Drew Finds a Complete Victorian Chemist Shop in Gwynedd's Slate Mine

From a Welsh castle mystery to a fierce school haggle, Drew uncovers a complete Victorian chemist shop hidden in a Gwynedd slate mine. At Fonmont Castle in Glamorgan, Drew tours Sir Brooke Boothby's family home with daughter Aliki. In the old kitchen he marvels at a single slab elm table believed to date to around 1660, then stumbles on carved, gilded Gothic oak panels in the attic. A hunch takes them to the tower gents, where the panels fit the old chapel openings perfectly. With the provenance revealed, Drew refuses to buy, keeping the history in place, and later settles only on a French painted iron patio set for £250 after a quick call to Aliki's mum. In Somerset at Bruton School for Girls, he strikes a bulk deal on 70 vintage lab stools at £18 each and snaps up five oak art trestle easels at £50 apiece. He passes on pristine Strand 23 stage lamps, then locks horns over a 19th century cockerel weather vane missing its head. Opening ask £1,000, Drew offers £500 and they shake at £550. Back in North Wales at a slate mine in Gwynedd, a descent 150 feet underground sets the scene before Michael unveils a forgotten Victorian chemist shop. Counters, mahogany display cases, back bars, original bottles, the shop door marked Chemist, and even the J. Lloyd Jones sign surface in dusty stacks. Drew takes the entire lot, haggling from £3,000 to £3,250 for every fitting, plus a beautiful carved wooden bookseller sign shaped like a book. Two van loads later, he’s already lining up interest from a well known chef. If you love antique shop fittings, architectural salvage, and the stories objects tell, this is a must-watch Salvage Hunters haul. #SalvageHunters #DrewPritchard #ChemistShop #Gwynedd #SlateMine #Antiques #FonmontCastle #Somerset