Howerd memorabilia auctioned off

Howerd was best known for playing Lurchio in Up Pompeii!

Favourite possessions of comedy icon Frankie Howerd have been sold at auction for a total of £7,165.

Fans of the Up Pompeii! star packed the Dreweatt Neate auction room in Bristol on Tuesday to watch bidding for 15 lots from his past.

Among the items, a leather joke bag known as his travelling companion sold for £320 and a portrait by royal artist June Mendoza went for £2,500.

The items had been stored at his former Somerset home since his death in 1992.

A spokeswoman for the auctioneers said: "The auction room was full and there were a lot of people bidding for all the lots.

"Frankie Howerd is evidently still a very popular man."