Henry VIII's Widow Catherine Parr's Abandoned Mansion | Tudor England
Vložit
- čas přidán 10. 01. 2021
- Today we explore this beautiful abandoned manor house that sits in the wide open English countryside.
Built in 1564, the second family to reside here held the estate for nearly 200 years, the last member of the family was beheaded for treason and the mansion passed to Henry the eighths widow, Catherine Parr.
It was eventually purchased from the crown and worked on a great deal, that is what we see here today, including the early English renaissance walled garden.
It was eventually inhabited by just one women right up until the second world war, after the war the council purchased the estate and it was then used as a children’s convalescent home.
The idea at the time was that poorly children would benefit from country or sea air, some would have stayed here for a few weeks, some a few years, tragically permanently disabled children where sometimes abandoned at these places.
Finally, it became a hotel in the 1960s and was still in business until June of 2020, after already going into administration, it was forced to closed its doors for good due to the pandemic...
Its neat hedges and tidy pathways still holding their shape, this may the final glimpse of this garden in its prime.
•
Join our channel to get access to perks:
/ @samandjessexplore
Instagram-
/ samandjessexplore
Facebook-
/ samandjessexplore
Merch-
teespring.com/en-GB/stores/sa...
•
Crew 👇
Living It Urban
/ @livingiturban - Zábava
Just one thing about its history: Catherine Parr died on the 5th of September 1548. If this building was built in 1564 there is obviously no way she could have lived here.
Suggest they're using the historyrabblegabble as an excuse to roam and particularly highlight the remaining items of liftable value..... Ie note the attention upon the fireplaces. Scuse me if I'm wrong but I ain't that fick.
The manor has been around since 1087 and is obviously now not the original building, the present building being built in 1693. It is not even the same place Katherine owned but on the same land. It was converted into a hotel in 1960.
@@suzyqualcast6269 if you had watched any of their videos, they are there to document not steal. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
@@ravenwillowdragon What do you think that they are doing after they finish filming ? They are nicking anything valuable that they can fit in their van . You are very naive ! They and the rest of them are a lot of grubs . Stupid grubs too !
@@ravenwillowdragon Why are they allowed in and shouldn't the National Trust be guarding places like this?
This place is gorgeous & with such historical value I pray it doesn’t get damaged by someone. ❣️Thanks for the tour. Loved it!! Such wonderful condition. This place is not abandoned if the property is unoccupied @ present. But still owned by someone.
It looks too modern for Cathryn to have lived there...
It’s hard to imagine how 500+ years ago when this was built the handcraft it took to carve the wood items like the fireplace mantles to be able to build this so long ago and a lot of the mansion is in fairly decent condition. That stained glass is stunning.
I'm American, where the oldest buildings are barely antiques. I love seeing these magnificent buildings so steeped in history Beautiful enormous works of art. Really appreciate the posting
I would disagree - while we obviously America does not have the history of the UK as it is much newer, I’d hardly call homes and buildings that stand today from the 1700’s barely antiques.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_buildings_in_the_United_States
I'm so sorry to hear you are american. It must be awful.
Someone with lots of money can bring this property back to its original beauty, with tender love and care . Who will care ?? 💕
Or to create a rescue foundation to rise the money to restore it.
Unfortunately it’s got a lot worse recently.
A few weeks ago some low life’s ripped all of the lead of the roof exposing the wooden beams,it’s open to the elements and looking very poor.
Such a crying shame.
Bet its haunted thus no takers
@@paulrayne2786 another reason why I hate people !! Imagine all the wood work and stained glass destroyed I’m crying
Awesome. At 29:57, the stained glass contains Catherine Parr's emblem, the Tudor Rose, which appears repeatedly throughout the home. That secret passageway is killer! An amazing opportunity to see a manor with historical significance built nearly 500 years ago!
No it doesn't. Katherine's emblem was a blond woman surrounded by a Tudor rose like a dress. Katherine never saw the inside of this building as it is not the same one from her time.
That is Henry 's Tudor Rose.
I agree with the Tudar 🌹 and only some things could possibly be from then but everything else is too modern ,
These houses were continuously updated by each generation.
This is such a lovely place. I loved the drone footage, especially as you looked down over the house and garden and came down into the garden, so pretty. Jess you did a great job with the introductory voice-over. All so good, i truly hope someone takes 5his place on and it doesn’t stay abandoned... but at least we got to see it 😊🥰
Thank you so much Trudie, glad you enjoyed it 🥰
Beautiful intro and such a lovely building, thanks for sharing it with us. Lets hope it's put to full use again soon and not left to decay .
The tunnel was apparently a smugglers tunnel that went all the way down to the beach,how true it is I don’t know,as it’d have to be a couple of miles long.
had a tour of the cellars when I was a school kid by the then owners,good vid guys,hopefully it’ll be up and running again soon,such a great building.
Blimey, that's amazing if so! 😯
It's certainly an amazing building, deserves to be taken care of.
Glad you enjoyed the video and seeing the basement again! 😀 Thanks for watching!
Hardly smugglers, those tunnels were built for escape of the Nobility during the wars of the Roses, and from religious persecution, smugglers would have come later..that was for survival
More than likely those tunnels were the remains of an ancient sewer system designed to flush out sink, privy, and kitchen waste water, along with run off from the roofs during storms. Water from “toilets” may have been “flushed out” with buckets, from strategically placed indoor privies. Most likely built hundreds of years ago. The rain water would have flushed most detritus out but every now and them someone from the manor would have had to go in and brush/shovel out the larger matter not taken care of by the rains. The natural stream in there could have been purposeful to help move all the muck as far from the manor as possible. Too many people, living close in an estate generations ago to have cesspools so close to the house. Brilliant sanitary engineering for the times. The Hotel or the school probably sanitized the tunnels years ago that’s why they look so clean now. Only rain water from the roofs running off in there now. 🌺🌸
@@kevinjewell233 maybe some truth in this(although it was a bit later in the civil war)There was a documented battle not far from this area.
@@chrismurray2237 probably the most plausible explanation....but not as good a story.:-)
That was marvellous! Such a wonderful place. Could imagine Katherine Parr, Princess Elizabeth and Thomas Seymour living there. It really put a frame around the many stories told about their relationship. Thank you so much.
They did not live there, this building was erected over century after her death.
they lived at Sudley, not at this location. A lovely manor, nonetheless!
I could live there just like it is 💗💯
I love your narration and the drone footage at the beginning of this, superb, subscribed and going to have a binge on your explores over the next week :-)
Thank you very much! So glad you're enjoying the videos 😊 Thank you for your support and great to have you on the channel! 😃
Another fantastic explore I love the way you put the background music in as well it absolutely excellent well done there!
Thank you very much Paul 🙏 Appreciate that a lot and glad you enjoyed it 🥰
You two have grown so much in the last two years! I would love to see a "where is this place now?"
I have seen this mansion before but no one ever explored the tunnel so nice job, that was exciting to see!
So beautiful. Just hope it doesn’t get vandalised
these guys did vandalize it, they broke in illegibly from the way they are talking. Hope the authorities find this video and arrest them, proof of b&e.
They should not have got in there really. It is now owned by someone else and was not actually abandoned in the first place. It was waiting for a buyer that's all.
Still beautiful and stately..holding her own still. A Grande Dame
You both really have a gift for showing these kinds of places. Your videos are amazing and so artistically done, you really take the time to show the beauty and splendor of these wonderful old buildings. Also as a viewer I can tell how much homework you do on so many of the places you visit. I found you both through Exploring with Fighters and am just in awe of your pieces. Listening to you both talk as you film it is very apparent how much you appreciate these old abandoned buildings and the artistry in them, whether it's the stained glass, the woodwork or just the layout. It is a real pleasure to watch your videos, keep up the amazing work. A fan from Canada xoxoxoxxooxoxx
It would take alot of money to own it and make it what you truly wanted and have help to keep it up, but how I would love to be able to buy it and do all of this and more! What a history and what a mansion. thanks Sam and Jesse for this tur and bringing it to us!
I agree. It does look like a great restoration already with a really first class interior finish. Someone has put a lot of time and care into this house with an excellent high standard and with good design skills, who really understands the character of the building. The attention to detail is remarkable and It looks brand new inside and not gloomy like a lot of big places. It is lovely and really in keeping with the period and character of the place. Not many houses look good empty but this one does, so imagine how it looks furnished.
@@acw7120 Yes, it would be one of the best that you could find! Anyone would be very fortunate to have the opportunity to call it home!
Hello Sam and Jess, another very interesting place with a good history. What a gorgeous place with beautiful views. You guys are so brave, up on the roof and then down in the tunnel. Thank you again for all the hard work you do in presenting these places to us. Cheers, from Australia.
Thank you very much Gaye! Glad you enjoyed it 🥰
Lovely and dramatic intro. EWF said it was too dangerous to enter the tunnel when he was there. But it seemed pretty safe once you passed the slate near the entrance. Right proper explore! And the palace was amazing.
Yes I watched ewf video and he chickend out but fair play to Sam true explorer 👌
Subbed! I love that you all appreciate the history of the house. Can't wait to watch more of your videos.
Great video once again Sam And Jess! Man that was a super find and that tunnel!? Just Wow
I have watched a number of Explorer videos over the past month or so and I have to say that I love your content and both of your presentations of it. Keep it up but most of all be happy :)
Your videos just keep getting better and better, love them. 👍👍👍👍
Appreciate that, thank you 🙏 Glad you enjoy them!
What an amazing place!! That tunnel was so tiny, I’m claustrophobic & I had to look away as Luke turned around because I thought he was going to get stuck!!
Wonder if it was an escape tunnel originally....
loved this video thanks Sam & Jess
Stay safe guys xx
Thank you so much Louise! Glad you enjoyed it 🥰
@@Samandjessexplore loved it. Love seeing your videos xx
Wow thats its what I call an exploring you get in every part of the house.
Simply gorgeous. Thanks for this fabulous video of this beautiful place.
Also I wonder if the stained glass is original? Tudor Roses 🌹 everywhere!! That’s just Amazing!!! I hope it’s protected and no dumb ass kids get in there and destroy all of that irreplaceable history!! Especially the stain glass windows! I can just see Catherine Parr walking up those stairs in her elegant gowns.
Yes, it's a beautiful place. i also hope no one gets in there and destroys anything. On the main staircase, I believe that is Henry & Katherine Parr in that stained glass. They were and remained very good friends!
What a lot of these kids don't recognize is they are opening up these houses to theft of the period pieces that are left that keep it being valuable, getting it sold AND to people being shot who come for a ''visit'' after these houses are sold. All it takes is one good barrister/solitictor/attorney with a good paralegal.
The Tudor rose stained glass would have been Victorian replacements for old murky windows.Like the Stars on the ceiling in the chapel at Hampton Court.
@@eileenverhulst5979 How could they remain friends, he died while married to her, he became friends with Anne of Cleves, and loved to play cards together after their divorce.
I am sure that someone with a lot of money will come along and buy it, either a rich oil Sheik or technology entrepreneur, just as a tax write off, but hopefully it will go to the National Trust, and they can return it to it’s original glory.
What an amazing tour! The shot from the roof made my knees weak and I cringed with anxiety watching you explore that incredible tunnel!
Thank you for showing us the areas of this astonishing historical beauty that very few people would ever see otherwise!!
I absolutely loved this tour! Such grandeur! I'm from the U.S. and we have nothing to compare with this place! Of course our country is just a babe compared to England's....I have always been in awe of your castles and manors! Can you imagine the intrigue that happened in this place during the Tudor reign? I have read a lot of books on the history of Henry VIII. As far back as the War of the Roses....I can only hope someone decides to take this beauty on so it doesn't fall into disrepair! Loved the tour!😁❤️❤️❤️
Henry VIII has nothing to do with The War of the Roses. He was born in 1491. The war of the roses was from 1455 to 1487. You're mistaking Henry VIII and his Father Henry VII
@@rosierennie5867 ....the war of the roses was between the Lancastrain's and the York's. Henry Vll took the throne after defeating Richard lll. Henry Vll married Edward lV daughter, Elizabeth. The red and the white roses were made one....it merged the Lancaster's and the York's. It was from them two that Arthur and Henry Vlll were born.
@@lindaondovcsik9714 Wow. Thanks for that History lesson that I DIDN'T need because I'm from England, born and bred
@@rosierennie5867 ....at no time was I trying to give a history lesson. I'm sincerely sorry if I came across that way. I have always enjoyed history. That's all. Again, I apologize.
@@lindaondovcsik9714 You enjoy history but you get Henry VII and Henry VIII mixed up? " I have read a lot of books on the history of Henry VIII. As far back as the War of the Roses" Your words. Not mine. As I stated Henry VIII was nothing to do with The War of the Roses. Please dont pursue English History anymore, I know when the War of the Roses was and I know who was involved. You clearly don't
Goodbye now
This house is an absolute gem. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for going down that tunnel. I wouldn't have done. I've subscribed to your wonderful channel.
Such an amazing explore! This one is spectacular. A shame that it was broken down into small rooms during its hotel days, still a beauty though. Awesome! 👍
Yeah, i agree. Jess should do more narrating. About that tunel, you guys should have a remote control car with a camera video taping instead of a person then it would have gotten further.
This place is really beautiful! Seems like it has a long history, like beyond Tudor times. Great explore from top to bottom, thank you!
Great drone shots!
And Jess's narration is crystal clear and beautiful
Beautiful manor. I think it's a shame though, chopping all the upper grand rooms up to make hotel room. That little bathroom with the fireplace right next to the loo, would have been one grand room. The cheap doors on the first floor, and light fixtures. Shame it was not restored.
Always enjoy your videos! Can't wait to see what's next.
That was Fantastic, guys. ONE OF YOUR BEST.
Kapitalny film! Wielkie dzięki za przybliżenie historii Katarzyny Parr. Pozdrawiam z Polski.
Thanks, enjoyed watching this.
Wow! Great explore! Thanks for sharing this with us.
This was simply wonderful! I enjoyed the whole thing. Wish that tunnel had been a bit bigger but props to you for trying. Make the imagination run wild doesn’t it? Just lovely you two!
Thank you Shelley! Glad you enjoyed it 🥰
Love how you research and share this in your presentations with excellent commentary which is sadly lacking with several UK explorers.
As much as I love these guys, this was a bit of a travesty to be honest. The building was not abandoned and the link to Katherine is so tiny it doesn't even matter. It has a far more interesting history than being owned by a queen who probably never even saw the inside of it. This was an illegal explore and hope they don't do that again!
Hell of a lot of scandal with this place and missing millions which was one of the main reasons it closed in the end sadly Place is just up the road from me
Wowzers! What a thrill to be able to tour such a beautiful historic property! I'm not surprised there are so many chandeliers - the size of the spaces and the height of the ceilings would require fixtures that could throw as much light as possible. If there had been any doubt to whom the home belonged you'd only need to see the gorgeous tile floor in the main hall with its repeating pattern of Tudor roses to know its historic legacy. That sigil is carried out throughout the house in the stained glass doors and windows as well as the outer carvings of the stair treads. Alas, the rose tiles in the fireplace surround are not Tudor roses nor are they original to the house as they date from the Art Nouveau/Arts & Crafts period (late 19th - early 20th century). Good heavens how awesome that must have been! I would have loved to spend a day just going through and examining plaster work and mouldings, floor tiles, wood carvings, and fireplace details. Thank you so much for the excellent video!
What an amazing video loved every minute of it , fabulous rooms amazing history to this building xxx
That tunnel is amazing!! Thank you for sharing your video footage! I wonder if the tunnel was an original escape route for those who first inhabited the castle? Is just such a fantastic video!!❤
Wow wow wow!!! Amazing drone footage. Great camera work, best ever location and explore. I was on edge when you went through the tunnel. Keep up the good work. Loved it!!
Glad you enjoyed it Gary! Thank you, really appreciate your support 😊🙏
My goodness this place is beautifull, and those views are priceless. Great job you two I love all your hard work.ty
What a sad place. Even it's beauty is shadowed in sadness.
Thanks for sharing 😔💛
Thank you for this beauty !!💕
Another great video guys!
This is epic Sam and Jess.
Great information on this too. Thanks for a good one
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the support 😄
Absolutely love this explore!!!
Thanks Guys! Love the tunnel, glad you went in👍! I used to do similar adventures true explorers have no fear. The rock on the ceiling on the tunnel was beautiful the waterfall was clear and fresh. Amazing.
Great video! I do wish that you had spent more time on the inside of the mansion as it is so large. I would have loved to have seen the Kitchen. Thank you for making and sharing this video.
Glad you enjoyed it Patricia! 🥰 Thank you for the support ❤
Sadly the kitchen must have been ripped out and replaced with a modern industrial one, most of that had been removed so the room was a real mess and we left it out 👎 Shame some original features have been lost here!
The Drone footage is stunning guys. Amazing Cinematography. Brilliant video as always.
That tunnel a so claustrophobic. Beautiful place and fabulous exploration. Thank you very much, very enjoyable.
Wow best find I have watched so far. I loved that you went in the basement and tunnel. A lot of explorers dont look in the basement and attics and I feel it is always a let down. They are the best bits
Thank you for sharing this awesome adventure! I was at the edge of my seat telling you to stop and go back!!!! Fun episode! So interesting! Cheers from California! ❣️🤗
That stained glass window yall butted over had Henry VII sitting with Katherine standing.
And Sam, in that narrow cave thing, thank you for trying. That ass-crack was hard to watch.
Massive respect to you both for the way you do your intros they are top notch guys. Well done what an amazing place that is. That tunnel was pretty cool.
Appreciate that, thank you very much 🙏 Sure was! If only we could have found the end 😆
Stunning home! I wonder if Cathrine Parr haunts it? She died while giving birth. Queen Elizabeth 1st stayed there until her Uncle by marriage Seymore got her in trouble for tickling her. Or something crazy like that. Amazing history in the home. Especially all the changes after Henry’s the 8th Son took to the throne.
@@lindyelliott4280
T.
She died 6 days after giving birth.
Probably not because she died at sudeley castle.
fantastic guys. brilliant explore. Thank you x ❤S&J❤
Thank you Cath 🥰🥰🥰 Glad you enjoyed it ❤
Beautiful footage! Thanks for sharing.
Hope every historical buildings could be alive again. Greetings from Indonesia
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching 🙏
What an amazing historic home, very glad to see it. The tight tunnel was too much - I had to fast forward as it was scary small. Enjoyed the tour.
Although I've already seen this on 1 or 2 other channels, it's a Nice location and to see it from your perspective. You've done well with your locations since starting your own channel. Glad someone finally went to look in that tunnel. You certainly have more balls than some. 😁
Nice one!👌
What channels?
Thank you Rob! Really appreciate it 🙏
Glad to have you here 👊
knowing the history of most childrens homes you can only imagine some horrors that may have gone unnoticed for some poor children adults were so cruel back then
Was thinking the same. Especially with the black and white masonic floors.
@@kellyprice1024 The Masons have nothing to do with child abuse in institutions. Maybe you were thinking of the Catholic Church. Half the kitchen floors in the US had black and white checkerboard tiles or linoleum at one time or another. Stop buying into stupid conspiracy theories. There's enough free-range, disorganized cruelty and abuse in the world without thinking there's a gigantic plot running all of it.
Well done!!! Amazing place!! I love the respect and class to your video.
Stunning find. Thank you! 😊
So glad you guys don’t get caught. It is amazing there is no arlarms.
Another great video thanks
love the drone shots, great work as always 👍💯
Whoa....that was absolutely beyond words! Starting from the end, I'm going to guess that 'rabbit tunnel' was larger when it was built. Over the very many years the building settled and things shifted, the tunnel was squeezed into a smaller more narrow passage. I hope your Mom's don't ever see that footage! So much appreciate your video of that glorious place! The details in the rooms, and how every bathroom was different, and those gorgeous fireplaces! Got the impression a crew goes in there periodically to dust, keep out cobwebs and vacuum. Just discovered you this evening and looking forward to seeing more videos! Cheers from Texas!
Brilliant explore. I just hope this place dose not get vandalized.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video 😊 Us too, this was filmed a month or so prior to release, we know the location got shared around quite badly on Facebook which is a real shame, I think some locals have secured the building since.
Would be nice to see it bought and opened back up, whilst its in good condition!
Liking the Tudor roses in the stained glass and, what appear to be, 1700-ish renovations and beyond.
Love this! I truly hope someone does something with this beautiful piece of history soon. Fantastic job! Stay safe & God bless!
It has been bought and is going to be used as an 'events venue'.
An absolutely amazing video so glad I started watching you guys
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoy the videos and great to have you on the channel 😃🥰 Appreciate the support!
Jess, you should narrate more often
Can you count how many times they said WOW!!!? Lmao. Good explore.
Amazing guys such a fabulous house And incredible history thank you ! How brave you were to risk the tunnel my heart was ponding wondering what you would stumble across !!! X
Wonderful vid! Loved it. The tunnel gave me an anxiety attack. Lol. Brave lot you all are. Cheers from Toronto
Catherine Parr died before this was built so how could she live here?
It looks Georgian to me ? Unless it was extended from a Tudor home ?
Good catch!!!!! The narrator says “built in 1564” and Catherine died in 1548. More than a decade before it was built.
I wonder if she was gifted the land and the home was built much later.
Maybe she had a daughter.
Just woke up in San Francisco listening to you on my IPAD. I loved this video. We’ll, I’m hooked!
Fabulous intro. I saw this by another explorer but you have showed us so much more
Love this one and I enjoy it and thank you.
Awesome video guys 😁😁😁
Great stuff guys. It's the first solo video of yours I have seen. Great intro and brilliant narration Jess.
What a beautiful place, such a shocking waste. Why not make it into a charity hostel or mental health retreat.
Look forward to your next.
Best wishes,
Paul
Thank you very much Paul! Glad you enjoyed the video.
It really is terrible how many places are empty that could be put to such good use, it's crazy 😪
Glad to have you here! 🙏
Great vid guys - wonder if you can keep it up during the pandemic - I hope so - I'm just really getting into your adventures - what a beautiful place - such a shame it's been abandoned - keep going guys - loving it - from Australia xx
We sure will! Glad you're enjoying the videos, thank you for your support 🥰
Great video guys
Beautiful place thanks for showing us. 🤗
Beautiful video thank you so much . I just subscribed.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for your support 😃
Man you're bloody brave your exploration is fascinating for long time been watching video from France finals got some from the UK love it keep the good work
Lovely place. Excellent drone shots 👌
Amazing .. 👏 loved it.. I think the viewers comment about the tunnel once being an advanced sewer system for that time period, w/ water flowing to keep it washed out, and probably power cleaned in recent times, seems the most plausible. I thought at first it would have been an escape route, but bc it narrowed so much, most adults probably wouldn't fit.
Nicely made piece
Awesome video. You and the others deserve a medal, for trying that tunnel at the end. Regards MAUREEN FROM AUSTRALIA
Love your adventures!
Such a gorgeous place ! It's been kept in good condition so perfectly. That tunnel did it for me. I reckon Sam would have regretted not going down if he didn't. I'm not a claustrophobic person but seeing how narrow it was made me feel uneasy. Sam's eyes are just like my son's, I felt I was looking at my son ! Absolutely great explore 👍🏻