Finding a 200 year old house buried in the garden - timelapse - PART 2
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Part 2 of probably a 10+ part video series of me digging up the ruins of an old house in part of the garden in Wales, UK. The house dates back to at least 1839 based on local maps, but is probably 200-300+ years old. It became uninhabited and buried over time.
See the playlist on my Channel for the other videos. Part 3 coming soon.
Back from my holidays and have done a few more days digging and these are the results. I will try and make these videos longer so there's more to sink your teeth in to, but wanted to get another video out to show I'm alive😀.
I also said in the comments to Part 1 that I will be doing a walkthrough explaining it in more detail/showing what I've found, and answering your questions. I haven't forgotten and that will be done in the next week, promise. It will be a combined walkthrough of the dig so far.
In case anyone asks about the stairs (though it should be clear from the video) , they aren't part of the house, they are external garden steps going up from the road. They were never hidden/buried, just overgrown. They are common around here as it is hilly and the country lanes are sunk into the hillside so steps go up the garden. Never knew it led straight to a building. I think in fact they go straight to a doorway, which if I'm right will be revealed in part 3!
I keep asking my self, “ what did the ppl before do?” Someone came in an tore down the house, left the foundation an dumped dirt on top? ??
Awesome!! I was curious about the stairs too. Now that you know they actually lead somewhere just gives all the more motivation to dig some more. 😁
Amazing! Thank you sharing this with us!
@@sherryporsch9349 Auch ich habe mir diese FRage schon gestellt. Was war der Grund für den Abriss und die Auffüllung auf das Bodenniveau vor der gerade begonnene Ausgrabung?
I have also asked myself this question. What was the reason for the demolition and backfilling to the ground level before the excavation just started? You see, i'm from Germany. But I am also interested in the history of many things and from the past
@@sherryporsch9349 so much dirt. I’ve seen places that have been abandoned for 100 years, nothing older than that but there wasn’t as much dirt as this. This is deep in.
This is not a man that decided to have a utube channel, this is a man that found a house and is sharing it with us! Thanks, waiting for more. 👏👏
So refreshing to have content that isn’t $$$ driven!
@@BensRide That would be so nice!
Why is it that every RUclips video that’s not about video games has at least one comment that acts like the video transcends RUclips
I would say he knew he had a house, the urge to uncover it just got to great to withstand any longer.
You watched with archeologists' Eyes. I like it!!
This is fun to watch as it progresses. I appreciate you taking the time to share your progress. Thank you.
Best thing I’ve seen on RUclips for a long time. Please keep revealing the buried house for us all.
This is just incredible. Of course, it makes one wonder about the people who first built it. How long did it take them? How many generations lived there? You found a time capsule, a hidden treasure. You certainly have worked so hard to unearth it. Great job!
Love the questions and wish there was some way to have an answer.
@@4TheFellas Public deeded records
Maybe it was buried for a reason 😮
I wonder too. And the surrounding land. Was there once a swing hanging from a tree? Did they have a shed or a barn? Did they have animals there? Did anyone ever get married there? Was it a happy place to live? What happened to make them leave? And what caused it to be burried now?
I wonder if any of the descendants of the original owners are still alive.
these were the questions that popped in my mind. I just think of the families and such that lived there... or even if this was a house or if it was a shed or a cellar, etc... Also why was it buried. Did it burn down or fall in on itself after years of neglect?
Hope you’re finding all kinds of relics in the dirt, this is so exciting!!
I've found a few pieces yes, no gold yet alas! but I will show what I've found in another video
Nice was going to ask the exact question
@@afontirs The find itself is the gold. Pretty cool.
@@afontirs May I suggest you invest in a decent quality metal detector? I'm a student of C19th social history and would be fascinated to see what you might find under (and around) the house.
@@afontirs looking forward to seeing your finds, somewhere theres sure to be a rubbish pit that will hold more of the houses treasures and the history i guess as 200yr ago they used to dig pits for household waste etc and maybe a well. I would be so tempted to rebuild the exterior up as i am guessing it would have been single story or maybe build a pergola covered area off the foot print. exciting find indeed.
As a gardener and landscaper I'm with you all the way in your backtracking efforts . The adrenalin rush it must give you when you make a new discovery keeps the project flowing .
This is simply marvelous! I was so intrigued by your first video that I subscribed immediately. You are living out every kid's dream!
Omg that’s the precise thing that popped into my mind! Living out a kids dream!! I live this! So exciting can’t wait to see more! I would offer to go help him dig if I was closer!
Mine as well♥️. What an amazing adventure in discovery
This is great. The time lapse format kept me glued. Following!
Love the music. Such a nice change from what you usually get with RUclips videos. Admire your project. I would love it
This is so exciting !
You are allowing the house to see the sun and breathe again !
What a wonderful way to respect and validate those who built it , lived in it and filled it with hope and joy !
Bravo , you !
Thank you! What a find! And thank you for allowing us to come along with you as you uncover your past history. Be blessed, take care and stay safe.
That is so cool. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Appreciated.
Thank you for preserving it!!!
That's a lot of hard work you're doing but incredibly satisfying to see. Guess I'm drawn to hidden histories. Can't wait to see it all, yet the hunt for it is one of the best parts.
So exciting, can’t wait what eventually will come to light. You work so thoroughly, systematic and careful. Good job 👍.
phenomenal find and mesmerizing to watch...thanks
Enjoying the part 2.
Thank you for documenting ...and taking great care in discovering! Can't wait to see more!
I just found you but I’m fully invested. This is magical. Thank you 💚
What dedication you have, all that work with only hand tools. Amazing.
, I was enjoying digging up a 100 year old trash deposit I had discovered in my back yard,
This what you did must have been an absolutely amazing experience for you
This is so cool to watch!! Its buried TREASURE!!! Love the videos! Thank you for sharing.
Looks like a workman's cottage by the size of it. Very satisfying to watch. Keep it up.
Can't have a problem having a good night's sleep. Enjoyed it
This is so unbelievably satisfying and feels so good to watch sunlight and fresh air hit this hidden house . But holy cow the amount of hard work this is!! So glad this video popped up in my recommended’s and am excited to join the journey! Thanks for sharing it! A side note: I love the music in the first and second parts. It’s relaxing and not overpowering which makes this even more enjoyable to watch. Sometimes people overdo it with background music 😅
This is an excellent find and uncovering it without equipment that could damage the building is a great way to go about it. Hard work but it's going to be worth it in the end. Well done!!!!
Stumbled across this fascinating channel by accident, and now I'm hooked! Subscribed! 👍
I can't wait to see subsequent videos of this! Extremely exciting and very intriguing ☺️
Someone built that place I made a life for themselves and made a family. I am awaiting The Wonders that you discover. I pray a blessing on you for sharing your journey with us
Fascinating to watch. Our house here in the Niagara region of Canada is 140yrs old and I'm amazed at how a place gets so filled in and covered over time. We're fortunate to know the family that originally owned it so we know a little history of the house. I look forward to seeing more of what you uncover.
I can't believe you dug up this whole thing by yourself with such simple tools!
Another Random Guest of the Algorithm. This makes me want to go into my yard and start digging. Of course, I don't have a yard, so I'll have to use my neighbors', but if I find a house there, they'd be impressed and thankful.
This is pretty awesome. This is a big undertaking for one guy! Well done! Keep going!
Continue to digging sir..its have a dungeon..you can find valuable artifacs...love watching from.🇵🇭
About time there is something worth watching on RUclips. Well done mate ☺️👍
Im so invested in this. Thank you for sharing the process
Thank you for sharing, enjoying very much.
good job. Keep going forward. I hope that you will get rewards through your research and your work. Like old coins and beautiful antiques.
Thank you some much for sharing this on RUclips. I have always watched shows like this old house and think wow when they found something unexpected. This is truly a marvelous find. I got excited finding an old brick with a company name and date on in my yard lol. I can't imagine something like this and the fact that you are sharing it is so awesome. I am living a dream find watching your videos.
Thank you for sharing. Interesting you are screening the stuff you dig out - good idea!
I have been looking forward to seeing this. You're doing a great job.
Very smart to sift thru the dirt. That's how we find Clovis points in the bayous. It would be freaking awesome to see a 300 year old buried stone house come back to life.
This is so awesome and breathtaking to watch. It's amazing how much dirt,tree roots etc that has taken over the house and proves that without humans mother nature will take over everything.
Lots of very very hard work. Thanks for sharing.❤
This absolutely incredible work you’re doing. I’d love to see a backstory on how you either knew about this or discovered such a site. Safe excavation and keep up the good work ❤
Wow that’s amazing! I look forward to your next chapter!
this is so existing to see this . Thanks for sharing...
I found you by accident and I am fascinated. This is so exciting thank you for sharing. Yes I would love longer videos but I am sure this is hard work, anything is appreciated.
This is so relaxing to watch and exciting to see what you'll uncover next! When you're digging, how do you know that you're not accidentally breaking stones off the building? That's what I would be afraid of.
Yes it is sometimes difficult to tell. Parts of the wall that have collapsed either side sometimes land completely level in the soil so I find big pieces of stone and think I've found a new wall going off in another direction. I usually leave them and dig around them for a while, then sheepishly realise a few hours later that it's just a stone and I've wasted my time. Part of the job I guess!😅
Amazing can't wait to see more. Hope you find some cool artifacts as well. Cheers, I wish you the best.
Fascinating watching you uncover history like this!! Shouldn’t think there would be much to find, we used everything to the max, there was hardly much rubbish.. can’t wait to see more!!
Simply amazing.
This man really has his work cut out for him but wow what a thing to find in your garden. Can't wait to see what you find.
Just keep digging.
I'm jealous. One, because I don't have a backyard and two, because in the United States where I am I wouldn't be able to dig like that without hitting some kind of utility line.
So this is awesome. And a massive amount of work. Digging is so much harder than it looks. Thanks for sharing!
This video randomly came up in my feed and this is awesome. You are living a dream so many of us have had, like discovering an ancient civilization. You're doing it! Thanks for sharing!
i cant wait to see what is all there, and that old oven is amazing
It is great to see that you are sifting for artifacts.
What an adventure thank you so much for sharing looking forward to the next one hooked already take good care
Been checking in hoping for part two, absolutely fascinating. So good to see the care you're taking of the building as you go. Excited to see more!
Thanks!
Metal detecting could shed some more light on this site.
I find your work fascinating, it's compelling viewing. It's a look of work, you must have a lot of energy. How long does the work actually take, to make one video? I am amazed at how a house even gets 'buried'. What would have happened to the upper part of the house? Would it have been made of wood and collapsed or would it have been stones and been removed maybe to make something else ? Looking forward to #3
This was over 4 full days. I'm not sure about the roof, I think it must have been removed as you say and used for something else. Even if it stopped being lived in 150 years ago and collapsed, there would be evidence of timber beams in the soil as that's not very old and they would easily last, but I've found no wood at all. And I think someone commented in Part 1 that there's no sign of fire damage either otherwise the stonework would be charred. There are also no tiles, houses around here from that time did often have stone tile as opposed to slate, but even so they are very distinctive and I've found none.
It was fairly common to repurpose building materials back then. Here in Nevada there's tons of old gold towns that used to have 8-10,000 poeple in them with nothing but foundations left lol.
@@adamjaquay4279 Yes it makes sense. I think this piece of land used to be owned by a local farm that's very nearby and they own other houses and multiple barns and they probably decided that was a better use of the materials.
Well she's coming along. Boy I can't wait to see the whole thing when you get it all uncovered. Thank you for sharing
Looking forward to the next ones!
Looking good so far. Thanks for bringing us along. You're going to have a pretty cool garden patio when you're done.
Who knows what dreams, hopes and what kind of life you brought in light. Bravo.
This is just so fascinating that I can't stop watching.
Lots of hard manual work, it will all be worth it, keep at it Mate and thank you.
Painstakingly hard work, what a treasure trove! Beyond fascinating
I appreciate you sharing this with us!! It was so much work!! Can’t wait to see more!! This is so exciting!!!!
It’s crazy how deep that was under ground
I wonder if there are any pictures or historical records of the original house. It would be amazing to see what it looked like when it was originally built. 😊
200 - 300 years ago, pictures or records?
@@ya472 200 years isn't that old in archaeological terms. There are houses far older than that still being lived in. Photography has been around for over 180 years. So it is possible there might be photographs of the original house taken before it was covered in dirt, however that happened.
When it comes to records - archaeologists and historians have found plans and records of buildings far older than this house. So it is possible there could be something out there.
But there could just as easily
be nothing.
@@x_aj_x1157 It is something to ponder and/or research.
Amazing! Can’t wait to see more.
So awesome. Alright Afon you keep digging and I’ll subscribe and drop likes and keep watching. Amazing. Thank so much for sharing. This from Arizona.
I’m tired just looking at it but a Labor of love never goes un-rewarded!
This is amazing! Thank you for filming and sharing. Can't wait to see more
I can't wait to see the final structure!
This looks like alot of fun....Big adventure discovering new things especially the old new things 👍👍👍
Subbed I like adventures 😁
This is one of the most uniquely beautiful & inspiring things I've seen someone do with their time
Love this video!
Excellent mate, keep us posted on the good work. Awesome thing to find in your back yard. Hope you’re running a metal detector over all the loads.
Can't wait for more! I need to know and see everything it's so fascinating. Good work 👏
please make these 10-15mins! awesome discovery
The size of the 'flagstones in front of the 'stove' a huge and I would assume they would have cost a pretty penny in their day. All the best from Australia, I have subbed and will be waiting for more installments of your journey of discovery ?
Happy to have the new video. You are a very dedicated man to be doing this! Fascinating to think about the lives spent in this home - are there any living relatives and, if so, where are they now? Thank you so much for going to the trouble to share this with us!
So good!!!!! My husband and I were so stoked to see your new video!!!! Have you found any coins, pottery, pots ect….to give you a better idea of the date? Well done and we are cheering you on! Looking forward to your next video!!!!
Thank you, glad you're enjoying them. I've found a few things but nothing with a date on yet. I think the best bet is the fireplace which may have a date or at least place of manufacture stamped on it, as old metalworks seem to do. I haven't cleaned it up fully yet but when I do I am hoping to find more information.
@@afontirs Thank you for creating these videos. So grateful you are sharing your time with us. Keep crushing!!!
Just found your videos...
Watched pt2 then pt1...
Absolutely fascinating...
Maybe looks like it was buried?
And fascinating finds in the rubble?
Looking forward to next video...
It's a great adventure...
Bless...
With a bit of patching up you have the makings of an excellent sunken garden with a ready-made firepit (if that's what you want to do...)
I think that's the plan. Might patch up parts of the walls and grow a climber or even an espalier fruit tree.
Found it part 2! AWESOME!!😳😳😳😳
Really enjoying this, thank you. I admire your hard work. Waiting to see what you will find next!
Loving the videos, thank you for sharing your wonderful find , great to see some of the plaster still on the walls. 👍
keep digging! thank you very much for sharing it with us. I would like to be there.
Well done Afon, I’m sure that with a lick of paint and a little bit of carpentry work you’ll be moving in real soon. 😂
Can't wait for the rest of the series! Very interesting to see how the soil isn't compacted yet. Any idea of when the demolition happened? Shame about the range. It could either have been left intact or removed - just not smashed up and left.
Thank you , absolutely fascinating
Amazing thanks for sharing
Very interesting videos 👍
What gets me is how does all that soil take over how does it get there and just cover it all up love the videos keep up the amazing work
Great job your doing there.
That's some serious pruning