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On Salvage Hunters, a seller gets the measure of Drew.

Nearly as tall as you, Drew. Probably taller.

At an antiques fair, Drew loses his new apprentice.

Where have you gone now? Where's she gone? She's gone.

And Viki is charmed at a Tudor tower.

Thank you. Oh.Very good. What a gentleman. He is such a gentleman.

Drew Pritchard is one of Britain's

leading antique and decorative salvage dealers.

It's a great looking thing, isn't it? Fab thing.

Joined on the road by queen of the haggle and quick flip, Viki Knott...

£275 the lot.Yeah. Yeah, I'll take them.

...and lover of all things weathered and wonderful, Alister Dryburgh.

Just needs a load of cleaning. You clean it, I'll sell it.

Can we do it the other way round?

Drew is sharing the knowledge...

What are those over there, Drew? They're great little mill carts.

...and expertise... Three step Anglepoise.

Rare as hell. God, it's an education already.

...he's gained over the past three decades.

Would have to be a really buy-me-now price,

but I don't think it will be. £550, Drew.

Today we're off to Wippells who are manufacturers in anything ecclesiastical.

All denominations are catered for.

Anybody you like. Yeah, they sell everything.

Stained glass windows. Right.You name it.

Chapel chairs, tapestries. All of it.

Since they sell so many goodies, why are we going in?

They are closing down.Oh.

Oddly, this has been something that I've been involved in

my entire career since I was 16.

First week at work, I was restoring church windows.

The first week I went self-employed, I was stripping out a chapel.

Really?Yeah. It's just always been something that I've been near.

The factory that Drew and Viki are headed to

is 290 miles southwest in the capital city of Devon.

Whilst it's the kind of visit that's always been a staple of Drew's business,

for Viki, today is her first foray into this type of buying.

Can I just say I've actually not done factory clear outs?

Haven't you?No. And do you know why?Why?

Because I'm always a lone ranger.

And to go in and do a big factory or a big clear out,

I've never been able to handle that by myself.

So this is like, this is quite new territory.

A city that dates back to Roman times,

Exeter boasts numerous historical buildings,

including the cathedral and Saint Stephen's Bow,

which was mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Whilst many of these old buildings now house modern businesses,

J Wippell and Co has been based in the city for over two centuries.

Drew and Viki's guide for the day is Robin Richardson.

The company is 235 years old.

It was started in 1789 by Joseph Wippell,

and we've been in Exeter all that time.

Unfortunately, the pandemic,

amongst other things, hit us very badly,

and at that time the shareholders

decided to wind down and cease trading.

We need to clear everything from the premises.

We're not gonna drive a hard bargain.

We're more interested in Drew and Viki

preserving the history of the company

with various items that they can find.

Morning.Good morning.I'm Viki. Hi. Robin Richardson.Hi, Robin.

Hi, Robin. Drew. Hi, Drew. Nice to meet you.

I believe you got some bits and bobs for us to have a look at. We certainly do. 200 years' worth.

Blimey.Wow. Okay, we definitely wanna do that.

The amount of this stuff

that I've cleared from churches, now I know where some of it comes from.

Oh, it's probably started here. Yes.Yeah.

Let's get started, I think.Fine. Yeah.Follow me up the stairs.

Furniture, fabrics, all sorts.Yep.

Clearances like this are, to me, still incredibly exciting.

You never know what you're gonna find.

I found some unbelievable things clearing buildings. There's gold out there.

Do come in.Oh, thank you.

Okay, so this was the textile department,

which made Eucharistic vestments.

So at its height, how many people did you have here?

As a company, about 500.What?

On this site, about 300.

So there was a fair number of people,

certainly when I started in 1970.

Been here 53 years?Yeah.

Not the longest either by a long way.

Really?Yeah.Wow.

Did you do all denominations? Oh, yes.

Anybody?Anybody but... Any God you like?Yes.

So all this is to go?Yeah. Including these.Yeah.

Well, these are a bit of you, aren't they?

I don't know if they are. Do you know what they are?Yeah.

They were for skull caps, Canterbury caps, birettas.

That type of clergy headwear.

And if you look, there's probably sizes below.

That's got my finger in.Sorry. Yeah, there is some sizes.

There's sizes on them. Should be 7 and a half or something.

They've got stamped underneath. It's 6 and a half.

W Plant & Son, Sharp Street. How many of these have you got?

That's it.I just think they're like an art piece, aren't they? Yeah, they are.

Have them in a row.

I like them. No, I really like them as well.

Do you like them?Yeah.

Are we deciding who's gonna try and buy them?

That's basically what we're trying. We're skirting around the subject.

But do you want these?

Cos they fit into both of our worlds. They look so good.

That one particularly.

They're almost like Japanese-looking sculptures, aren't they? Amazing looking things.

They've been bleached out. Why have they gone that colour?

The small skull cap goes there.

As you can see, it's nailed in, and obviously that's covered,

so that doesn't get so much exposure.

Right, okay. So, literally, the size of the hat is just to here.Yeah.

These have all got '63, '64 written on them.Yeah, these are the older ones.These are older.

So it's two sets.Yeah. One each.

That makes sense.Yeah. So seven of those. Six of those.

What would you like for them.We're not here to make a hard bargain.

Well, no, but we wanna be fair with you as well. Erm...

I was looking at them at 20 quid each.

You're probably about right. 13, so it's 260 quid.Fine.

Yeah. £260.Deal.

Thank you very much. Thank you.No problem.

Happy days. Well, there you go. They're gonna find a new home.Good.

Little row of bald blokes.

I did think that,

but then I didn't like to say. A row of baldies.

Wooden hat moulds.

They're the sort of thing I've had the odd one off,

but I've never had the chance to buy a run before.

They're dead collectible. They look fantastic.

We'll put them out as a set. If they don't sell, we'll sell them off individually.

Evolved from the term milaner,

which referred to the importation of goods

including fine fabrics used for making hats

from the Italian city of Milan,

it wasn't until the 18th century when the fashion industry was born

that millinery became a profession.

Made in the early 20th century,

these milliners heads are ideal decorative pieces.

Sold as two sets, they could be worth around £850.

That's unusual. I like this a lot.

This was used for pricking and painting.

When you do hand embroidery,

you have a design, and you prick through the design,

paint on top.Yeah.

And that gives you an outline of dots,

and then you embroider. Oh, and then you embroider it. Right, okay.Through the dots.

Needs a little bit of work and stuff, but it's not too bad.

It's not that bad. It's not bad actually.Isn't it? No, it's beaten up.

I quite like that. I particularly like that.

Yeah, so do I.Yeah, that makes it.

Costing details. It's just the way it looks.Yeah.

Would you like £50 for it?

More than happy with that. Thank you. Mine.

I think Drew quite liked it, so I thought I'd better get in quick just in case he wanted it.

We might give it a clean, but it's just perfect the way it is.

With it having all the ink dots on the top, it's a lovely story.

And when it goes back to my shop,

I'll be able to tell that to the customers, and they're going to love it.

Er, what's happening with this lot then?

Just will be disposed of.

Some have had a hard life.Yeah.

But how many have we got, Vik?

One, two... Seven.

They're all the same. It's just... They're the same.

Some with casters, some without.

They're just in terrible nick. When you see that, when they put a plywood underneath it there,

it's collapsed inside. And God knows what else is going on.

They're really nice chairs in terrible condition.Yeah.

Erm, the upholstery is terrible on them.

They're great. These are super stylish.

Might even come with the building 100 years ago.

£150.Sorted.

Thank you very much.Pleasure.

They're in a bit of a state, but they're very attractive.

Very faded. I like that.

There are seven though, which is weird.

You want even numbers, and you want as many as possible.

And I just instantly liked them, so that's enough.

Okay, we're now here in the cutting room.

Oh, God.

So, originally, how many people would have worked in here?

Four was the norm, but we've had up to six.

I love a ruler. Are the rulers for sale?

These are really nice.

The ones with that corner on.

They're lovely. Look at those.

These are great for a shop. Aren't they fab?

Here, there's another one.They're lovely. They're really beautiful.

Do you want me to give you a little bit of a boring insight?

Yes, please. What do you know about these, Victoria?

It's not that I know anything about them. I collect rulers.

No, you do not.I do.

It's something that not that many people know about.

I kind of keep it to myself just in case I get the...

I don't have one this size in my collection.

You don't?No.Oh, dear me.

Nearly as tall as you, Drew, isn't it?

Probably taller.

I think they're great, but I'd buy them all. Yeah. That's what I was thinking.

It's just having that little brass bit there.Yeah.

Just really makes it. They're very tactile.

Can we make a little pile while we're standing here?Yeah.

All that lot?Yeah.This lot?

That lot.This little lot.

I've done quite well already, but then we walk into the cutting room,

and there's lots of really interesting little bits and pieces.

We've just got one of these.

We could pop that in since it's sitting here.

Now I'm not gonna stand there with Robin

and go, "Do you want 20 quid for this, 20 quid for that?'"

I'm just gonna get a pile together

and just do a deal on the entire lot.

See, we could add that to the pile.

What about that, Vik? You?Yeah.

You know, it's quicker, it's easier, and it just gets the job done.

There we go.

Nice pile. Is that a nice pile?Nice pile.

Are we happy with this pile so far? Yep.

There you go. That's a nice little bundle of industrial bits and bobs.

Okay.All yours.

Stool's lovely.I'm literally... You could probably tell.

I can see the mask going around.

Yeah, I've got girl mask going on today.

Eh, we are talking...

...150 quid the lot.

Antique dealers Drew Pritchard and Viki Knott are in the West Country

where they're picking through the surplus stock and fittings

of a clergy wear and church textile supplier

that's closing its doors after more than two centuries of production.

So all this is to go?Yeah.

They're almost like Japanese looking sculptures, aren't they? Amazing looking things.

And Viki is hoping to seal a deal

for a bundle of items that she's put together.

Eh, we are talking...

...150 quid the lot.

Fine, £150.Thank you.

That's a really fair bid.

It's better for Robin to hear me coming in with 150 quid

than tenners here and 20s there.

So yeah, decorative, fun and collectible takeaway items.

They'll go in the shop for Saturday, then they'll be gone.

So Wippells, the end of an era.

A massive business that once had 500 people working for it.

And it's very sad to see that go. It really is.

But it is always the point where I'm called in.

What I particularly like about this is when you find something in a clearance

that would have gone in the skip, and you think, "I'm really glad I found that."

What I did, I have absolutely filled my boots

with brilliant stock for the shop,

and it's just been one of those fun days

from start to finish.

And do you know what, Robin has just been

such a great host. What isn't there to love?

Thank you. Much appreciated. Good luck with everything. Thank you.

What a day. Thank you. I hope you enjoyed it.

Yes, I did.Thank you.Thank you. Okay, see you. Bye-bye.

Today's been really interesting with Drew and Viki.

Their expertise and their knowledge has been very interesting.

And let's hope they put all the things to good use for history.

That was very, very good.Yeah. Happy? You did well.

Obviously, van is full. You did well.

So, yeah, those hat moulds,

I haven't bought any of those for years.

So we split them. I've taken the bleached out ones.

I'm gonna sell them as a set.

I think I wanted the bleached ones.

Do you know what I think?

We'll get them off the van and we'll take it from there, shall we?

Let's do that.That's fair.

Then you will tell me exactly what you want me to do,

and I'll do exactly as I'm told. Exactly.Yeah.

Having enjoyed success in Exeter,

today Drew and Viki are heading 150 miles north

to Builth Wells in Wales

where Drew's treating Viki to another first

when it comes to buying for her business.

Today we are in my homeland, beautiful Wales.

We're in one of the most beautiful bits of it, actually, mid Wales,

and we're off to Builth Wells fair.

First time I went to Builth Wells, I thought that was good fair. I did well there.

Then I did the fair again,

and I bought best stick chair I've ever found.

Ever. Like, ever.That's good.

Next fair I went to, I bought the best cricket table I've ever seen,

which was in a milking parlour the day before.

You're kidding.No. So it's got a little bit of magic to it.

And every time I've been, it's got better and bigger.

Have you got those sort of pre-fair nerves?

Pre-fair excitement always.

I don't know. I think it's always nerves.

Several times a year the Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground

at Builth Wells in Central Wales

is home to one of the biggest antiques fairs in the UK

with up to a thousand dealers setting up stalls.

Over the years, Drew has become a veteran of the event,

but today is Viki's first ever visit.

What do you think of this wee thing?

Great. What timber's that?

Do you think it's elm at the top?

Is that your sort of thing? Yeah, it is actually.

Hello, mate. How much is this? £40. Nice and cheap, isn't it?

Look at the smile on the young lady's face. She loves it.

Flattery will get you everywhere.

I like that. Do you like it?Yeah.

Specially at that money, it's great.

£40, I'll take it.Lovely. Brilliant. Thank you.

Thank you very much.Very nice.

That little stool, it's a good colour.

And it's just got a really lovely

tactile feel about it, which is what I like.

When I come to fairs, if I don't leave this fair

with a van full, I'll be disappointed,

because that van has to be full or there's no point in me coming.

Oof. Rare as hell. Three step Anglepoise.

It's been painted. That's the original paint underneath there.

What? The orangey colour.Yeah.

That's the most expensive one I've ever seen. I was just gonna say that.£950.

Hi, Drew.Hello, mate. How are you?Good, thank you. Tell me about this.

It's nice, isn't it? I think it was orange first.Yeah.

And it's been overpainted, but it's got three steps, so they're hard to find.

The last one I sold £475, three step.Yeah.

It's gonna be an ask to sell it for more, innit,

but it's what I paid. I'd try and do a deal with you, but...

I was gonna say can you do £600.

If it wasn't for the overpainting, I'd be snapping your hand off.

Anglepoise lights today, here,

there's probably a hundred. There's Anglepoise lights and there's Anglepoise lights.

And the one you really want, if you're a bit of a nerd like me,

is the three step base.

The earliest version.

Produced between 1935 and 1938,

this is one of the original three step,

model 1227 Anglepoise desk lamps.

Identified by the cast iron three step base,

this is English modernist design at its very best.

But surviving examples of these desk lamps

are becoming increasingly scarce.

As it's been overpainted, restoring this one will be a lengthy process.

However, once complete, Drew thinks it could be worth around £1,100.

Yeah, I'll do that. You bought off me before. That's fine, yeah.Sure. £600?Yeah.

Cheers, mate.Thank you.

There you go. Most expensive Anglepoise I've ever bought. Mine.

Cool.Pfft.

God, it's an education already. Yeah.

We're gonna have to take it apart gently, conserve what's there,

and then see if we can strip that paint off

down to the original surface paint.

If we can't, we can't.

I'm gonna be into it for about 750 quid at least. Minimum.

So is there a profit? I think so.

That mirror. Check that out.

Knackered. Love it.

Absolutely shot to bits.

Had this replaced.

I love that plate. That's a belter, isn't it?

I don't usually buy overmantels of this era, but that one.

Hi, John. How are you doing?

Not too bad. Not too bad. It's got the look.It's got the look.

Water gilding, is it, I think. Yeah.Yeah.

Walking around and bump into a mate of mine, John Read Smith,

somebody who's been involved in the antiques business for over 40 years now,

and he's got a big overmantel mirror.

The design that runs around the frame is unusual.

It's got an outstandingly knackered plate in it.

It is shot to bits, foxed, degraded,

ruined, beautiful.

The more worn out a mirror is, the happier I am.

Large-scale overmantel mirrors

became more popular in the 19th century

when glassmaking techniques evolved

to allow the production of bigger mirror plates.

What sets this one apart is the carved rope twist design to the frame,

which is a stylish alternative to the plain S-shaped ogee mouldings

usually found on examples from this period.

Complete with the original mirror plate,

which has the level of foxing that Drew loves,

after some sympathetic restoration,

Drew thinks it could fetch around £1,300.

How much can that be, John? Erm, what have we got on it?

Er, how much we got on there? £1250.Oh, £1100.

Have you replaced this?

It was like that when I bought it. What's the back like?

Back is good. That one piece of board has come loose.

All right, it's all original back. Oh, yeah, all original back.

Yeah. But that, I don't know what's gone on there.

No. They've replaced that rail. Yeah.

Grand?

In mid Wales, Drew has brought Viki

to one of his favourite antiques fairs...

Stools.Mm-hm.

Rarity. 25 quid.

Very fair.Super cool, yeah.

...where he's fallen for a large-scale overmantel mirror

in exactly the condition that he loves best.

Grand?

Go on.Sure?Yes. I haven't seen you for a while.

Thank you.Thank you. I'm really happy with that.

That's made the day.

There is some work to do along the bottom rail.

Apart from that, it's good to go. There's profit.

There's a really cracking profit in that.

Oh, these ones are actually quite nice because they come apart

and then you can fold them flat for storage and stuff.

And then you can bring them back out in springtime or whenever you fancy.

They're right up my street How much are they, mate?

They're £150.

Is there still money in them?

There is a bit of money, yeah.

These sort of three-tier graduated plant stands look amazing.

And I'll tell you what else customers use them for.

In a hallway for shoes.

Get your shoes stacked on them, so they've got a dual purpose.

Thing is, though, something else has caught my eye behind here. Watch this.

Oh, that's cool.

A few nibbles.

It's still got the label on the bottom edge.

It's quite sweet though, eh?

Yeah, how much is that? I was doing that for £30.

You take £150 for the two. I'll throw that in.

You'll throw that in? So do £150 for the...

I was gonna knock that down to £140. That was 30 quid, so.

She talked me into doing it for £150.

Shake his hand.

Thank you. £150, that's brilliant.

I can buy them.

Where have you gone then? Where's she gone?

She's gone.

They're nice. They're good, aren't they?

Yeah. Need a bit of work. Needs another bit on there.

How much are they?£95 the pair.

Now I'm actually trying to sort of dabble a wee bit more

in the bamboo stuff cos it's quite on trend just now.

If they're catching my eye, they're gonna catch customers' eyes and they're gonna photograph well.

You were looking at these, these first aid kits.Yeah.

They came out of the factories. One's better made than the other.

But the little one, did you look inside? It's full of stuff.

Have they got the little brackets on the back for hanging them?

I'm not sure. I'll have a look.

Can I come round this way?Yeah, of course, you can.And she's off.

The first aid boxes, I buy every single one I can see.

Oh, look at that. That's loads of fun, isn't it?

My customers love them.

I used to collect first aid boxes, sadly,

but they're just so really perfect for me.

And what were you looking for those two chairs?

£95 on them. 80 quid.

And what about these? And what have we got on those?

What's on that one?30 quid on that. And £40.

£70. 60 quid.

So what's that, £60 and...£140.

£140.£140.£120?

No, I can't do £120.

£135 then. Let's split it down the middle.

Yeah, I'll take them. £135. Yeah, that's great.

Perfect. Thank you. Thank you very much.

Right, Drew, I got you an ice cream,

but you better get it quick. Oh, blimey, that's going.

How about today? Good. Very, very good.

I really enjoyed it. I love this fair.

I can't believe I've never even heard of it.

I'm delighted. Every single bit stands by itself.

Honestly, I'm really pleased.

I think we did very well. We're having ice cream

in the sun in Wales. It doesn't get any better.

I think you've brought in the tourist board

to sort of entice me to like Wales, because it's been gorgeous.

I've had a brilliant day.

For a dealer, knowing about the provenance

of an item is always a bonus.

And some preliminary research

into the milliner's heads she bought at Wippells

has led Viki to the Hat Works Museum in Stockport

where she's meeting the museum's curator, Bronwen Simpson.

Hello.Hey there. I'm Viki. Hi, Viki, I'm Bronwen.

I've only just walked in. What is all this going on?

This is really to show the diversity of our collection.

Tell me though. This place, I thought, was gonna be a museum.

Feels a bit more like a gallery. What exactly is it?

Yeah, we are a museum,

but we're standing in our gallery of hats,

which has recently been refurbished.

So we're the UK's only museum dedicated to telling the history

of the hat trade, which was huge in Stockport,

as well as showcasing collections of hats and headwear.

Well, can I just say they are way more pretty than the hat block

that I brought for you to have a look at today.

Okay.Do you want to have a look? Yeah, absolutely.

Now, this is the one that I got. Lovely. Mm-hm.

However, what I've done is I've brought some photos

of the ones that Drew bought.Mm-hm.

And what was really interesting is that

they're stamped Plant & Son... Mm-hm.

...and I believe that you've got a bit of a connection with this.

Absolutely. We've got a huge collection

of Plant & Son's hat blocks.

What, here?Absolutely. Oh, well, come on.

I think we need to go have a look. Shall we have a look? Definitely. Come on.

So, Viki, these are all our hat blocks.

It's not just hat blocks here. We're surrounded by machinery.

Yeah. The business closed in 1976.

And at that point, it was being run by Walter Plant and his wife Elsie.

And it was thanks to Elsie and her daughter, Aileen,

that we were gifted this fantastic collection.

Right, brilliant.

So Drew's are actually stamped with Plant & Son,

mine aren't, but they came from the same place.

So are we safe to presume that the ones that I've got,

although they're unstamped, that they are by Walter Plant?

Just because it isn't marked as being from Plant's

doesn't mean it hasn't come from Plant's.

Not all of our blocks that came from the workshop

had the stamp on them.

Right, okay.So it is possible.

To think they could have been made

on this actual equipment back in the day,

which just blows my mind that we're actually standing here

surrounded by it all.

How far did its reach go?

They were considered to be one of the best

makers of hat blocks in the UK.

The hats that were being made on Plant's blocks

were being exported for sale all over the world.

That's just brilliant. When I've got them in the shop

and my customers come in and they ask me about them,

I'm gonna be able to bore them senseless for half an hour

about all the geeky stuff I've learned today,

and they are absolutely gonna love it.

So thank you. Thanks very much for coming.

Today has... It's just blown my mind.

It's gone way beyond expectations,

because I actually stood in Plant & Son's workshop

surrounded by machinery and hat blocks and tools,

and I genuinely cannot believe.

It's like I struck gold with this.

All of a sudden, they're worth a bit more cos I've done a bit of research.

And I'm gonna be able to pass on that information to customers

that I physically saw and touched the machinery

that most probably made those hat blocks.

And that is really quite a rare thing

to be able to say and to do.

So, yeah, what a day. It's just been tremendous.

To round off this week's road trip, Drew and Viki are driving

250 miles east to the county of Essex,

having received the kind of invitation

that for a dealer are few and far between

and never to be turned down.

So today, Victoria, we are off to a very, very nice place.

We're off to meet a guy called Nicholas Charrington

at Layer Marney Tower in Essex.

And let's just say this is quite a pile of bricks.

Is it like a proper tower? It's the real deal, this one.

They do various things with the house and the land,

and there's a farm on there, and they host events.

They have a lake there. They've got sports activities with children.

You missed a wee bit out there.

What's that? Is there anything to buy?

Well, I don't know about that. That's the thing. I don't know.

Just under 10 miles outside the ancient Essex city

of Colchester is the village of Layer Marney,

which is home to one of the finest examples

of Tudor architecture in the UK.

The 80-foot tall tower is the tallest Tudor gatehouse in England

and played host to Henry VIII in 1522

and later Queen Elizabeth I in 1579.

For Drew and Viki's visit, their guide for the day

will be the tower's current owner, Nick Charrington,

who has lived here all his life.

My parents were married in the church here in 1957,

and two years later, the house came up for sale,

and against everybody's advice, my mother went on and bought it.

It's been a wonderful house to be brought up in, actually.

As a child, you can sort of make a lot of noise

and not get into terrible trouble.

And crucially, you can break the odd thing,

and it won't be discovered for a while.

The principal challenge is maintenance, really.

You've got to keep the roof in good order.

If you get water in, it just causes so much damage.

It'd be great to have Drew and Viki come along and have a look,

because you can be sure that we're gonna learn stuff

that we don't know about our stuff as it were.

Hello.Hello.Hi. Great to see you both.

Drew.Hello, Nick. Nick Charrington. Hi, Nick.Enchante.

Very good. Very well. I like that.

Welcome to Layer Marney, Layer Marney Tower.Thank you.

Wow.It's quite something.

So Henry Marney, who built it, died in 1523.

And the great thing is that 500 years on, it works.

It does impress, doesn't it?

Well, well done, Henry.Yeah.

Let's look around.Yeah. That is quite a pile.

Oh, God.

Fab.

Fab. Look at all this.

Whoa. There's loads to see already.

So where are we gonna go? Come this way to the dining room.

Okay.Oh, thank you.

Honestly, already I've been charmed.

We're in a Tudor tower

that, apparently, Henry VIII stayed in.

But the thing with these types of places is

you're not always guaranteed that

the custodians of these buildings want to give anything up.

Oh, wow, look at this.

I love that painting.

That's a fat ancestor who's one of the brewers.

And he's got a brewer's belly, really, hasn't he?

He's like, "I really like meat and potato pie and beer."Yeah.Yeah.

Whenever you get a call to a house like this, you go.

Even if there's not much available, you go to places

that had these great things in the past,

who could afford great things of real quality.

And what you're looking for

is just a little bit of that that's left.

So welcome to what was the royal apartments,

now the billiard room... ...which is marginally different.

But you would have had one set for, say, the king on this level,

and then the queen would be on the floor up above.

When they weren't staying, you'd have Lord Marney on one level

and Lady Marney on the other.

Let's head up to the top of the tower.Okay.Yes.

Come on. Keep up.Whoa. Chop chop chop.

It's quite breezy up here...

...but worth the climb.

Whoa.

Look at this.

That's fantastic. It's amazing, isn't it?

You really do feel like lord of the Manor.

Yeah.You do.You really do. So what have you got down here?

So we've got... Down in the midst of those trees

are some barns and some sheds and some containers.Okay.

We'll wander down and see what you make of them.Let's do that.

The minute Nick said, "Oh, well, there's the stables down there,

there's the farm buildings,"

you couldn't get Drew and I down those stairs quick enough

so we could get a good look in them,

get a bit of a rate, see what was available.

This thing.Welsh dresser. Welsh dresser. Why do you say that?

Well, that's what my mother always called it.

She had a great love of Welsh dressers.

Yeah, far from a Welsh dresser. Yeah.

What's a genuine Welsh dresser? It doesn't look like that.

Your trad trad Welsh dresser,

that one's probably 180 years newer than a trad Welsh dresser.

So that's a kitchen cupboard, basically.Yep.

It's great if you're building a kitchen.

It just needs an acre of work.

Is it something you wanna get rid of?

Yeah, I'd be quite happy to see it go.

The amount of work it takes to sort out pitch pine cupboards

is just, it just goes on and on and on.

Cos when they've been stripped like that, they go furry,

and it's just loads of work.

Rather than Welsh, it feels very Scottish to me.

It really does.

Do you know what, I'm always scared

to suggest that in case I get it wrong.

But I think it is.It might be.

What makes it Scottish in particular?Erm, the style.

But the timber used, generally, will give you a good clue.

I think age-wise, it's around 1910.

Just pre-first World War, I think.

It's the simpler lines and rustic aesthetic of this dresser

that suggest it hails from Scotland rather than Wales.

Made from pine and dating from the early 20th century,

it may well have been two separate pieces of furniture

that were later combined.

However, the result is an impressive and practical storage solution

which could work in a variety of settings,

from a large country kitchen to retail.

Fully restored, Drew thinks it could be worth around £2,000.

What would you want for it? I haven't got a clue.

I'm gonna make you an offer on it,

but it's not gonna be a lot, to be perfectly honest.

We're managing expectations. Yeah, I very much am.

It will be a one-time offer...

...and you're more than happy to walk, to say no,

and we'll walk away, we'll just leave it.

I'll give you 500 quid for it, and that's it.

No.You're not completely enamoured with my offer. I don't blame you.

What payment is in your brain?

I haven't really... This sounds very stupid,

but I haven't really sort of thought.

My head says I probably ought to take the offer,

and the old heart is sort of thinking, "Well..."

Exploring the storage yard and farm buildings

of an incredible Tudor tower in Essex,

Drew's uncovered an early 20th century dresser

in desperate need of some TLC.

I love that. I'll give you 500 quid for it, and that's it.

My head says I probably ought to take the offer,

and the old heart is sort of thinking, "Well..."

It's got to be worth me doing. Yeah. No, I get that.

There's got to be fat in it for everybody.It really has.

Do you want me to be honest?Yeah. I thought he was gonna come in at £400.

I know £400 is what is the real figure, yeah.

All up and running in lovely, lovely, lovely nick,

it's worth over a couple of thousand quid.

Yeah, but it's getting it there. Look, just on principle,

so I can look Sheila in the eye and say I've haggled successfully... Right.

...£550 and it's yours.

Yeah, of course.You're a good man.

Thanks very much, done. There you go.

It's a lot of work.

Work costs money. Work soaks up your profit.

So I can't pay a lot for it.

I've ended up paying £150 too much.

There's a quid to be made in it, or I'll end up using it myself.

We're into here? Yeah, we're gonna come through here.

Sorry, this is where we cook pizzas and do glamping.

Okay, erm...But this away.

And also play table tennis.Oh.

But...

What about the garden bench?Yours.

I'm happy to get rid of it.

Obviously, it'll be very expensive. Very expensive.

You put yourself in a bad position.

Haven't helped. When selling things, don't do that.

Obviously, I'm very reluctant. Do you wanna do that again?Yeah.

You wanna get rid of this? Lutyens bench, that's what we call them.

Sir Edwin Lutyens. Copied by the tens of thousands.Yeah.

There's loads and loads of them out there.

This one's got a really nice colour. It's a good size. I really like them.

It's 300 quid. It's not any more. And that's about it.

Thank you very much. All yours.Yeah.You'll be very happy with that.I will.

Well, that was quick. That was easy. That was easy.

That one's a bit nicer than the norm.

And it's aged well. It's silvered.

It's got all the lichen, whatever you wanna call it,

that's grown evenly across the whole thing. Great.

British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens

helped shape the architectural landscape of Britain and India

during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

But arguably his most famous design

is the iconic Lutyens garden bench, which he designed in 1902

and is characterised by its curved, slatted backrest and sturdy legs.

This example, made from teak, boasts a greater scale than the norm

and a patina gained from decades of exposure to the elements.

A timeless classic, once repaired,

Drew thinks it could be worth around £600.

Nick, can I ask you about these out here?

Now I noticed them when we walked in.Yeah.

Just an old pair of anchors.Yeah.

They are... I mean, they are just that. Erm...

Gosh.

Is there any call for these in Edinburgh?No.

Well, we've got Leith. They're a bit of fun.

Would you be happy with 40 quid for the pair?

Oof.

You were happy like literally five seconds ago.

But I was happy before I knew what a derisory amount you were going to offer me.

But she did it nicely. She did it nicely.

I try.She smiled.

We'll just say £50 and it's yours.

Yeah, I'm happy with that. Thank you.

Oh.Very good.What a gentleman. He is such a gentleman, isn't he?

I didn't get that.

Get your notepad out and try and be a little bit nicer to me.

Somebody said I was a little anchor the other day.

Just as decorative objects,

they are so, so good for me.

You could actually hang them as a pair

in the middle of a room and you could hang items off them.

So, yeah, I've come to a 500-year-old Tudor house.

Pair of anchors is not what I thought I would be going home with.

Layer Marney Tower, what a place.

I think today the best bit about it was meeting Nick.

Passionate owner.

A passionate owner or somebody who's really into anything

is always worth talking to.

Always worth spending time with.

Erm, a lovely guy.

I had a really enjoyable day with him.

You know what, we've got the best job in the world.

It would have been nice to get a few more bits on the van,

but the best thing is we've just had the most fun today,

and we're doing our jobs.

Marvellous. Well, thank you very much. Appreciate it.

Thank you and happy days. Have a good journey.Thank you.

Well done. Happy anchors. Thank you.Okay. Bye-bye.See ya.

I'm in two minds about what I would call the Welsh dresser,

and I'll be very jealous if I ever see it all done up.

But, no, really good day. I've enjoyed myself.

I just hope that they don't go away feeling disappointed.

But I'd like to think they've learnt a bit about Tudor history as well.

It's a huge deal being able to get into these buildings.

Do you know what it is as well? It's not just the buildings. It's meeting somebody like Nick.Mm.

The bench is a very straightforward buy.

The cupboards, I've got an idea. I might use those myself.Good.

It'll do a really good job, I hope. I could live with it.

Might have to. Might be living with it, yeah.

I cannot fault this week.

It's been fantastic.

Wippells was something else.

Part of me is really sad because it's closing.

Then part of me is elated cos I filled the van.

So it's a mixed bag for me.

But we'll definitely be doing more factories, I'll tell you that.

Then we have Layer Marney.

This is the kind of place that you do not get access to

unless you've got the contacts.

And right now, I can just fly on the back of Drew's coattails

cos he gets invited to places like this to have a look about.

It would have been nice to buy more, but win some, you lose some.

I am possibly one of the luckiest girls out there.