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Paul Daniels' TV magic tricks found in farmer's barn two years after his shock death

A fan of the iconic magician discovered his old props mildewing in an old barn - and Paul's widowed wife Debbie McGee happily agreed he could take them

Some of Paul Daniels' most famous TV tricks have been saved after being found in a farmer's barn.

Chris Cross the Magician had heard on the grapevine that some of the icon's magic tricks from the 70s and 80s were being stored in a barn in Wales and were slowly slipping into a state of disrepair, GazetteLive.co.uk reports.

So the self-confessed "lifelong Daniels fan" embarked on a 740 mile round-trip to Wales from Newcastle earlier this week to salvage some of Paul's most famous TV tricks.

"I didn’t quite know what I’d find when I got there, but I was hoping for the best," said Chris, 29, from Newcastle.

Magic fan Chris Cross with his idol Paul and Debbie McGee(Casablanca Photography)
Chris was determined Paul's old props should be used again(StarShots Photography)

"When we finally arrived at the barn, I was certainly not disappointed. I rolled the dice and it paid off. The journey was well worth making, when I discovered some historically important magical apparatus that did, in fact, once belong to the legendary Mr Paul Daniels.

"He performed the tricks both on his TV show and a few of them in his touring show, too. Perhaps my favourite trick found was the ‘Girl through Glass’ illusion, that he performed on The Paul Daniels Magic Show, where he pushed Penelope Keith through a solid sheet of glass. I got that one, plus a bunch of others.

"We didn’t finish loading up the van until around 2am, so we stayed over in a local B&B for the night, before bringing home our treasure to the North-east.

The barn where all of Paul's old TV tricks were being stored(handout)
Chris travelled the country to see them(handout)

"I’m so pleased I found these tricks - and just in time I’d say. They were covered with dust and dirt and spiders webs. Thankfully the barn was dry and there was dust sheets over most of the props. However there’s flaky paintwork and some deterioration - though with a bit of TLC and some work on them, they’ll be back on stage again soon and hopefully on display for the public to see, too."