CASTLE RESTORATION Project - HELP Save This CASTLE!
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- Опубликовано: 27 май 2022
- In this final episode of her current visit to Hinchingbrooke House, I am joined by Tom Wheeley, one of the history teachers at Hinchingbrooke School. Together we delve into the past of this fascinating building - from its time as a medieval nunnery to being the ancestral seat of the Earls of Sandwich and for the past 50 years as Hinchingbrooke School.
But the upkeep of such an historic building is a constant challenge. With the current lead roof reaching the end of it’s 100 year life-span it will soon need replacing. So The Friends of Hinchingbrooke have launched an appeal to help fund this vital work to preserve Hinchingbrooke House for future generations.
If you can donate to the Friends of Hinchingbrooke House Roof Appeal, please do so here: gofund.me/b9cb5be4
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Julie an old naval tradition was when a wooden ship was scraped the main deck was cut up and to each person who served on the ship a gifted trophy of a piece of the deck was sent. In the case of Hinchingbrooke a trophy mounted piece of an old shingle from the old roof
This Process is called "Planking," &. it is still carried out today.😊
A Section of the Decommissioned Submarine or Ship,
Is Each given a Number, then Engraved into the Section of Plank - usually from the Hull of a Submarine or Ship,
&. Given to the Person who has Donated, or Bid for a certain "Plank Number."‼️
Fascinating. This tradition reminds me of the story behind the Resolute Desk, the official desk of the US president in the White House. The desk was constructed from salvaged decks and timber from HMS Resolute, a Royal Navy ship. HMS Resolute was exploring and studying the Artic in the 1850s when it was trapped in an ice flow and nearly crushed. An American whaling ship saved the British sailors. Queen Victoria, in gratitude, had a desk made from the salvaged timbers of HMS Resolute and sent it over as a gift to POTUS. The Resolute Desk still sits in the Oval Office today.
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I lived in a wing of the house (Pitchford Hall)….with my father….40 years ago….so looking forward to this episode….x
I love how they’ve preserved the architectural findings behind glass. Lovely way to feature them.
This is so kind of you to see to the family's historic home, and it's needs.
❤️ I enjoy the sharing of your adventures . History is so fascinating
Hello🖐️dear friend how are you doing today hope you're keeping safe over there. i must say you're looking gorgeously beautiful with that beautiful smile on your face ...I stumbled upon your profile and noticed your radiant smile 😊. Every man that knows the heart of a woman will definitely appreciate and welcome. I feel we should get to know more about ourselves hope you don't mind. You must understand that I don't mean to be rude neither am I here to embarrass you any way I just want you to be sure that I know what am saying that I want us to know more about ourselves. hope you don't mind 🙏🙏🙏
I love seeing the history laid out so clearly in the stained glass windows. Too many people forget the generations before them and what life was like for them and how they lived. Wonderful!
Awesome tour of the Hinchingbrooke House! Every door led to some wonderful piece of history!
What a fantasy place. I can't imagine growing up in a home like this!
What a facinating piece of history. What a truly beautiful place Hitchingbrooke must have been. It still looks stunning,but I would have loved to have seen it in the prime! Great episode Julie.
I loved the stained glass window art collection commemorating the Montagu family history. The window depicting the boat fire was particularly touching.
Hello🖐️dear friend how are you doing today hope you're keeping safe over there. i must say you're looking gorgeously beautiful with that beautiful smile on your face ...I stumbled upon your profile and noticed your radiant smile 😊. Every man that knows the heart of a woman will definitely appreciate and welcome. I feel we should get to know more about ourselves hope you don't mind. You must understand that I don't mean to be rude neither am I here to embarrass you any way I just want you to be sure that I know what am saying that I want us to know more about ourselves. hope you don't mind 🙏🙏🙏
This was such a wonderful series. Thank you Julie and the American Viscountess team.
It would be so helpful to have a directory or gps pop up in the corner to help orientate yourself while you’re watching. It’s so interesting but hard to know what part of the building they’re walking into in relation to another. a visual either map or blue print/ diagram of the building would be amazing. I love seeing how these spaces have evolved over time! Great video guys 👍🏻💕😍
What an amazing legacy and fantastic history! My entire family are first-generation from France and Germany, and our love for ancient, historic buildings goes deep. 💕 Thanks for sharing this great legacy with the public! 🤩
Hello🖐️ how are you doing today, hope you're keeping safe over there. wishing you a happy Easter 🎄🎉 I pray this year brings happiness, prosperity, love and peace to the whole world 🌎 Most especially for all American 💓💓💓💞💞💞💞🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 I'm James Morgan by name from the state, it nice meeting you here on this utube channel ☺️ where are you from..? hope you don't mind....
Absolutely magical!!!! Thank you for sharing this with all of us!
I just want you two to know how much I loved this vlog! So much! My favorite so far! 👏👏👏👏
I adore this channel ❤️. I learn so much. I have a special needs child. I will never be able to travel outside the 🇺🇸. I get to see Britian. I pray 🙏 you get the money 💰.
I love the family history and then the larger historical story. I’ve really enjoyed this series.
This channel is truly special. Thank you Julie!
So Enjoyed this Wonderful Hinchingbrooke House
Series Julie.😊
I would Love to see you Film a Complete Documentary on the Entire History of Hinchingbrooke House, featuring members of the Montagu Family of course,
right from the Beginning to
the Present Day,
documenting All the Families
&. Religious Orders etc.,
as it has so much of a Story,
still to Tell.‼️
Stained glass historical record so beautiful yet, so fragile!
Thank you for all the history you have shared.
Fantastic historical series! Thank you Julie for the "first class" tour with some great stories from the Earl and Lady Kate who grew up there. Wonderful!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Loved the tour and all the historical details. Thanks for sharing 😍😘
Brilliant Julie. Fantastic job 👏
I think this is my favorite series you have done, because it is personal. Thank you for sharing your love of history.
This entire video has been very heartbreaking for me. I totally understand what loosing family business, property and History of family means😩 My heart breaks for your family. 💕🙏🙏
I remember sneaking out onto the roof from what was a small annex to a music room, it was out of bounds but we had to explore! (1973/4) :)
You can take the girl out of America, but you can't take her out of her little Corvette. I absolutely love your story and your channel. Thank you for sharing.
Love what you're wearing in this episode, Julie! Keep it going!
Thank you! Will do!
A lot of history in this house.
Brilliant. Mr Wheeley's enthusiasm is amazing. A very informative series. Thank you.
I have truly loved this series! Living across the pond, I realize that what we consider our history is miniscule compared to Great Britain's. It's wonderful that they've been able to save as much heritage as they have. Thank you for letting us trip down memory lane with you and your family. All the best from Missouri.
Beautiful series on Hinchingbrooke
Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Credit to you Julie and everyone involved.
Julie what you might suggest is that if donations could help Hinchingbrooke the old what ever like roof shingles being replaced could be portioned mounted inscriptions some how and sent to persons who donate
Julie, you did it again!! Bravo🍸👏👏👏
Thank you Tom for sharing the interesting history of the house! Love the video! Love from Vermont
I loved it 😍
Thanks Julie - this was excellent
Glad you enjoyed it!
So fascinating Julie the history was a feast. Since they can’t do tours, the students should make calendars. Pictures of the history of the building and what was once. With a historical tidbit, I’m American I would buy one lol. ❤️🇺🇸
Fabulous 👍
I just found you a couple days ago, and I'm in love with your channel! I love castles and I love people who respect the architecture and history of these beautiful buildings. I love your passion for these buildings and I'm glad you are making these videos educating people.
Thank you so much!!!
Wow with all the modifications and change of use room to room I would hate to be a plumber scared that the new replumbing of a section would result in the upstairs toilet in a bedroom draining into the downstairs kitchen sink yeeowza!!!
I'm amazed at how thick the roof tiles are. Those are 2-3x as thick as a usual slate roof.
I love all of your videos as I love history and old buildings and learning about their history!! You do a wonderful job with each and every episode. Thank you!! May I offer a suggestion? Please get some help with your wardrobe! It seems as if you’re wearing your daughter’s middle school clothes. Something a little more appropriate for a Viscountess might be in order?
Lovely interview,,cheers from US just sent a lil ol help you way....
Thank you!!!
All the donations appear to be in pounds. As an American how do I donate?
Julie, not to take anything away from John and Kate, but I did so enjoy this segment. As a fervid watcher of Time Team I love the fact that they had the old maps of the nunnery and were able to find out so much about the house. And uncovering bits of Norman architecture was wonderful. It is sad that they stable blocks were torn down but understandable. We see the damage to the stables at Mapperton. A 1,000 years is a very long time for continuous occupation. It was great to see that clip of Rosemary again walking thru the Hitchingbrooke gardens and have Julie and Tom be on the same spot. Julie, not sure of protocol but when you're dissertation is done and submitted I hope you'll be able to share it with us.
you can still donate - it will convert it to USD for you. :-) and thank you! I will def. share it with you when finished next year.
This may be so American of me to ask but does your husband’s family wish they could buy back their family home and reoccupy it? I know your husband has only known mapperton, but there is so much history of his family for centuries still inside hinchingbrook. In watching the return to hinchingbrook series, so many times I just wanted to cry. I know those big estates are money pits and so daunting of a task to upkeep BUT the history of it all!
I need to know where you shop for your clothes, I love everything you wear!
Hey issabell my family also at end of WWll through Canada.
This makes no sense.
When I was in Salisbury they were taking donations for the Cathedral’s lead roof. You paid for a shingle and got to etch your name on it. It was rather fun to do this and also help the preservation of Salisbury Cathedral. Couldn’t the school do something similar?
I lived very near at Brampton mill as a child…I hoped you would solve the mystery of the little 1 room cottage in the grounds with its own fenced in garden? Do you know anything about that?.
Yes indeed,our old pile Stickapopple hall,was a haven for wildlife,the roof was overpopulated with feral cats the odd dingo and hard to believe two out of control Orangutan,and yes indeed a retired member of the House of Lords,apparently he had served in the Crusades with Dickie himself,,he loved to take potshots at the local immigrants with his trusty an rusty Ole blunderbuss ! The Nobility are a class apart and worthy of our support financial when needed !
My theory that Cromwell's dissolution of these Catholic buildings was largely fed by his personal greed is only reinforced by the history of Hinckingbrooke. Of course he began in his own backyard with an estate he knew and wanted for himself. (Yes, I know this is an enormous over-simplification of the era, and I write this with a wry smile).
Why are these roofs not being fixed/replaced one at a time instead of waiting until numerous ones need repairs/replacing? It would reduce the cost immensely!
Are the Montagus of Hinchingbrook/Mapperton related to the Montagus of Beaulieu?
What and from what company is that great red paint color?
How did Hitchingbrooke pass from the Cromwell family to the Montague family?
It's funny to hear Julie say "all" with A British accent.
Just remembered to hit “Like”
I didn’t have my glasses on and I read Just remembered to hit Luke. Not sure why I thought it was so funny
@Susan Jolly…Julie needs to hit Luke and film it. Only in jest of course, but that would be hilarious!! 😂🤣
I love your knitted tank tops you where where do you purchase them from absolutely love them
Thank you! Just found at a lovely shop in England x
@@AmericanViscountess thanks I just found some in an online shop called seasalt Cornwall 😀❤️
I’m pausing midway through so it may have been cleared up. The first Cromwell to take possession after the nunnery was dissolved was Richard Cromwell, a nephew of Thomas Cromwell, not Oliver Cromwell. Oliver was the great grandson of Richard. I don’t mean to nitpick. I’m fascinated with Tudor era and knew Thomas Cromwell was the driving force behind the Reformation and dissolution of the monasteries and nunneries. Nevertheless, these videos are amazing and I’m happy that much has been preserved and rediscovered. But in the long run it was a home longer than it was a nunnery I suppose. And as Luke’s father said in the previous episode life goes on. Or something along those lines.
they didnt say oliver owned it just the fammily lived there and oliver was born in Huntingdon
@@alexmyall2877 I stand corrected!!
@@alexmyall2877 thank you
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Any ghost sightings in these old buildings?
Yes you have more repair restoration work to do then the number of frogs in your swimming pool .
I believe you should name the cottage you are doing now after Alberta
Reverend Howard
Julie, I'm curious about your own ancestors. Did you have family in England a century or two ago?
I have sen that automobile in other programs. It must be a local feature?
I think I remember reading that Julie said that they borrowed the Classic Vette to film the intro to the “American Countess” vlogs.
Every time he said Tudor, it sounded like Cheetah. I kept trying to figure out why he was saying cheetah. 🤷♀️
Julie, was Rosemary an American like you?
Something wrong about the video quality?
Why is this woman always waving her arms in the air
“Yeah, yeah incredible, that’s right, obviously”
During summer break can't the school be open for visitors to tour the estate, could raise money that way? 😊
Julie specifically addresses why they can't do that from 20:25 - 20:57.
Such a shame that the school took the decision to demolish the lovely stable block, and agree with you that they could have converted what was there, despite the odd thinking that they were new build and of no historical value... it's just wrong!
its a school, get the department of education to pay for the repairs.
Help save the roof? Sell the house in Italy!
So if Luke ever got really wacked up mad at you And told you to get yourself to a Nunery you only need to go out the back door and behind the kitchen garden reverend Howard
Oliver Cromwell…. what an evil man he was.
You have to remember one thing , All of the people in that County had their Council Tax spent on that place in order to Buy it and make it a School Now a Private School would have to charge higher fees to its Students Parents in order to Keep up with the the repairs that are needed, And a Council owned School is responsible for the upkeep from its Budget. If you can’t afford the Upkeep then the place should go up for Sale and Sold to someone thats more than happy to deal with the Problem… But NO the Rich always comes Cap in Hand to the Poor to Help …. Give Help to the Homeless not Upper class people Who live beyond their means …..
People everywhere are struggling with massive inflation on everything from food to fuel...on top of barely recovering from being shutdown due to covid. How are they able to donate to something like this? How do you justify asking people barely getting by to donate to a vanity project? I'd sell the car, the art and countless other items to fund this before asking other's who've been suffering for two years at least.
This is disappointing.
its a state school im sure it's suffering from a lack of funding (although in the south comparatively better off) as many other state schools in the country?
@@alexmyall2877 they're remodeling the entire place and spend more on a bathroom than most people make in a year. Their children have well funded private educations which I don't have issue with..until you ask a suffering people to donate.
I'd sell that collector car, a good portion of the antiques and possibly lay off one or two of the helpers before this.
It's incredibly tone deaf. People are seriously struggling right now and like I said..this is a vanity project, nothing more. I'd donate to feed children in Africa, Singapore and Haiti long before something like this.
Anyway, it's your money so do as you please..just as it's just my opinion with which I will also do as I please.
I enjoyed the channel..until this.
Be well.
@@alexmyall2877 and people so quickly forget that these palaces were built on the backs of the poor with little to no other option in life. I like Downton abbey as much as the next girl, but the truth of it all is much for few and very little for the many. These places fell in disrepair for a reason. It was a revolting practice from the start.
@@alexmyall2877 well it looks like I owe you and them an apology. I did not realize it was for a school because they're fixing their roof as well and somehow missed it.
I sincerely apologize for my rant and attitude. Wow. I was incredibly out of line!
@@JacindaH no worries i dont like aristocrats as much as the next person (especially considering her father in law has a vote in parliament as the earl of sandwich), but this one seems goof and it preserves history which is what i watched this for anywho :)
Time Team should check out Hinchingbrook since the site is at least 1,000 years old.