Bolton Abbey

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Episode 1 of 26, Antiques Roadshow, Series 31

Duration: 1 hour

Fiona Bruce and the Roadshow team visit the ruins of Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire, where thousands of visitors arrive for an appraisal of their treasures.

Among the objects uncovered by the experts is a 200-year-old lambing chair first used by farmers to protect against poor weather and a trinket which the experts recognise as a Faberge. Also, a bullet hung on a key ring reminds one owner how her father narrowly survived the First World War dodging enemy snipers in the trenches.

Meanwhile, Fiona takes beginner's tips from Roadshow veteran Eric Knowles, who confesses to getting the collecting bug as a young boy when he badgered local greengrocers to give him highly decorated labels and wrappers from boxes of fruit.

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Credits

Presenter
Fiona Bruce
Books
Clive Farahar
Ceramics and Glass
Fergus Gambon
Ceramics and Glass
Eric Knowles
Ceramics and Glass
Lars Tharp
Furniture
Christopher Payne
Jewellery
Geoffrey Munn
Miscellaneous
Marc Allum
Miscellaneous
David Battie
Miscellaneous
Bunny Campione
Miscellaneous
John Foster
Miscellaneous
Paul Viney

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