There are connections to Yorkshire too including Burmantofts Faience Pottery from Leeds; Studio potter Joanna Constantindis, from York; Studio glass artist, Peter Layton, from Yorkshire as well as pieces from York in silver and sewing; some sporting and military pieces from the county and a teddy elephant which previously belonged to relations of the Ingilby baronets of Ripley Castle, North Yorkshire.

Biographies of designers and factories give the background information you need to help date and value objects, while special ‘Judith Picks’ sections give fascinating background and valuation details for particularly interesting or unusual objects. She is an expert on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow and co-hosts the popular BBC series The House Detectives, ITV's Antiques Trail, and Discovery's It's Your Bid. Born Judith Henderson Cairns in Galashiels, Scotland, Miller first began collecting antiques while studying history at the University of Edinburgh. After my delightful event at The Blanchard Collective, I felt compelled to recommend it all to you here. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times.In 1985, this culminated in Chilston Park, a Grade I-listed house in Kent, empty for more than a decade, which he decided to turn into a hotel.

s ~ * Binding and cover condition: Glossy illustrated and laminated colour photo-illustrated boards. Over the years those who are keen to get rid of their clutter could literally be counting the costs having potentially thrown away a fortune disposing of memorabilia they perhaps thought wasn’t worth keeping. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.

To start with I said I was too busy to join the show, but as soon as I did one I wanted to do them all! When Martin wanted to focus on property and hotels, Miller’s Publications was sold to Mitchell Beazley, but Judith remained as MD, overseeing the guides.