The Repair Shop 255x29 - Episode 29

Listed as Series 15 Episode 4 on BBC siteFirst into the barn isJohn from Holywell, with a unique family heirloom – adetailed working model of a Welsh coal mine, built by hisgrandfather over 100 years ago. The model normally takes centrestage in the mining museum John runs, but the intricatemechanism that powered its moving parts was lost during afailed repair, and John's pride and joy is currently out ofservice. Horologist Steve Fletcher faces the head-scratchingchallenge of recreating the entire mechanism, while artconservator Lucia Scalisi restores its painted surfaces,ensuring this miniature marvel honours John's family historyand the memory of generations of miners.Next, Sarah and herdaughter Laura arrive from Belfast, bringing along a tatteredVictorian writing box steeped in family history. Originallygifted to Sarah's grandmother Dolly by her fiance, it waslater used by Sarah's mum Kay Kennedy, an inspirationalreporter and one of Northern Ireland's first female newspapereditors. Woodworker Will Kirk and bookbinder Chris Shaw joinforces to restore the box's battered veneer and torn leather,preserving its legacy for future generations, includingLaura, who was inspired by Kay's feats to become a writer andjournalist herself.From Barrow-in-Furness, Jacquie arriveswith Rosebud – a 75-year-old doll that once belonged to herlate mother Myra and became Myra's treasured companion at adifficult time. After losing her father at the age of seven andher mother just two years later, Myra was adopted and givenRosebud by her new parents. Decades of loving and affectionhave left Rosebud with her head hanging loose, hair matted andmissing, and lacking both her legs. Toy restorer CharlotteAbbott sets out to rebuild the missing limbs, secure the headand recreate Rosebud's wig, returning this cherished doll tothe family in one piece.Finally, Tillie Newnham from Rugbypresents an extraordinary piece of British engineering history:an original 1930s design for the Humber Bridge, drawn by SirRalph Freeman and later passed to her grandfather, BernardWex, who oversaw the bridge's eventual construction. Paperconservator Angelina Bakalarou tackles decades of damage, fromcreepy crawly insect droppings to tears and tape stains, toensure this rare drawing can be cherished by Tillie's familyfor years to come.