A 17th century Abandoned Camelot Castle owned by a notorious womanizer!

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  • Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
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    STORY
    In the heart of Belgium, a magnificent castle stood tall, built-in 1633 by a noble family who left their mark on the history of the place. However, the castle changed hands over the years, and in the 19th century, it was purchased by the influential British Atkins family, known for their success in the antiques and art business. The Atkins family had grand plans for the castle, hoping to expand their operations into Belgium. Christoph Atkins and his sister Marie-Noel grew up within these walls, surrounded by the grandeur of their family's wealth and success. But as time passed, their paths diverged. Marie-Noel graduated from university and yearned for a different life, so she moved to Israel to pursue her studies of law. Meanwhile, Christoph took over the family business and expanded upon his father's work. He was a man of many passions and pleasures, with many lovers and an appetite for travel. He led a lavish lifestyle, traveling the world for his business and living life to the fullest. For many years, the castle was alive with the sounds of the Atkins family's busy lives. But then, in 2017, the castle fell silent. It was abandoned and left to the elements, leaving the locals to wonder what had become of the once-great Atkins family. The whereabouts of Christoph and Marie-Noel are unknown, and the abandoned castle holds many secrets. The mysteries of this forgotten place have yet to be uncovered, and the story of the people who once called it home remains dramatic and intriguing. What happened to the Atkins family? What secrets do the castle's walls hold? These questions remain unanswered, leaving the castle as a haunting reminder of a bygone era.
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Комментарии • 994

  • @rayva1
    @rayva1 Год назад +201

    Imagine back in the 1600s when that castle was surrounded by nature and dirt paths and trees everywhere. People getting around by horse and by foot. Today, you see residential homes and cemented roads right next to it and cars driving by. What a time warp!

    • @Zahra-ku1sc
      @Zahra-ku1sc Год назад +6

      Amazing

    • @deboramccallum3987
      @deboramccallum3987 Год назад +13

      Hmm..beautiful majestic mature trees replaced by ugly cement bldgs..morphing into a unknown future...

    • @mizzo8341
      @mizzo8341 Год назад +9

      All of these wonderful Gilded Aged Mansions and Castles are always so interesting for me. Old spaces of times gone by.

    • @CappyMoon369
      @CappyMoon369 Год назад +9

      Makes me think of the series Outlanders

    • @jericojaramillo5231
      @jericojaramillo5231 11 месяцев назад +1

      Wow thats amazing

  • @michaelpatterson5811
    @michaelpatterson5811 Год назад +193

    An amazing tour, Lesley! You have inspired me to do some research again! It appears that Christopher Atkins, the owner, bought this chateau in Wallonia (southern Belgium) in 1999 as a restoration project. He owned 3 antique Galleries in central Brussels between 1973 and 2003, specialising in 17th to 19th century furniture from England, France, and Holland. He was highly respected - senior Consultant to the Royal Chamber of Belgian Antique Dealers for 20 years. But by 2010 he had set up an art gallery in Beijing [Atkins & Ai Gallery] with the beautiful Emily de Wolf Pettit. The restoration project never got completed . . . . a couple of details of interest - the baby grand piano was made in London by Marshall & Rose, and dates about 1930. The metal coat of arms you found is the Royal Coat of Arms of England, supported by a lion and a unicorn - and the framed picture is of Queen Mary, mother of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

    • @carolineslater1731
      @carolineslater1731 Год назад +24

      Queen Elizabeth, Queen mother was mother of Queen Elizabeth ii.. Queen Mary was before king George vi.. The queen's father.

    • @michaelpatterson5811
      @michaelpatterson5811 Год назад +23

      Thank you, Caroline - sorry about my typo. It should have read 'grandmother' of Queen Elizabeth II

    • @rosita3671
      @rosita3671 Год назад +12

      There is also a legend about a French nobleman who was imprisoned in the Bastille. It is believed ge invented the game in the 18th Century. Although historically the 1st depiction of the game and its rules date back to 1687 in France. 🇫🇷 🎉

    • @AMClaro-lu8yo
      @AMClaro-lu8yo Год назад +5

      Love your videos

    • @lindatimmons3675
      @lindatimmons3675 Год назад +6

      That's interesting. What some neat information.

  • @deb0523ful
    @deb0523ful Год назад +56

    So sad to see all those treasures and such a grand castle just wasting away. A tragedy.

    • @michaelharrison8036
      @michaelharrison8036 8 месяцев назад +5

      It can't believe they just up and left, leaving all this grandeur behind to just mould away...
      😢😢

    • @MsChitterchat
      @MsChitterchat 3 месяца назад

      @@michaelharrison8036looks like others have been living there more recently

    • @svthorasailing4868
      @svthorasailing4868 2 месяца назад +1

      The taxes alone would bankrupt any decent attempt to save this place.

  • @candacewicks4850
    @candacewicks4850 Год назад +158

    This castle is true history. So sad, that it couldn't of been made into a museum.

    • @TheWorld-of7dd
      @TheWorld-of7dd Год назад +4

      Agreed, they can make some decent income with that for the benefit of the town

    • @fogliliberi
      @fogliliberi Год назад +4

      @@TheWorld-of7dd Bravissimo! È ingiustificabile non tutelare e valorizzare una tale meraviglia

    • @leklek2559
      @leklek2559 Год назад

      @@TheWorld-of7dd I'm I'm

  • @jumaris28
    @jumaris28 Год назад +63

    We all are a passing vessel on this life !! Once more ..
    Magnificent work Lesley & Dan 👍👍👍 Thanks from California .

    • @user-gc5uw4zf8p
      @user-gc5uw4zf8p 11 месяцев назад +1

      Государство атриставрирует апортаиенты ожевут я тожеитересуюсь сторинными зданиями если что-то известно о настоящих владельцах есть программа наследие ЮНЕСКО вам обязательно помогут если непомнить историю то история напомни о себе скарее всего

    • @user-gc5uw4zf8p
      @user-gc5uw4zf8p 11 месяцев назад +1

      В блишением будущем все унаследует церков так архив находился уних

    • @deboramccallum3987
      @deboramccallum3987 9 месяцев назад +1

      Do not cry for what is lost, smile because it was

  • @gregblanton9386
    @gregblanton9386 Год назад +73

    Out of all the oldest abandoned castles you have shown us, this one appears to be the most solid structurally and should be a priority to be fully restored to its past grandeur! All the art, antique furnishings, stonework and millwork inn the castle is enough to overflow a museum, the castle could easily become a destination resort.

    • @manuelaburic5204
      @manuelaburic5204 Год назад +7

      Or a magnificent apartment building.😍

    • @TheAnonyy
      @TheAnonyy 10 месяцев назад

      Costa fortune to to do works on it as it would have protections on it. And back taxes probably applicable too

  • @priscillaa.8548
    @priscillaa.8548 Год назад +43

    Wow, I can't even imagine the thrill of entering a building erected in 1633! Must be so awesome. 400 years takes a toll.

    • @DixonDixon65
      @DixonDixon65 Год назад +3

      Not so uncommon to enter home or buildings in the 1600in Europe.The University of Paris/ Sorbonne was build in 1150..may churches are older too, Notre Dame in Paris was bulit in 1163. MANY 12century, beautiful Villages nestle in.the hills of Nice. ONLY in America is 1600 OLD.😊 PLEASE TRAVEL SO YOU CAN enter a building in the 1600.❤

    • @Dcuniverse60
      @Dcuniverse60 6 месяцев назад

      You are wrong not 400 years ago 391 years ago it was 1623 i 400 years ago

  • @marie-joseedupont3558
    @marie-joseedupont3558 Год назад +34

    It needs a lot of work and money to re store that place. It’s been neglected and should be restore to it’s noble letters.
    If I was a millionnaire, I would buy a place like this for the community because this belongs to country’s history 😊

    • @margerykirner5604
      @margerykirner5604 Год назад +4

      You would have to be a billionaire to restore that house

    • @TheAnonyy
      @TheAnonyy 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@margerykirner5604I was just about to say that as the upkeep would very expensive

    • @svthorasailing4868
      @svthorasailing4868 2 месяца назад

      The local prefecture would tax the property into poverty,totally unviable in today’s political climate.Sadly.

  • @sonyalytle8972
    @sonyalytle8972 Год назад +16

    It's amazing that no one has looted this house with all of the gorgeous antiques in there.

    • @danireydon762
      @danireydon762 Год назад

      So where’s the dust and spider webs? That first reddish sofa set looks very late model.

    • @MaleneMaare
      @MaleneMaare Год назад +1

      @@danireydon762As I understand it was left in 2017.

  • @patrawish874
    @patrawish874 Год назад +39

    What a wonderland this castle is :) I can't believe a multi decade castle is in such good shape. I was blown away by the Arms room with all of its sculpting on the walls especially the village with the surronding wall. If that picture was Christophe, he certainly looked like a pleasant gentleman. The Paintings are so nice. This place is so vast and grand. Everything is just a work of art there. Thank you so much for sharing this fascinating castle with us.

    • @mradventurer8104
      @mradventurer8104 6 месяцев назад

      Yes it means the roof is probably very solid. But it was probably bought in 1999 only (see above) to restore by the family mentioned which is not that long ago.

  • @Komponents
    @Komponents Год назад +10

    Since Christopher Atkins first established his gallery in the centre of Brussels, which grew to three galleries on the Chaussée de Charleroi and Avenue Louise from 1973 - 2003, he has been known for his considerable dynamism and depth of knowledge. A specialist in the purveyance of 17th, 18th and 19th century English, French and Dutch furniture, as well as ethical restoration, Christopher was widely recognized for his expertise:- as the Senior Advisor to the Royal Guild of Flemish Antique Dealers from 1980 - 1990, Senior Consultant to the Royal Chamber of Belgium Antique Dealers for twenty years and requested to vet dealers for major international fairs, for instance Brussels International Fair.
    Christopher’s profession also allowed him to enter into ethical restoration as well as real estate where there was several common denominators. Throughout his real estate projects, undertaken either for his own company or for clients, Christopher was consulted for conservation projects, including Stonehenge in the UK and he dedicated years to the faithful and painstaking restoration of his historic property in Wallonia, Southern Belgium.

    • @gertjanrhebergen3499
      @gertjanrhebergen3499 4 месяца назад +1

      Christofer Atkins = Christian Kristoff Sean Chilberger as mentioned at 24:45 ?

    • @basvandecamp4553
      @basvandecamp4553 Час назад

      I think he is living in England now. Still director of the art company.

  • @eyebleach1182
    @eyebleach1182 Год назад +14

    Amazing to see the castle still not vandalized, given that it is right in the middle of a bustling city, and right beside a busy road.

  • @alisawhite9804
    @alisawhite9804 Год назад +23

    I just recently discovered your channel and I want you to know how much I love it! I love history and y’all do such a wonderful presentation of the places you visit. The majority of us live our small little lives and cherish our family heirlooms and photographs. It’s hard to imagine that no cares for the beautiful objects left behind. How sad. Thank you for showing parts of the world through your eyes and camera lens! God bless! 🇺🇸

  • @ruthbeck2050
    @ruthbeck2050 Год назад +21

    This place is amazing and all the beautiful antique furniture. If they sold the furniture maybe they could afford to restore the place. Really enjoyed seeing this fantastic place. Thank you for showing it.

    • @lindatimmons3675
      @lindatimmons3675 Год назад +4

      True. That's what I was thinking , sell off the antiques and reinvest the money into restoring this amazing place.

    • @MsChitterchat
      @MsChitterchat 3 месяца назад +2

      Think would be better to divide it into grand apartments. At least then it would ensure it’s use and save the building.

    • @svthorasailing4868
      @svthorasailing4868 2 месяца назад

      Without the original furniture the place is nothing,it looses its soul and character.

  • @gacj2010
    @gacj2010 Год назад +71

    Leslie and Danny work together greatly ... What a team ... It requires so much behind the scenes work we sometimes dont think about the editing , the research , music add in Man they do it good ..Naturals

  • @MrPeteVann
    @MrPeteVann Год назад +12

    hi Leslie , Beth here , what a fantastic castle, the amount of work that has gone into the makings, i simply love these video's, love the furnishings. wow. beautiful, thank you

  • @justineheinrichs2798
    @justineheinrichs2798 Год назад +12

    What a stunningly beautiful place ❤. I can’t help it, I’m always saddened when these places are left to decay. Why oh why wouldn’t the family let the town sell whatever is salvageable?
    Excellent explore, thank you ❤️🇨🇦

  • @ramona_rami5643
    @ramona_rami5643 Год назад +41

    I'm so impressed wirh this wonderful Belgian castle!😍 I love the artwork and all the antiques left behind! Splendid photos ,as well!
    Thank you ,Lesley, for this great journey back in time!

  • @prasad21031971
    @prasad21031971 Год назад +12

    This castle is massive and extravagant. This beauty is abandoned and forgotten. But it's not a joke to maintain such a huge place. Thanks for sharing Lesley. Great place. How it looked in its prime.

  • @crizzy8373
    @crizzy8373 Год назад +7

    The portrait in the music room above the piano is Queen Mary, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth.

  • @billb5749
    @billb5749 Год назад +21

    What a fascinating place Lesley. It must have been an amazing home back in the day. The cell in the basement with the spooky door was awesome! Thanks for taking us along.

  • @drhyshek
    @drhyshek 11 месяцев назад +3

    They should’ve had an auction of all that stuff to raise money to restore it.

  • @jamesdellaneve9005
    @jamesdellaneve9005 Год назад +5

    See how a family line ends when they don’t have children. No memories to pass down.

  • @patshimrack6237
    @patshimrack6237 Год назад +18

    Leslie & Danny have truly outdone yourselves! What a tour guide you are. I've enjoyed the castle of Mr Atkins his paintings & his photos. It saddens my heart to see all these items may be ruined & destroyed. The marble fireplaces are gorgeous! Even the music you play is mesmerizing. I just love you guys!!

  • @annlyon.2040
    @annlyon.2040 Год назад +19

    You went through the whole castle in such a time it feels. Love your videos !

  • @IngaOpeli
    @IngaOpeli Год назад +21

    Спасибо ,за экскурсию! Много красивого и заброшенного.Жаль такую красоту.

  • @MissPresley69
    @MissPresley69 Год назад +7

    Marshall and sons was a British brand and that piano here is probably worth a lot of money, because the firm does not exist anymore since 1998 and they were known for building very durable and high quality pianos. Great find👌😍👌

  • @willyegger4488
    @willyegger4488 Год назад +25

    Hey Lesley, Oh my, what a breathtakingly beautiful room! That really is looking so absolutely like a legit step back in time. A time capsule
    with apparently a completely preserved historical interior. So completely amazing! - Beautiful furniture, the clock on the mantlepiece
    of the chimney, the painting of the lady in a historical attire, the decorations of the walls, etc. etc.! - Of course I especially love
    the grand piano!
    Woow, Lesley I am already so excitred to see and hear more about that wonderful abandoned Camelot castle.
    See ya soon, bro! - Peace and kindest regards.

    • @DeeTee2112
      @DeeTee2112 Год назад +2

      Hello my friend! I've been calling for help for centuries and no one has heard me yet. That bad boy Martin Homegardener claims I don't exist. That's why I feel like a dead person. Can you please help me? Please, please bring me back to life!

  • @marie-joseedupont3558
    @marie-joseedupont3558 Год назад +10

    The « sofa » in front of the massive fireplace is called a « love seat ».
    It makes me really sad to see all the mess left inside all these rooms 😢

  • @Isabelle-cn9ur
    @Isabelle-cn9ur Год назад +6

    According to an article in the newspaper Le Soir from 2003, it was Christopher Atkins, British antiquarian established in Brussels, who bought the castle in 1999, "the Weapons Room" enjoys an exceptional Heritage classification in Wallonia...

  • @JoJoJohnston
    @JoJoJohnston 8 месяцев назад +2

    Did anyone else notice the Huge Fireplace in the attic that was barely covered?

  • @christianehuber1145
    @christianehuber1145 Год назад +7

    It must have been a jewel once upon a time. Those stuccos and carvings, the frescoed ceilings and all those little details are so unique. The castle has so much history. It absolutely must be preserved.

  • @surfandturfr
    @surfandturfr Год назад +6

    That game is called Chinese checkers as far as I know. That weapons room is so interesting to look at. I've not seen any plaster work that resembles that work. Very beautiful. I think it would be amazing to see the towns people get together and set each room up with furniture from within the home to make it look like a grand home again. And with all the other pieces of furniture to be auctioned off to get the roof and windows restored. Then turn it into a museum or bed and breakfast. I'd love to work at something like that. Awesome video!!

    • @margueriteczajka6708
      @margueriteczajka6708 Год назад +2

      We always called it Peg Solitaire, I've only seen it with pegs instead of marbles. Chinese Checkers is a much bigger game, it''s a board with a six pointed star

    • @releasingendorphins232
      @releasingendorphins232 Год назад

      I have known this game as a solitaires game called HI Q.

    • @geritaggart2011
      @geritaggart2011 Год назад +2

      We call the game Solitaire. The picture above the grand piano is of Queen Mary wife if George V.

  • @maritzascraft
    @maritzascraft Год назад +15

    I love all the history in these homes. Thanks for showing it to us all ❤

  • @lauraoneill937
    @lauraoneill937 Год назад +7

    The board game with the marbles is called Solitaire. Not Chinese checkers as some have said. Chinese checkers is a star shaped board. This is a totally different game. I Played both growing up in London, UK

  • @cristianmiranda8637
    @cristianmiranda8637 Год назад +8

    Your videos transport me to that place. I see that you are a very respectful person with the place and its architecture that you really enjoy. I have to admit as a technical architect and a student of interior design, it makes me very sad to see places abandoned and decaying with the passage of time. But then I think that each of these buildings has a story to tell and that if they had not been abandoned we would never have known them. Thank you very much for your excellent videos.
    I wanted to make a contribution: at minute 45:02 that is not a family coat of arms, but the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.

  • @larissawollehlen6394
    @larissawollehlen6394 Год назад +21

    Спасибо за это видео!!!
    Замок великолепный!.
    Хотелось подробнее рассмотреть фотографии из альбома.
    И отдельное вам спасибо за перевод на русский язык.

  • @patgilbert1351
    @patgilbert1351 Год назад +8

    I've read the comments, you have brought the world together ❤️ to take trips to a time long ago with you. I love the family pictures. Imagining every day life inside the castle grounds. I'm from Florida in the USA. Thank you.

  • @tammefox3574
    @tammefox3574 Год назад +5

    It's a shame that all this stuff will go to waste

  • @celiareginarogero55
    @celiareginarogero55 Год назад +13

    Hey Bros! I'm curious to know about Camelot Castle's story! ❤❤wonderful photo! I love this!

  • @saiprom
    @saiprom Год назад +6

    Love the architecture of the castle specially fireplace all around the castle, the high ceiling and beautiful courtyard, it must be rich and epic back in the days, surely got so many stuff around and in the castle, beautiful antique pieces for some of future, it must cost a lot of money to maintain this place, thank you for sharing very interesting and beautiful indeed

  • @julieduchek2969
    @julieduchek2969 Год назад +4

    I love the way those old stairs were made. The rise is very short and the run was very,very wide making the stairs much easier to walk up and down. I can see that the stairs would take more space in the house or building, but they were so much easier to walk up and down.

  • @alisonbachmann5817
    @alisonbachmann5817 Год назад +9

    The beauty and the wonder of everything still there like it is a time capsule is truly remarkable. It's like stepping back in time when you walk in. I wish I could imagine what the outside beyond the castle would have looked like.

  • @thebiblicalanimalfarm340
    @thebiblicalanimalfarm340 Год назад +4

    The Marshall and Rose piano was more than likely built in Great Britain.

  • @harrietlivengood6793
    @harrietlivengood6793 Год назад +9

    What a magnificent castle, it’s beautiful! I loved everything about this castle, the architecture, antique furniture, beautiful artwork, and the plaster carvings I the weapon room was simply amazing! What a shame this has been abandoned. I do believe that was a prison cell, 😬 I hope someone will restore the fabulous castle. This is one of my favorite videos. Thank you Leslie and Danny for showing us this magnificent castle. ❤

    • @rhondaillar3906
      @rhondaillar3906 Год назад +1

      I would love to see of them all restored. Today things have to meet modern codes and it was probably cost millions to restore. So sad its left to die alone when it once had so much life.

  • @lexamehrtens2113
    @lexamehrtens2113 Год назад +8

    How are you Danny and Lesley, thank you for bringing us with you exploring all this wonderful things that we see, I’m so grateful, and appreciated all you do, god blessed you my friends, my opinion I think it’s worth to keep all this great things if they could build a massively strong building to keep all this ancient stuff, for the next generation by generations for them to see, i believe it’s very positive admirable, encouraging and enjoyable to see and do for life.

  • @careyh38
    @careyh38 Год назад +4

    Wauw! I can't wait to see this music room. 📷📸 1600 castle 🏰 was incredible place with a dungeon and outline of a moat. All the furniture was packed on the 2nd floor was crazy.

  • @danacomstock7598
    @danacomstock7598 Год назад +5

    The furniture left behind in these places break my heart.🥹

  • @shawnacarter4032
    @shawnacarter4032 Год назад +3

    I have been watching your show for some time. This show is the best one I have watched. The beautiful castle made me speechless.
    Thank you so much for doing what you do

  • @chistayapravda555
    @chistayapravda555 6 месяцев назад +1

    Боже..! Я давно люблю смотреть про заброшенные замки, но я впервые увидела замок полный старинных вещей! Как они там сохранились? Как его не разграбили вандалы? Потрясающе! Этот замок как заброшенный музей. Власти страны просто обязаны были сделать там музей, чтобы люди видели и наслаждались стариной! Почему никому это не надо? Спасибо за фильм!

  • @christyhendrick3964
    @christyhendrick3964 Год назад +4

    You, bros of decay are the best. I can tell that you truly care about the abandoned places you go to plus you love sharing it with others. You’re genuinely precious people and should be proud of your achievements.

    • @user-er9ns3xw3y
      @user-er9ns3xw3y 3 месяца назад

      Странно, как они заботятся? что о😮ни сделали полезного?Чужие личные письма читать неприлично.

  • @karenvilleda888
    @karenvilleda888 Год назад +31

    The pictures from 1903 were fascinating! So cool to find so many pictures left behind, especially of the castle in it’s glamour days.
    How many rooms do you think this castle has?

  • @tonibunch2380
    @tonibunch2380 Год назад +5

    Thanks for taking us along

  • @user-tt3vl3xo8u
    @user-tt3vl3xo8u Год назад +7

    Сказать, что я под впечатлением от увиденного, значит, ничего не сказать. Как любитель и ценитель старины, антиквариата, могу от себя сказать:- Вы счастливые люди! Вам доводиться бывать в исторически интересных домах. И, конечно же, огромная благодарность вам за то, что делитесь этой историей, красотой с нами, вашими зрителями. Удачи вам в поиске новых замечательных мест! 👋❤️

    • @semenzagladko
      @semenzagladko Год назад

      это НЕ замок. и НЕ заброшенный

  • @talka2011
    @talka2011 Год назад +7

    Why can't this amazing place be turned into a museum?? So much fascinating stuff is still present there. Wow

  • @barbarabretti8113
    @barbarabretti8113 Год назад +9

    What a pity they didn’t sell all those beautiful forniture ! Such beautiful beautiful things thank you for showing this beautiful castle Lesley and Dan greetings from Australia ! ❤

  • @lindatimmons3675
    @lindatimmons3675 Год назад +4

    That game with the " marbles".is what is called Chinese checkers.
    That would be an antique game of Chinese Checkers.
    What an amazing place. And no family left to get the important things like photos, documents letters.
    Very sad but this guy had an interesting lifestyle.

  • @felting316
    @felting316 Год назад +9

    Как увлекательно было попасть вместе с вами в этот замок. Музыка ненавязчиво играет за кадром, и это очень здорово. Спасибо, Лесли, за эту прекрасную возможность! А какие прекрасные фотографии! Я бы и в папочку с документами заглянула бы. Очень интересно, что там написано.😉😊

    • @jelenadunaja5739
      @jelenadunaja5739 7 месяцев назад

      Какая это прекрасная сказочная старина,жаль что детям хозяина замка не интересно это сохранить,впустить сюда жизнь...

  • @christhankyou6452
    @christhankyou6452 Год назад +10

    This is absolutely fantastic. I’ve been watching you for quite a few years now and this is like the best explore that you have ever done. This place is amazing.

  • @barbkeil-burton6894
    @barbkeil-burton6894 Год назад +2

    Hi Lesley, In Belgium started 1633 & left in 2017...So sad someone needs to Restore this Beautiful Castle!!
    I Love all the Beautiful Antique Furniture & Paintings!! Now from the very start entering thru the basement, had a sink & a man`s toilet!
    The Arms room was so Unique!! Never saw a Iron Waffle Maker, by the Fireplace!! Love All the Fireplaces!! 2 Basements & 3 Floors!!
    Love all the bedrooms, the first room was small, but Bed was big! Upstairs: I don`t think the stroller was for child to use, I think it was for baby! Wow 500 acres of Land & Castle!! You talked about Cairo, Egypt ..in America my state Illinois, is Southern Illinois is Cairo, Illinois...lots of vacant property there! Thanks so much Lesley, to show us such a Beautiful Belgium Castle!!😘
    Love , from Central Illinois America🥰❤

  • @KevinJorgensenUnique
    @KevinJorgensenUnique Год назад +6

    Excellent Job guys!! What an amazing find!!

  • @rhondaillar3906
    @rhondaillar3906 Год назад +2

    I truly love watching you because of the excitement of it for you. I love your voice and the ways you narrarate the history for us. Your my favorite. My hisband enjoys now also. Greetings and prayers from S.C. America

  • @angelshaw7357
    @angelshaw7357 Год назад +3

    A wonderful presentation of this 17th century castle! Spectacular!

  • @morgannlefay13
    @morgannlefay13 Год назад +1

    Thank you Leslie for another beautiful place. And finding humor with this one owner and his lovers, you have a good way of expressing/explaining things that can bring a smile. Again so sad to see photos and antique furniture being ruined. Safe travels, again thanks.😊

  • @user-on3nq8uq3n
    @user-on3nq8uq3n Год назад +16

    Жаль что всё приходит в запустение. Здесь нужно навести порядок, сделать ремонт и открыть музей. Пропадают настоящие произведения искусства.

    • @nadiagabor6942
      @nadiagabor6942 Год назад +1

      Слово «надо» в этом случае можно употреблять, когда имеются огромные средства на восстановление этого замка. У кого они сейчас есть?

  • @bonniebias1853
    @bonniebias1853 Год назад +2

    Thanks again for a wonderful experience. And for sharing this beautiful castle with us. Enjoy your exploration each time especially when it’s a beautiful place.
    Take care
    Your friend,
    Bonnie 😊🥰👏👏👏

  • @1959Berre
    @1959Berre Год назад +3

    The stone in the basement is "bluestone" (blauwe hardsteen), not marble. Bluestone is abundant and mined in the Belgian Ardennes and in the province Hainout. Bluestone is much cheaper than marble.

    • @ruthbancroft7016
      @ruthbancroft7016 Год назад

      That's really interesting to me. Aside from the geological and artistic aspect of it, my husband's great grandmother's maiden name was Bluestone. I can't wait to show him this.

  • @woodand
    @woodand Год назад +2

    the game is solitaire.. fairly common. starting with all holes populated except the one in the middle, the goal is to remove all the pegs or marbles , leaving one in the middle. you move by hopping over a piece to an empty hole, removing the piece you have "hopped" over. spent many a wet week in caravan in Devon playing this game.

  • @user-ux6qg9fo7c
    @user-ux6qg9fo7c Год назад +6

    Спасибо огромное!!! Завораживает, но опять грустно и печально. Давно нет людей с фотографий, а замок живёт, хотя дряхлеет.

  • @Xenia199
    @Xenia199 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much for this beautiful emotional video. It is very very sad that something so beautiful is slowly breaking down. Is there no one who buys something like this and takes care of it, these are all old treasures that should be preserved, they are our past.

  • @DarkAngel-bk1bn
    @DarkAngel-bk1bn Год назад +4

    Bros Of Decay: I always enjoy your RUclips channel

  • @VeilFairchild
    @VeilFairchild Год назад +1

    Absolutely beautiful! I've never seen so many antiques and artifacts in one place in my life! This castle is nothing but pure history. Thanks for taking us on a tour of this lovely piece of the past, Lesley!

  • @rolo4945
    @rolo4945 Год назад +5

    I love the respect you have for the valuables and families who owned these places

    • @MsMesem
      @MsMesem Год назад +1

      .... handles coal and then photos and then leaves them in disarray. These are private photos of people who are likely still alive. I find it wrong to show them in this public domain.

  • @TecOneself
    @TecOneself Год назад +1

    Thank you for walking us and putting that tone of voice which it makes most mystically in wonder for what might have happen and still is with an unknown value.

  • @user-jr3ki3xw5d
    @user-jr3ki3xw5d Год назад +11

    Господи ....спасите этот замок! Этот шедевр не должен исчезнуть, его надо сделать мировым музеем!

    • @strufian
      @strufian Год назад +1

      Там таких замков, через каждый километр...

    • @nadiagabor6942
      @nadiagabor6942 Год назад

      И что? Не каждый из этих замков стоит в таком заброшенном состоянии.

  • @rosita3671
    @rosita3671 Год назад +2

    The picture above the piano of as you said “ woman with a crown” is Queen Mary , grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, great 👑grandmother of King Charles III.
    The wooden board game is called Marble Solitaire or (time 16:38) Peg Solitaire. It is a single player game. This 33 hole version with marble balls was apparently attributed to nuns and priests to entertain themselves whilst living a solitary life.🙏🌟

  • @marciasanderson562
    @marciasanderson562 Год назад +3

    This was worthy of two parts as there was so much of interest. I would hope you would return and do a more in depth exploration of the contents before all is lost. I'm going to watch it again just to view the wonderful furniture. The photos were amazing...and surely worth more time spent. Please please show us more. Thank you both for one of your best discoveries ! Hey Elon!!! How about putting your money into something REALLY worthwhile. It would sure give some respect to your endeavors.

    • @user-mg3zh2xi5r
      @user-mg3zh2xi5r Год назад

      К сожалению ИЛОН и иже с ним не созидатели, а разрушители

  • @releasingendorphins232
    @releasingendorphins232 Год назад +2

    I love his adventure. Thanks. Why can't an action be held? The money taken in could go to fixing building to where it least it doesn't decay anymore. Then perhaps it can be sold to someone who can restore it. It is just so magnificent.

  • @user-rk9lg7hp7d
    @user-rk9lg7hp7d Год назад +11

    Потрясающе!!! Великолепный замок!!!

  • @mobiuspaw494
    @mobiuspaw494 Год назад +7

    Beautiful castle.
    Such a shame to let it fall into decay.

  • @explorations40
    @explorations40 Год назад +3

    Cool explore as always lovely abandoned castle to bad it just sits there to fade away

  • @nicoletanis3703
    @nicoletanis3703 Год назад +1

    Lesley, this is a very fascinated 17th century Abandoned Camelot Castle. Thank you very much for showing us the indoor of that wonderful Belgium castle.

  • @Ruoka_on_herkullista
    @Ruoka_on_herkullista Год назад +4

    Спасибо вам за мини-фильм,красивый обзор красивого замка!Как жаль,что в нем не живут люди,ведь без жильцов дома скучают,ветшают!!!

  • @dianneboyd7471
    @dianneboyd7471 20 дней назад

    The game you found with the marbles is an old Marble Solitaire game. It was from the 1600's and still played today. You have to remove all the marbles but one. People played this game for several reasons, I had one as a child but it had a red and colorful tin to play on. I'm only 68 yrs. young but I would love to have that game again.

  • @jessicaluna660
    @jessicaluna660 Год назад +3

    Great video. Thank you for sharing. Very Interesting...♡♡♡

  • @evabojtos1978
    @evabojtos1978 Год назад +1

    ❤😊❤Harácsolò ember volt , sok lim ,lom tönkreteszi a kastély varāzsát ! Minden mulandò ami ezen a Fōldön létezik csak az ember lelke örök ! Semmit nem hoztunk magunkkal amikor megszülettünk ,és semmit nem viszünk el innen ,kivéve amit a szivünkbe gyüjtöttünk kincseket ! ❤

  • @patriotUSA2007
    @patriotUSA2007 Год назад +6

    Beautiful story, house and history!

  • @jethrojackson2524
    @jethrojackson2524 Год назад +7

    Oh my goodness! This castle is simply majestic and splendid! Really old with real marble pillars, not faux marble like the US. The Arms room is special. I wonder were the original actual arms ended up? Some of the antiques are really good pieces. Dining room table in lovely condition. Wow! The prison cell is so cool! Got my imagination running now...I think the entrance/exit to the outside (next to prison cell) food and wine dispatch and receipt. I notice there are many rugs on the floors. Some appear to be priceless Persian Rugs! Leslie, could you also pay attention to the carpets?

  • @RetroCaptain
    @RetroCaptain Год назад +8

    They replaced the wood fireplace with a Coal Heater. Probably around 1910. The game is a deluxe Chinese Checkers in actual marble instead of cheap plastic and glass marbles.
    The owners might be deceased or there would be something updated.
    With no dependents the castle will end up belonging to the local Township.
    Hopefully they don't tear it down.
    Sadly the king's of the universe deem everything has to be plastic, computer, and environmental or it's trash to them.
    I'm worried it will be wrecked like the ancient places here.
    Edit
    The Chinese note must be the instructions for playing the checkers game.
    Elk head I believe.
    The tiny cart for children to ride in hauled by the family dog.
    The homemade toy car is
    "Meccano" which is or was from England.
    I had my own set as a boy and it's collectible today.
    You could add steam or electric motor and power your creations then.

  • @Abijah12411
    @Abijah12411 Год назад +2

    Nice castle. Since you said it was abandoned about 2017, they most likely had the renovations halted mostly since Covid happened, and haven't gotten back to it or sadly may have been taken by covid😒...
    That little wooden cart is an oriental rickshaw (taxi) pulled by a person
    that first bedroom may have been for the Butler

  • @virginiaeckley3047
    @virginiaeckley3047 Год назад +6

    I'm surprised that they didn't turn that beautiful castle into a museum

  • @lanibarbosa5094
    @lanibarbosa5094 8 месяцев назад +1

    Another great video!!! 👌 I absolutely love your channel Leslie and Danny! Thank you for sharing your travels!

  • @elevans5758
    @elevans5758 Год назад +26

    I wonder what the sqatter laws are in that country. A home like that should be loved and lived in.

    • @SantinaCrolla
      @SantinaCrolla Год назад

      And you think a bunch of scruffy squatters would love it? They would reduce it to a pile of sticks & rubble within weeks and graffiti the walls. Makes me laugh when brain dead people think that abandoned castles and mansions should go to the homeless. That's somebody property paid for with their hard earned cash, not a homeless shelter to give to some lazy, druggy that has never done a day's work in their life 🙄

    • @user-nx6pd4uf2p
      @user-nx6pd4uf2p Год назад

      Рояль

  • @amandamountainsong6080
    @amandamountainsong6080 Год назад +2

    So amazing to see all of this! What a shame all that furniture is left behind. I would love to live here and restore the building, I'm sure it could be very beautiful.

  • @suejohnson2697
    @suejohnson2697 Год назад +3

    I absolutely love your enthusiasm & love for the exploring you do ! The castle is amazing & I hope they will continue to save it

  • @chemokiki
    @chemokiki 9 месяцев назад

    The constructed car on the mantlepiece is made from an "Erector Set". A toy we all had in the US in the 1950's. I used to make wonderful things like Ferris wheels, etc.. Now I want that whole chateau! It looks to be livable with a really thorough cleaning.

  • @mentxugomez3619
    @mentxugomez3619 Год назад +3

    Llevo 2 o 3 años siguiéndoos , y me encantan vuestros vídeos cada día más profesionales . Mil gracias por tantas y tantas cosas q nos habéis enseñado sin menearme d mi casa casi se podría decir q he viajado en el tiempo gracias a vosotros . Un fuerte abrazo .

  • @user-uz9bd9pc8h
    @user-uz9bd9pc8h Год назад +2

    Thanks for the castle! very mesmerizing!!!😘😘😘😘😘

  • @ilseb.420
    @ilseb.420 Год назад +3

    A massive collection of exquisite art, incredible!

  • @deborahduthie4519
    @deborahduthie4519 Год назад +1

    The round board game is ‘Solitaire’ and the solutions can be found in any encyclopaedia or Google. A game of single jumps taking away the marbles until there is only one left. Arabic game originally.