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29/03/2019
Antique's Road Trip Explores Antrim's Treasures
Experts from the BBC's Antique's Road Trip have been touring Mid and East Antrim this week for the latest episode of the television series.
The programme, which sees specialists set off on a UK road trip searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction, stopped off at the US war museum in Carrickfergus, where expert David Harper was put through his paces training as a Ranger.
The museum is dedicated to the men of the first battalions of the US Rangers, formed at Sunnylands Camp in Carrickfergus in June 1942. Carrickfergus Museum's Shirin Murphy told the BBC show, which rakes in millions of viewers, all about the US Rangers and their history with the coastal town: "It was really exciting to be asked to take part in such a prestigious show, and it was really good fun! Angus was lovely and we talked all about how the US Rangers came to Carrickfergus and what they did when they were here to get them war ready.
"He even did a bit of the training that the US Rangers would've done and he held his own. We looked at a number of artefacts on display at the newly refurbished museum, including the 'Pocket Guide to Northern Ireland' that some 300,000 troops who passed through here were given to fit in with the locals. It has some great tips about what to talk about, and even what drinks to enjoy and avoid. It was nice to show off all the amazing memorabilia kindly donated by a lot of the veterans themselves to a UK wide audience, and who knows it may even hit America."
The US Rangers Museum is located beside Andrew Jackson Cottage which is undergoing a £250,000 refurbishment.
The Antiques Road Trip is among other productions to film in Mid and East Antrim, including Line of Duty, Game of Thrones, Mrs. Wilson, Mother's Day and Come Home.
The episode is expected to air in the autumn.
(JG/CM)
The programme, which sees specialists set off on a UK road trip searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction, stopped off at the US war museum in Carrickfergus, where expert David Harper was put through his paces training as a Ranger.
The museum is dedicated to the men of the first battalions of the US Rangers, formed at Sunnylands Camp in Carrickfergus in June 1942. Carrickfergus Museum's Shirin Murphy told the BBC show, which rakes in millions of viewers, all about the US Rangers and their history with the coastal town: "It was really exciting to be asked to take part in such a prestigious show, and it was really good fun! Angus was lovely and we talked all about how the US Rangers came to Carrickfergus and what they did when they were here to get them war ready.
"He even did a bit of the training that the US Rangers would've done and he held his own. We looked at a number of artefacts on display at the newly refurbished museum, including the 'Pocket Guide to Northern Ireland' that some 300,000 troops who passed through here were given to fit in with the locals. It has some great tips about what to talk about, and even what drinks to enjoy and avoid. It was nice to show off all the amazing memorabilia kindly donated by a lot of the veterans themselves to a UK wide audience, and who knows it may even hit America."
The US Rangers Museum is located beside Andrew Jackson Cottage which is undergoing a £250,000 refurbishment.
The Antiques Road Trip is among other productions to film in Mid and East Antrim, including Line of Duty, Game of Thrones, Mrs. Wilson, Mother's Day and Come Home.
The episode is expected to air in the autumn.
(JG/CM)
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