The OLDEST TREE HOUSE in the WORLD! (and a QUEEN visited here too!)
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- In this latest instalment of American Viscountess, I tackle the never-ending task of restoring the lime plaster panels at Pitchford Hall, one of England’s finest Elizabethan half-timbered houses. And visits the stables which have been repurposed as workshops - I catch up with sculptor, Michael Potter and joins Sophie Francis for a lesson in the ancient craft of willow weaving. The crowning scene of this visit to Pitchford is when I help restore the lime plaster on the worlds oldest tree house where Queen Victoria spent time in 1832.
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60 years ago I was taught this technique by a Master Plasterer. He only approved two of us from 100 applicants.
Also is done different from dry to wet cold and hot areas too....example pire n bean in da south but not up north slab
Apparently plaster or mortar mixed with horse hair kept the old houses warm in winter and cool in summer. It’s because it’s a natural breathable fabric.
I loved when you helped put the lime on the building! So fascinating, the old techniques! And, they last much longer than modern ones. So satisfying!
You know there’s so many talented college students on both sides of the pond or into historical preservation it wouldn’t be interesting to have summer internships heck they’ll sleep under the stars just have to feed them something but it would be such an interesting project to tag into a university graduate students are even to help I have a lot of students at Tulane University historical preservation where they’re doing the same techniques I saw today. It’s just a thought.
Bonjour Mapperton. I was wondering, as I'm kind of found of archeology, why do you not invite Time Team to search your estate past ? That would be the perfect combo. I guess. Anyway, thanks for what you do in entertaining us... 🇨🇵🇬🇧🏳️🌈
That's a great idea!
This is my favorite idea ever. Omg.
Yessss!! Wonderful idea!! 😍
Yes that would be perfect
1000 times YES - 💝😆🙌 !
I love that you put your initials in the lime wash!!
This Estate has endless work to be done!!
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You bird feeder came out wonderfully for Nestor. I think he’ll be proud of his Mother!!
As someone who loves English history, this felt almost emotional to me. How amazing to repair a little bit of an Elizabethan house! Bravo Julie!
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Oh! I realized I had 'jumped' a episode. So here I am happy to watch the lime plaster panels restored on the main- and the treehouse : Fascinating craftsmanship!
A girl of 13 Years of age she was Queen Victoria... and somehow I connect. I remember my grand mothers garden, me on an apple tree growing in a bambu forest having a secret lunch with my sister. We where not allowed on this tree and when we where called, we could slide down one of the bambou poles and answer 'Yes' on the ground.
Never thought a Lime-tree could become that old and big!
I am enjoying this series as well as all the others you have been involved in. I am a huge fan. I wonder if you could do a series visiting the estates highlighted in Pride and Prejudice and other television shows and movies based on the works of Jane Austen.
Yes, will def. put that on the list!
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The weaver has such a soothing voice and way about her. If I was there I would love to take a class with her. It would be so relaxing.
Queen Victoria's tree house is amazingly stunnig WOW. 👑☕🗝📜📖
Thank God for Nick and his love for restoration of old homes, he has the patience of a Saint. Also, congratulations to the artisans and their crafts, I don't think many people realize the man hours that goes into their crafts to bring us the beautiful things they make.Beautiful video Julie thank you!
This guy’s great! No nonsense, no time to discuss himself, cuts you off mid sentence to say we’re ready! Love him!
Love watching the tours of the houses
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THESE FABULOUS STRUCTURES AND HOMES AND CASTLES!!!! FASCINATING!!!
I LOVE YOUR 1957 LIGHT BLUE CORVETTE!!!💖💖💖💖💖
Congratulations, Julie, on your first attempt at lime-rendering, I'm certainly no expert, but you did a brilliant job!
It's good to see you highlighting Nick's expertise, without which Pitchford Hall wouldn't look half as spectacular. I can't wait to see how the Hall looks when he has finished.
I am loving this series and I am eagerly looking forward to the next instalment.
My dear lady Hitching took,
You are such a gem I am so happy for Luke that he was able to marry you.
Again in the design for Wouldicott Manor the lower three quarter ring of the building is exterior like a Tudor building style. The main building which is the entrance and several other uses is two floors and limestone exterior looks like Maperton.
If I can find a postal address for Maperton I will send you a copy of the architects plans end of Summer
All your episodes are very interesting but I think this is one of the most interesting episodes you have done. I have always wondered how a house like this were done
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Nick's information was really interesting! I had know idea just how much work it was to restore the walls of an Elizabethan / Medieval house! Love the term "Snots" and the yak hair! It was wonderful meeting Michael and Sophie. Great location for art studios! I really enjoyed learning about the willows and weaving. The tree house is awesome.The tree is extraordinary! Wonderful video! Love from Vermont
I'm loving seeing Pitchford Hall. I'd love to see a CZcams channel just on Pitchford Hall and all the restoration work and stories etc
This is in my family and I hope to visit one day. I’m happy to see it being restored and taken care of like it should be.
honestly one of the most interesting videos I've watched in a long time
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Wow so cool what it takes to repair, just thinking one time this was how things were done. I really liked the stable area being a horse person lol. I would have like to see more interior of the stables and hay loft area. But the Blacksmith Forge fabulous. Oh the tree house love the fancy window, the shape of it. I thought I saw a door top in a shape like that too, was it just for looks? Can’t wait for the next video ❤️🇺🇸.
I watched your other show with the London girls but this channel exceeds anything that show had to offer by far!! Well done Julie. Love from OZ! 😍
Wow, thank you!
@@AmericanViscountess You are very welcome and just from me to you Julie, you are worth much, much more!
Great job Ms. Julie! Your knocking this series out of the park! 👏👏👏
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I am finding this whole series absolutely delightful. Your channel was recommended to me about two days ago and has already become one of my favorites, not least of all because of your amazing personality. The absolute beauty of these historic buildings remain a fascination of mine, and you show us the life and love imbued in each home.
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What an absolute delight it is to watch you on your channel. I came across your channel by accident. I did not realize you have ventured into this form of media. I was a big fan myself and my family of you while you were on the show on Bravo. Catching up on older episodes, Julie you are the Tops and Cheers from the States.
Thank you so much!
Julie is one of the best presenters on CZcams 🎬....great series!!
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That was truly a pleasure, thank you for sharing your experience! Love, Jeannie Mitchell Myers!
Fascinating to watch and learn how much effort goes into restoring half-timbered houses! I think I would enjoy trying my hand at it. Loved watching Julie learning to willow weave and making something for Nestor. Michael is very talented and I would like to see more of his work.
Loving these episodes!! The family seems like such a lovely family and their story is so heartwarming.
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Amazing! Your energy, outfit, guest and I love learning about the process - but never leave home without your sunglasses again darling!
Sunny England, Deep England. Love following this story. Some of the smallest things such as James wearing his wellies (rubber boots) in that clip at the end with his family are just so nice to see, you can almost feel your own feet on the ground there, smell the air and hear the birds, etc.
Love these videos. Always fun and fascinating. Wish I was there to try and learn more and give it a go myself. I would love to learn these cool skills. My grandparents lived in a very historic American home. I love old houses. These shows absolutely thrill me. My prayer is that maybe one day I could get my Grandparents place back and restore it. That is my dream and has been since I was a girl. So I love this family's story on getting their historic home back.
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Julie. I appreciate your authenticity! Your vlogs are fun! ❤️🇨🇦
Oh I am loving the Pitchford freindships you are building!
Can’t wait!!!
Hi Julie,
The window in the tree house is just incredibly
Beautiful....I loved Mr.potter amazing sculptures...And the sweet
Bird nest for NESTOR..Great job..it really came out stunning..
Loved the willows...great
Talents ...I can't wait to
See what you do for artists on your property..
Creative people really do
Need quiet spaces for
Creativity...loved this♡
Nick is such a perfectionist and loves his
Job..♡
Thank you so much!
Wow that tree house is adorable!
Good job Julie
I would love to do the plastering! How relaxing and therapeutic! Beautiful house! You did a great job with Nester's gift! I'm sure he loved it! Love the Wisteria! Lovely treehouse!!!
Thank you for the clip inside the treehouse. That was fascinating. Actually, all of this was! Thank you so much! 🫖 🌳😍
Our pleasure!
Thank you Julie for this wonderful series. Your natural interest brings out the best is people .Nick is a character and loves the trade he has chosen and wants to talk about and share that love. The willow basketry and sculpture was amazing too. Always a joy
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a charming fellow.
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How interesting. Always wondered how these beautiful structures were restored and cared for. Thank you.
Wonderful restoration videos, Julie. Thank you.
Great, great craftmanship , wonderful work!
Wonderful bird basket weaving. Looking forward to hearing more about Queen Victoria's visit.
Julie you bring such amazing history to us all. You have taught us so much . Love this series. Keep it up. Sending you and your team my thanks. 💕🇺🇸
Thank you so much!
I'm absolutely adoring this series of episodes. Thank you so much Julia and all the team - I hope you'll return many times in the future to watch as the new chapters of the house and family unfold! Xx
Brilliant series! Love seeing how this couple are restoring this ancient home.
Really enjoy all your video’s.👍👍👏👏👏
It's so interesting how in our houses today we do everything to keep moisture out, whereas in this 500 year old wooden house they are doing everything to keep moisture in.
Such and amazing channel, love it 🎉
Thanks so much!
Amazing Julie amazing
I so want to visit this place! And I kind of want to be an old building restorer now. Heh.
Your editor might like to know that you can strip out the noise of the drone being picked up by the mics by using a program like Audacity (which is free but pretty powerful, or other sound editing software with similar features). All you need is some clean recording of the noise you want to strip out, so you'd take 10-20 seconds or so of no talking, and that would be your sample for what to remove. When done properly you should still be able to hear the dialogue perfectly with very little degradation of quality.
Also by adding hair to the mix. It helps to insulate the house better. Very similar to when someone builds with cob with some sort of fibres.
This was so charming! I have to say, even though I am an American, the history and beauty of the buildings and people have captured my interest. Your loving and caring presentation of this history draws the viewer in. We are all affected by this history, wether we are descendants of Britain or not. Thank you to all the people involved in bringing such treasures to us. I happily anticipate more.
What a treat and Julie you are awesome! What a treasure and a daunting task to preserve an integral part of history.
this Pitchford series is quality content fascinating and interesting and production is doing an incredible job
Thank you!
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Omg brilliant!!! So amazing, loved this series 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕The JH was so exciting!!!
What a lovely place to work.... it is amazing how this place has developed.... great work has been put into it xx
So Fascinating! Watching from Upstate New York! Just found your channel and love it! ❤️
Julie, I love your videos and all but I bet you are a blast to hang around with. ❤️😁😁😁😁😁🤣
I love all your house tours! Please, keep the ventures going! Thank you, for bringing attention to the preservation of these beautiful historical homes.
Timothy Fortner
Your basket is fabulous! Thank you for making such fabulous content.
What a lovely place, especially loved seeing the tree house. Would love to know what they are having to do to preserve the actual tree
Catching up to older videos and I must say this is really interesting and I’ve learned something. After this, Julie, working in the gutters at Mapperton - piece o’cake!
I love the car! Have you talked about it? If not, please do.
Intresting
This is so interesting the work going into restoring it. I bet if someone was willing to be patient and share the skills, they could get volunteers to come and help as a ‘holiday’ learning something new. I’m sure I’ve seen similar schemes on grand designs.
I love the house but all I kept thinking when there was zoomed out bits that show the roof, was “man that looks like it needs a new roof badly”
Julie a wonderful episode on Pitchford and enjoyed watching you work to restore Pitchford and it was fun seeing you create a bird basket. By the way I also love the beautiful wisteria that seems so abundant at Mapperton.
This episode reminds me of the original television show, This Old House.
Another wonderful episode. So interesting to see how this half timber was built. I agree with the Time team comment.
The coffee table in my living room is a bellows, a bit bigger than the one you tried, from a 1703 forge in New Jersey US. It is a great table for appetizers during parties and also a great conversation piece. I was fascinated to see the plastering process.You seemed to catch right on. And your bird basket was beautiful.
I think it would be interesting to find out which forge it came from. There was a foundry in my home town of High Bridge that may have been in operation then.
@@amethystanne4586 I've tried to get more information but without success. I don't think there is any way to tell one from another unless somehow its story has stayed with it. It certainly stops people in their tracks when they walk into the living room! I only got it because I got lost and stopped to ask directions at an antique shop. Did foundries (versus black smith shops) use bellows?
How the HELL did I miss this?!?
Julie, I never miss anything you post. Although I have to work this weekend. Watch the Boston pops for July 4th!
This is my absolute favorite holiday!
Oh Julie, you car is fab.
Hi Julie! You should come across the pond to Lenox Massachusetts to explore all the amazing history! I have been working on scaling down a model of The Mount, owned and designed by Edith Wharton. I am building the exterior and the gardens out of gingerbread. It has been a two year process and a labor of love. Once finished, I am planning on presenting it to the historical society. Hopefully it will draw more patrons and money for the amazing upkeep of the house and gardens.
Julie, you need to sell these baskets at Mapperton, so when i arrive i can purchase one!
Amazing, what an interesting process! I never knew how these beautiful historical buildings were built. So glad the owners are saving this building. The craftsmanship is breath taking.
Hello ciao Julie missed the live but watching while doing yoga how fascinating the lime hair infusion the art pieces love art and the weaving very therapeutic 👌I loved the visit to Queen Victoria’s treehouse just mesmerising and so fortunate to be there always a pleasure Julie can’t wait for the next visit to Queen Victorias treehouse ❤️👌Have a lovely week my love❤️😘😍😍👌👌🌟🌟
I loveeeeed this Julie!! I want to make that basket!!
Tree house wow. Basket cool!😊
Another wonderful informative vlog, just love your genuine generosity of giving of yourself. Thanx
Loved that . Thank you from California. USA
You are fabulous 🤩 hello from Florida 😎🏝️🙏☮️
Love this series!
MargaretHouston, Texas girl
Is that wysteria on your property? There is in Pasadena CA a old property where they hold an annual wysteria event. Some people make jelly out of the flower petals.
Just love this channel so much!
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You are so lucky! I adore this home and dream of living in a home like that. Even if it’s on a much smaller scale in America. I bet you have so much fun Julie. One day, my goal is to come and vacation there.
Goodness. In England we learn weaving at school
Wow!!! I’m related to the Tatchells!!! Never see that name anywhere except in my family!!! My Gr Grandmother was a Tatchell...do know the original folks came from England... so maybe I’m related to Nick...Haven’t done too much w/ that part of the family... Will look and see what I can find out... WLYK... love your show!! 😻🧑🏻🦰❣️
Love it 😍
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fascinating video.. a true craftsman a work... nice job :)
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I love your channels ❤️
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Pitchford could offer sponsorship opportunities for individuals and companies. I would consider doing a workcation - go to the property work on a room with my husband and sponsor the cost of the room or a portion of the cost of the room. I think you would find that poeple would love to be involved.
Great job. What processes do they do for the roofing?
Just watched a documentary on Lord Montagu he had a very difficult life.who was Mary or Belinda and was Lord Montagu Luke's Grandfather. Wow in the 1960s that was some wild parties he gave. Of course the motor meusium was given to the government and very impressive place. So does it mean if he was Luke's Granddad then the current Earl of Sandwich was Lord Montagus' son? Boy so confusing
But someone diving round in what was a note at a castle under the pooper that extended beyond the castle wall found an 12th century pinky ring maybe one of a King's rings nobody wanted to try to go wading to find it then..interesting history
Three days is not even close to long enough for lath and plaster to be finish coated. The backing coat wouldn't have had time to dry properly let alone carbonate enough to be ready for a finish coat and its best to put a second coat of backing before the finish coat is applied