The workshop of dreams, where cherished possessions are returned to their former glory. Nestled deep in the British countryside is The Repair Shop, where broken and battered beloved artefacts, antiques, and curios are brought back to life. Led by furniture restorer Jay Blades, The Repair Shop is an extraordinary workspace featuring a dedicated team of skilled and passionate craftspeople – everybody from horologists and ceramicists to upholsterers. Every object tells a unique story and each episode is packed with engaging tales, a social history of where these objects came from, and what it means to their owners to see them lovingly repaired and restored. Ultimately, the series provides the perfect antidote to modern throwaway culture and shines a light on the wonderful treasures to be found in homes across the country.
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➤ Subscribe ➤ http://bit.ly/RepairShopYT Amongst the barn's arrivals today are a royal pair in their own right - Diane Gould and her son Terry come from a long line of London Pearly Kings and Queens. The Pearly tradition of sewing decorative patterns of buttons onto suits to help raise money for charity started in Victorian times but grew out of a much older custom. In each London borough market traders, or costermongers, elected Coster Kings and Queens who would collect money to help those who had fallen on hard times. Diane has brought in a suit that belonged to her late father, and Pearly King of St Pancras, Alf, and now her son Terry is keen to carry on the family tradition and start his first suit as a Pearly Prince. Unfortunately, Alf didn't have time to finish this suit, so Diane and Terry are hoping the admirable sewing skills of the barn's teddy bear duo, Amanda Middleditch and Julie Tatchell can create something fit for royalty! Next a treasured item that has kept watch over Royal treasures for over a hundred years. Peter McGowran is chief of the Tower of London Yeoman Warders, also known as the Beefeaters. He's brought with him a very special lantern steeped in Royal tradition that is still in use every day at the Tower. The lantern is a key part of the Ceremony of the Keys during which the warders lock up the Tower, and the Crown Jewels, every night. But now the lantern is beginning to show signs of its daily use for over a century and the huge responsibility of restoring this national treasure falls to horologist Steve Fletcher and stained-glass expert Matt Nickels. The barn's next expert to take on a Jubilee commission is ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay – a hand-painted commemorative plate made to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The plate arrives with Helen Ringland, part of a pair that have been in her family for as long as she can remember and believed to have been painted by a distant relative to be displayed in Newcastle's Royal Jubilee Exhibition over a hundred and thirty years ago. These plates are one of the few things Helen has from her father's side of the family but an unfortunate decorating accident left this one in several pieces and, though Helen's father attempted to glue it back together at the time, it needs the talents of Kirsten to repair the damage and restore the plate back to pride of place on display in Helen's home. If you love The Repair Shop, check out The Bidding Room 📺 https://bit.ly/TheBiddingRoomYT 🎟️ The Repair Shop is going on tour across the UK! Tickets can be purchased at: https://bit.ly/4d5TL6l Nestled deep in the British countryside is The Repair Shop, where a team of Britain's most skilled and caring craftspeople rescue and resurrect items their owners thought were beyond saving. Together they transform priceless pieces of family history and bring loved, but broken treasures, and the memories they hold back to life. If you have a treasured item that's seen better days and you think our experts can help, please get in touch now! 👉 http://bit.ly/TakePartTRS