Antiques Roadshow
Walthamstow Town Hall 2
Season 37 Episode 14 of 27
Fiona Bruce and the team return to Waltham Forest Town Hall in east London, where items of interest include an Art Deco pendant that may have been constructed around an ancient Egyptian scarab beetle more 3,000 years ago, an enamel Chinese box discovered among a 20p car-boot haul and a huge collection of early 20th-century tiles discovered behind a chimney. Other highlights include a 1960s jacket with a Beatles connection and a purse that saved a German soldier's life in the First World War. Fiona also celebrates Walthamstow's most famous son, designer William Morris, exploring his Arts and Crafts Style and his passion for politics
Antiques Roadshow airs on U&Yesterday at 1:00 PM, Thursday 31 October. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Antiques ➝ Collectibles
Fiona Bruce
Presenter
Michele Burgess
Producer
Robert Murphy
Series Editor
Simon Shaw
Executive Editor