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Series 47: 6. Cromford Mills 2

The roadshow returns to Cromford Mills in Derbyshire, where treasures include a collection of rare football shirts, a brooch found in a sock drawer and a quirky bird clock.\n\nJoanna Hardy is captivated by a platinum brooch that has been languishing in a sock drawer for years, and Hilary Kay gets a kick from seeing a mule-themed money box. Will Farmer unleashes a greyhound figurine from one of Staffordshire’s best-known pottery studios, while Justin Croft discovers a rare 18th-century journal with a direct link to Cromford Mills.\n\nChris Yeo is thrilled to see a trinket box purchased from a famous sale of Chatsworth House ‘attic’ treasures. Frances Christie is intrigued to see a sketch by a world-famous ballet dancer, James Broad scores big with some match-worn shirts from the glory days of Derby County, and Paul Atterbury bumps into an old friend with a rather familiar walrus moustache – the World War One cartoon character ‘Ole Bill.’\n\nMark Hill meets a rare carved wooden bird complete with clock, and Lisa Lloyd is enthralled by an intricate sailor’s wool-work picture that flies the flag for the Royal Navy. Susan Rumfitt, meanwhile, is intrigued by a pendant that was once dismissed as a piece of glass ‘tat’ that turns out to have a surprising value.\n\nFiona Bruce discovers what life was like in Arkwright’s mill, and Will Farmer challenges her to pick the odd one out in a selection of Lalique glassware.

Source: BBC 2