A visit to the oldest house in Hampstead!

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  • Опубликовано: 4 май 2024

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  • @livinglondonhistory
    @livinglondonhistory  2 месяца назад +47

    You can read about its full history and how to visit on my most recent blog post 👉 livinglondonhistory.com/hampsteads-oldest-house-a-visit-to-fenton-house/

    • @stardustgirl2904
      @stardustgirl2904 2 месяца назад

      I'm related to George Washington! 😊

    • @mercedes-benzbentleyranger1070
      @mercedes-benzbentleyranger1070 2 месяца назад +2

      I love beautiful old historical architecture. Thank you

    • @CK77460
      @CK77460 Месяц назад

    • @judeirwin2222
      @judeirwin2222 23 дня назад

      Work on correcting the poor grammar in this. “him and his son”? No, you ass. “He and his son”

  • @spanishpeaches2930
    @spanishpeaches2930 2 месяца назад +164

    Worked on this building back around 1994

  • @lizmuncey4270
    @lizmuncey4270 2 месяца назад +97

    I like the pine cone, on a napkin, on the piano stool. Excellent way of saying don't sit here 😂

    • @SugarWildflower-si4ox
      @SugarWildflower-si4ox Месяц назад +1

      😊that is funny.

    • @howardmckenna
      @howardmckenna Месяц назад +4

      That's an invitation to some people! 🤣

    • @sandraphillips878
      @sandraphillips878 2 дня назад

      A National Trust place near me uses Teasal heads to deter people from sitting on the furniture

  • @phylliscook-se7mx
    @phylliscook-se7mx Месяц назад +3

    Beautiful!

  • @dittedatte8046
    @dittedatte8046 2 месяца назад +71

    What a beautiful Place to visit...❤

    • @robertknowles2699
      @robertknowles2699 2 месяца назад +2

      Margaret Keal Knowles and family enjoyed Frames Tour in '69. She was Dean of Women, helping young ladies
      attend Fenn College and hold employment as well near East Cleveland,
      Ohio. 😂 Danette Fenton, in Cedar Key,
      works with students and was with US Postmaster in Cedar Key.

  • @baay376
    @baay376 2 месяца назад +26

    This is EXACTLY the type of thing I would want to be doing if I were to go to London. It would have to be a months long trip, as there's much too much glorious history to uncover. Too many responsibilities keeping me in relatively close vicinity to home when I do get to travel, but that's ok. More time to save towards an epic English immersion.

    • @Yamezzzz
      @Yamezzzz Месяц назад +3

      It's just a National Trust site, I can recommend any of them all over the UK. Membership is so worth it since it gives you unlimited entrance to all 1000+ different places they own.
      My closest NT site is Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland, big beautiful grounds and you can tour the house. Most are like this but this London one is particularly small in terms of gardens and walks because it's London lol I haven't actually heard of this specific one before, there are hundreds all over.
      If you're going to do a month's long trip you'd definitely not want to spend too much time in London, it's almost like an independent city state like Singapore and nothing like the rest of the country.
      If you visit, hope you have a fantastic time in the UK, you can fly from London to Belfast for about £30 each way and Northern Ireland is the most under-visited part of the UK by far but brilliant.

    • @patsysadowski1546
      @patsysadowski1546 Месяц назад +1

      I’m biased but the hidden gems in London alone are wonderful. National Trust is great advice, it is worth seeing so many places around the country. Are trains are pretty good and the fast trains clean and reliable. I hope you make it over.

  • @djalice
    @djalice 2 месяца назад +47

    Been many times. I think some of the harpsichords were Handel’s. George Romney’s studio was just across from the gates and you have to visit The Hollybush Pub just a few steps away 😇😎

  • @timothyj1966
    @timothyj1966 Месяц назад +4

    Canadian here.... Visited a few Years ago... Amazing Place.... Great Collection of Antique Keyboards

  • @meetlejuice8865
    @meetlejuice8865 2 месяца назад +15

    They sometimes have concerts of early music there too

  • @MrJohn768
    @MrJohn768 2 месяца назад +11

    Thank you ! An interesting visit .... Well done 👏

  • @stardustgirl2904
    @stardustgirl2904 2 месяца назад +5

    A great place to visit for sure!❤

  • @marcuswalters8093
    @marcuswalters8093 2 месяца назад +8

    I've been there. They have _lovely_ apples nearby.

  • @annass4972
    @annass4972 2 месяца назад +10

    I’ve been there. Lovely house.

  • @matildemiles4187
    @matildemiles4187 17 дней назад

    Wow! So much more to see and to visit. Thank you ❤

  • @adinamedrea5303
    @adinamedrea5303 Месяц назад +2

    I always think of Hercule Poirot when I see such beautiful places from England ❤

  • @martinholmes-ue9ko
    @martinholmes-ue9ko 2 месяца назад +2

    Wonderful ! Thank you so much!

  • @spugesdu
    @spugesdu 2 месяца назад +38

    Fenton! Jesus Christ.

    • @itstimeforham
      @itstimeforham 2 месяца назад +2

      I came here for this.

    • @Lioness_UTV
      @Lioness_UTV 2 месяца назад +5

      😂 ...there is another classic hot on the heels of Fenton... Google 'Steven, horse' you won't regret it

    • @Silverbirchleaf
      @Silverbirchleaf 2 месяца назад +1

      I also came here for this 😂

    • @judydunlop1964
      @judydunlop1964 2 месяца назад +1

      🐕🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌

    • @FerociousMatti
      @FerociousMatti 5 дней назад +1

      😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

  • @simonrobson2293
    @simonrobson2293 2 месяца назад +2

    Lived round the corner from there for 3 years ,great area left end of 2021

  • @saz_40
    @saz_40 24 дня назад

    used to volunteer here, pre covid they had regular harpsichord concerts and someone came in every friday to play, not sure if they still do but was amazing hearing the music throughout the house

  • @kettle2293
    @kettle2293 2 месяца назад +7

    So pretty

  • @silviamouret3689
    @silviamouret3689 2 месяца назад +2

    Love it thanks from Switzerland

  • @pamelamiltenberger4229
    @pamelamiltenberger4229 2 месяца назад

    Fascinating and beautiful

  • @robert-trading-as-Bob69
    @robert-trading-as-Bob69 2 месяца назад +3

    A little known fact is that young George Washington saw his father writing to Joshua Gee, and every letter started off rather informally with: "Well, Gee..."
    Little George started answering questions with a 'well, gee..' the same 'oh gee' or 'well gee, man' or even 'oh, geez, Louise' we hear from Americans all the time.
    😂Maybe, just maybe, I'm right about this, but I doubt it.

  • @aiwi9498
    @aiwi9498 Месяц назад

    Beautiful! Love to visit here❤❤❤

  • @gr8hnd10
    @gr8hnd10 2 месяца назад +5

    “Him and his son” makes my ears hurt.

    • @moragmackay3597
      @moragmackay3597 Месяц назад +1

      Me too. Very disappointing from a well spoken British person as it's the kind of gaffe that American kids would do.

    • @oabuseer
      @oabuseer Месяц назад

      What should it be, please?

    • @moragmackay3597
      @moragmackay3597 Месяц назад +2

      @@oabuseer He and his son.

    • @ElusiveTy
      @ElusiveTy Месяц назад

      ​@@oabuseerA good way to remember is to remove 'his son'. The remaining grammar gives away the error-him had XYZ, him did XYZ, him is XYZ.
      He had XYZ
      He did XYZ
      He is XYZ
      He and his son had
      He and his son did
      He and his son are

  • @galerad7254
    @galerad7254 2 месяца назад +7

    "Him and his son made various changes
    . . .". ------ grammar, grammar, grammar ! ! !

  • @corneliaarendsen1358
    @corneliaarendsen1358 Месяц назад

    A beautiful place to visit.❤❤❤

  • @Finggy
    @Finggy 2 месяца назад +1

    Beautiful

  • @timothylaws4549
    @timothylaws4549 2 месяца назад +2

    beautiful • thank you

  • @chaseschneier1076
    @chaseschneier1076 2 месяца назад +7

    Lovely…but the proper grammar is “HE and his son James…”

  • @LooselyGrope
    @LooselyGrope 2 месяца назад +5

    Uchhh don't come to Hampstead on the weekend. It's heaving with tourists and you're all deeply annoying.

    • @user-ty2uz4gb7v
      @user-ty2uz4gb7v 2 месяца назад

      All I did was loosely grope you 🤷

  • @Thomas-uu9ex
    @Thomas-uu9ex 2 месяца назад +1

    Un bijou !

  • @ramandubey1849
    @ramandubey1849 2 месяца назад +4

    I love your videos

  • @mcc5901
    @mcc5901 2 месяца назад +1

    Check out Ham House in the south west of the city

  • @Sherirose1
    @Sherirose1 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank-you

  • @heaven-is-real
    @heaven-is-real 2 месяца назад +1

    It looks great

  • @boycottpalmoil
    @boycottpalmoil 2 месяца назад +1

    Lovely house but knowing it was donated to the National Trust means I won’t be visiting it!

    • @alexbates9416
      @alexbates9416 Месяц назад

      Why?

    • @boycottpalmoil
      @boycottpalmoil Месяц назад

      @@alexbates9416 Blood sports/hunting. Even after the ban in 2004, they still allowed ‘trail hunting’ which is a cover for real hunting. They are dishonest hence the name, ‘National Distrust’ which is their alternative name in anti-hunt circles.

  • @KASIA-fj6gu
    @KASIA-fj6gu Месяц назад +1

    Thank you! ♥️ I'm starting to fall in love with you, man!

  • @HouseGurke
    @HouseGurke 2 месяца назад +2

    Every time I come across your videos I have to check if it's Max Fosh or you

  • @lubatiflides3374
    @lubatiflides3374 2 месяца назад +1

    oh how lovely ... an Orchard

  • @vezhopkins714
    @vezhopkins714 Месяц назад +1

    when you said the name of the house all I could think of was the dog chasing after the deer and his owner getting irate trying to get him back XD

  • @lisalking2476
    @lisalking2476 21 день назад

    Beautiful 🕍

  • @stevehunt7938
    @stevehunt7938 2 месяца назад +1

    Good luck getting there through the protesters and muggers

  • @janelliot5643
    @janelliot5643 2 месяца назад +4

    Correction: "'he' and his son, James..."

  • @Rumade
    @Rumade 2 месяца назад +13

    The internet has a sense of humour today.
    First thing I see: a notice from Richmond Park saying that dogs must be kept on leads for the season.
    Second thing I see: Fenton house.
    ;)

    • @Tang.E
      @Tang.E 2 месяца назад +4

      😀

    • @johndaarteest
      @johndaarteest 2 месяца назад +4

      "Oh Jesus Christ - FENTONNNNNN!!!"

  • @alexrothwell9592
    @alexrothwell9592 14 дней назад

    Gorgeous ❤

  • @hansendesigns
    @hansendesigns Месяц назад

    Wow!!

  • @terminator4974
    @terminator4974 Месяц назад

    Amazing

  • @scotsam7590
    @scotsam7590 Месяц назад +1

    I want to see this. BTW, it's "HE" and his son James. Love you!

  • @marcuswardle3180
    @marcuswardle3180 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm Sorry! All I could think of the moment he said "this is Fenton House" was of the RUclips clip of a dog called Fenton chasing after deer in Richmond Park. While the owner shouts "Fenton!" vainly trying to get the dog to heel! Everything after that comment about the name of the house was lost to time.

  • @stephendodd606
    @stephendodd606 23 дня назад

    Love this fact 🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍

  • @agbobier2657
    @agbobier2657 2 месяца назад

    I love the wallpaper

  • @dorothysay8327
    @dorothysay8327 2 месяца назад +5

    Omg brilliant! I’d no idea this was open to the public …

  • @junedunne
    @junedunne 2 месяца назад

    Cool!

  • @gordonadams5891
    @gordonadams5891 2 месяца назад +3

    Hmm. Gentrification in the colonial era.😊

  • @fidgyblitzers
    @fidgyblitzers 7 дней назад

  • @kellydalstok8900
    @kellydalstok8900 2 месяца назад +1

    Unfortunately it was closed when I walked past it while on my “Joolz Guides” walk in March.

  • @Alipotamus
    @Alipotamus 16 дней назад

    We have 3 generations of Fenton in our family. First names.

  • @alinaaraslanova9260
    @alinaaraslanova9260 21 день назад

    I like your accent, like music to my ear

  • @extracheese1450
    @extracheese1450 Месяц назад

    Sims 3 have all the doors and window variation👁👄👁 (except tall window in the back)

  • @user-kj6ys5vx6z
    @user-kj6ys5vx6z 13 дней назад

    😮😮😮😮😮❤❤

  • @monicaclark9581
    @monicaclark9581 Месяц назад

    I wonder if Mr. Gee ever moved to America before its independence from England.

  • @Gannicus-USA
    @Gannicus-USA 2 месяца назад

    That’s really an FU move when your relatives would rather leave their money to the town than you!

  • @KNIGHTSTEMPLAR13
    @KNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 2 месяца назад +2

    I worked on this building in 1708 and yes I'm old..

  • @nunyabidness117
    @nunyabidness117 26 дней назад

    Londonistan has become extremely expensive due to the influx of Russian oligarch money.

  • @itsjudystube
    @itsjudystube 2 месяца назад +2

    One of my ancestors lived near there in the 1700s. Her surname was Dalmeida. First name Rachel or Rebecca I think.
    I believe her family was Portuguese and had come to London following the Inquisition. I’m wondering if there is anything more you know about the area or can you point me to where I can find more information.
    ☺️☺️

    • @moragmackay3597
      @moragmackay3597 Месяц назад

      Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre and,
      The National Archives

  • @Matt..S
    @Matt..S 28 дней назад

    fenTOOON !! FENTON!!! FEEENNNNN TOOOOON!!!

  • @mailinglist2451
    @mailinglist2451 Месяц назад +1

    “HIM and his son.” NO!! “HE and his son.”
    Teaching English to an Englishman. Tsk tsk.

  • @kcschmidt7823
    @kcschmidt7823 Месяц назад

    *"He and his son..."
    Nice place.

  • @RebeccaLynnMusic
    @RebeccaLynnMusic Месяц назад

    He and his son. Not him and his son. Oh my gosh. What is happening in the world.

  • @Anthony-tp6fm
    @Anthony-tp6fm 2 месяца назад +1

    🤨🤔🤫♥️❤️💯👍

  • @RealUlrichLeland
    @RealUlrichLeland Месяц назад

    *FENTON... FENTOOOOON!!! OH **_JESUS KRRIST!_*

  • @netcurtains
    @netcurtains 24 дня назад

    I from Congo,, I want to live there,,I asylum man,need help

  • @robertaschultze3684
    @robertaschultze3684 Месяц назад

    Most of my family were already American colonials by the late 17th century.

  • @user-go2st5fi9w
    @user-go2st5fi9w Месяц назад

    This is most likely a filming location as well.

    • @moragmackay3597
      @moragmackay3597 Месяц назад

      Yes, it has been:
      Clarissa. 1991. TV Mini Series.
      Mansfield Park. 1999.
      Dancing on the Edge. 2013
      Operation Mincemeat 2021.

  • @alidas1435
    @alidas1435 2 месяца назад

    beautiful..
    is landlord excepting housing benefits??😂

  • @NYWF1939
    @NYWF1939 Месяц назад

    HE and his son... NOT HIM and his son!

  • @paulashe61
    @paulashe61 2 месяца назад

    There’s a fresh water spring that turns into a major sewer as it gets through London

    • @dianastevenson131
      @dianastevenson131 2 месяца назад

      You mean the River Fleet I believe. Gives its name to Fleet Street but is all underground there.

  • @Bruniebear
    @Bruniebear Месяц назад

    He and his son James...NOT him!

  • @araz7857
    @araz7857 День назад

    and native america suffered.

  • @paulabennett4788
    @paulabennett4788 2 месяца назад +1

    Exactly my thoughts too. Fennnntooon. 😂

  • @Kim-lc3fv
    @Kim-lc3fv 2 месяца назад +4

    Why do you say "Him and his son"? Speaking as a proper English gentleman on the video, you must know that it's "He and his son".

  • @thoughtfortheday7811
    @thoughtfortheday7811 2 месяца назад

    What was the original cost of the house in the £Sd of the day?

  • @tiglathpiglezer
    @tiglathpiglezer 2 месяца назад +1

    Definitely not aristocrats: "Trade".

    • @monicaclark9581
      @monicaclark9581 Месяц назад

      You sound like Caroline Bingley in Pride and Prejudice.

  • @420blackbirds8
    @420blackbirds8 Месяц назад

    the gate is the Album cover for????

  • @shy404usernotfound
    @shy404usernotfound Месяц назад

    And that certain Washington's son, went on to kill a many Englishmen!

  • @unklestu
    @unklestu 2 месяца назад

    Close to the meat

  • @davidmichael3189
    @davidmichael3189 Месяц назад

    Fentanyl House

  • @MattGDesign
    @MattGDesign Месяц назад

    Gee thats interesting

  • @BadgerOfTheSea
    @BadgerOfTheSea 2 месяца назад

    "Fenton.... Fenton!.... FENTON!.... FEEENNNTOOOONNN!!!!!! OH GOD"

  • @cathylynch5065
    @cathylynch5065 Месяц назад

    "Him and his son..."
    I expect so much better from Britain. Cringey.

  • @user-kv1nj2kz6r
    @user-kv1nj2kz6r 2 месяца назад

    Nope, I'm disabled.

  • @kikidevine694
    @kikidevine694 Месяц назад

    Knowing people with that surname, you pronounce it 'jee'.

    • @Ater_Draco
      @Ater_Draco 16 дней назад

      In 17th century England it was pronounced as in the video. It evolved from the French name "Guy", which is pronounced g-ee

  • @user-tl8zp2vs3e
    @user-tl8zp2vs3e Месяц назад

    Why does it have PVC windows ?

  • @anonym3057
    @anonym3057 2 месяца назад

    Why do you and Max Fosh sound alike? 😅

    • @Yamezzzz
      @Yamezzzz Месяц назад

      Maybe because they're from the same area?

  • @beckynelson6786
    @beckynelson6786 2 месяца назад

    Is it National Trust?

  • @mariemelansongundy-vx4ox
    @mariemelansongundy-vx4ox Месяц назад

    Is this Georgian architecture?

    • @moragmackay3597
      @moragmackay3597 Месяц назад

      No, just before it. It was finished in 1693 so is from the Stuart period which was
      1603 to 1714.

    • @mariemelansongundy-vx4ox
      @mariemelansongundy-vx4ox Месяц назад

      @@moragmackay3597 thank you.

  • @iz723
    @iz723 Месяц назад

    Def had slaves there

  • @jasonpetrise
    @jasonpetrise 2 месяца назад

    Built with slave money

  • @W12super
    @W12super 2 месяца назад

    Why don’t they put some refugees o there ?

    • @tpower1912
      @tpower1912 2 месяца назад +1

      Could fix sixty eight to a room. We need to squeeze as many in as possible.

    • @kellyshomemadekitchen
      @kellyshomemadekitchen 2 месяца назад +1

      @@tpower1912😂

    • @galerad7254
      @galerad7254 2 месяца назад

      Why? Because it'll ruin the infrastructure !

    • @anthonyrybicki1000
      @anthonyrybicki1000 2 месяца назад

      Not very central is it so St James,Kensington and Buckingham Palaces have more empty rooms to spare.