TV fame for Cannock curiosity shop

Grandad's Loft Antiques and Curios in North Street, Bridgtown was chosen to be part of Antiques Road Trip.

The episode aired on Friday on BBC 2, after the shows researchers contacted the owner, 20 year old Nathan Barry.

Mr Barry opened the shop eight months ago and it is his first business venture.

The collector, from Grazewood Close in New Invention, Willenhall said he was very excited to have been approached by the show last year.

He said: "I was contacted after the researchers saw my website. I was asked a few weeks before they filmed in September and I jumped at the chance to take part."

A film crew visited the shop for three hours while expert Charles Hanson scoured for antiques and collectables that could be sold on at auction for a profit.

The expert would then compete against another collector to see who could make the most money on the items chosen.

The collector purchased a top hat for £25 and a gramophone for £45 but Mr Barry would not know how much the items sold at auction for until the show was aired.

He said: "Mr Hanson was lovely and very complimentary about my shop. It was a really good experience but it was a secret which expert won with the most profit from their finds."

The youngster started collecting items as a child and said his passion simply grew into a full time job.

He said: "I have always had a passion and interest in collecting things. When I was growing up I collected puppets. I am interested in the unusual and I love one off items. I love the stories behind items, they have so much more character than modern day pieces."

"I never imagined a future in antiques , I went to college to study acting and it was an out of the blue decision to get the shop. I was collecting so much and selling online but when I saw the shop it was perfect.

"I stock quite a range from postcards to furniture but I specialise in taxidermy."