Episode 7 – Day 1

Today’s show starts at Rochester and heads-off towards an auction at Colchester.

Memories Antiques Rochester

Starting at Memories Antiques on the High Street in Rochester  Margie Cooper spies a collection of silver gilded and brightly enamelled medals from the Oddfellows society http://www.oddfellows.co.uk/

Mark Stacey spots another set of highly decorative military medals (continental in origin from Belgium), he claims to have no idea of their worth but pays a good price for them.

Gad’s Hill Place

Gadshill Place, Higham, in Kent was the country home of the famous English writer Charles Dickens. The house was visited by  Margie Cooper who takes a tour around the house and gardens.

Cottage Style Antiques Rochester

Meanwhile at Cottage Style Antiques, Rochester, Bill the shopkeeper shows Mark Stacey around and temps him with an Edwardian cast iron snooker cue holder and a pipe rack complete with four white clay pipes. His most unusual purchase is a set of monograph ink rollers, each depicting the map of a country of the world – once used in a school perhaps?

Episode 7 – Day 2

Today the team move-on to the village of Blackmoor in Essex.

Megarrys Antiques and Teashop

Stopping at Megarrys Antiques and Teashop,  Margie Cooper has a good scour around for anything to do with militaria. She eventually spots a couple of ARP warden’s cycle lamps from the Second World War and an old rusty red Shell Petrol can. Looking further into the premises she also spies a Edwardian style brass desk bell and a Victorian table snuff box made from a Horse’s Hoof.

Ingatestone Hall

Mark Stacey visits Ingatestone Hall and is shown around by the current Baron John Petre. The 16th century manor house contains several interesting priest holes or hiding places used by Catholic Priests during the reformation.

Battlesbridge

At Battlesbridge Antiques Centre  Margie Cooper has difficulty finding anything suitable, she looks at some advertising boxed but decides not to buy them as they are reproductions. However Mark Stacey falls for a 1964 “Classic Everyday Card Holder” for a very reasonable price.

Reeman Dansie Auctioneers & Valuers

The pair end their trip at Reeman Dansie Auctioneers in Colchester, where Mark Stacey finally makes a profit but Margie makes another loss – never mind Margie our thoughts are with you.