Antiques Features

Secret Dealers - RDF Television - South West

Rating: 3

September 27th 2010

PRESS RELEASE: ‘SECRET DEALERS’ A new show where ordinary people face the tough choice of turning their treasured possessions into serious money comes soon to ITV Daytime and is looking for people to take part.

Alison Joyce meets James Methuen-Campbell at Corsham Court, Wiltshire.

Rating: 3

July 29th 2009

Alison Joyce gets privileged access to Lord Methuen's incredible Corsham Court

Malcolm Twigg visits Jonathan Lewis at Devizes Castle, Wiltshire.

Rating: 2

June 8th 2009

Devizes Castle played a huge part in the history of the town until it was demolished during the Civil War. It was subsequently rebuilt as a private residence in Victorian times and exactly what lay behind those imposing gates has remained a secret...

Keeping it in the Family

Rating: 3

February 6th 2009

Rollestone Manor in Shrewton has been the home of Lords, Ladies, the family of the wife of a king and is no re-inventing itself as a boutique hotel with the emphasis firmly on the homely.

Behind Closed Doors

Rating: 2

December 4th 2008

When Stourhead House shuts for winter a lot goes on behind the scenes that visitors never see. Words and pictures by Peter Booton

Seven in One

Rating: 3

July 31st 2008

One garden is enough for most houses. This issue's 'Through the Keyhole' has seven - one for each room of the house.

Through the Keyhole - Heart of Oaksey

Rating: 3

May 30th 2008

There are barn conversions and there are barn conversions, and this one is by an award-winning architect. A barn conversion intended as a temporary home for architects Ed and Marianne Taylor-Seymour, eventually became the main house, as extension...

Home from Home

Rating: 3

March 10th 2008

Oliver Draycott sheds a raincoat for comfy slippers and a toasty fire at Woolley Grange a former Jacobean Manor House just outside Bradford on Avon, where Jacobean doesn't mean heavy panelling and oppressive atmosphere.

Through the Keyhole - Cottage Charm

Rating: 2

March 5th 2008

Peter Booton runs the polishing cloth over a 200 year old cottage, once part of a petrol station and now the home to an aroma-therapist and a former butcher/restaurateur.

Energy from the Sun

Rating: 3

January 8th 2008

The UK receives vast amounts of solar energy - equivalent in output to 1,000 power stations. It's a resource that's likely to be used more and more