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S22 E18 Clacton on Sea

Reality

TV-PG

44m

Mar 25, 2000

An old painting uncovered from behind layer upon layer of wallpaper and a watering can with holes in it are the surprising items that greet Hugh Scully and the experts when they visit Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.

Season 22, 24 Episodes

Hugh Scully takes the experts to the gardens of Athelhampton House in Dorset, near to where the author Thomas Hardy was born. Finds include a valuable painting found in an attic, and a rare Scottish silver drinking cup.

Hugh Scully and a team of experts travel to Lowestoft, Suffolk, on Britain's east coast. Items include a Sèvres potty, which came from Woburn Abbey; and a traveler's calendar watch with seven subsidiary dials for different time zones.

In the Victorian town of Oldham in Lancashire, finds include potentially valuable bookmarks, Roman toga pins unearthed by a metal detector, and three examples of work by LS Lowry – one of them on the back of a cigarette packet.

At Clydebank, Glasgow, the surprises of the day include a pen-and-ink drawing of fairies by a celebrated Scottish artist; and a fine marine painting which caused a family fracas.

Castle Howard North Yorkshire,

Hugh Scully takes his team of experts to Castle Howard, a 300-year-old stately home in North Yorkshire. Finds include an alabaster carving of Mary and Jesus, possibly dating from the 15th century; and an oil painting by a Royal Academician.

Castle Howard Special,

The show returns to Castle Howard in North Yorkshire to find out more about the stately home, while Hugh Scully presents three unseen items from previous shows.

Hugh Scully and a team of experts travel to Devonshire, to visit the south coast resort of Torquay, where Agatha Christie set many of her thrillers. Here they find a collection of photographs and memorabilia relating to the murderer Dr Crippen.

Hugh Scully and a team of experts visit Worcester Cathedral, where their discoveries include a stoneware pot for church wine that dates from the 17th century.

Winchester College 1,

At Winchester College, Britain's oldest school, Hugh Scully admires a collection of Georgian and Victorian jewelry found hidden in the drawer of a boxed gentlemen's travelling set and a rare album of Indian watercolours from the 1820s.

Hugh Scully and the team head out to Morpeth in Northumberland, where family treasures brought along for evaluation include a richly engraved glass vase, a pre-war tin-plated Mickey Mouse, two fine paintings of Venice, and a charming old love token.

Antiques featured in this programme from Llanelli in Wales include two Minton Majolica urns left by an impoverished naval captain, a brass monocular microscope, and an old collection of comics.

In the historic Lincolnshire town Grantham (birthplace of Margaret Thatcher), finds include two letters from CS Lewis, a valuable opal necklace, and a selection of Edwardian silk stockings.

More famous for its TT races than its antiques, the Isle of Man nevertheless yields some interesting discoveries, including a rare enamel bowl used as an ashtray and a battered motorbike.

In the grounds of Castle Ashby, home of the Duke of Northampton, Hugh Scully and the experts sort through more treasures brought along by eager fans.

Castle Ashby Compilation,

In a return visit to Castle Ashby in Northamptonshire, Hugh Scully looks at some of the treasures of the house and introduces previously unseen items from other Roadshows, including a Cypriot vase that is 3,000 years old.

A book of Greyhound prints kept under a bed, early Worcester porcelain found at a car-boot sale, and a black iron umbrella stand are among the superb collection of antiques brought along by the enthusiastic public of this fine old town in North Wales.

Clacton on Sea,

An old painting uncovered from behind layer upon layer of wallpaper and a watering can with holes in it are the surprising items that greet Hugh Scully and the experts when they visit Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.

A piece of Georgian furniture, a mahogany table with a secret drawer, and early lithographs of Halifax are among the finds on Hugh Scully's visit to the West Yorkshire town.

A wood-and-plaster model of a butcher's shop with an adjoining slaughterhouse, a painting of a World War I nurse, and a pair of Elizabethan scenes delight Hugh Scully and the experts when they travel to Reading, Berkshire.

Hugh Scully and the team visit Coleraine in Northern Ireland where they examine a valuable portrait belonging to a local cathedral, astonishing 18th-century calligraphy by a man born with no limbs, and a sundial found in a hedge.

At the Lake District town of Keswick in Cumbria, finds include a 17th-century bleeding bowl that is now used to hold a potted plant, a bronze statue of four cowboys, and a set of six Merrymen Delftware plates kept in a biscuit tin.

Bowes Museum Compilation,

Hugh Scully visits the Bowes Museum in County Durham to present unseen sequences from earlier editions. Featuring photos of celebrities of the 1950s and 60s, a gold badge from an order of chivalry, and an illuminated manuscript.

Penshurst Place 1,

The first of two shows from the gardens of Penshurst Place, Kent, where finds include a valuable Scottish impressionist painting, a pair of fine candelabra, and a "book of friendship" containing a possible Jane Austen portrait.

Penshurst Place 2,

The second of two shows from the gardens of Penshurst Place, Kent, where finds include a tin-plate toy boat, a rare paper toy and a pair of cufflinks by a famous French maker. This is also the last Antiques Roadshow featuring Hugh Scully

Details

Antiques Roadshow UK

Reality

20 Seasons

44m

Experts invite members of the public to bring along their antiques for examination.

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