This ELIZABETHAN MANSION’S GLOBAL HUNT for LOST TREASURE | Pitchford Hall
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- When Pitchford Hall was sold in 1992, the contents of the family home were put up for auction. It was heartbreaking to witness - but now, with the family back at the Hall - they are focussing on a worldwide hunt for the treasures of the collection. In this episode of American Viscountess at Pitchford Hall, I hear about the search and helps hang one of the most treasured paintings, and meets Violet Roberts, who has kept the spirit of Pitchford alive for over 30 years.
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I grew up on a ranch that was sold about a year ago,sadly. I'd love to buy it back...but at my age, I probably won't have the years or funds to do this. So many congratulations to this family for getting back this family home.
Using the cell phone flash light to see about winding the clock from the 1700's. Love it.
Full circle so to speak.
Julie I just don’t know what to say. This is one of the most touching episodes you have done . So so happy for Rowena and James and their family. To get back their treasures is so moving. Thank you for this!! You and your crew do such amazing work!! 👏🏻
Thank you so much Melissa!
This Pitchford Hall rebirth story would make a great movie. Reminds me of the Monuments Men who tried to save looted art from WW2. One piece at a time.
Still have tears flowing. Tears of joy! I am so happy this family is back in their ancestral home!
Victor and violet are my grandparents! It's amazing to see my grandma on this ❤️
She's the STAR!
Awwww your Grandma is a wonderful old gal! She must be sooo happy they are back! 🇨🇦🙋🏼♀️💞
Your grandma seems great!!! I would be very proud too!
I'd really like to suggest they start a CZcams channel. This building is so fascinating. So many stories. It's also amazing what strangers from around the world will be able to uncover and help buy back.
What a wonderful woman. I could listen to Violet telling stories all day. I hope Rowena can capture some stories with Violet telling them to use on an audio tour. If I ever make it back to GB I’m definitely going to visit here!
I literally squealed when I saw a new Pitchford episode. The story of this house is about triumph. I'm overjoyed that the family was able to get it back. Rowena's love for her family home is inspiring on every level. It makes me so incredibly happy for them...and what a gem they have in Violet. She's just as much a part of the history of that home as the family. So sweet. Julie, you make me cry with all this positivity. Your channel is so heartwarming. It's genuinely touching.
Wonderful episode seeing items returned home. Such hard work and dedication by this couple. I was struck by the generosity of the gentleman from Houston who donated the funds to buy back the historic painting of the horse with the house in the background. It looks beautiful! Well done, sir!
What a blessing to have a total stranger from the US pay for this painting returned to Pickford!!!!
It’s so refreshing to see that there’s still kindness and generosity in this world. ❤️
Thank you Julie for anything you can do to help this family get their treasures back to this marvelous home!!
I am thoroughly enjoying this series about Pitchford Hall which is a truly magnificent building.
It's heart-warming to see these precious treasures coming home after all of these years. I wish Rowena and James all the luck in the world as their journey continues.
Thank you, Julie, for sharing this vlog.
Wonderful to see the restoration of some of the contents that were lost at auction. So happy that the family has support for retrieving these objects.
Julie, I do on line puzzles. I couldn't find one of this glorious hall. I asked one of the puzzle makers to make one of Pitchford. He did! It's getting great responses. This house deserves to be known.
I admire now, so much more, the commitment you've made Julie, along with the Montagu family to preserve Mapperton Estate. It is so beautiful and deserving of the attention provided. This vlog episode in particular sends an important message and speaks directly to your work and as well, serves as reflection to all the others who've also taken on the same daunting responsibility. The fruitage and glory of the task lies in the epic results one can experience in either walking through, either by video or personally, these magnificent properties. Due to the individual efforts of any one of the devoted people who commit to a journey of preservation and/or conservation, are providing a priceless gift to society. We gain so much. Thank you! I hold you and the others in high regard as then you all graciously share it with anyone and everyone who finds tangible history essential in understanding and appreciating the genius of the past. These American Vicountess efforts speak highly and precisely of the fortunate and brilliant people who forged many of the elements in our lives from the past we've now become accustomed and embrace in the present, despite taking them for granted and considering them common place today. You keep history alive and entertaining in a sort of American manner, with your thirst for the knowledge and understanding we all in the states can relate to and appreciate. Brava!
Thank you so much!!! xx julie
This is so wonderful, being able to restore the house and find the items that were sold so long ago. The emotions are so understandable! I'd be choking back tears myself! So great that you are doing this, and documenting it for the family and the world! Thank you for sharing this journey!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This gave me goosebumps and made me teary. I’m in awe of all the people who work so hard to save these historic homes! Thank you for not only this series, but all you do at Mapperton and educating us along the way. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😬
thank you Cheryl!
I sincerely hope that important treasures can be found and reinstated. Thank you Julie for helping.
I hope so too!
What I always loved about Europe, and highlighted by this channel, is their balance of progressiveness as well as their dedication to preserving their history. The love and effort european nobility is willing to take to maintain and restore their historical homes is absolutely admirable.
Especially since many of these places have been around for hundreds and hundreds of years - to then be outfitted with modern conveniences and amenities.
Love it
THIS IS Soooo BRILLIANT!!! Thank you for sharing this incrediable story. I am absolutly moved by the determanation to hold on to family history. Cheers to this family and to you for sharing this incrediable journey to restore.
So very glad the family is back at Pitchford Hall and has been able to buy back all that they have lost over the years. So exciting to find them and bring them back to reserve it once more. Am more than positive that it is a dream come true evidently, for Mrs. Violet Roberts
Julie, you just jump right in no matter what you are and work so hard to help people as they work to restore or whatever they are doing to live life as it should be, once more. Whether it is your own family's home or someone else's you place all the same enjoyment and energy into it and learn about their lives as well as digging in deeper into your own aristocratic life after marrying into all of this and yet being born in America.
Thank you!
Thank you Carol!
I think if you (or they) could somehow make the contents of that auction book available online, it would be helpful. Obviously many of the items will have a traceable history, but it's definitely also possible that there are some which went to a garage/car boot sale, donated to thrift stores, inherited without knowing their history etc, when someone passed away. If we could have access to the book, we may be able to keep an eye out for them. :)
Violet’s country cottage couldn’t be more charming! Absolutely fantastic!
This love of a house and family is what life is all about.
This is one of my favorite vlogs to watch...I absolutely LOVE how you are bringing the history/legacy of Pitchford to our attention! People are so, so kind and their humanity is amazing... especially with the treasures being returned!! Delighted for them!! Please keep us updated...I am enthralled with the story!! God bless them!!
Visited Pitchford in 2019. We are descendants of the Ottley family that owned Pitchford before Rowena’s family. Was so very disappointed we could not arrange to get in the manor. I’m interested in the Pink Room, that Rowena mentioned was a lady of the manor’s room with a wonderful aura, and she supposedly keeps Pitchford safe. I’d like to know who the lady was, since it might have been one of my ancestors, as Ottley’s lived there for about 300 years! Certainly would like to visit again (hopefully next year) and next time will definitely plan better to get a good tour of this wonderful home.. I’m loving this series, thank you so much!
I have always admired how British preserve their history so well. And all aspects of society appreciate it. These places are so beautiful. So great that she was able to get this place back and work to restore it. Love your show Julie! Thank goodness for CZcams so you could continue your show. I watched from the very start when it was on TV.
Heart bursting.
Pitchford’s heart beating once again.
Hallelujah!
That Texan is a star. An adored painting back home is a milestone.
Vi is such a Treasure.🥰
What a Remarkable Story of
1. Family's Determination &. Tenacity.😌
What a beautiful, heartwarming story of getting back something precious!! I'm so happy for them. Our story is not so happy. My husband's grandparents in 1962, started a fishing camp on the Winnipeg River in Manitoba, Canada. After his grandparents passed away, his cousins ran the camp. On June 22, 2007 the fishing camp took a direct hit from the only F5 tornado in Canadian recorded history. The camp was devastated. His one cousin tried to operate it for a while, after the cleanup, but eventually he ended up selling it about 8 years ago. My children were crushed, because we all had wonderful memories of shore lunches and picking blueberries on blueberry hill, swimming at the secret beach and fishing off the dock. The chipmunks were so tame, that they would run up your leg and take seed out of your pocket. There was a groundhog that would come right up to anyone offering her a piece of bread. The tornado took all that away and all we have are memories and pictures. I don't think we'll ever get it back, but my children are determined to eventually have a fishing/hunting camp of their own.
How exceptionally wonderful about the return of the painting of the horse and the house. Wow!
violet reminds me of my aunt wilda she watched over the brutus estate here in indiana from her little cottage in the center of the farm.. and would keep her own log books of plantings and harvest.. she was also my babysitter that i loved going to the most..
I love the house, the treasures and the story...but Violet stole the show! She is delightful and so lovely :)
This is so original! It’s amazing!!
Love following this story. Almost expected part 1 to be the end of it, so glad to see part 2 and can't wait for more. Nice to see a harp in the drawing room, maybe we'll hear it at some point. Vi makes a good point we can probably all agree on, that young Edward is surely an ideal heir.
Sunny England. Even far from the South and the coast there's so much great weather. The sun and rain maps don't lie and neither does experience. After a visit in summer and winter, North and South both times, I can say, England is sunny, almost all the time. Despite some fog (which is nice) and some rain and wind at times, Sunny England should be the tourist board's slogan. Hardly anybody in Canada believes me but it is a fact. They can't seem to separate the idea that Wales, western Scotland and Ireland get more rain but that the Anglo-Saxons settled almost exclusively in the driest, sunniest parts of the island. 'Everybody knows England is rainy, damp, cold, cramped and miserable.' is the basic line that most seem to believe as gospel. I couldn't believe how much space there is in England, just vast spaces really, other than in some urban areas of course. I've come to suspect that the English don't mind this rainy perception in the world so too many people don't come to England too often.
One point - as nice as CZcams is, something like this may be better on Vimeo, for that extra touch of class, not that the content or people in the videos need any help in that regard, but maybe an upgrade (hopefully still free to view though).
Trivia: the name Rowena goes back a long time. Hengist from Jutland founded England in 449 CE and the British king Vortigern traded Kent to marry Rowena.
If it was on Vimeo I'd never have stumbled on to it. I don't see that service as having any more class, if anything less, as there are so many hacked and mislabeled videos. I think it's in the perfect spot and so glad I found it!
@@ellenw391 I understand but the perception is overall, that better quality/selected features go on Vimeo. 'Everybody makes CZcams videos' is the idea that is around of cheapening the brand. Properly made videos with correct labels could easily be hosted on Vimeo and I think it would add just that bit more prestige.
What a fabulous video. What a joy to see the house coming back to life and meeting Vi as well. ❤️❤️
Hello from Westchester, IL right out Westchester, IL of Chicago. Westchester, where every street name has an English origin. I’m so delighted I found your channel. I’m a huge Anglophile and your videos have brought me so much rewarding, viewing pleasure. Thank you to you and your team for such amazing work. Hope one day I get to visit the UK and visit these splendid locations.
Love this, my grandmothers family Worthington owned Worthington Manor, also an Elizabethan home. Elizabeth 1st visited and documents showed she needed to walk some of the way for this visit down a Bridal path ❤️ my mother has Montaguerre /Montagu up her direct ancestry line, coat of arms had the three bright red lozenges. Love the way you present this.
Julie, what a wonderful series...such beauty...
With Pitchford Hall you, dear American Viscountess, are having a 'more than Wonderfull' project for a Series, so I hope! What a positive, upbeat vibe and mood this creates just by watching your Video! You are a in-estimate big Help to this independently owned historic house! Just made my day and happy to know the adventure of Pitchford Hall continues. Greetings from Quebec.
Beautiful just beautiful. 🥰 Love that painting with horse and the house in the background. ❤
Thank you! Cheers!
Very cool. This is such a cool series. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! Will do!
Amazing story. I wish you the best of luck as you search for your treasures
Fascinating. Good luck to them with their treasure hunt!
Wonderful program
I love these videos. My hearts yearns so bad for a place like this to love. I am so glad the rightful owners are back home. Is there a way to access the catalog online and see what they are still missing? Or are they planning on setting something up with pictures of the items? I hope the items go back to where they belong. Thank you for my escapes from reality for a bit. ❤️
I remember Mr. Rupert Acton from The Victorian Farm series done a few years ago. His father was His Lordship at that time and Ruth Goodman and friends met up with Rupert who looked a lot younger back then. Amazing series and it's nice to see Rupert again. Beautiful Shropshire!!
I’m late rewatching I just enjoyed this episode Julie in the sweet round boat floating with the others just magical serene definitely a sweet elixir for mental health 🥰👌The history of the houses and paintings returning just amazing all the pieces fitting back into place 😍Loved the talk with Violet such a lovely soul Grazie Julie you are a star my love❤️❤️😍😍😘😘👌👌🌟🌟
Fantastic Series on this gorgeous house and family. Thank you.
Glad you enjoy it!
Their steadfast devotion to this property is truly inspiring. It was wonderful seeing the painting and tall case clock back home again. This is truly amazing.
Violet is what makes England truly great.
I love all your videos, but I'd love one just on that dashing blue corvette!
The story about the painting brought tears to me- how special 👑🌹
A wonderful vlog of an inspiring family. It was also quite an emotional experience. Thank you 🦘🦘🦘
What a lovely Grandfather’s Clock returned to Pickford!
Vi is a treasure. What a wonderful lady.
Violet was the sweetest part of this episode! Make sure to have Rowena sit with her and record all of her stories about the home and the people she loved there before she passes. We recently lost my mother much earlier than anticipated and her life stories went with her.
Speaking of which....I know how busy you all are, but, I was wondering if
someday you would consider doing a vlog on your paintings...portraits etc.
I am an artist and would really appreciate it , if that sounded of interest. ❤️
Thank you from Puebla, Mexico
Great idea!!
I think you will find individuals like the man from Texas who bought the painting to return to Pitchford are not unique. I love and treasure these amazing beautiful historical structures and if I had the funds to purchase a lost treasure and return to its rightful home, I would certainly do that. So, I imagine, if you all get the word out on platforms like here at CZcams, you will find a multitude of individuals willing to help restore the historical treasure!
Cheers
A beautiful home back in the family, so happy you are getting a few treasures back.
Everything British just warms my heart. So both of your channels are very special to me. Pitchford Hall is stunning. Their dedication to restoring it is a close second to your's and Luke's with Mapperton.
Thank you so much!
How amazing it is to get two of their treasures back. How fortunate. I do hope they are successful. Thanks for sharing 😍😘
Thank you so much. This was so wonderful to watch.
What a wonderful video. I would love to see all the rooms she said. Vi was fantastic.
I love the clock. It's wonderful that it is working again.
i’d like to see a video about the auction items. Maybe we can help find them?
It would be wounderful, if they could start a CZcams channel about them finding the treasure of the house.
Such an amazing story and I am rooting for them to get their items back where they belong ❤️ Is part of the timber red? It might have been the lighting at certain times. This is so fascinating cannot wait for the next one!!! Thank you
Yes it is!
This channel is wonderful. Each time I, as an American, am so fascinated and in love with these homes. I love to daydream, romanticizing myself in history and in these magnificent homes having a cuppa. Thanks for bringing these treasures to us, we want more.
I’m looking forward to the segment at Pitchford!!
This was the most amazing video I have ever seen getting the treasures back of the family home was super inspiring
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a great episode. And what a darling Violet and cottage!
Julie needs her own tv program, she is amazing.
Thank you Julie for using your position and audience to help other families with their historic homes.
You enrich the lives of your viewers by allowing us to get glimpses of these places from anywhere in the world, and you are a fantastic support to other families treading the same path as you and Luke in your quest to maintain and restore England’s history.
As an Australian, you’re making my future trip to England longer and longer the more places you show us, as now I want to visit them for myself! In the meantime, I get to live vicariously through you and learn more about the history of these houses.
Thank you Claire!!!
What a fantastic video!
Wow, and here is me in tears after watching the end of a CZcams video...
What an incredible family. Taking it back!
I think this is one of my favorite episodes!
Our family doesn't have the history of the great houses of England. My great grandparents had moved west, from Georgia to Texas in the late 1800's. My grandparents bought their original farm in 1901. The first frame home burned in the 20's and they rebuilt. With minimal education, my grandfather built up his farm to be one of the largest in the county, with a cotton gin and sawmill. When my grandparents died in 1969, the farm was divided up between the 13 children. An aunt bought the homeplace site and did a lot of renovations. When she died, a cousin bought it and has been trying to put the farm back together. Most of the land has been sold again, but he has bought back all the land his father inherited, and most of what mine did, including the large cattle barn and mule barn. Lots of memories climbing around those barns as kids in the 1960's. I think he now owns about 300 of the 1000 acres. I inherited a 50 acre tract of timber, and once that is cut, I will make arrangements to sell that tract to him. It was my father's wish. I bought an old glider in my aunt's estate sale. A few years after that, I returned it to him. We have pictures of my grandmother sitting on that glider on the porch in the 1940's. It belonged on that porch.
What a wonderful, inspiring story!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love this house 😻 and great show!!! 🤧
So lovely to see Rupert Acton of Acton Scott.
So exciting- such joy!
Totally understand where this family is coming from. I hope they succeed in getting the old family treasures back
Violet was so very sweet!!!
Love your love for HOMES.
Incredible
Great job Julie!
Best wishes to find your treasures and get them back. I can't do much from the States, Oceanside CA. But positive thoughts. Thanks for sharing
Awesome thanks cheers
Thank you! Cheers!
Can’t wait until the next episode!
I have passed on your video to M.S. Rau in New Orleans. They deal in the finest of the finest antiques, but it is just possible that sometimes something from the homes that were sold turns up, either in catalogues or at auction. I hope they will be on the lookout for treasures . Their emails are full of wonderful pieces and are a joy just to look at!.
Julie I really admire what you do and how you present amazing topics and historical accounts.
Megan Markle had a perfect opportunity to do what you do and I think she would have been seen differently and in favour of many.
However that is not the case as we all well know.
You truly do a remarkable take on royal life Julie and you seem very happy.
This was interesting all the people had something interesting to say do and love vi at the end!
Love it all and one day I will have a huge Manor house like they have it.
Great show - and wonderful stories - write a book please - the AV is so good at listening and enjoying what everyone says, a really empathetic interviewer. Well done to all.