Exploring an Abandoned Cottage In France
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- In 1935, Mr Jean Francois and Mrs Madeleine moved into this beautiful 1800’s manor in Normandy, France. Young and in love, started a life together here giving birth their daughter Louise in 1939, but soon things would drastically change as the WWII began and Germany advanced toward France. Je an Francois had no choice but to take up arms and enlist into the French army in defense of his country. But in the following year, he was killed in action during the Battle of France in May of 1940. Madeleine would never remarry.
Absolutely devastated over the loss of her husband, she would soon see the misery of war with her own eyes as it made its way into Normandy, falling under German occupation.. but Madeliene and 4 year-old Louise had each other to depend on and despite the brutal conflicts in the small village, the manor was spared from the bombings and eventually the allied forces liberated the town and advanced into Paris.. bringing and end to the Nazi reign and soon after the war would be over.
Over the years, Louise decided to start her own family, marrying later in life around the age of 40 and having a daughter of her own.. however, Louise’s marriage didn’t last long and with Madeleine now in her 80’s, Louise decided to move back into the manor along her daughter and be her mother’s caretaker.
But tragedy would strike yet again in the winter of 1997. Louis and her daughter were on their way back from a trip to Paris when their car was struck by a drunk driver.. they were both killed in the accident.
Madeleine, no stranger to grief, took the death of Louise and her granddaughter very hard. They were the only family she had. She spent the rest of her days quietly in her lonely house. Not much is known about Madeleine’s well being over the next several years but in 2005, she passed away at the age of 87, having no one to leave this manor to. It’s been sitting quietly abandoned ever since.
So let’s now take a step inside of this place and let’s see what’s still behind.
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European houses, especially that old, had small kitchens because they had dining rooms. This was a manor so I'd imagine the original owners had servants, so all the kitchen needed to be was big enough to prepare food. Meals were eaten in the dining room. Cool video as always, Jeremy!
This was a very awesome explore. It wasn't sad to me. You are doing something that pretty much no one would ever do... honor the dead by sharing their story. This had a tragic ending for all but you also documented their legacy. There are many of us, including me, running around who are the Last of the Mohicans and when we go, that's the end of that story. So, if someone takes time to honor those who's voice is long, long gone, nothing tops that in the world of respect.
I love all the furniture but I feel so much sadness 😢. Thank you again for taking me places that I can not go ❤
The painting of the man with Madelene's photo, was not her husband . He was Charles De Gaulle, a military officier and Statesman of France during WW11. This video tells such a sad story. I pray they are at peace now.
He is somewhat responsible for a large amount of unrest in Canada.
He visited Quebec (forgot the exact year)
His public statement was
"Vive le Quebec"...
"Vive le Quebec LIBRE"!
...and the separatist movement and the FLQ crisis became part of history.
dilinizi bilmediyim için ne yazıkki hikayenin açıklamasını anlamıyorum. anlamadığım içinde sadece evlerin haline bakıyorum ve buda beni çok üzüyor.sizden ricam yazılı olarakta hikayesini belirtmek çok iyi olacak veya bana kısaca bir açıklama yaparsanız sevinirim
@@aysetasdan4071 ???
They are all at peace now. 🙏🏼💗
I can promise you that all who has died are with God
You do the very best & most respectful videos! I also love your info with each video!! Thank you ❤
again. full of very valuable things. should be in museum
your inflection and timbre with you voice is really funny. I mean, it's very compelling and works super well with your intentions of adding alluring depth to what you are describing. But that is what makes it funny to me, it's so dramatic lol.
Sad story! Beautiful place she really just had no one to share it with, everyone she loved passed away at such an early time in thier life's. Thank you for sharing!
Hi I just randomly found your channel today and clicked on the video since it looked interesting. I liked it so much I watched a few others and then found your home page and subscribed. Looking forward to more videos and will also be going back and watching your previous ones. Thanks and Merry Christmas.
Me too!!! Love these videos - documentaries - tours... whatever these are, I really really enjoy them!!! :). Merry Christmas!
This place is absolutely beautiful, I can tell at one time it must have been grand!! So much beautiful belongings, and furniture!! This is such a tragic story, I just love how you know much about the place and can tell the story. You are awesome Jeremy!! Stay safe and Peace, Kim ~
I thought it was cool to hear the French explorers talking in the background of your video; what a coincidence! (Or maybe protective neighbors perhaps?) Who knows. This was an excellent find, although knowing the backstory really pulled at my heartstrings. Well done Jeremy. ✨💯
Hi Jeremy,
The portrait of the elegant officer with Madeleine's photo is neither that of her husband nor that of the General De Gaulle : it is a color painting of the "Général d'Armée , LECLERC DE HAUTECLOQUE ,Maréchal de France" made by the artist Georges Simonka .
This Senior Officer commanded the well-known "2ème Division Blindée "which liberated Paris from German Occupation on august 24 and 25 1944.
Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar.
Exactly Done!! Beautiful
Love your narrations Jeremy :) Happy holidays!
Thank you, Laurie! Happy Holidays to you too!
@@JeremyXplores Thanks :))
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !
I appreciate the history you research and share in the beginnings of your videos.
I love that beautiful old furnitures!
Big Banks name is Carter? I love that you guys explore together.
you didn't check the fridge(s)! 😱 haha
The item for getting the fire going are Bellows
Oh my that castle was incredible!! Not worth having problems.
It's terrible people disrespect an abandoned home by ransacking it
I agree
Jeremy it's possible that European kitchens might be smaller because they mostly eat out where as we in the US stay home more often...just maybe
Bellows, fanned the flames of a fire.
That's exactly what it is a bellows, I think.they are called but the purpose is as you stated.
I would be so tempted to close windows shut doors and tidy up things put books back on shelves ...
😂
Hi Big Bankz.👋👋
The thing you ask about @10:34 is a bellow used to get fires going.
I would also assume this woman maybe had borders that probably helped her keep the house? It's a lot of bedrooms to raise just 1 daughter...
The military man in the photos is Charles De Gaulle...French General and later French president after WWII. Yes its fot starting fires in the fireplace and call a bellows.
One must question the ethics of (or more precisely the lack of) 'community spirit' in these cases also. Maybe there are plans for the house, but when, and how long before a house like this just isn't worth bringing back?
Small kitchens, probably as they did a lot of cooking outside in the hot weather.
I agree with everyone comments one thing you don't do is what happens when you expose these home does anyone takes over these homes does anyone goes after these homes and purchase these homes or does the government takes over and preserve these homes what happens to them will you do any follow up on any of these homes
I was wondering how do you research these places, hard to believe they are untouched as far as antiquities
someone visits this house. ad toys all arranged lovingly
Oque aconteceu com os proprietários dessa casa magnífica?
It makes me sad sometimes to see someone's whole life just left
alone. ‘︿’
Car alarm tells your time to explore their house is up @jeremy 😊
A+
Its called a bellows and Yes, it's to pump oxygen into a fire to help it start.
how do you know she died alone
did everyone go?
To much bass soumd wise.
"In America, the kitchens are much, much larger..." Yeah... so are the people :)
Jars of olives...
It’s called a billows
Bellows for stoking fire,
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I watch your videos at the end of a stressful day because they calm me. It’s your voice, your respect for the houses and the people who lived there, and your videography. Thanks for making them.
I appreciate the respect you show for the house and former owners.
Me too.
How sad. I pray them together now in heaven.
Imagine how she felt in her last days knowing she had no one to pass all this down too, even worse no one to be with as she died. Poor woman, hopefully she’s found peace.
This is going to be me i really relate and be nice to save her home
I recently happened upon this channel. I love what you do, and the respect you show for the homes and their history. I find what you do absolutely fascinating, and also quite beautiful. thank you so much!
I have been binge watching them and by the end of today I will be all caught up. Jeremy and Brent from Abandoned Urbex Canada are my favorites 😍
Me also!!
Hi Jeremy, I remember seeing this house 🏠 via other Urban Explorers but I must say, yours is by far, the most beautifully presented with in-depth information on the family history and past. 😊👍❤️❤️
I’ll never understand the people that get pleasure from smashing up these places. Such a shame.
It makes me angry and it saddens me. They *should* have respect but that's a (valuable) rarity these days.
You two have done another amazing job exploring this beautiful place.
Downstairs, you saw the yoke - for a horse to draw a carriage. Then, you saw the bellows, to keep the fire burning. Bellows are still made and used today believe it or now.
It's both, a sad yet accomplished back story here. The wife and mother did lose so very much. She saw peace and a beautiful life, she saw war and suffered loss, but for decades she did have her daughter and granddaughter with her in the lovely home. She lived a long life. After the war, much did change in France. I'd imagine that due to the struggles and losses they endured, they probably experienced a very strong sense of community, together with their neighbors and friends.
By the way, you have a great voice. I'd hate to see your channel disappear, but, if you chose to, you could easily make an incredible living doing voice-overs, voice acting, etc. Seriously.
Thanks for a great explore.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Dude, been watching your films. I do believe you ARE a film maker bc you know how to tell a story. Brilliant to see a young man so driven to succeed! Keep on keep'n on! 🤘❤️🇺🇸🤘❤️🇺🇸🤘
I recently found your RUclips channel & appreciate your keeping the identity of the owners & the location private. The roller skates on the table are circa 1940s.
I had those skates in the 1980's
Michelle: Then the skates you had were bought USED.
Love how you have such appreciation for the houses you bring us. You can really bring a home to life with the back story. Even if it is sad in the end. Keep up the great work.
Please don't call people old lady. You said that when you went through the granddaughters room. You did all that research and called her by her name until you got to the granddaughters room. I enjoy your videos and I think that is the first not so nice thing you said about a woman
Love your videos but you are using way too much base. Might want to back off the base in your audio a bit. Keep em' coming!
Thanks so much for the feedback! I just bought new monitors and I don't think I have them tuned quite right yet. I just listened to this video on my airpods and you're absolutely right- the bass is waaaaay too loud hahaha
Cool explore as always yet sad story about the house mother and the granddaughter
Why do people ransack abandoned places? Why not just come in look and leave the house at peace I will never understand. But thank you for respecting the beauty of these home's and the people who occupied them.
To search for valuables to keep or sell. Or else, vandalism just appeals to them.
So, Let me tell you why!
Over the years, Louise decided to start her own family, Marrying later in life around the age of 40 and having a daughter of her own, However, Louise's marriage did last very long, With Madeleine now in her 1980s, Louise decided to move back into the manor along with her daughter and be her mother's caretaker, But tragedy would strike yet again in December of 1997, When Louise and her daughter were on their way home from a trip to Paris when their car was struck by a drunk driver, & They were both killed in the car accident, When Madeleine no stranger to grief took the death of Louise and her granddaughter very hard. Not much is known about Madeleine's well-being over the next several years, But in 2005, She passed away when she was 87 years old, Having no one to leave this manor to, It's been sitting quietly abandoned and frozen in time! WHAT A SAD STORY ABOUT MADELEINE LOSING HER DAUGHTER & GRANDDAUGHTER! ☹️😧😥😢😭😪
@10:38 it is a bellow used to blow air under the wood to ignite the fire flames. When in other countries see if you can use Google translate to talk into and have conversations so at least you can communicate with others in their language.
I love what you and your crew do. Being able to see the environment and objects and belongings it truly does capture the essence of people's lives in the homes they once lived in. I love how you can see the dates on bills,Rx scripts,letters,magazines and other objects.
It truly is like stepping back in time and into the energy of the dwelling. It definitely leads you into wanting to know more about the people. Thank you for doing what you do.
What you saw in this home is called a bellows which was commonly used to start a fire.
It was commonly used in the U.K and France and I'm sure throughout Europe
Awesome Jeremy I just love these old houses they don't build them like they used to anymore they the had character and the beautiful structural with every detail was a masterpiece long ago when people got into their prime they'd rearrang their living quarters as is in this grand old house and move to the lower levels of the house as stairs were not accessible anymore the thing I love about your exppores is always the dolls just not the porcelain dolls they don't have warmth to them but imagine the little girls playing dolls and dressing them up combing their dolls hair etc:sad the mother and daughter passsd its always tradgic when anyone loses someone close and dear to them your music in your videos always fit well with your voice as your giving directive dictator of what their lives could have been like back in the days thank you always look forward to seeing your next explore of the lives of yesteryear if the walls could talk the story it would be told you do a remarkable explore and can you tell us how do you come across these findings of these old houses/mansions thank you and we'll see you on your next journey..PEACE ✌️🎉❤
Wow what an amazing place and even though its a little ransacked, there's no graffiti or broken mirrors, etc...
The sink in the bedroom is most bizarre but pretty cool! Great find Jeremy! Thanks for sharing with us
and I hope u have a Merry Christmas my friend!
HI JEREMY AND XPLORES,, SUCH A SAD BEGINNING LOSING HER HUSBAND TO WAR THEN THE CAR CRASH LONELY SAD AND TEARS ,, BEING IN A LARGE BIG HOME AND MAYBE HAVING SOME PEOPLE COMING BY TO SAY HI ONCE IN A WHILE ,,.. DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE DARK TRYING TO SLEEP,, THINKING A WAY TO SLEEP SOME NIGHTS OF HORROR AWAKING HER ,,IS IT A DREAM?? NO IT'S REAL,, ANOTHER DAY I AM SURE SHE WOULD PRAY TO G D HELP ME OR TAKE ME I CANT TAKE ANY MORE PAIN .. I FEEL THIS HOUSE IS MY HOME BUT IT'S SO BIG IT'S COMING DOWN ON ME I WANT TO HERE THE VOICES THAT I HEARD BEFORE MY HUSBAND WENT TO WAR JUST ONCE MORE AND THE REST OF MY FAMILY LAUGHING TALKING AND TAKING CARE OF ME WILL THEY COME BACK ARE THEY REALLY GONE FOR EVER .. I WAS A ARMY VETERAN I HAVE PTSD , I TOO FEEL WHERE IS EVERY ONE THEY MOVED AWAY TO OTHER STATES .. I LIVE ALONE AND SAY THIS IS A NEW DAY WHAT WILL IT BRING ME THE PAIN I HAVE IT COMES AND GOES I SAY IT'S LIFE PEOPLE SAY HI SOME HELP THEN I AM A LONE AGAIN I FEEL YOUR PAIN MRS. MADELEINE ,,.. R.I.P. ..
Really pulled my heart strings……very sad. 😔
I had a pair of them roller skates in the 70s so there not that old 🤷♀️
Another touching sad story with a lot of memories left behind Jeremy. A good one to see!
I think house’s like this is left abandon the state should do something to protect it.Just imagine no one had went inside to destroy it how beautiful it would have been so sad.😢.Thank you for sharing.
Love your respect and kind care for this home
Υπέροχα βίντεο. Κρίμα που δεν έχει υπότιτλους σε άλλες γλώσσες.
I wonder why the civic authorities never bothered to look into properties such as this and
perhaps remove the furniture and maybe auction it off to pay any due taxes if there were any due. What's really sad is that this house has been ransacked,at leas that's my take on it.
Hi Jeremy X, I’m pretty convinced that this bereaved G’ma in her latter years; unable to climb any stairs. My Dad for the last five years of life (died aged 87) had his bed set up in the sitting room and never went upstairs again. R.I.P Dad. ❤👵🏻🇬🇧
Sorry for your loss; may your father rest in peace. 🕯️🙏🏽🤍✝️🕊️
Merry Christmas, Jeremy!
My goodness, but I'm going to have to have a drool bucket at hand when I watch these videos of yours! The antiques you discover are mind-blowing! I want them all! lol
10:30 yes, that is a fireplace bellows to blow oxygen to the flames.
10:50 those roller skates "may" have been that old, but I don't believe so. I had the same ones in the 60s, so I'm thinking they're not quite as old as you think.
knowing the story behind the house makes it sadder for sure. thats a beautiful house
The fruit in the jars, does anyone else think they could be bing cherries?
No matter where you are, what a beautiful presentation of THIS place....I honestly believe you have the coolest job in the world! Thank you for always being so considerate in the homes you enter.
That's what I appreciate, the respect for the people who once lived in these homes and their belongings. Jeremy doesn't take anything and tries to leave it the way he found it as much as possible. Huge respect for how he carries out his/their explorations (Big Banks).
way too much bass in your voice buddy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You have the best videos on RUclips, but they're so sad, especially when they're children involved🥺😥
You need to move the mikaphone to close to you deep base way to much my opinion
I liked the video, I like that you narrate the story of what happened there. Merry Christmas to you and your friend! 👩🏼😇👋🏻
That was the bellow to pump out air to the fireplace
I found your channel and love listening to how u tell the story of the home and it’s past occupants plus your voice is so soothing. Once a beautiful home filled with love now left to ruin. Thankyou tfor showing such respect to those long gone from this world.
Those are fireplace bellows friend
It's called a bellows, thing that you blow air into the fireplace with.
Early in the video I saw a decorated Christmas tree, sad to think that it might have been from the winter when the two family members died, and the woman never took it down. A lot of older French people don't want to go to a retirement home, they want to live in their own home surrounded by memories. This house sure had a lot! Thanks for the thoughtful visit.
You can use the translate app if you run into anyone again.
This is such a neat house. Sad story!! It was definitely well loved. I wonder what the neighbors think of living next to an abandoned place.
Man I wish you would close the windows where there are windows. Open windows are just going to let the weather in and ruin that great house.
Yes we need to close the windows we need to go and close the wondows keep it safe plse
@@hazeltreeretreat9035 YES, thank you!
@@kb5335 i think hes from america . Im not sure he went back. Im from uk. I did try to find the area the house is in to see if someone can . Do you know where its near
@@hazeltreeretreat9035 hey! no i tried to look up info on it but i couldnt find out anything on the house or the family. im in america
that was a Yoke for a horse....
because in France they didnt hang in the kitchen. Yet I love big kitchens. I love to hang out in kitchens. WHY DONT NEIGHBORS BUY THIS HOUSE TO SAVE IT
Would be cool if descendants of these homes could see your videos and call you to explore with history of the properties
23.24 is there a girls face in the closet ?
The blue lampshade in the last bedroom upstairs is the same popular material that was used by my own mother in her decorating style in her Florida home, I'm 63,and she died I'm the year 2000. @ 75
It amazes me that these people don't have someone...some distant relation to leave the house to. While I'm not a fan of government intervention, I'm surprised governments don't have a step-in policy after a few years so as to take the house over. Something sad but also morally incorrect allowing a house and its contents fall into rot like this when money could be recouped and new families given the chance of a home. Imagine a warehouse setup to sell the contents of such houses? Also, the more personal belongings deserve more respect than to be allowed decay so openly. There is a shame contained here in allowing such majesty of lives lived linger into abandonment, however much the dust and mold and debris befriend it in mutual destruction.
close window as weather will blow in and destroy.. CHARLES DE GUAL
Just came across this channel like your content
Why doesn’t the city do anything about this home, it’s been abandoned for a long time, it’s trashed from looters, and overgrown bigtime, I bet there’s rats as well. I wouldn’t want to live next door to that.
The soldier with the mustache in so many pictures is Charles de Gaulle. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle, commonly known in France and other countries as le général de Gaulle or simply as le Général, was a French army officer and statesman who led Free French Forces ...
I 'am so sorry for what happened to this lady It is hard to express things from long ago. May she rest in peace and be with her husband in heaven. At 10.:31 in your video. It is a bello. To puff air into the fire to make the flames get bigger. To burn the fire hotter, to make more heat.