What Was It Really Like To Grow Up In A Victorian Manor House? | Historic Britain | Absolute History
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- Alan visits Tyntesfield, the incredible Victorian gothic home in Somerset that was home to the family of businessman William Gibbs. Alan will explore the hidden room and secret passageways inside this incredible mansion. Tony Singh prepares a very special pudding using the fresh produce still produced on the grounds.
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Nice information presented, but the title is totally misleading. They didn't address what it would be like to grow up in such a home at ANY point. Either it's a lazy, clickbait title or someone messed up.
.Exactly. I wanted to learn how the children were treated. Were they sent away to boarding school or home tutored?
I have found most of the titles to be misleading - Can Modern People Survive on WW2 Rations? Could You Make a Living in Medieval London? What Was Life Really Like for a Medieval Peasant? All touch on the topic of WW2 rations/Medieval London trades/What is the definition of a Peasant but none really answer the query of their title.
Now I'm not going to watch it....disappointing
I agree. I have really enjoyed these videos about the great houses of Britain but all the titles have been misleading and that has made it hard to find each video involved in this Series. If it wasn’t for your comment, I would not have realized that this was one of the videos in the series I’ve been enjoying. Regardless of that it really has absolutely nothing to do with its title at all.
@@monl3807 you should still watch it. These are good stories about Britain’s great houses. They are still very interesting. Absolute history seems to have absolutely horrible and misleading titles for their videos. Which is really sad because every time I get past the title I really enjoy the stories.
Just imagine if one of these ever so popular renovation shows showed up. They would throw out everything after that they would remove every wall possible and paint all the walls white. Because they have absolutely no decorative sense. That house is absolutely gorgeous. Not everything is in my taste but I wouldn't change anything.
And install all stainless steel appliances, black marble countertops and art deco furniture. So ugly, so institutional, so boring. Victorian decor is charming and welcoming. You feel like you're in a home not an urban restaurant.
But I've noticed that's kind of a middle class/upper middle class thing to do.
For true old money, their homes were done up nice the first time around (like this), by their ancestors that struck it rich, and their future generations don't redo it or renovate a lot, because they'd rather keep the money in the family, as well as be generational wealth to pass on.
Most middle class/ upper middle class don't think like that.
@@broganmckoko Real 1920s-30s art deco furniture and objects are just as worthy of preservation as Victorian things, though, and they can be extremely beautiful. Not all art deco was industrial and clinical in appearance! My heart breaks when people upcycle and paint the beautiful wood veneer in art deco furniture, especially in white chalk paint.
@@myrna_m Agreed. But most of those shows use fake modern art deco stuff that has none of the charm of actual Art Deco things. If one did a place up ACTUAL art deco style I'd love it!
I thought I was the only one who thought this. All the current interior design and even new homes being built are absolutely hideous. It's like they completely lack individuality and charm.
I like how it isn’t dark inside.
That house deserves to be the main scenario of a good British drama production, like Highclare, Chatsworth, Lyme Hall, Wollaton Hall… Its so beautiful!
I like Alan. His style reminds me of Tony Robinson, who I dearly miss. I find it ironic that everything is kept and cared for within these houses so that they remain a time capsule of their era. I watch a good many urban exploration content and so many of the English abandoned houses I see have a good deal of the same items, but all is covered in dust, mold and decay. The only difference between them are money and someone to care.
Tony died ?????
@@ellenamontana1352 I think they mean he isn’t hosting any shows anymore
Omg the woman who discusses the garden has such a good voice for telling stories 😱
At 4:05. I went to an inflation calculator. 80,000 pounds in 1850 is about 8,540,000 pounds in 2022. And 100,000 pounds in 1850 is about 10,675,000 pounds in 2022. Every year. So after 10 years this William Gibbs fellow could've amassed a fortune of around 85,400,000 to 106,750,000 in 2022 pounds. That explains this huge mansion. Imagine pouring a good 30,000,000 to 40,000,000 pounds into building this enormous, rambling structure. It makes sense now.
You know, thanks to "birds poop" that my country exported to you. (I mean Perú) we could buy our first train and train station. And the president splurged all the money. That was until we run out of it and you became less interested in that. Hehe. It's interesting how the story runs in the two sides. I always studied this subject looking it from the Peruvians perspective. I didn't get to know how you spent that money or what it was used for.
Thank you for sharing!!
As a Lebanese, to see these cedars makes me so happy❤🇱🇧🌲 since they're in decline in Lebanon. I only see very few when i visit
I love these kind of documentaries. I can't help but always think how, 100 years from now, people will look at our modern day houses and Ikea furniture and marvel at how interesting and old-fashioned it all is. 😅
They'll see it as cheap and mass produced like the plastic vintage stuff from the 1950's and 1960's.😆
@@Robynhoodlum if they can even see it because it's probably all going to fall apart and be trashed by then.
Doubt it will exist, most of that stuff is ripped apart in a couple years.
They will probably see a pile of sawdust, "that was the dining room table and these smaller piles were the chairs"
@@YvonneB520😂😂😂 Sad, but makes for a funny mental image 😂😂😂 And no doubt true...😢
29:08 Eddie Marsan could play the grocer!! LOVE that man!!
Victorian homes had character and personality, unlike the ticky-tacky boxes of today.
I’m sure the people living in ticky tacky homes today would prefer that over what they could afford back then. Yea maybe people with lots of money could afford homes with characters but that is not the norm.
And lots of those with money today have absolutely gorgeous homes
At least this palace was built by someone who actually did something to accumulate such a lot of wealth, through his own labor and mercantile intelligence. And it doesn't matter that that thing was fertilizer, as I don't recall any aristocrat or Royal whose fortune was gained in any cleaner manner whatsoever.
Oh my goodness! What a house! Although, as you say, "It's not exactly cosy." As a Neo Edwardian, it was the smaller town house that set my heart on fire. I can totally see myself living there. Minus that Lino floor. Historic, or not, that would have to go.
This guy or Tony Robinson I could literally watch anything with them in it
This series is just so delightful! I've been really looking forward to Fridays for a whole new reason.
This episode reminds me of a traditional holiday side dish my family makes. It's called "bird dropping casserole ". It's actually made with wild rice. The recipe was contributed by my step-dad. He had three children from a previous marriage. The first time his kids saw it, his youngest child, Steve, refused to touch it. Steve was just a little boy at the time and he declared, Ewww! It looks like bird droppings!" The name stuck. I used to get requests to make it from my relatives every holiday. Steve gobbled it too.
Reminds me of the Biltmore in North Carolina.
Nothing in America comes close!
@@shell1951 they are extremely comparable. I can't seem to find the exact numbers but Biltmore I am fairly sure is much larger and more opulent. The biggest difference is that massive private church. But Biltmore was very much designed cribbing ideas from the European manors and palaces of the time. I have even heard it compared to Versailles.
Edit: it actually seems it was meant to be very close to Waddesdon Manor.
@@ColtGColtG yes, the Biltmore is exquisite, you are correct to draw a parallel
a magnificent house! If it were mine, my will would forbid modernization. only those things worn out or broken could be replaced, & those would have to be in keeping with the gothic period!
I mostly agree. The only things I would accept for modernizing would be things you actually need like electricity, running water, and heat. (and for me personally internet access but that's because I run an mostly online business) but as far as the actual belongings in the house please keep with the vintage/gothic theme if only out of respect for the heritage of the house. That lino floor though could be done away with cause to me personally that's way to much up-keep for something that looks that ridiculous.
Whilst I understand and agree with what commenters say about the title being "misleading" etc I certainly would NOT let it stop me watching such informative and interesting programmes of which I've now watched several. THIS particular "team" blend together so well, they're like ingredients for a successful recipe. Please keep them coming and well done to you all!
We visited Tyntesfield about 10 years ago and we remember it well. It was absolutely amazing
It is not a home. It is a CASTLE!
Not to judge at all but the chef's HEAVY regional accent very much caught be by surprise
His outfit is fabulous as is his accent.
It sounded like scottish within scottish
Delightful documentary. Stepping back in time.
Even with all his wealth it's a wonder he didn't go bankrupt by building the mansion and wound up in debtor's prison!!!
Oh em gee -- what I wouldn't give to rummage through those drawers in the Straw's house. It would be really fun to see how the big manor house worked. How did hot water get upstairs? Did food come up in a dumb waiter? There must have been two, one to take the dirty dishes down and another to bring up the next course. How were the pantries and store rooms organized? What was the laundry like? Where did the servants live and what were their quarters like? What books were on the top shelves of the library?
At 0:39. Oh, a legit businessman who made his money the honest way--through digging up bird poop in Peru and selling it at a profit in England and Western Europe. No vast stealing of huge and valuable treasures from Spain and Egypt, like that committed by the Kingston Lacy looter...errr...I mean "adventurer." I'll rest easy knowing that the paintings and other treasures housed at Tyntesfield were purchased the right way by William Gibbs and his descendants.
I enjoyed this documentary but was a bit out off as the content wasn't really what's in the title.
I love watching these so much. My family actually came from England over on the Mayflower, I'm a direct descendant from William Bradford governor of the colony somewhere along there some Native American was added. My mom's family maiden name is in the Book of Harold with the crown jewels, I have a picture of the coat of arms somewhere in my papers but my mom has all the documentations. And then on my dad's side I'm German and Italian one grandparent came from Germany one was from Italy and came to America, and my dad had siblings. And we even had knights from the Italian side, So I thought it was really cool how on one side of the family we were there for the creation and then my dad was first generation here, it always brought up cool information when it came to Family Tree stuff for school. I had no fun having to translate everything into French for French class though. I became a wonderful sought out chef and Baker and cake decorator so I feel like I at least did the family proud some before I had permanent nerve and muscle damage along with the list of other stuff that kept me from continuing that and my art unfortunately.
Soo cool.
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Umm holy cow! Queen Victoria thought it was ugly?! That's crazy!
It was Queen Consort Mary** who thought that
Because she was ugly!!
This has been my favourite episode of this series and I hope to visit Tyntesfield someday soon.
Tony was great! Why was Louis not wearing gloves?! I was freaking out every time he touched something, lol.
Depending on the materials it’s perfectly safe for them to touch everything.
Gloves can reduce one's sense of touch and dexterity, and if they are made of fabric, they can catch on things, so handling old or delicate items with them can result in more damage than bare clean hands. It's less of an issue with nitrile gloves, but cotton gloves have nowadays fallen out of favor in museum collections management.
@@myrna_m Good to know. I've always been told that oils in the hands, yada yada, yada. The difference between the two sites as well. I thought Louis' looked more fragile compared to the well lit, more maintained mansion. But there you have it, I'm an idiot. lol. Thanks for the info.
White gloves are out for old books, do more harm than good
What a great family the Tinsdales were!… One of the few who lived their faith & charity.
So interesting, thank you so much.
william was a poet playwright of the 500s poetry writer painter of contemporary art much loved by the people England 🌌❤️
Thank You!!
Wonderful example of victorian times...pretty place
Brilliant architecture. Especially the library
Gorgeous. Now I want to know more about the Straws 1920s-30s Time Capsule house!
In Grand Rapids (Michigan) we have a Victorian home left as it was and a Frank Lloyd Wright built around the same time. The inhabitants of the latter were short, too, and the house reflects that.
we need more home tours
What a masterpiece ❤
Wow, I was very impressed to hear that he restored 19 churches. God bless this man it’s no surprise why God bless him with his wealth! God knew what he was doing!
I'm with Queen Mary on the house- it has some nice features, a lovely view but I am not a fan. I grew up in a large Victorian house (in more modern times, I'm not that old!) and it was of a more utilitarian style of red brick, much nicer (it even had a private chapel that would have been used by the original family that owned it)
Awesome ❤
It’s beautiful
It must be nice to be able to kno all your history 😢 millions of us will never know where we come from or who we come from .. 😢
I have a question, while taking out Guana and in a process getting so rich, did he share with the wealth with native people?
Many of the guano harvesting sites were on uninhabited, unclaimed islands in the middle of the south Atlantic and Pacific, where birds would stop on their way across oceans to find food and mate. The US actually passed a famous law called the Guano Islands Act that allowed US citizens to take possession of these unclaimed islands in the name of the United States, despite them having no permanent population. Some lower class workers probably found slightly better-paying jobs harvesting and shipping the guano, but there were probably very few profit--sharing ventures with native people. I'm sure someone more familiar with this can correct me.
Simply, that would be a resounding no. For some 500 years or more, Europe and the Church, believed and perpetuated the idea that the white race was somehow ordained by God to rule the world. People of color were thought to be infidels and heathens, meant to be conquered and enslaved to the benefit of the superior white race. This was published as the Manifest Destiny.
@@danielclaeys7598 all the riches are gained by invading, stilling… colonialism still exists
If there were natives hanging around the poop when it was taken, did the natives disapprove? They were probably like,
Ya man get this shit outta here.
From googling I saw that the government of Peru owned and controlled all the guano for export and it was the principle source of the country’s revenue.
Every object and hidden treasure of his works had been placed in London archives (500)
From all possibilities of earning money back then...guano was one if the worth. This guy was no nice man. His castle is quite beautiful. But he wasn't nice at all.
Preach it Winston! Yes, the new Government is a breath of fresh air, you're not mistaken there.
Gorgeous 🌳
I can't watch CZcams videos without beig pissed anymore? This is just so exhausting.23 minutes into yhe video and already 10 adds seriously. Useless adds. On a video I very much enjoy watching but these adds are unbearable
I mean, they talked about it a bit. But I do agree. I thought it was going to be more detailed on how they used to live. Not .. this. Which was still pretty neat. I would love to live there back in time. Or now.
Love this house!
dexter sheep holding heraldic banner under right hoof, ears tilted forward
A fortune made and gone in about 100 years...
art least they spent a nice chunk on this lovely house
I’d love to know if William Gibbs is a part of our family ❤
The heating bill though
don't think they had heating lol I think they would have had to light the fire place
The house is beautiful but guano isn't just all bird droppings
Era un uomo molto influente Rico amava la eleganza sui mobili erano di tutti sotisficato eleganza classe sfrenato dove andava costruiva castelli in tutta la valle di Francia e Inghilterra more in la segunda battaglie di Sansone contra li Viking ❤️
It makes me think of Thornfield
In my home town in Normandy, Christian Dior's family made their money with importing guano too.
I feel like this isn’t the first video I’ve clicked from this channel that has absolutely nothing at all to do with what the title claimed. Would rather know what I’m in for than be completely surprised by the actual subject.
2.000 livres !!!! J'en ai bien plus que cela chez moi, je lis beaucoup et vite et relis parfois. Pas une semaine sans achat de livres
I wanted to see the kitchen🙁
How long did it take to get back into town? How often would they do that?
People had so much style back in the time. Now is everything just soulless ikea uniformed and characterless…
What sweet pranks🥰😆
Queen Mary was of German stock and was well known to be of a very austere character and even towards the last year's of her life dressed in ankle lengthed dresses. Not withstanding, she supported her husband well and then her son George (V1) after Edward V111 abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallace Simpson, throwing the British monarchy and government into turmoil.
Is the architecture Richardson Romantique
The exhaustion of bird droppings, aka guano. Prompted fears of food shortages. The Haber Process saved the world from food shortages. Natural gas is used as feedstock for the Haber Process.
As a kid, we used poo from the 🐔 coop/ 🐖 barn for the garden.
Explain: two and a half thousand? 2,500? 250,000? 25,000? Which is it?
(Two + 1/2) thousand -> 2500
@@DeCastra That's 25 hundred.
@@123benny4 yep, and also twothousandfivehundred - they are all synonyms of the same thing
in other terms
2,5 * 1000 = 2500
@@123benny4 25 hundred written mathematically is 2,500.
Two and a half thousand written mathematically is 2,500.
They are the same number just being expressed differently in their wording. The number doesn't ever change.
I'll use another one of your examples, 250,000. Expressed in words, most people would say "two hundred and fifty thousand". But sometimes you hear this figure referred to as "a quarter of a million". The words are different but they are describing the exact same thing.
Does that make sense?
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I love the program, but I have to give a shout-out to the female presenter . She really shows how chic and classy a senior can continue to present herself. Her short, gray haircut is fabulous. Checkout the back view also. Oh la la.
Right? I aspire to age like her. What a fabulously chic lady.
One day
This is an architecture show. There is no information about what life was like. Your title should reflect that.
Where are the owners now?
Its a Monstrous house
Now this is beautiful, this is architectural porn, like EVERY SINGLE ANGLE on that Manor is beautiful.
Way too many commercials
Why are these foolish commenters so bent on hating? Not all wealthy people were or are bad decorators, crooks or colonizers! If you can’t enjoy without finding fault with everything, look elsewhere for entertainment! STFU!
I agree with you … demonizing anyone successful. Sad state of modern life.
Damn, Rachel is as beautiful as the house!
I wonder why Queen Victoria didn’t make give a Barony
NO IVORY EVER 😢
Found gold in bird's pxxp!
Absolutely nothing to do with growing up in a victorian wealthy family.
I agree with Queen Mary!
Is it that difficult to refer to bird ‘poo’ as droppings, dung, waste, or throw a ‘p’ at it for balance & call it poop? 🤔🤭😏
There’s a ‘hell’ of a lot more to Gethsemane than it’s ‘a garden in…Jerusalem’, especially if they are considering the city itself ‘holy’.
What kind of bird poop was it?
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14:19 How important is to worship a man? not the one who created the man in the first place? In the four Gospels, there is ample evidence that Jesus was fully human since He was born to a human mother (Matthew 1:25), He experienced hunger (Matthew 21:18) and thirst (John 19:28). Jesus also experienced temptation (Matthew 4:1) pain and suffering (Matthew 16:21), and He died (Matthew (27:50).
very little to do with growing up in a Manor House ‼‼‼‼‼‼‼‼‼‼
Too bad they didn't invest in the destitute (hungry and illiterate etc). This is religion versus Christianity.
Truth
There is no such thing as lords and commoners…we are all created equal in Gods eyes!
Does this video contain the fullness of the everlasting gospel?
Yes.
Whut
It contains all the parts of the bible that aren’t ridiculous
@@AL-fl4jk The only part of the Bible that is not ridiculous, are the 10 Commandments! That's about it. 🤣
Clickbait...so disappointing
This is the story of unimaginable looted wealth.. congratulations 👏
So UNHEALTHY. 🤢