in most of the places -
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Canada, America and so on - cos they could grow the ingredients
0:07:16 > 0:07:19and brew the beer, British bitter style beer, there.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22India, however, was a completely kettle of fish.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25So in desperation in many ways, because the British Army
0:07:25 > 0:07:28threatened to mutiny, they turned to the brewers of Burton,
0:07:28 > 0:07:31who made this light, bright exciting beer.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Very, very, very hoppy, because hops helps preserve.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Therefore, this could survive the six-month journey
0:07:39 > 0:07:42across the ocean, as it then took - mutiny averted,
0:07:42 > 0:07:44honour restored to the British Empire.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45How brilliant is that?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Now, there's a very tatty and
0:07:47 > 0:07:49peculiar looking bottle here, though.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- ROB LAUGHS - Tell us about this, Rob.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52This is Arctic Ale.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54In the backside of the 19th century,
0:07:54 > 0:07:57it was very fashionable for gentlemen to go on expeditions
0:07:57 > 0:08:02around the world, discovering, sort of, Dark Africa and the Arctic.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05The problem is...the beer froze.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09So they created this beer called Arctic Ale, which is very strong.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12It's something like 11% alcohol. Very strong.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15But that, of course, acted like antifreeze.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17It lowered the freezing temperature.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22This is one of the few surviving examples of that particular beer.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Well, all this chat about beer is making me rather thirsty.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Any chance of trying a drop?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Cheers.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33'Now, Rob says he's lined up a surprise lift for me.'
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I don't believe it.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Well, it's real. - What an extraordinary vehicle.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40So when was that built, then?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42There were only five of them ever made,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46and they were made in the early 1920s by Daimler.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48It'll still do 70mph, I'm told.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I love the idea of that. Listen, I've thoroughly enjoyed my visit.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I'm going to get a lift from him if I can.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Thank you very much, very kind.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Hello.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01In we go, that's it.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02Home, James.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Back at the fair, Steph has brought along some brewers' medals
0:09:12 > 0:09:13from her collection.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17We moved into a pub 11 years ago
0:09:17 > 0:09:21and the closest old brewery was Offilers' Brewery.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24So we started collecting Offilers' memorabilia.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27And our collection's grown over the last 11 years
0:09:27 > 0:09:29and become quite large now.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34So, Steph, I have to say, these medals are beautifully made.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37If I turn this one over, it says -
0:09:37 > 0:09:39the International Exhibition & Market
0:09:39 > 0:09:42from the Brewers & Allied Traders,
0:09:42 > 0:09:47who had an annual competition in London which all brewers
0:09:47 > 0:09:51and people in the trade would have competed at.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54And here we've got, cast in solid silver,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58a girl who's clearly in the brewing business.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02She's pouring from a jug some amber nectar into a cup.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04She's standing in a corn field.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07She's got corn on one side, she's got hops on the other,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10and she is emblematic of the brewing business.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15And if I spin it over, it's the award in 1924 for Offilers' Brewery
0:10:15 > 0:10:19who got first prize in the fourth class
0:10:19 > 0:10:21for that particular competition.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25And actually, they must have been very successful in the '20s
0:10:25 > 0:10:31because these five medals all relate to roughly in the 1920s.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36We've got one from 1931, one from as early as 1907.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41So for that Derby brewery to win this number of awards
0:10:41 > 0:10:43across those years is pretty impressive, really.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44Yes, it is.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47And I guess the best medal of all is, not surprisingly,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- the gold one...- Yes.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51..which is hallmarked.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Look, nine carat gold, won in 1924
0:10:54 > 0:10:57for the "OG over 1039 degrees",
0:10:57 > 0:10:59so that's the strength of alcohol, isn't it?
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Yes.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04So a powerful brew in that year won them the first prize.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07But there's no getting away from it, that that is...
0:11:07 > 0:11:09solid gold.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13'But have you any idea what this group is worth?
0:11:13 > 0:11:14'Now that's a puzzle. I'll tell you later.'
0:11:20 > 0:11:22To help things run efficiently,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25as the Industrial Revolution took a hold on Derby,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28it required all sorts of locally made timepieces
0:11:28 > 0:11:30and scientific instruments.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Nick has brought along a couple of examples.
0:11:33 > 0:11:39The first is a so-called noctuary or telltale clock
0:11:39 > 0:11:41which was a watchman's clock.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44The second item is a miner's compass.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Da-da! I mean this is a thrilling object, isn't it?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52It certainly is. Made about 1760 by John Whitehurst the first,
0:11:52 > 0:11:54which is certainly famous in the Derby area.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57What I find so thrilling about this is -
0:11:57 > 0:12:01apart from it coming from Derby, practically around the corner
0:12:01 > 0:12:04form where we are, it's so close to the mines, isn't it?
0:12:04 > 0:12:09You can feel this thing being used as a compass underground
0:12:09 > 0:12:11for a miner to find his way.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15We've simply got a filament of iron here that's been magnetised.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19It then sits in a very sturdy and substantial box,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23and that's why it's suitable for use down a mine.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Probably the original 18th-century glass - maybe, maybe not.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28It's got a crack in it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31John Whitehurst was an extraordinary man, wasn't he?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33In terms of his geological knowledge
0:12:33 > 0:12:37and his spirit of enquiry.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41And Whitehurst was a supremely good engineer
0:12:41 > 0:12:43in that he could build clocks
0:12:43 > 0:12:45and he understood about the mechanics of it.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48And he produced scientific instruments,
0:12:48 > 0:12:50of which this, technically, is one.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53We have very strong connections with John Whitehurst.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56And my great-grandfather was apprentice
0:12:56 > 0:12:59to the second of the Whitehursts and worked for the third.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04And so it's that association which, for us, is so important.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Do you mind if I ask you how much you paid for your miner's compass?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I don't mind because I'm not selling it.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- £1,250.- Did you?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15And that was in April this year.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Well, well done.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21And anything by John Whitehurst the First is going to be chased
0:13:21 > 0:13:23avidly at auction.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Moving on, though, to this rather handsome device beside me.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Now, this example is interesting to me because it's so oddball.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35I mean, it goes tick-tock, we can hear it going tick-tock,
0:13:35 > 0:13:37but it does not have a standard dial, does it?
0:13:37 > 0:13:41So the door would be shut, it's all locked up.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44The night watchman comes up to the timepiece, then what does he do?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Well, then he couldn't get in either because it's secured
0:13:47 > 0:13:49to the wall and it's also locked.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53So all he could do was pull this down
0:13:53 > 0:13:55and it knocks a pin into the dial.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59And his supervisor would then come and have a look and say,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02"Oh, yes, he was there at three or six in the morning."
0:14:02 > 0:14:05And then there is a little gradient behind it,
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- which pushes the pin back up into position...- So it resets?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09..so it does another 12 hours.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13That it's entirely mechanical and dates from the 19th century
0:14:13 > 0:14:16would be really quite sought-after, I would have thought.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19So, I guess, you'd get maybe around £500 to £800 for it,
0:14:19 > 0:14:21in a serious clock-y type sale.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30The manufacture of porcelain
0:14:30 > 0:14:33has been one of the big success stories of Derby.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Royal Crown Derby can trace its roots back to 1750.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41Curator Jacquie Smith explains what makes it special.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46The bone content in the china creates that very white, strong,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49translucent china that we still use today.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52It's been made in Derby since the middle of the 18th century
0:14:52 > 0:14:54by Derby people.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57And it's the traditions and the skills
0:14:57 > 0:15:00that have been passed on through generations.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04And local people are very proud of this heritage
0:15:04 > 0:15:07and proud that it's been here for such a long time.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11They've had some pretty prestigious clients commissioning them,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14from governments to royalty.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17And they've also collaborated with celebrated designers,
0:15:17 > 0:15:21and artists, such as surrealist Salvador Dali.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26Each piece passes through at least 70 skilled pairs of hands.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28From designers through the production process
0:15:28 > 0:15:30to quality control.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Every year, they use over £1 million worth of gold leaf
0:15:33 > 0:15:35to decorate their wares.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- TIM LAUGHS - Imagine.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Ten miles up the road, the Denby Pottery was established in 1809
0:15:43 > 0:15:46and Sean used to work there.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48My role at Denby was as a modeller,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50and I worked there for just short of 44 years.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Today, I've brought along the Donald Gilbert vase
0:15:54 > 0:15:56and I've also brought along some impression stamps
0:15:56 > 0:15:58that's used for marking the ware.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Well, I must say, it's a privilege to talk to you
0:16:00 > 0:16:02because these bottles,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05stoneware bottles that are made for a purpose,
0:16:05 > 0:16:07with a retailer's name - Batey,
0:16:07 > 0:16:11made perhaps around 1900, 1910, something like that.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12Yes.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15And the Bourne Pottery, here in Derbyshire, provided them.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17How did you get hold of these stamps?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20They came along when I was helping the making man just clear out
0:16:20 > 0:16:22some cupboards at work.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25And he was throwing things into the bin and I asked him,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27"What are you throwing that away for?"
0:16:27 > 0:16:30He said, "Why, do you want it?" I said, "Yes, I'd like it, please."
0:16:30 > 0:16:31What we've got here is a lump of oak
0:16:31 > 0:16:35that's got a particular tooled brass stamp,
0:16:35 > 0:16:36which is beautifully made, isn't it?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38It is, yes.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42And that stamp, in reverse script, says - Denby Bourne.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47- And of course, that's the impressed mark on the salt glaze.- Yes.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49And then there's a thumbscrew on the end
0:16:49 > 0:16:52and a detachable letter in the middle.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55And is that so you could alter the dating system?
0:16:55 > 0:16:58It was either used for the date
0:16:58 > 0:17:01or it could be used for the maker's mark,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04which a letter would stand for whichever person either made it
0:17:04 > 0:17:05or turned it.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- Well, in this instance, we've got the letter M.- Yes.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10And it fits in there beautifully like that.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14Then you tighten up the thumbscrew and there it is, solidly in place.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16And then you've got three of those,
0:17:16 > 0:17:18which is a really nice little collection.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22Now, let's have a look at this bit of art pottery.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23I thought it was a fun piece.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Well, it says on the bottom - Danesby Ware...- Yes.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30..which would identify it as a production from the 1930s.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31Yes.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33And Danesby Ware is a, sort of,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36play, almost, on Denby Ware, isn't it?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- It is, yes. - And so...it's a trade name.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- Correct me if I'm wrong, but Donald Gilbert was the modeller...- Yes.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46..who created the images that form the relief on a lot of these pots.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- That's correct. - The dribbly green is delightful.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53What I fancy must be quite rare is - the fact that it's modelled
0:17:53 > 0:17:56with a field mouse going up an ear of corn,
0:17:56 > 0:17:58I don't think that's a common pattern.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59No, not at all.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Not at all. So they may have produced a limited number of these.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05'Such a novel collection.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07'Worth anything?
0:18:07 > 0:18:08'Find out later.'
0:18:14 > 0:18:18This is Derby's Midland Road in 1881.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22W.W. Winter has been the go-to business for photographic portraits
0:18:22 > 0:18:26since the middle of the 19th century for creatures great...
0:18:26 > 0:18:28and small.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31But they also captured ordinary city life,
0:18:31 > 0:18:34which gives us a wonderful window on the past.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Hubert worked in the family business
0:18:36 > 0:18:40and has brought along a splendid Victorian camera.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Well, Hubert, what a magnificent piece of machinery this is.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- This is by a man called Patrick Meagher.- Indeed.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50And that's got his address in Southampton Row
0:18:50 > 0:18:54where he was in business between 1865-1897.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Indeed, yes.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59So that absolutely pinpoints the moment in time
0:18:59 > 0:19:02when this camera was manufactured.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05And the lens, of course, by Dallmeyer is interesting.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Now, what did you use these knobs for, then?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Well, when you're photographing buildings,
0:19:11 > 0:19:15it's essential that you should have the camera back absolutely square,
0:19:15 > 0:19:16otherwise the building tilts.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Oh.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21So if you wanted to get the top of a building,
0:19:21 > 0:19:23you did that sort of thing with it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Yes.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26And a similar issue with photographing
0:19:26 > 0:19:28something down on the lower part.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32You would just drop it down and...
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Slide the lens one way or the other. Well, how extraordinary is that?
0:19:35 > 0:19:39The idea is that you use the bellows to achieve the perfect focus, right?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Indeed, yes, pull it sharp.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Pull it sharp, which is... I love that expression.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Pull it sharp, insert your slide. - Indeed.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- And then stand by for a bit of exposure.- That's right, exactly.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55And in a fascinating way, you've brought the slide with you.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- Yes, indeed, yes. - Which would take the 10x12 negative.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Negative, right, yeah.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06And the negative is a glass sheet like that after exposure.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08That's right, yes.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11And who's the sportsman that we can see in that negative?
0:20:11 > 0:20:13It's Steve Bloomer, actually.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16What? Steve Bloomer, the Derby famous footballer?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Footballer, yes, true.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23And that, unbelievably, on a modern photographic print...
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- Is that.- ..is reproduced like that.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- And what a good looking fellow he was.- Indeed, very much so.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31We produced some very good looking men in Derby.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34TIM LAUGHS
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Absolutely right, Hubert.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41Now, Hubert, technically, that quality of print,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44all these years after the negative was created,
0:20:44 > 0:20:45is quite remarkable, isn't it?
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Yes, and the great thing about it, it's what you call a contact print.
0:20:49 > 0:20:55You're not enlarging through another optical system.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Exactly, a great big negative on a stocking great slab of glass
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- will give you...- That.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- ..that as the positive.- Exactly.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Well, it's a lovely thing to see.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08And, of course, this early photographic equipment
0:21:08 > 0:21:10has a considerable value, Hubert.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14'Stand by to find out what that value might be.'
0:21:22 > 0:21:252014 marks 175 years since
0:21:25 > 0:21:28the railway revolutionised Derby.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33At the Midland Railway Museum, they've created a station and track
0:21:33 > 0:21:36which transport you back to the heyday of steam.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46I went to meet Alan Calladine from the Midland Railway Trust.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50Of course, Derby is the cradle of railway engineering in Britain,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52isn't it?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54It is. Derby, before the railway arrived,
0:21:54 > 0:21:56was a very small market town.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Because of its position, Derby was the centre of the system
0:21:58 > 0:22:01that was created when the Midland Railway was formed.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05And it became the ideal spot to have an engineering base.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Derby Works was created initially as a small workshop
0:22:09 > 0:22:11just to maintain the locos and carriages,
0:22:11 > 0:22:15and then it went on to not only build them but also design them,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19create brand-new items that were then used on the railway system.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22And how important was the railway locally
0:22:22 > 0:22:26for other heavy, important industries in Derbyshire?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Well, having Derby and the Midland Railway around
0:22:29 > 0:22:33meant that coal and iron, stone and all the important commodities
0:22:33 > 0:22:35that made the Industrial Revolution work
0:22:35 > 0:22:38were able to be transported quite easily.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41So something like Rolls-Royce saw Derby as a perfect spot
0:22:41 > 0:22:43to create their workshops and they came...
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- Transport is everything?- Yeah.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49And this Puffing Billy that we've got down here,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51just tell me about her.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Well, she was designed in Derby, was part of a class
0:22:53 > 0:22:56of several hundred locomotives that were built
0:22:56 > 0:22:57mainly for shunting in yards,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01but also for short passenger and short freight services.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04This particular one was actually built in 1926.
0:23:04 > 0:23:061926, is it really?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Well, it looks to be in remarkably good condition.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14'What I really want to do, though, is go for a ride.'
0:23:14 > 0:23:18OK, Alan, well, we've got the team here.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Now, before we get going, we need to fire it up
0:23:22 > 0:23:23with a bit of coal, right?
0:23:23 > 0:23:24- Yes, absolutely.- OK.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Look at that. It's like Hades down there.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31TIM LAUGHS
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Well, I never did.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35And it's off.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36And we're away!
0:23:36 > 0:23:38TIM LAUGHS
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Now, what are those chaps down there...is that their lunch?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43That's the driver and fireman's mash-can.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Without those, the train will not go anywhere, I'm afraid.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I have to say, Alan, it's a great thrill
0:23:59 > 0:24:02to be with you here on this line.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04I hope the thing goes on and prospers
0:24:04 > 0:24:06for many, many years to come.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- Another 175 at least. - Yes, that's what we want.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14Hmm. The Derby Railway Engineering Society was founded in 1908
0:24:14 > 0:24:18and brings together all sorts of railway buffs.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Including Peter who's brought along
0:24:20 > 0:24:23a couple of the society's historic treasures.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Today I've brought two exhibits.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30One of them is the president's medallion
0:24:30 > 0:24:32of the Derby Railway Engineering Society
0:24:32 > 0:24:36and the other exhibit is that of a photographic print of a locomotive
0:24:36 > 0:24:40which was the principle locomotive used by the Midland Railway Company.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43When does this date from, Peter?
0:24:43 > 0:24:441959.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46And was it specially commissioned, then?
0:24:46 > 0:24:50It was, we engaged the services of a silversmith
0:24:50 > 0:24:51by the name of Mr Corode.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52Right.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54So what we've got here are some elements.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56We've got a wyvern at the top.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00- And then the salamander on the side here represents fire.- Yes.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- And on the other side, we have a dolphin representing water.- Yes.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- And the two, united, powered your association...- That's right.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09..and, of course, all these marvellous engines.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- And the Midland Railway Company. - And the Midland Railway Company.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16And the various important towns that the Midland Railway Company
0:25:16 > 0:25:19serviced are represented in these enamel plaques, aren't they?
0:25:19 > 0:25:25- Hmm.- We seem to have here Birmingham...Derby...and Bristol.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29With Leeds, Lincoln and Leicester underneath
0:25:29 > 0:25:32and enamelled on silver gilt which is really very special.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Now, Peter, this is the most extraordinarily beautiful
0:25:35 > 0:25:40black-and-white print of a steam locomotive, tell me about it.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45Well, it was one of the Midland compound locomotives,
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Derby-built locomotive through and through.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50We can see the manufacturer's plate,
0:25:50 > 0:25:56which refers to the Derby Locomotive Works and the date of 1906.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Right, so that pinpoints it precisely.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Yeah.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Is this the photograph that the manufacturers took of it
0:26:03 > 0:26:05in Derby as it came off the production line?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Yes, it was common practice by Derby Locomotive Works,
0:26:08 > 0:26:13in particular - they would take a photograph of the latest locomotive.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17What is unusual is that the photograph's original image
0:26:17 > 0:26:22would have been accompanied by a lot of background clutter.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- Yes.- Like the local gasworks. - Exactly.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Which would detract from the value of the locomotive.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31So that photograph would have been taken away carefully to the drawing
0:26:31 > 0:26:36office and hours of tedious work removing all the background detail.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- No paint shop pro in those days to digitally enhance the image.- No, no.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45I think it is a truly iconic image of a steam engine.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47It is, yes.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49I mean, the way to make the best price
0:26:49 > 0:26:53is to put it in a steam enthusiast's sale.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58And I would expect to get something like £250 to £400 for it
0:26:58 > 0:27:00in an appropriate sale.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02'And the President's medallion?'
0:27:02 > 0:27:05I don't suppose you'd get a replacement cost
0:27:05 > 0:27:08of much less than £4,000.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- Which is a fair old whack, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12To value Hubert's camera,
0:27:12 > 0:27:17we contacted specialist auctioneer Hugo Marsh for his opinion.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Beautiful, old cabinet-made plate cameras are wonderful artefacts
0:27:20 > 0:27:23and they're becoming much more popular again. And believe it
0:27:23 > 0:27:26or not, they're being bought up in large numbers by the Chinese.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Are they?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Yes, you'd probably be looking at auction -
0:27:30 > 0:27:33an estimate of £300-£500, but you'd probably get a bit more than that.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Hubert, isn't that marvellous?
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Absolutely fantastic, isn't it, really?- Yeah.- It really is, yes.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42'Steph's medals tot up to a nifty sum.'
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- I can see that gold medal making £150 to £200.- Yeah.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49You've then got six silver ones, which are going to be
0:27:49 > 0:27:51worth between £30 to £50.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55And the couple of bronze ones, they might be worth ten to £15 each.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59So call it £450 to £600 for the lot.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- Is that worth a drink or not? - Oh, I think so.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04'And what about John's Roller?
0:28:04 > 0:28:06'What kind of value have you got in mind?'
0:28:06 > 0:28:11I think £18,000 would probably represent the current value
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Thank you.
0:28:16 > 0:28:22Well, what a beautiful day we have had at Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27This place really is rich in antiques and justifies its spot
0:28:27 > 0:28:29on our Antiques Map Of Britain.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31See you soon.