Mutiny on the Bounty: Item made by John Adams’ descendant up at Dorset auction
AN item from Pitcairn Island – settled by mutineers from HMS Bounty and made by one of their descendants…
Royal Mint unveils 2023 The Snowman coins for Christmas
POPULAR Christmas story The Snowman will feature in a new 50p coin, the Royal Mint has confirmed. The coinmaker has…
Angelica Kauffman painting returns to Stourhead – 140 years after being sold
A PAINTING that graced the walls of Stourhead more than two centuries ago has returned to the house after…
Star of Heartbeat and The Royal up for sale in Somerset
AN ambulance that has appeared in TV shows including Heartbeat and The Royal is going under the hammer in…
Terry Pratchett stamps revealed to mark 40th anniversary of Discworld
DEATH, Mort and Moist von Lipwig are among the characters from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld who feature in a…
Huge map of Sherborne wouldn’t fit in firm’s new offices
A MAP of Sherborne dating back almost 200 years is set to be preserved for the public. The document, compiled…
Spring show and party at Walton House Antiques in Mere
WALTON House Antiques has more than 4,000 square feet of beautiful showrooms in the middle of Mere. It specialises in…
Classic pre-war MG VA car set to go under the hammer
THERE aren’t many pre-war items that look better now, almost 100 years later. But that is the case for an…
Greatest Briton
A small bronze statue of Sir Winston Churchill, widely regarded as the greatest Briton to have ever lived, comes…
Fifties Healey speedboat at auction
A 1950s Healey 55 Sport Boat is one of the more unusual lots in Charterhouse’s auction of Automobilia &…
