An Antiques Roadshow expert has taken on the challenge of converting a former chapel he purchased for £60,000 into a home and workshop - and is urging others to help preserve such historic buildings.
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One of the Antiques Roadshow experts was left not wanting to value an 'awful' item as he was left 'sad' by its shocking history. Sunday night’s episode (March 31) saw Ronnie Archer-Morgan decline to give a valuation to one of the guest’s items after admitting it was ‘one of the most difficult things’ he had ever spoken about on the show.
Fiona Bruce was back at the helm of the BBC One programme as the team headed to Alexandra Gardens in Cardiff. But Ronnie was left stunned when a guest came along with an item that had a history with the transatlantic slave trade.
Speaking in a voiceover, Fiona said: "The item was a disc that acted as an endorsement of the professional reputation of an African slave trader in the West African port of Bonny in the 18th century."
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Inspecting the item closely, expert Ronnie told the guest: "I want to make it absolutely clear that myself and we and the Antiques Roadshow wholly and unequivocally disapprove of the trade in ivory. But this ivory bangle here is not about trading in ivory, it’s about trading in human life, and it’s probably one of the most difficult things that I’ve ever had to talk about.
But he insisted: "But talk about it we must." As he explained more about the item, the guest shared how she came to be the owner of it, explaining it came from a family she used to look after. "One of the members passed away and she was having a house sale," she said. "And I bought that 36 years ago in the house sale for £3," but "had no idea what it was" and just thought it "looked
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