BBC hit show Antiques Road Trip visits Southsea antique dealer and Fareham emporium

Albert Road store Parmiters Antiques and Robin’s Nest Emporium in Fareham both featured on the day-time hit, with the episode filmed in June and broadcast on Friday.

Presenter James Braxton picked up a pair of pre-1920s models for £20, a brass model bear for £50, and a porcelain Japanese sake storage jar for £50 from Parmiters, with owner Ian praising the show for highlighting Albert Road’s unique shopping experience.

The 57-year-old, who has run the store for more than 20 years, said: ‘You can buy anything in my store.

‘With it being so easy to find and buy things online, its all about getting something unusual.

'It's all for a good cause - and it's also paints Portsmouth in a good light.

‘Albert Road on the telly, that's good for everyone along the road.’

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All profits made at the auction at the end of the show were donated to Children In Need.

In Robin’s Nest Emporium, in West Street, Fareham, presenter Charles Hanson bought a Crown Ducal vase from 1935 for £31.50, and a trench art box made from an aeroplane propeller from the 1920s for £18.80.

Owner Nathan Alexander said it was a shame the episode was airing while the store has to remain closed, as television appearances had brought in ‘a massive uptick’ of customers in the past.

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Mr Alexander said: 'We have had them before at our other store (in Southampton).

‘Usually we see a massive uptick the day after we are on TV.

‘We have got a lot more traffic on the website, but we will have to wait until the end of lockdown to see the benefit.’

And Mr Alexander, a former antique dealer himself, wasn’t surprised the presenters were able to find items worthy of auction: ‘We usually have a good selection in the store.

‘We have a quite a few antique dealers - but now even items from the 1980s are being considered as antique.’

Robin’s Nest Emporium in Fareham remains closed to customers, but is offering a click and collect service with items listed online.

Parmiters Antiques is closed, with Ian requiring prospective buyers to telephone to discuss deliveries or collections.

Episode five of the latest series of Antiques Road Trip is available until Saturday, December 12.

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