I am most grateful to have these "documentaries" on small, vernacular historic sites in Kent and region. Your commentary is spot on and I really enjoy how you take us to all the "nooks and crannies" of a place. I have studied (and worked a bit with) green wood working, and I have studied the vernacular architecture and furniture of the American South, much of which is rooted in English prototype. I will make a point to look at each of your videos. Many thanks!!!
I grew up in Portsmouth in the 1950s and knew children who lived in houses without electricty. In one home there was no street electricity either and a lamp was lit from the gas main by a council worker who came round with a ladder on a cart to mount the thing and light it every evening. He used a sort of spark gun to ignite it- very scary but exciting. We all had to go indoors/home when the street lights came on so we used to try and divert his attention away from his work so we could have another five minutes.
@@harryrogers Speaking of gaslight - we had a gas mantle in our scullery. If it flickered too weakly my mother would comment that someone in the vicinity must have 'stuck their head in the gas oven' - a common cause of suicide. I've read that when the gas was changed to natural (we had long since abandoned the mantle) suicide rates particularly amongst women dropped drastically.
I love the large fire places like that. I believe the larger size chimneys do not need to be cleaned. We lived in an old farm house when I was younger and we never had to clean the chimney. I remember an old man saying that a creosote would fall off before it close off the chimney.
Really enjoyed this piece, Harry. Wonderful to see not only such a well presented place, but all the pieces the master craftsman has done. Would love to see a video with such an expert. Thank you!
Thanks for the video but a little romanticised, Life would have been very tough and monotonous in those far off years and you would not know when your next meal was coming from, not so bad for farmers until there was crop failures and rent to pay. The one delight you did not mention was the privvy at the bottom of the garden and the weekly disposal, fine on warm summer evenings but not so much fun in January..
Very interesting Harry. I plan to build my own house soon, and make some of the furniture and doors and handrails etc myself too, so this kind of video gives me some ideas and inspiration.
Lovely! I also deeply appreciate the interiors were not painted and fancied up. What is the area with the copper sink or bowl and fireplace in a smaller room downstairs? How is that room used? Many thanks.
What happened to the Tindalls - did the family die out, emigrate to the colonies, or did the current residents just have to move because of the new reservoir? It's a surprise to me that the cottage is rather primitive compared to colonial American houses of the same period that I have visited, or at least some of them. Interesting tour, thanks Harry!
Very interesting, although sort of drab with the white walls and no color to speak of in the bedding. When the Europeans began settling in Colonial America, one of the complaints of the American Indians was that they let their pigs run lose, just like in the video, and the pigs got into and rooted up the unfenced gardens of the Indians.
I like that the cottage wasn't all repainted and spiffed up like new, but left to look as most of its residents probably saw it over the years.
Yes, I thought the same, it's very well handled by the museum.
I am most grateful to have these "documentaries" on small, vernacular historic sites in Kent and region. Your commentary is spot on and I really enjoy how you take us to all the "nooks and crannies" of a place. I have studied (and worked a bit with) green wood working, and I have studied the vernacular architecture and furniture of the American South, much of which is rooted in English prototype. I will make a point to look at each of your videos. Many thanks!!!
Dale Couch Thanks Dale.
I grew up in Portsmouth in the 1950s and knew children who lived in houses without electricty. In one home there was no street electricity either and a lamp was lit from the gas main by a council worker who came round with a ladder on a cart to mount the thing and light it every evening. He used a sort of spark gun to ignite it- very scary but exciting. We all had to go indoors/home when the street lights came on so we used to try and divert his attention away from his work so we could have another five minutes.
Thanks, your recollections would make a wonderful local history...or even an oral history.
@@harryrogers Speaking of gaslight - we had a gas mantle in our scullery. If it flickered too weakly my mother would comment that someone in the vicinity must have 'stuck their head in the gas oven' - a common cause of suicide. I've read that when the gas was changed to natural (we had long since abandoned the mantle) suicide rates particularly amongst women dropped drastically.
Wonderful. Thank you for pointing out so much detail.
liked it very much,I really love historical places
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Lovely video, interesting and a joy to watch
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I love the large fire places like that. I believe the larger size chimneys do not need to be cleaned. We lived in an old farm house when I was younger and we never had to clean the chimney. I remember an old man saying that a creosote would fall off before it close off the chimney.
Really enjoyed this piece, Harry. Wonderful to see not only such a well presented place, but all the pieces the master craftsman has done. Would love to see a video with such an expert. Thank you!
+Donald Paulson Thanks Donald
I'm glad they rescue the old cottages. It's snowing again, everything canceled tomorrow so enjoying some videos.
Thanks for the video but a little romanticised, Life would have been very tough and monotonous in those far off years and you would not know when your next meal was coming from, not so bad for farmers until there was crop failures and rent to pay.
The one delight you did not mention was the privvy at the bottom of the garden and the weekly disposal, fine on warm summer evenings but not so much fun in January..
Very interesting Harry. I plan to build my own house soon, and make some of the furniture and doors and handrails etc myself too, so this kind of video gives me some ideas and inspiration.
+Iron Pirate Perhaps some straw bales or sheeps wool for insulation?
Straw bale is the plan!
great video.. keep them coming harry!
Well shot Harry. Loved it. I'll be ordering a Spoon Carver's tool roll from you soon....
Lovely! I also deeply appreciate the interiors were not painted and fancied up.
What is the area with the copper sink or bowl and fireplace in a smaller room downstairs? How is that room used? Many thanks.
Loved it! Thanks.
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What happened to the Tindalls - did the family die out, emigrate to the colonies, or did the current residents just have to move because of the new reservoir? It's a surprise to me that the cottage is rather primitive compared to colonial American houses of the same period that I have visited, or at least some of them. Interesting tour, thanks Harry!
+Michael Anderson Hi Michael....I guess they moved away......I have Tindalls in my family tree but as far as I am aware they did not live here!
Very interesting, although sort of drab with the white walls and no color to speak of in the bedding. When the Europeans began settling in Colonial America, one of the complaints of the American Indians was that they let their pigs run lose, just like in the video, and the pigs got into and rooted up the unfenced gardens of the Indians.
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