A look inside Britain's biggest private country residence
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- It is a year since the Wentworth Woodhouse (interior pictured bottom ), hidden in the South Yorkshire countryside just outside Rotherham, was bought by the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust for £7 million. This modest purchase price - the cost of a flat in parts of central London - is just the beginning of a mammoth investment needed by the trust as it works to reverse decades of decay. Trust chief executive Sarah McLeod believes that the total bill could be between £150 and £200 million. This is because the task she faces is epic. Wentworth Woodhouse's 606ft facade (pictured centre) is wider than Buckingham Palace - a building it stood in for during the filming of Oscar-nominated movie Darkest Hour - and its floor area is about the same as the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow.
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From someone who lives 20 mins away from this house. It’s honestly amazing to see In person. I went inside before covid and had a look in the reception area and it’s such a vast open space. They now have finished the roof work I believe
I would be tempted to sneak inside and explore all the rooms.
@@PatrickPierceBateman Honestly I wouldn't. I've been in twice, one with the previous owner with rooms, floors and ceilings pratically erroding away and one time under the trust and even though the trust has done amazing stuff to fix it, there is probably a massive amount of work to be done. I'm guessing there are still rooms much worse than what I saw and could probably collapse at any point hahaha I wouldn't take that risk if I was you.
Who own it before?
@@pangetko22 the duke and duchess of Rotherham
They have its so lovely to know that this beautiful palace is being restored by professionals!
When it takes a year to sleep in every room
That is called a calendar house. They are not uncommon.
Thats the Nur-Ul Iman palace in brunei it would take one year to sleep in every room for a day
@@mickho7910 you don't just walk down the street and see a house with 365 rooms commonly 😂
@Lewis Wright There’s one 30 miles down the road from me 😆
@@mickho7910 if you compare it to normal houses, they are extremely rare
You could have part of it for public visits, another part for hotel, and yet another for large events rental. Can you imagine a wedding in that location? Would be amazing.
Maybe like a more grander set up of the Queen Mary
I'm glad she said It was not meant for one single use, because dedicating It all for Just one thing is kinda stupid
They do hold Weddings there along with other functions.
And here I am adding water to my shampoo bottle to make it last longer
I know the feeling!
The struggle
We all have done this at some point
water in the soap dispenser to get the last dregs out the bottom
I do that all the time with soap.
I disagree with those who feel that because of issues such as slavery, imperialism, colonialism etc, national monuments should not be preserved or maintained. National monuments represent so much more to both the local and national communities than that. For instance take the Great Wall of China as an example. Tens, if not hundreds of thousands of peasant slaves died directly during it's construction. It was meant to protect Chinese imperialism and secure their colonial acquisitions on their western border, and yet you never hear loud voices of protest in the media saying it should not be preserved or maintained because of those reasons. The fact is that the Great Wall of China means so much more than just the often ugly politics of that time period to the Chinese people and nation. The same can be said of historic British monuments. This magnificent building was the center of the local community and a place where thousands met, worked, and played over centuries. It must therefore be protected and preserved as an integral part of our national heritage. And as such, like the Great Wall of China, it rises above the less than perfect era and people that originally created it.
I’m fine with that as long as its part of the tour, that they mention that this home was built with money earned through selling human beings. And we mention that what “the center of a local community” really means, is that everyone who lived in the area worked for, or at this house earning just enough to survive.
@@Deeplycloseted435 "I’m fine with that" I don't know that I am, since I can think of few national monuments where the ugly side of the monuments and their history is emphasized on tours. For instance, let's take the Taj Mahal. Do they talk about horrors of the Mughal invasion of India and the innumerable deaths that occurred because of it? No, of course not, that would ruin the experience of the monument which is known as a place of beauty, and magnificent craftsmanship. Also, they often refer to the Taj as a temple to the love of one woman, but when was the last time they mentioned the fact that Sha Jahan was a polygamist who had many wives, not just the one honoured at the Taj? Do they ever talk about how his other wives might have felt about the building of the Taj Mahal when they take tours there? I highly doubt it.
See, that's the problem imo. The point of national monuments is to demonstrate the better side of our nations, not focus on the less than perfect people or era the monument was built in. And why should people in the west denigrate their own heritage monuments in a manner that other nations do not?
She’s not saying “watering rust” 😂 she’s saying “water INGRESS” 😂 = seeping of water/leaks!!!!
Fact bro. I was also confused at first then I saw your comment. 😂
I too was momentarily mystified by what she'd said ... a shame they couldn't find someone who can speak English properly to explain the issues threatening the building. An example of lowering standards in basic education.
@@nickeldridge9454 ?
@@marinatz6395 She couldn't pronounce the word 'Ingress' properly because she's never been taught to speak properly.
@@Steven-kq6rw I don't need to turn up the volume ... I'm listening on professional-grade studio equipment with an £850.00 sound card in the PCI slot.
The word 'ingress' is described universally on etymological websites as a noun meaning 'The act of entering' or 'The act of going in'.or 'coming in' ... she confuses people by adding 'coming in' after she's said 'ingress'. She has effectively said "to stop the water coming in coming in" ... so the second 'coming in' is superfluous and senseless and is the factor that stops people from instantly comprehending what she has said ... her sentence makes no sense. Her pronunciation of 'ingress' is incorrect as she diminishes the emphasis on the first syllable and compounds the atrocity by almost doing the same on the second syllable.
The auto-generated subtitles which appear on the screen have been confused by this precise mispronunciation and could only make "watering rust" out of it. If you enter the word 'ingress' on Google and click on the little speaker icon you will hear the correct pronunciation in RP English and you will hear a distinct 'upwards' emphasis on the first syllable which is missing in the poor diction heard in the video we are discussing.
This should be preserved and turn into a hotel with museums. Let people have a taste of living in such fine building. Im sure people won’t mind paying for such beautiful place.
When you've got so many rooms it has to be "reputed" ... By the time you reach the last room you've lost count 😂
What an amazing monument to the skilled workers who made this building possible in the first place. Think of the training opportunities and skilled jobs it will require to restore such a building.
“4 acres of roof”
things like this need preserving, not many places in the world have buildings like that, also, in 100-200 years time there is no modern building that is going to be worth preserving if its still standing
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I disagree, well about modern buildings because I think there is a lot of beauty in modern architecture. Not in the same sense as with these historic structures, but there are very valuable modern buildings that aren't an eyesore. For example, I would suggest you take a look at the gherkin (London) or via 57 west new york. Maybe even the barbican, though that would be quite a controversial pick haha.
XRP TO THE MOOOOON
@@Potatoverynice There is beauty in modern architecture but only if it was made creatively.
Yes a real shame to let a place like that get run down past the point of restoration. I wonder why it was abandoned so long already.
I recall how an Italian aristocrat (in a book called The Leopard) explains what's the difference between a palace and a mere mansion. If live there and you've been to every single room, it's just a mansion....
My favorite English country house. 100 years ago it was the home of the 7th earl Fitzwilliam & his family.
I am not sure but isn’t that who Kathleen Kennedy married?
@@terriescharf7656 no she married the eldest son of the Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington May 6, 1944 but he was killed 4 months later in the war. She was having an affair with Peter the 8th Earl Fitzwilliam but both were killed when the plane they were in crashed during a storm in the south of France May 1948. Lord Fitzwilliam was in the process of divorcing his wife so he could marry Kathleen. Kathleen’s mother Rose already upset her daughter married an Anglican hit the roof when she found out about her affair with Peter also Anglican and married. She warned her daughter if she married Peter that would be the end of any relationship with her or any other members of the Kennedy family.
@@notnek202 wow, that is so interesting. thank you for that information :)
@@floralbeautyful you are most welcome.
In 1906 it was said the the 7th Earl Fitzwilliam was worth what today would be £3 billon pounds or $6 billion dollars. Most from the coal found on their land & they owned about 80,000 acres most in England & Ireland. His son the 8th Earl died in a plane crash May 1948 on bored was Kathleen Kennedy who he was having an affair and hoping to marry after he divorced his wife Olive. Kathleen was the sister of President Kennedy. Peter had no son so the title went to his 2nd cousin. Most of the land 80,000 acres & magnificent art collection to Lady Juliet Peter’s daughter and only child. She doesn’t own Wentworth Woodhouse but is still one of the richest people in the United Kingdom. The coal mines went to the corrupt Government. The 9th Earl leased the house to a woman’s college.
The lease end in the 70’s the 10th & last Earl sold the house & died in 1979.
Very beautiful! The history of the land and the building and the people who have lived there must be very interesting.
Yeah Right!!!
I agree completely. Don't know what Kassim's problem is.
yeah history in slavery and colonialism
@@langraman8756
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@samantha ssmith just facts get over it
This house is of great historical importance. The Wentworth family who lived there previously looked after there staff very well.
You shouldn't knock down buildings like this, for one we'll never see nothing like it again.
It's actually owned by Clifford Newbold, a retired architect who is currently restoring the house. It's also open to the public. He plans to do much with the house apparently.
I agree with you. However, I'd like to see the house pay it's way. £200 million pays for a lot of operations and health care.
@@user-jt1jv8vl9r History and culture is also of importance to society. Museums, libraries are all run at a loss.
Brighton Football club built their stadium for £93 million.
The Shard in London cost £1200 million to build.
The London Eye cost £70 million.
£200 million for a restoration isn’t that much, given its sheer size.
James Carlton, sorry to disagree with you Clifford died a few years ago, his son stayed a while longer and then decided to sell the house.
It's now owned by the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust.
Benjamin Franklin was a guest of the owner back in 1771...
The 2nd Marquess of Rockingham was a supporter of the American revolution.
A CEO can just buy that mansion and make it his Home/Head Quarters/Hotel and Country Club at the same time.
you could get a comfortable yet also huge countryside mansion with huge grass land around it at only £12million. this one is super exaggeration.
The only way is to find a commercial activity to make money
Totally worth saving. Maybe it should be turn into a museum, an opera house, a place for prestigious events, or a school for art or science.
I'll have to pass on this. i was looking for something a little bigger.
Beautiful,it's nice to see them still standing
I'd love to see these buildings water pressured.
One of the biggest and most elegant and regal.
It is so sad that this things happen and this is in FRANCE also.......So many BEAUTIFUL HUGE HOMES left and are falling apart.......What the problem is MONEY
What I never understood is how billionaires don’t live in such opulent castles? I mean with billions your secured for life and many generations over? Most billionaires have small mansions which is weird. I mean isn’t this what many people want to live in?
@@juniorsir9521 We now live in a DISPOSABLE WORLD.....Nothing means anything right down to belongs of families......It is HEARTBREAKING......
Blow the lot up and stop glorifying. That money could have been better used.
@@acrobaticcripple8176 what do YOU MEAN.....These BEAUTIFUL place’s that are left and let’s not forget the things in there.....Worth a lot of money.....It’s just sad....
@@acrobaticcripple8176 So your idea of a better world is one without beautiful architecture? If you value practicality so much, check out what the Soviet Union used to look like, I wouldn't want to live there. Art is important my man.
That lady who’s talking was at my aunties wedding 3 days ago
why do we care?
@@lionsskyblue442 facts
@@lionsskyblue442 savage but fair
Did she barf in the pudding?
@@sixfortysevxn5141 ...For the same reason you are watching this video!!!
Given how many bedrooms this place has it would make a great hotel, we must preserve our heritage even if not in its original form
@Tj still would have a ton of bedrooms, a house this large would have had large staff quarters, guest rooms and other bedrooms throughout
What a gorgeous looking pub
I want this house so beautiful
I hope it gets restored to its original gloru
So large! Such a lovely house, hidden inn the countryside!but maintainence is a big problem!it's facade is even wider than Buckhingham Palace!
If I was a billionaire I would buy that thing and make it into a school where 50% of students were scholars
Hey professor x
I wish it's mine and I have no problem of keeping it 😍
Can you imagine the beauty on the day it was built
It wasn't in a built day. It most likely started smaller and grew over the generations.
Idk why this is in my timeline, but 1 thing for sure i know this place because haute couture dior
Imagine buying that and giving it a modern interior
@Death Dreams no it wouldvt
@@kaybee7824 it would definitely be awful
yeah, no, that would be horrible
Let's be glad you didnt buy it then
@Death Dreams me too. Apparently it's grade 1 listed so theres no chance of a modern interior anyway
The fourth Earl, William Fitzwilliam, was a prominent Whig politician and served as Lord President of the Council and as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1782 he inherited the Watson-Wentworth estates (including Wentworth Woodhouse) on the death of his uncle Lord Rockingham, which made him one of the greatest landowners in the country. When he died the titles passed to his son, the fifth Earl
The Whig Party ended in 1858.
you should see where they made their money from
@@langraman8756 coal mines were huge source of their vast wealth. When the 6th Earl died in 1906 his wealth would translate today to about 3 billion pounds.
@@notnek202 they were involved in the slave trade in Africa and opium in India let alone coal lol
@@langraman8756 What is your evidence? All I can find is the 5th & 7th earls married into the Dundas family who did own slave plantations in the Caribbean but that’s a stretch to say the Fitzwilliam family profited from slavery or the slave trade.
Check out who it actually "belongs" to. You paid for this with your taxes.
Just FYI 0:13 is not Wentworth woodhouse but the stable block and riding school. Wentworth manor is off to the lower right hand side.
The place is amazing because of the size. But I have never been a fan of these dark castles. They look so foreboding, cold and dreary.
Magnificent and beautiful! Pure perfection and elegance! 🙏
I swear the young Diana scenes of the crown were filmed here
No, these were other houses
I don’t understand why the wealthy don’t build like this today.
Because the crafts people to do it are very few and far between.....
I think for most it's just not what they want now.
It clearly didn't last
Because only multy billionaries can affrod to have a house that will be always on lose of money and the craftman work and material avaliable today are very diferent. There is a house in Florida i think that was an attempt to be a replica of Versailles, is tacky and cheap looking even when you can see it cost millions.
The primary reason is that people don't entertain the same way anymore. First off, the wealthiest people today don't have 20 or 30 guests coming to spend the weekend (or the summer), so having 15 or 20 bedrooms is no longer necessary. Second, monthly dinners with 40 or 50 people aren't common, so dining halls have been replaced with smaller dining rooms. Third, the seasonal parties with 200 to 500 people have pretty much disappeared, so ballrooms are generally no longer common. Also, as a result, less live-in staff is required, kitchens are smaller, and of course, stables, collieries, and the like are gone. Of course, modern houses have added tons of new features such as pools and patios, theaters and bars, and more intimate areas for entertaining. So they aren't necessarily building smaller houses than this; just houses that are laid out differently.
I'm always left wondering why people need big homes? It doesn't make any sense. You'd eventually go poor trying to look after them.
Back then a big manor/house was a symbol of high status and wealth in society. The bigger the house,the richer the owner.
It was a different world back then. The aristocracy did not live in condos
Not only was it a sign of wealth and status, but they operated like businesses too: you could hire hundreds of people to look after the house, everyone from the head butler to the under-gardeners and the housekeeper to the scullery maids. Remember, people couldn't commute for work hundreds of years ago like we do today, it was too difficult and dangerous. It also provided work for labourers like carpenters, stonemasons, etc. who would build/do repair work on the house. It's why they built 'follies': it provided work for the local builders.
@@nighthasfallen456 much like a mini state. I’ve read somewhere how labour was used like this to build palaces in India. Come to think of it, this was quite an efficient system to keep things running.
Well, if have a high, sustainable, and the best income in the world, then you can afford it.
Turn it in to a very high end luxury spa / hotel with multiple bars and restaurants. You can also host corporate events and weddings there. It would turn over tens of millions each year.
Wow, fantastic! I would love to see this place!
Are historic treasures that feasts the eyes and fills the soul. 👍❤️ it w’d create many jobs to preserve these fabulously built edifices.
Why not get investors and turn it into a hotel? Nothing else can get the kind of money it needs for repair, maintenance, regular upkeep and costs.
With 360+ rooms, it can serve as a hotel easily.
I would not mind if my tax dollars went into a restoration project like this and the public is free to use the grounds as a park.
It is actually being done by a private corporation, though this thing will become a public museum. You just need to pay to enter and see its exhibits. Also, no SPRAY PAINTING!!!
I just knew one of the bedrooms is bigger than my entire house.
I see this as an amazing business idea
First RUclips creates a problem by inserting endless ads in all their content. When we finally cave
and pay their monthly shake-down fee to get rid of the ads, they start just slapping giant ads right OVER the content.
I have the same experience.
It’s in complete disarray but still looks 10x better then places to rent
Beautiful place to visit
how long to dust each and every room?
It’s just not worth having a house that big. I’d turn it into an event center or hotel.
True...but i think it was the time period. These ppl had huge producing estates, the land was where their wealth came from. Many staff..it must hv been a busy place back then
They're turning into an event center, park, and museum.
@@kamanashiskar9203 cool!
It sickens me that this used to be one person's/one family's property, and probably not the only one on top of that. Nowadays they're saying that it's literally too big to have only one purpose and it used to be someone's house.
#blackdiamonds Read the book. Also I find it hilarious that the very council that requisitioned land practically up to the house mined it for coal destabilizing the foundations of this palace. Also the ran a huge motorway in front of the house which they have cleverly hidden from this shot. The council real forked up on Wentworth and why should be a huge visitor attraction has turned into a bunch of nutters playing games with the house since the FitzWilliam trustees sold it on decades ago. Now they are looking at 30-30 years to finish the renovation. Lol I’m surprised they have not just demolished it like so many stately homes in ex industrial areas. They really can’t make up their minds these councils. They are toddlers with idiotic class hatred issues and have forgotten the bloody magnify architecture. I mean something like this could never be be built again. They are so ignorant the jobs this palace could have created as an attraction. It’s simply baffling. I guess in 20 years they will start getting some furniture and working with the family that used to own it for info. Idiots.
I've never heard of a motorway being built and I've read the aforementioned book plus alot of other history on the house
One of the trustees is a family member she is one of the last of the line
So many people homeless in UK. I like to save it, but humans are more important
Absolutely beautiful!
Hermmm...i think i saw this building in The Crown...seems familiar!!!
I was thinking the same thing!!! Isn’t the house Charles and Diana meet at in the crown right?
Imagine how wide it must be! Even wider than Buckhimham Palace!
The actual building/property is more valuable when IP/privacy is maintained.
my thoughts exactly. After this video the estate is worthless
@@joeviben3024 Noted... that you don't defend IP.
@@mrpeterfrazier smoothbrain
Get it on AirBnB!
It’s nice but the idea to sponsor a message on the roof slates is a bit tacky; I wish houses like this could still be held in private ownership, like in the glory years
Most of them in England are still lived in by the same families that built them.
@@tamaracarter1836 They are not, actually. They have been taken over by the National Trust and the original owners kicked out. The reason is that after WWII there was a concerted effort to kill off the "ruling class" by taxing them so steeply in inheritance taxes that "their pips squeaked" and they could not afford to stay in their own houses. That was the term used by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. That was accomplished, and now the only "trade" Britain has is tourists who want to see the old houses and the Empire is gone. Be careful what you wish for.
@@mrschuyler Yes they absolutely are still lived in (of course not all, but a HUGE majority). Where do you think our aristocracy live? The Dukes, Earls, Barons etc... they live at the family seat (i.e. a castle/ stately home). Please do some research.
@@mrschuyler Here are a few examples:
- Duke of Devonshire - Chatsworth House (very grand baroque house; mostly built between 1687-1707),
- Duke of Marlborough - Blenheim Palace (extravagant UNESCO Baroque Palace; built between 1705-1722),
- Duke of Norfolk - Arundel Castle (very large medieval castle that dates back to 1067, with modifications in the 18th/19th centuries).
Earl/ Countess:
- Earl of Carlisle - Castle Howard (very grand Baroque house; mostly built between 1699-1709),
- Earl of Leicester - Holkham Hall (grand Palladian house; built between 1734-1764),
- Earl of Harewood - Harewood House (grand Palladian house; built between 1759-1771).
Marquess/ Marchioness:
- Marquess of Exeter - Burghley House (very grand Elizabethan Prodigy house; built 1555-1587),
- Marquess of Bath - Longleat House (very grand Elizabethan Prodigy House; built 1567-1579),
- Marquess of Cholmondeley - Houghton Hall (grand Palladian House; built 1722-1729).
Yeah I could see myself there
Beautiful if I’d had the money I’d buy it on the spot without knowing the down sides of this or just build one exactly like this one... why can’t we build building and houses more this way and not with little twigs like over here in the us doesn’t this creat more jobs... I mean I know it’s more expensive but still
very beautiful
£200 million in repairs! Wow! No wonder so many large houses were demolished in the 20thC. Is a shame though.
365 rooms or one for each day of the year. It's difficult to comprehend such large houses being built in the first place. Why on earth would you ever need that many rooms!?
Most of them are for service. The kitchens, laundries, workshops and mess areas. The main apartments would occupy a smaller area of the floor plan most likely in the grandest central part of the building.
When I turn 25 I will definetly purchase it
If only this house could talk! A film should be made about this house and the fitzwilliam family who owned it. History, and a revealing insight to how the aristocracy lived and lorded it over in this country. Fascinating the way they lived and, the things they got away with.
watch The Country House Revealed, it has 1 hour about Wentworth Woodhouse
The House looks like seacret carden movie house
I believe this is the family home of jacob ress mogg's wife family one one the richest families hundreds of years ago
Was this used in The Crown? It looks quite familiar
I thought that too and im pretty sure it is
that house looks like the one the directors of billionaire boy used
lol
I dont undestand why the goverment is spending 200 million to preserve something that is just a big house.
Beside being a cultural heritage site. It is an asset in the long run.
Is this the Kingsman's base?
Was this the home that was used in “Sense and Sensibility “ ?
Pride and Prejudice . Lyme park was the main mansion
It's ghastly with how large it is. There is literally no need for that size. Design and architecture aside it's an absolute waste.
If the Wentworth family had enough money to build a house that big, who are you to say they shouldn't have built it?
But it was always more than just a private home. It was in essence a community center where thousands met, worked and played over the centuries.
Beautiful
Don't open for public a rich person should buy this castle and live life like a king !
Didn’t they filmed the crowned there? I think the scene where Charles met Diana was filmed there 🤔?
it's called "WOODHOUSE" but it it made by concrete and stone bricks.
Jeez they live in a house, a very big house I might add, in the country
Surprised Roman abrovonich didn’t buy it
I wish they would have given the history on the building
You could put several families to live there in return they could help with repairs and maintenance
I’m looking to buy this. I wonder at what price they will give the house to my position.
You can’t convince me that this isn’t secretly Malfoy Manor 😂
Malfoy Manor is Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire even though Order of the Phoenix has it as being in Wiltshire
Don’t forget the ghost that lives there too.
They should have asked Prince Charles to sponsor it. He did a wonderful job with the Scottish estate he renovated.
The outside looks a little musty.
I think it adds character
Splendid place
I'd fix the roof easily...
And so many homeless people in England ...
Every bedroom is a master bedroom.
Combien coûte ce magnifique château avec tout les rénovations qu'il demande ?👑👍🎩🎩
Who was the architect and who was the owner I thought Chatsworth and Blenheim were the biggest country houses in the country
architect = John Carr of York
owner = Clifford Newbold who sold it to wentworth woodhouse preservation trust
Si magnificent!!!
Is it for sale
How much do I have to pay for it
gdp of earth mate
@@kanyewest2729 hi excuse I will like to do music pardon for being so forward please
@@kanyewest2729 it was last sold for £7m in 2014
Weren't some scenes of Outlander filmed here?