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Dig if you will the moat! What's hiding in the Château's 250 year old moat.
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- Опубликовано: 14 фев 2023
- In this episode we uncover unexpected discoveries in the Château's ancient moat and explain the reason why there is no water in the moat.
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I own an old manor in Normandy, much smaller than Purnon but much older and originally built for a duke, and I have some (much smaller) walls that were in condition similar to your moat's walls. I restored them myself using hydraulic lime mortar. It is not that difficult. You need to start at the top and repoint rectangles about 1m wide ans 0,40m high, leaving one rectangle untouched between 2 rectangle repointed. Repointing need to be very deep (7-12 cm) and you need to wait a few days before repointing the untouched intermediate rectangles or the next rectangles down the wall. When a wall is completely repointed you can inject lime-mortar deeper inside it using gravity and plastic pipes. I didn't find any contractor willing to do that. I think it is related to insurance policy, if you are not careful enough the wall risk to fall on your feets...
I bet it's beautiful 😍
The scale of this work is off the charts. You guys are amazing.
The sight of you two working away in this enormous space is awe inspiring.
It feels like watching archeologists uncovering ancient artifacts. The dry moat is awe inspiring when you consider all the tunnels, rooms, and underground structures below the actual moat walls!
I just love how it shows that nothing was wasted - fresh water for drinking, then water reused for washing, then grey water used for other things including flushing away sewage. Green homes aspire to this kind of living and they were doing it so long ago through necessity.
Bonjour, je suis passé récemment à Verrue. Votre château est magnifique. Il y a quelques beaux petits trésors de la même époque dans la région. Tous mes encouragements à vous et à votre volonté de faire revivre ce magnifique patrimoine. Je dois vous dire que je suis architecte et que c'est un rêve qu'un jour je puisse restaurer comme vous un petit joyaux.
With every Vlog on the restoration of this incredible Chateau we hold our breaths and cheer you on. Ths is an amazing journey - thank you for allowing us to follow along! A bientot!
Thank you for the update. The amount of work required is phenomenal and your dedication to the chateau is truly admirable. 🇦🇺😊
I just found this site and I'm without words at what a stunning Chateau you have..Thank you for saving this stunning building. I'm watching the progress in awe from Penticton B.C Canada .
The surrounding lands are absolutely gorgeous! I am excited to see the work done on the walls.
Glad to see you back. Looking for more updates. Exciting to see progress take care
Felicity et Tim, thank you another wonderful video. The opening shots of Purnon and the countryside are quite stunning. Both your team work, and commitment to the restoration are very inspiring. We've retired from Australia to Europe where we have a very small building project underway in comparison to what you've taken on. We're in awe. M&R
Such a beautiful place and beautiful setting.
Really enjoying this chateau restoration it would have to be one of the most interesting. And one of the most beautiful 🇦🇺
Thank goodness you’ve got all the backing that you have in France to be able to achieve the dream chateau you want you certainly have a lot of work ahead keeping the work force in order
I really admire your willingness to tackle this huge restoration. Bonne chance and thanks for the update 😍😘
Thank you for restoring this beautiful chateau. it would be such a loss to let it go to ruin.
Good thing you are young So Much Work it's going to take a lifetime restoration of all of it. Best of luck stay healthy and stay Blessed
Nice going to 2 Aussie’s restoring a piece of French history. On ya mate..
Aussies*
Doing it so well
I just found you two a couple of weeks ago and am watching you from Ocala, Florida, finding every possible video to watch. I love how carefully and thoughtfully you are going about your hard work. Thank you for saving this Grande Dame.
Thanks for your message - we're thrilled that you've found us. We hope you enjoy our adventure restoring this amazing place!
This is the most interesting chateau video I have seen, and I've seen a lot. Thank you.
HI guys, I have just discovered your YT channel and so great to see what you are doing in beautiful France. I am here in very different BRISBANE, Australia xxg
The most is going to be beautiful once it is restored. So glad you found all the stone floors. The five rooms are just amazing and especially the discovery of the well. Can't wait to see more. Thanks so much for taking us along on your monumental journey.
The wear on the steps you uncovered shows that it must have been a very well used room in it's day. Such a lot of history. Very interesting. It's such good news the walls will all be restored.
Oh my back! You are hard workers!
Oh wow, thank you for explaining the function of the moat, it is fascinating, so much more than “just a wall”!
I am amazed at the planning of those caves!
The work to build up the dry moat was certainly extensive. Interesting to find it all out though. Best wishes.
Il faut demander de l’aide pour nettoyer votre jardin, des nombreux bénévoles français ou pas seraient ravis de participer à cette belle rénovation. Et ces bénévoles auraient une fiertés d’avoir mis la main et la sueur au patrimoine français.
Bonne idée! Ou trouver ces benevoles? Des sites web à conseiller?
What a history hunt! ...and so much work!!! It's very interesting, thanks for sharing the adventure!
Wow...those tunnels and walls are so interesting and historical. Great episode!!
Invest in a Dingo or Kanga loader and look at the other attachments they offer. You have a huge task ahead of you and I wish you both the best.
For people that can afford this endeavor, your work ethic is extremely impressive!
Maybe that's the thing - perhaps we can't afford it! In truth it's an immense collaboration. We have received support in many forms from around the world and this is helping us to save more than we could have imagined when we first arrived. But we work every day ourselves so that we stretch our precious euros as far as possible. Thank you for you comment!
People were a lot shorter when Purnon was built so I imagine the roof of the caves did not seem low.
Oh my goodness that's a lot! I adore seeing these outdoor works as well as the larger building bits. Thank goodness this lovely old lady had you two come along to save her properly! I just love how excited you get when you learn or discover something new ☺️💕
You should metal detect that dirt there may be treasures
Fascinating as you discover these mystries the Chateau presents to you.
I love your dedication to doing things right. We have a small, century home, and my husband is currently out in the garage, staining wood to match the old wood of the house. We always believe that a job worth doing, is worth doing right. This chateau landed with the best possible people.
Thanks for your message - our sentiment exactly. Best wishes to you and your husband protecting and restoring your home!
Two minutes in, new to the channel, and I'm hooked. What a lovely commentary.
Edit: Amazing effort, hats off to you both. Subscribed! Now I have to catch up...
Would be interesting to start the excavators or some geophysics to generate a cross section across the moat. Might also find the old planting, paths and drainage.
A well is so important.
It would be amazing if it still has water down deep!
Good luck!
Le sol est en terre battue. Toutes les caves étaient comme ça. Malheureusement, beaucoup ne connaissent pas et enlèvent tout. C’est un isolant fantastique
Hard but exciting work and exposure.
The Steve Irwin’s of French Chateau renovation
"We've been working all day"..."actually you've been working all day I haven't"..."we've been working together.....so we've been working all day"😂🤣😂🤣 this had me laughing way too much 🤣🤣🤣
I absolutely adore you guys ❤❤❤ the dry moat is absolutely stunning with its stone work. The care, the effort, the sympathetic stance on purnons history and ability to see the beauty even though shes crumbling is why I love your guys channel. There's none of this mindset to make purnon look as though she had just been built yesterday. Some channels I've watched seem to forget that these old buildings aren't perfect and that no matter what you do its never going to be perfect. So its so refreshing to watch you guys being completely authentic about the love and respect and care you have for purnon. It truly shines ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
So glad I happened upon your channel. Excellent video presentations focusing on the history and restoration of this stunning chateau, truly professional quality videos. Very excited catch up on the vlogs I have missed and follow along with future works!
What a cool channel. Well done on the videography and story telling. Wow what a huge effort. Really cool.
Wow! Aren’t you two busy bees! You both put so much effort into your days but your enthusiasm and excitement for each new discovery is endearing. Chateau de Purnon is lucky to have you as owners! Keep up the good fight! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😍
Félicitations pour vos explications et votre courage. On rêve tous d’avoir un château ou une demeure ancien. La mienne est modeste mais je partage avec vous tous ces. Travaux. Tous les encouragements, mes amitiés. Nathalie Le Relais de la Perle jura
I love this chateau, but the amount of work that needs to be done is awesome, good luck. I would love to visit on one of your open days.
Huge work ahead, I’m sure you have overwhelming feelings at times. Thanks for sharing
As always, I look forward to the next installment in the restoration. Cheers-
I have been following your channel. The details on the dry moat was very interesting. You need to be an explorer and a detective to own a chateau. Keep up the good work. ☺️
Dawn from Florida
This is fascinating and a very clever use of the water.
You two are amazing. I love watching your progress. Congratulations on the work you have achieved so far ... one small step at a time. G'day from Australia. 👏😊
Wow, such an amazing journey of discovery. Glad to be along for it. Thank you.
The best thing to do is get a geophysical survey of the entire moat. And drop a mini backhoe excavator to help with the digging and leveling.
I am glad I found your channel, love the scenery, love your attitude. This is the first ever episode I am watching. You have such a great respect of the heritage and craftsmanship. I have a similar, luckily a bit smaller restoration project myself. I had to dig down a cellar floor in my historical building for about 30cm deep. It is a bit over 100m2 area. There I only also had stairs up and a couple of windows on higher up in the cellar walls. Think about using a smaller scale conveyer belts. You could use one getting first the cellar emptied without buckets. And then when you empty the moat, you can either lower down a small excavator or you could also use again the belt directing the soil upwards to a trailer or container of some sorts located on the side bank of the moat. I will definitely follow your progress in any case!
It adds such a unique dimension to the chateau it’s very intriguing and my mind fills with so many ideas for use I love it even though it’s dry
We're thrilled that you enjoyed this episode.
Quelle grande aventure ! Quel magnifique édifice ! Très grand merci pour cette vidéo.
Such backbreaking work! Surely there must be a mini Bobcat or mini skid steer for rent that would fit in those tunnels. Heroic efforts on your parts.
I'm wondering it at one time the dry moat kept some livestock. If so, the dirt would be very beneficial in a garden.
So, it wasn't the kind of moat that would be filled to near the top with water? It seems odd the the latrine, laundry and well are IN the moat. So, any flooding of the moat would have been very minimal.
Your restoration dedication is very admirable! Great job!
Thank you!
Pour vos murs je ne vois rien d autre que les chantiers participatifs ...grandes organisation , qualités de management indispensable...bon courage. Je vous admire c est fou ce que l on peut faire par passion
That was fascinating as usual. You gave the impression that work was about to start, is that so?. I hope so it would be good to get to, and save, all that structure before that wall falls over, as looks like it may well do so.
We hope the work will start in the coming months however our artisans and architect are still assessing how to best undertake the work
@ I would think they are, sounds easy when you say it, repair the moat walls. I imagine the bowed wall will have to be carefully deconstructed and dug out behind, and above the doorways likewise to repair the keystones. That'll be a fascinating process to watch, and i'm already thinking of the improvement all that work will bring. Exciting.
Thank you for the update, Felicity and Tim you have a lot of work ahead of you and discoveries on your journey, whilst we enjoy watching your progress, your documentaries and information of Purnon history is fascinating
The opening scenes were breathtaking absolutely stunning photography thanks again love from point lonsdale ❤
What an interesting video! Such hard work to dig up to the original floors. Wonderful job!❤️
I am curious as to what is underneath the grassy area in the dry moat. Given that the 'cellars' and the entry points are paved with stone, would it then be logical to assume that parts or most of the dry moat would also be paved i.e. cobble stoned, as to help with the run-off of rainwater? Have you dug a hole in the middle of the lawn in the dry moat? I find your undertaking at restoring the château absolutely fascinating.
The scale of this restoration is daunting... Once finished, it will be an amazing accomplishment... 💥
Thank you for your message - we're thrilled you enjoyed this episode.
Amazing work guys! Kelly 🇦🇺 xx
the stone wall that runs along the access road appears to be bowed into the dry moat..... going to be a challenge to keep it up
So I’m a building inspector in California and I love stuff like this. One of the things I was told growing up is that the majority of French château are built on the ruins of older Roman and pre-Roman Celtic fortifications. One look at the non-arched block top entrances to some of those spots like the well and laundry indicate that this place is considerably older than 250 years. It’s more like 2500 years old.
The original chateau was constructed closer to the modern-day village of Verrue (then called Purnon). It was about a kilometre or more away. It was the scene of a brief siege during the Hundred Years War. None of the surveys done so far has identified a former chateau or fortress on the site of the current chateau. The stone features that you can see in this video are fairly typical examples of wall and door constructions for retaining walls, cellars and dry moats in this part of France. Thanks for your message and for following our journey.
So much history I love that you are saving this beautiful place 😊❤
Thank you - we're thrilled that you're following our adventure!
I'd think maybe the chamber to the left of the well might have served as a spring house to keep food cool.
Fascinating history. Thanks
Beautiful chateau & the hills. Hopefully after all your hard work to restore it. We the public can come and see it, like tours.
Great work team! Cheering you on from Sydney. I suspect that weight is a weight from a sash window.
...pas de fenêtres a guillotine en France, surement un contrepoids d horloge, tournebroche....
At 5:41 it's possible this was a dairy cellar. Keeps milk and butter cold until needed and brought into the kitchen for use.
I salute You, You brave people! To be a guardian for this property is not for faint hearted! I am in awe.
Thanks for your message. We feel honoured to be playing a small part in protecting this wonderful place for future generations!
Great video. Beautiful drone shots ! ❤
Thrilled you enjoyed it. The drone footage was taken with our Skydio drone. It's fabulous. Thanks for your message.
This is the first time I have heard of a waterless moat. Interesting design. I have personally always wanted a moat with a drawbridge I don’t know why it’s just always held my attention
Dry moats were surprisingly common - it created a separation between the noble family that owned the chateau (and their guests) and the servants who worked in the basement kitchen, stocked the wood for heating and the wine cellars etc.
Just come across your channel and it looks fascinating! I wonder if the stone gutters could actually have been a walkway all around the dry moat also serving the purpose of moving the water on a very slight incline away from the chateau? Then the middle for pure decoration? I wonder if you will find steps anywhere!
I should think the cellar next to the well would actually have been used for food refrigeration by placing crocks and jars of foodstuffs in the cool water running through the cellar. It hardly would have been the cleanest place to do the chateau's fine laundry. I have seen this type of refrigeration at other historical sites. 13:54
Thank you for your comment. Refrigeration was quite a challenge in the late eighteenth century. Keeping meat and fish cold during the hot summer months was not easy. The people who built Chateau de Purnon constructed a 'glaciere' (a freezer) in our woods. It is still there today. Essentially is was a large stone lined hole in the ground. In the winter months it was lined with ice/snow (often gathered from lakes) and then successive layers of straw and then more ice. The structure had a roof (sadly gone today). The meat and fish were placed inside. When spring came, the outer layers would gradually melt, but the straw acted as a kind of insulation that trapped the cold inside. It was quite effective. This was Purnon's fridge/freezer! Thank you for following our journey!
Encore une fois, félicitation pour votre travail incroyable et votre courage ! Peut être l'idée des chantiers participatifs bénévoles pourrait être intéressante pour des travaux comme celui du mur. Les groupes de scouts par exemple pourraient être contents de pouvoir mettre leur tentes dans le parc du château pendant une semaine en échange de 2 ou 3 heures de désherbage par jour. Bonne continuation !
They build stuff like that in a year back in 1300, or so were told.
I’m from Minneapolis Minnesota and just the title of this made me subscribe 💜😂 well done👍🏼
It is puzzling that the caves in the moat wall are set lower than the moat. That means they would always be wet, and rain would drain in there. 🇦🇺
The dreaded words “Shall we start digging?”
Indeed! Once you start you can't stop!
Mon Dieu! Absolutely fabulous effort you two. I have just "discovered" your channel today...love the history et al. Look forward to watching the "classified" restoration and progress.👏⛏💙
Thanks for he update.
I hope you make a video of the stone masons repairing the walls. It would be great to see the process. Many thanks for sharing these videos.
This guy is giving Sydney vibes.
I love the black and white dog watching everything going on like he is security!
So much work to do. Did you try to get volunteers to help ? Did you get in touch with your local mairie to help you to find people giving a hand ? The more the château will be attractive, the more tourists business will grow around. You should also call the French association Remparts. This is the biggest association in France with a restauration activity of patrimony.
Do you think there was a flood that brought all that dirt into the tunnel? It seems weird that there would be so much dirt in the tunnel it's self. I can't see it falling out of the sky and drifting in there. It had to be moved in by water maybe? Thank you for the update. Crack On! Peace♥
I think if it came from a flood that the tunnels would have been blocked before it all reached the moat
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Is that 'clock weight' perhaps not a window sash?
A jet washer is a great way to dig out stones, patios, cobbles etc because you can adjust the pressure not not harm them but to remove dirt, it saves so much time and back ache!!!!!!!
Random box hedge...love it. Was the dry moat used instead of a walled garden?
The dry moat was not the the chateau 'potager' as such. That is located in another part of the estate. But undoubtedly herbs etc were grown by the cook in the dry moat due to its proximity to the original kitchen entrance. We know this because we found a series of notices placed in the windows on the second floor (where guests stayed) exhorting them not to empty their bed pans into the dry moat as chateau drinking water and herbs came from there! Good advice! Thank you for your comment.
Can’t help but notice the chem trails in the sky 😣