Exploring an Abandoned French Mansion From 1869 - Strange Time-capsule!
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In this week's episode, we explored a Manor that was in the possession of a french family since 1869. The family lived in this place all their lives and gave the manor over from generation to generation. Every generation that lived in this place kept it in the same architectural style inside and outside. But everything changed when the last generation inherited the place... As you are gonna see in the video they completely renovated the downstairs floor of the Manor. I can not express how ugly this looks...
But there is also some good news left, they left the other floors intact and kept some of the histories that their parents left for them. The other 2 floors in the house are just magnificent and truly represent what their parents' lives must have been like. Let me take you on a tour throughout this strange time-capsule home and show you what is left behind!
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Exploring an Abandoned French Mansion From 1869 - Strange Time-capsule!
This is one of my favorite places to date. Just because it has this incredible contrast between old and new. Thank you all for watching and please consider supporting us on Patreon... Add revenue is low with the coronavirus and we can use every little cent. Love you all see you next week Xx Lesley and Jordy xX
It looks like someone is staying there!!!
Great video guy's... just wanted to say that the chair you thought was a Psychiatrist chair is a chaise lounge... and what's really interesting about that place is if you freeze the video at 18:13 there is a faded mural of people on the wall in front of you. It looks like a woman and 2 boys or young men. It must have been painted on the wall at one time but faded away over the many decades of neglect and decay.
Incredible place with beautiful old furniture's and great history. 😘👍❤😽
I love your videos you are so respectful to the owners and buildings but you are also to your viewer's and I thank you for bringing these amazing finds to us!!
Why is add revenue low? Surely everyone is home now watching their TV's to keep occupied, its weird at the moment.
"Their children did something devastating to this place -- they renovated the downstairs floors". I'm completely with you, Leslie.
And a little correction: the statue in the billiard room is made of bronze. Brass is yellow, while natural copper is red.
I refuse to believe those “renovations” were done in 2012. They look much more like something that would’ve been done in the 80’s or 90’s.
I was thinking the same sure doesn't seem from 2012 renovations
That is what people told me I can't be 100% sure all the time Sorry :) Thanks for watching!
Le réfrigérateur n'a pas de compartiment à glace, ce n'est le cas que sur des modèles récents. Et le calendrier dans la cuisine datte de 2018 !
It's the ''I have no money'' renovation.
@@bobbob7241 I never studied French but I can understand what you wrote. Guess I was French in a previous life. Very observant of you. you.
I love how you slowly view your camera around so we can see the great details . Thank you. ❤👍😊
That was a beautiful sink.Modern sinks are very plain compared to this.Worth a lot of money.
You guys are adorable. I love the respect you show when going through these places.
I could listen to his voice all-day..😍 Amazing find of upstairs and the wallpaper..
I also hate when they update and remodel beautiful historic homes..
Thanks for showing it..
Take care be safe..
Love you..
Thank you, Leslie, for a beautiful explore. Lesson learned: don't try to update the beautiful old to the much plainer new!! Stay safe.
I adore the Art Nouveau/Edwardian lady wallpaper!! 😍
That was such a special part about this building :O
I think they are reproductions of painting by artist Mucha
Definitely Alphonse Mucha. I think the photograph hanging in the wallpapered room is a portrait of Mucha.
High taxes prevent the average person from renovating these mansions, it would take an army of $$$ to renovate and pay back taxes on such a unique find.
I agree it costs a fortune to renovate a manor like this... Thank you for watching Gloria! x
They likely lost it because of the taxes. If you don't pay your property taxes, whether you own it or have a mortgage, the gov WILL seize & sell your property
Gloria Hanes I have heard from previous videos,
that some families were forced to sell these mansions
because they couldn’t afford to pay exorbitant taxes!
The thing with improvements mean better condition and better condition means...higher taxes. And, if this were done back in the 70s, the key here would be trying to heat it and the cost, hence, only a few rooms redone.
@Titus France and high taxes= Theft..... Not Socialism !!!
We don't even have any masks in hospitals so where does the tax money go ?
Such a beautiful mansion !! That couch you called a psychiatric couch is soooo popular here in America and we call them Chaise Lounge. Also we do play Croquet but not on horses, we just play with family in our yards during picnics for family time. Thank you for your enthusiasm and excitement you bring to us during your beautiful findings :)
The game Lesley is thinking about (horses) is called Polo.
Wonderful video thank you. A lot of people updated their homes and they're still doing it, not realizing that in the long run is magnificently better to keep it in the era it was built. You are so respectful of their stuff it's absolutely a nicest thing you could do for these families. I love the wallpaper, so beautiful
11:35 Definitely my favorite room, I would've made it my bedroom, cleaned everything the best I could. Love the wallpaper. That might be Croquet Game, which I believe started from Ireland to England 1851. The higher up the stairs, the more it showed it's age.
Beautiful antiques, and Mother Nature's hand protected it from further decay.🍃
Hi Lesley and Jordy, Bros of Decay, This was again a really amazing location, you explored together with Jeffrey in France. - This part of the
house with the American interior deco was quite unusual to see. But, - then I fully agree, when you said, that you are going to make a step back
in time. Beautiful and elegant interiors. I loved the clock on the mantlepiece and some of these pictures on the wall. - A great and very
interesting explore as usual from the fabulous Bros of Decay! - I loved watching you taking us on this tour through that abandoned French
mansion, and I am already waiting with excitement for your next video, dear Lesley and Jordy. - Looking forward to the future days, when
everything is then hopefully again over with this crisis.
Stay safe and take care. - Lots of blessings and kindest regards.
Hey Willy, Thank you for the amazing comment we were excited to explore this place and it had such great history left inside! Thank you for the longterm support, Kind regards Jordy and Lesley x
@@BrosOfDecay , Hi there again, You are very welcome, and it's my pleasure.
Thank you for sharing this house with us. I hope you and your family are all healthy and well at this time. Take care and be safe and healthy.
Thank you very much Brian! it is our pleasure!
That is a stunning home! The antiques are amazing. Great explore, as always. Glad to catch you live. Please stay safe!
Thank you! You too Steve :) x !
Amazing Leslie, great tour of this incredible house, loved all the old items, chaise lounge, baby buggy's, that mirror to die for!!! Soooo sad, yet beautiful! Great fun going with you, can't wait for you next one!
Thank you for your exploring abandoned places blog. I especially like your handling of your camera which is very steady and your commentary is soft and subtle. Now I am a big fan of your work. Hope you continue providing your followers with good and informative content. This video is mesmerizing and it has taken me into a journey something of a time capsule. Lots of respect from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Hi Lesley an Georgie it’s Ann again what a buitiful house you cant imagine how these places are just left an they have family some where what a waste of lovley furniture that could be saved but you have to remember it was the life of someone who had memories laughter once again we have to live an appreciate every day of our life’s stay safe thank you for sharing Ann uk
Hello Lesley and Jordy! Amazing house but the up stairs floors are my favorites. Full of unique items but if someone want made renovation here the cost a lot of 💰 . Thank you always show respect to everything!! Please take care of yourselves and your parents. 👋🇺🇸😘🙏😇😷😽💖
Most amazing heirlooms and such beautiful design. Truly a fairytale mansion, but how i would love to be able to walk thru and slowly capture all the majestic beauty of entire collections left behind. In so many rooms a glimpse only enough to wish it could have been more closely and detailed viewing made possible.
Incredible, we see the items covered in layers of dirt and dust and our first thoughts are it’s junk but then you imagine the way these items use to look and realize to the original families that they were indeed treasures. Loving your video’s, be safe.
magnificent house, love the wall papers and the old sink !
Thank you Maryse, it was a magnificent place!
Thank you for the tour ! What a beautiful house !Unfortunate stab at renovating . Just glad they didn't go any further than they did. I can only imagine what it may have looked like 125 years ago.
Us too! Would be awesome to see it back then!
Probably too expensive for the family to restore and keep this home. Thank you for this video.
We agree! It is just a sad that this goes to waste... Thank you Patricia!
The wall paper in the upstairs old part with the billiard room are from the Art Nouveau era, done by artist Alphonse Mucha. So cool
This is decay. I really admire the time and love you two brothers devote to showing all the antiques and furnitures.
So very Beautiful! I Love the upstairs
Chaise lounge old piece there nice!! BROS OF DECAY, lots of antique, $$$$
Thanks for the tour🇺🇸🤗.
THank you very much Sharron!
It's possible that the kids who inherited it didn't have the resources to maintain it's original state. For instance, if a window was broken it would be costly to replace with the original glass. Who knows? It's sad to not be able to keep up these old beautiful places. The chevron floors are lovely, as is much of the original hardware. The mirror resting on the wall, in the billiard room is stunning.. The "sofa" is a chaise lounge or was also known as a fainting couch in the 1920's for women who were "overcome with emotions" :) and needed to lay down. (Kind of funny) The "condition" was known as "getting the vapors". lol Thanks for bringing history to everyone. You always do a great job including whatever history you know about these places!
The billiard room was AMAZING!
Amazing video! Was an honor to explore this manoir with u bro 🙏
It was an awesome trip and we have to do one again soon after the corona crisis :)
@@BrosOfDecay we deff will do! 😊🙏
I agree with you the older parts of the home are really something special. Very stylish and beautiful.
I got goosebumps as you opened the door to the attic. The little steps, the cracking wall in the corner, the way the metal rails curve out of the bottom of the wooden stair, so beautiful. As always, your videos are my favorite!
Thank you Lesley and Jordy . I love the house. But I liked how the parents. Decorate the house. Does need quite a bit of work. Maybe this is why the kids moved out. Didn't have the money to repair. I love the room that had . The ladies on the wall paper . I could stay. In that room all day. To me it was very cozy. You guys take care. Hope you stay well and your families.
Wonderful explore! I cannot get over the beauty in the decay.
Leslie you are a beautiful person with a beautiful heart and soul. You are also extremely handsome! You could easily be an actor in a movie, with a beautiful princess. I am sure you would be her knight in shining armor and she would be very fortunate to have a special man like you. SO enjoy these tours. You have a wonderful gift of telling a story to make these places come alive!! Taking me places I could only dream of. Your words are so soothing and calm. Respectful. Thank you so much for these tours. You young men please be safe. Love and blessings from America. :)
Such an amazing place, love the billiards room. The children were probably trying to make the home more for them at the time. Too bad they had no style.
I agree but it was still very ugly haha
It was HIDEOUS
@Jane Marsee it's not hurting anyone
The bird cage and the wallpaper were amazing! What you call a psychiatric couch is also, and more likely called a fainting couch.
Wow, I really liked that place. All I could think is what it would look like restored back to its former glory. Yes, I like the older parts of the house as well. Sad it's just left to rot. Thanks again for the awesome video.
Thank God you made it into the window!! The rooms are huge!There's always treasures in the attic! Hey Jeff!
I laugh every time I hear you say a "psychiatric couch". Honey they are a Chaise Lounge. I want to add how little things like that make it so enjoyable to watch your videos. Want to praise you as many have about how respectful you are of the former owners how they lived and left the home.
The wallpaper upstairs is amazing! Did you see, there was even a drawing of the French, very famous actor Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923, on scenes from 1870’s), whom the dessert «Sarah Bernhard» is named after! How cool! I don’t get why the young people, when living downstairs, didn’t at least pick some antiques, like the beautiful mirror and cleaned it up to use it... Very odd. Otherwise, it seems like they lacked money to get help to do things...
I'm in love with that wallpaper and bird cage!!! Such a shame that people just leave their valuables and memories behind like this. I hate to see such beautiful art and furniture go to waste when there's so many people that could enjoy and appreciate these things. Makes you wonder exactly WHY these people left and why they left everything behind. What was their situation at the moment they walked out those doors for the last time. You know?
Do you ever have family members of any of these homes you've been to, reach out to you and tell you what the story behind the home is? I'm so curious to know! I totally envy you guys... What an amazing and beautiful thing you guys do. Thank you so much for sharing your work. Keep it up. God bless and stay safe.
Marlena
San Diego, CA
Because my town is on total lockdown during this pandemic, I discovered your channel. It is absolutely amazing!! Your voice is very comforting and very respectful as you tell the world of these amazing places. Places I will never be able to visit personally, but through you, I could. Through you, I have been able to forget what is going on around me, all the turmoil, all the hate, all the uncertainty for a few hours. And even though I know you will probably never read this, I still felt compelled to tell you! Thank you! You have no idea what you have done for me.
Love the vintage looking upstairs part. I do agree that the modern downstairs wasn't remodeled very well. Stay safe out there guys.
👍🤚my friend lovely place. Thank you for sharing this gem with us. That wallpaper was amazing. The gorgeous unique chairs and furniture beautiful. I too like the old style and so glad we got to see pictures of the original married couple. AWESOME explore thanks for taking time and going slow so we could really enjoy the beauty of the parents part of the house. Updated part was crap yuk so disappointing that they did that. Stay healthy and well take care your friend in Florida 😊💕
That original Art Nouveau wallpaper from the early 1900's should be in a museum! Its Worth a small fortune. Seriously.
OMGWTF! I am glad your Mum wasn't there watching you climb - I almost dropped my cup of tea!
That room with the billiard table just had me transfixed...thank you bless you and stay safe🌼🐨
Great video..As usual always respectful.
Thank you for the comment Rebecca :) x
Loved the live video..wonderful video..as always.🥇
Thank you very much Sahia X
The beautiful gold gilded mirror was my favorite! Please be careful while exploring and thanks for the video.
That bathroom was hideous- what did they do? And click and fit flooring does not belong in a house like that, just sacrilegious. The other parts were beautiful especially the room with the pool table, breath taking. Love it 😻 a whole different feel. I agree with you. 🌹
Love the Alphonse Mucha wallpaper in Art Nouveau style, wonderful!
My favorite locations have art that the owners made!
Kimberley I am gonna upload a place very soon with 1000's of artworks made by the owner :)
The best example of a haunted house I have ever seen
Good to see you with Jeff. He is very special. I noticed him watching your narration and thought, he's taking lessons from the master. Stay safe in our troubled times. ♥️🇺🇸
Haha you said it nicely I teach my students
Just a beautiful building. That wallpaper was absolutely amazing! Keep up the great work. Be safe!
Love your documentation & narrative style. You have such an appreciation for times past that it is heartwarming. When I was a child in the 60s we played croquette here in the US. I do not know if we were the only family that played, though.
You are by far the best! You go slowly and show so much!!
A wonderful house..great find..thank you for showing us a piece of history.
Our pleasure Wanda!
Gorgeous mirror in the billiards room . Actually, all the wood is beautiful. You have to look and re image this in your head.....beautiful .
I always do this when wondering through these abandoned places :O This lights up my brain haha
Looks as though they had no money to keep it up
I think so to Diana... It is just to expensive to keep up a place like this...
Its too bad they didn’t find a financial investor and turn it into a Bed & Breakfast or something.
She Wheels You must not be familiar with the high taxes in France
Wouldn't the selling of many of the antiques of the house cover taxes etc? There's an unbelievable amount of money tied up in this house.
Awesome find!
Yes it was! Thank you very much!
You and your brother are so infinitely respectful and truly interested in the art of the sites you choose. Much appreciated gentlemen.
Such a beautiful home. The billiard rooms floor with the herringbone design is wonderful. Such expensive pieces dotting the home. Thank you again for giving this home a voice and telling alittle bit of its history that was silent for so long.
This is your calling. You have such a way of making this familys home come to life if only for alittle while.
Whatever the reason...it is a shame that homes like this with such history, fornwhatever reason are fading away, Tunis people like you that bring them back to life for a moment.
The clock above the mantel is simply gorgeous!
I don’t understand why the children would not want
to keep such beautiful objects!
Glad this one was filmed a slower and taking time to show us the details. Awesome
I adore the billiard room. It looks as if whoever's done the awful decorations downstairs only lived on that floor. Its a beautiful place I'd love to renovate. I try to imagine how it was with a family living in there before this happened. Great explore 👍😃😍
This place is wonderful, I bet in its day it was WOW. Just a shame it has gone to deteriorating so bad. Thank you for showing it.
GREAT explore I see you have colaberated with 2 other channels that I watch with Jeff and Explomo. You have an old soul to be able to appreciate that NEW IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER!!! Keep up the GOOD WORK!!!!!
Some serious antiques in here. Worth quite a bit.
Croquet was played in US for many, many years and is still played today. A friend just posted a picture playing with her friends; a fun game for the entire family. Little on up to the grandparents😊 always enjoy your videos!
From quarantine in the states, I love the upstairs especially the pool table room.
Thanks Leslie and Not due for another great adventure!!
Hugs and kisses!
Stay safe!
So Beautiful Leslie I like the way you and Jeff did your videos not the same you each captured different things in different ways. GREAT JOB you guys Love both of you all's video's Stay safe
You really should put things back where you find them. #Respect
Look a lot like the owner had settled down in the USA and left the house abandoned, this house got so many bed rooms very interesting indeed, thank you for sharing
Lol, I finally hooked my YT up to be able to watch you on my big TV. So very much better view and detail than by my phone.
We love you guys
Love you to !
I don't believe you showed even half of the house ! I'm sure there was a lot we didn't see! But it was amazing what we did see , thank you for sharing
Nice house!
Thank you :) x
Your videos always deserve a like. **i spied so many rad things in the "wreckage"....beautiful!
What a beautiful place... The room with the billiards table has herring bone hardwood floors. That is expensive to get now a days... Was probably a rich family. Gorgeous room.
Absolutely blown away by the house, if only the walls could talk!!!!!
So frustrating that the bottom floor is that way. Such a waste. Thanks for showing us that billiard room though. It’s stunning
So sad to see such exquisite time pieces eroding away like this, you can just tell that the generations before were thinking about the generations ahead by leaving gorgeous homesteads as a reminder. I would love to restore this back to it's former glory, imagine the satisfaction.
I loved this beautiful house. The stairway was amazing. I would have loved to live in the top two floors. Such a beautiful find. Living in America, we don't have many such homes. I love Europe for this Antiques.
Bless you both, and thank you again for a beautiful journey. 😘😘😘
What a beautiful big house yes shame about the downstairs but could be glorious , such a shame I want it ! Fantastic mirror too , maybe they didn't have enough money for the upkeep ? So sad thanks Bros much 💕from UK 👍
Beautiful pool table even with all the dust!!
I love your videos! You are so respectful of the properties and families that lived there. I very much enjoy the history you provide. Also I love your soothing voice. A joy all around. Thank you for recording these beautiful places before the earth reclaims them!
Tip: TATA is diminutive for TANTE which means aunt. DADA is for her first name ( Danielle maybe). Missed most of the live so I'll use PP to help.
I used to know an Adrienne who was called 'Dada' as a diminutive.
Every home needs remodeling at a certain point. They can be restored to look like their former grandeur. Wallpaper that is based on historical patterns can be retrieved. Paint colors can be matched and refreshed. Reworked historical chandeliers can be bought or reproduction pieces. Doors can be stripped down to removed too many paint layers and repainted to bring out designs. Windows are a tricky thing since old windows don’t keep homes warm. A person though can try to match window pane patterns. Even historical rugs can be brought in to replace old worn out carpets.
A remodel can elevate a home to its former grandeur if done right.
Another wonderful video! Do you ever rent or search old videos of movies in the 20's and 30s? You may just be able to identify some of your finds and get a feel of the day. This is one of my favorite houses so far. Well done!
The chair with the long front that you can stretch your legs out is a chase lounge. They are really nice to take a rest in .
You take us places we could never in our wildest dream have tha accessibility to see.... and you do it with the utmost respect to those that lived their lives and dreams in those abandoned homes. Thaaaaank you a ton for your hard work.
@ 11:28 Awesome camera work here guys! I love the lower angle to incorporate the spider webs in the hole where the door handle used to be. Builds the anticipation. Love your explorations. Thanks! 💗
I hope you took some of those expensive antiques home with you
The beautiful parquet floors in the upstairs too! I can't help but imagine being given the opportunity to go in and clean the place up and live in it, it's beautiful.
Agreed i noticed that flooring too so much nicer than we see everywhere now loved the bird cage house and furniture too b nice to see this restored