Abandoned, discovered, restored ... now returned! Château Restoration #16
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- This week at Château de Purnon an emotional reunion as the majestic royal busts come home and nervous moments as our incredible stonemasons replace the stones on the château’s immense central pediment.
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Kudos to the sculptor for the pure artistry of these beautiful works.
Indeed! He has done remarkable work recreating these important figures from history.
Ianek Kocher is a marvelous sculptor to be sure!
It was an honour for us to visit his studio and see him working up close.
Beautiful work. The masonry work is a challenge for today's superb artisans. We can't imagine how the original artisans achieved such incredible work.
A question we reflect on all the time. We have the benefit of new technologies (hydraulic lifts, cranes, angle grinders etc). Our forebears did it all with traditional techniques... the mind boggles!
It’s extraordinary to think how the original builders managed such a project without the modern technology we have today. It’s wonderful to watch the progress!
We ponder that exact question so often here. They used many of the techniques we still use today. But they manoeuvred those massive stone pieces without cranes or hydraulic lifts. Amazing! Thank you for following our journey.
It is wonderful to see all that is being done to Purnon.....she is certainly coming alive one stone at a time. The Busts are beautiful and can't wait to see them installed on and in the building for all to see. You must be so happy. Well done!!
Thank you! We can't wait to see them on the Chateau roof!
Un grand merci à nos amis Australiens de s'investir autant dans la sauvegarde de notre patrimoine
They are Australian, not English.
@@katehobbs2008 merci, erreur modifiée 😉👍
Merci pour votre message!
Outstanding craftsmanship in recreating the busts! I'm surprised there are still sculptors that can and _will_ undertake such an immense task. I'm sure it came with quite a pricetag attached.
Cudos to you also for the magnificent restorations you've completed so far. Once when the Chateau has been fully restored there's no doubt it will look incredible!
Thanks for sharing 😊😊
Ianek Kocher is such a fabulous talent!
What an emotional and significant milestone this week. The busts are the epitome of the connection to the past and the craftsmanship of the present. The reawakening continues to leave me speechless and on the edge of my seat. Congratulations Tim and Flick. ❤👏👏👏
Thank you Kirstie! A wonderful message. Thank you for following our adventure!
It baffles me what an unexpected find these busts were. And the sort of anomaly of it all. It shouldn’t surprise me that chateaux had busts on their roofs, but my modern esprit just finds it so odd and, indeed, other-worldly. Then the mystery, be them dramatically French Revolution based or the simple subject of weather and age makes it all that much more profound. And each room coming together one at a time is another patient inspiration to the goals and plans I have set out for my own life.
Thank you for your comment. Patient inspiration is a wonderful phrase. We've had to learn to be patient here at Purnon. When we first arrived we were in such a hurry to progress all our plans quickly. Our architect has taught us to slow down, ask questions, reflect and think carefully about how best to proceed. We have saved so much and learnt so much by proceeding in this way. The busts are perhaps a metaphor for our entire journey. When we first found them we hadn't a clue what we were really looking out. The mystery was patiently solved and the busts carefully restored. And now after several years, here they are, ready to return to the roof for which they were designed.
the sculptors did a magnificent job... ❤ Le savoir-faire à la française
Exactement! Merci pour votre message.
This is by far the best Chateau renovation channel on CZcams! Nothing else comes close!
Thank you! It's wonderful that you're enjoying our journey!
The sheer beauty of the busts brought tears to my eyes. They are breathtakingly beautiful.
It was emotional for us as well!
WOW. The kings are beautiful. Such artistry ❤❤❤❤❤
A very exciting day for you! M. Didier :-) I swear he looked positively giddy over it all and I find that so charming to display so visibly dreams and hard work coming to fruition. How lucky he is to have a job that brings him such immense joy. The fit of the stonework on the pediment was so perfect and that's why I enjoy the construction efforts so - incredible to be how these artisans are able to do this. Fantastic.
Thank you! Wonderful message. It's wonderful for us each time Monsieur Didier visits to view the progress. He brings expertise, insights but also enthusiasm which lifts our morale.
Thes are magnificent busts of Kings of France which, one installed, will embellish this magnificent castle, classified as a historic monument.Thank you all for sharing this magnificent Purnon restoration with us. ( I appreciate these great videos..! ) 👍From Burgundy.
Thank you for your wonderful message. We are excited to see the next step when the busts are placed on the roof of the chateau as they originally sat at the end of the 18th Century. Thank you for following our adventure!
My Hat off for the Craftsman😮 simply marvelous 😁👍
Thank you! Our craftsmen are amazing - without them the restoration of Chateau de Purnon would not be possible.
I really enjoy watching the progress.
We're thrilled that you're enjoying it. The next few months should see some wonderful milestones.
Lord men bend at the knees when picking up heavy objects.
Beautiful beautiful work, so exciting.
Bravo à vous, bravo aux sculpteurs, le résultat est fantastique et comme à chaque fois votre engagement et votre courage sont remarquables et bien sûr, dignes de ce bel écrin qu'est votre château. Quel bonheur de vous voir à l'oeuvre avec un résultat aussi splendide.
Merci @hubertphilippe7719 pour votre merveilleux message. Merci également de saluer les artisans extraordinaires qui nous aident à sauver le Château de Purnon.
The craftsmanship that is going into this restoration is just amazing! The busts really turned out nice, can't wait to see them restored to the roof from whence they came. So exciting! ❤
Exactly. We can't wait. Stay tuned!
It always comes to me when I see the stonemasons lift those heavy blocks, how they did that in the past centuries. I mean, we know how they did it but they had none of the safety measures those gentleman now have, from helmets to steel cables.... it's incredible how people managed to build churches, castles, chateaus etc. with so little.
No words to describe this work. Just aweinspiring.❤
Thanks for your message and for following our adventure!
Love watching all of the work with the busts of the Kings. Also, that must be so hard on your neck to work on the ceiling - well done. :)
Thanks for your message... always a different task we can go and work on when monotony sets in!
Magnificent sculptures
They are both superb - up close and from a distance!
The most amazing recovery and restoration for the roof. You deserve to be very proud of your achievements.
Thank you for your message - we're thrilled that you're following our journey.
Haven't watched you before, I don't think, but what a wonderful job you are doing! 😂❤
Welcome! We're thrilled you've discovered our adventure. Thanks for your message.
Kudos to the sculptor for his work on the busts. Exciting to have them back at the chateau. 👏👏
Thank you for acknowledging our incredible artisans. Restoring Chateau de Purnon would be impossible without them!
Truly amazing, thx for the up close and personal video shots
We're thrilled you enjoyed the video!
merci
Avec plaisir!
Job of a lifetime - wow.
Thank you for following our adventure!
Amazing ! Well done to all the artisans.
Indeed. They are amazing. We could not save Chateau de Purnon without them. Thank you for your message!
How excited you must be! Well done
Thank you... we're looking forward to placing them on the roof!
That's how a true restoration should be done. Amazing skills these masters have.
Indeed! We could not save Chateau de Purnon without these amazing artisans. Thank you for following our journey.
Wonderful to see stone put in place and see the busts arrive. A great achievement. Good to see work progressing on Eduard’s room too.
Thanks Brett - appreciate your support and morale boosting encouragement!
I really enjoy seeing the progress.❤
We're thrilled that you're following our journey!
I hope, hope you were respirator when sanding. Be safe.
So beutyful chateau.
Thank you!
So interesting, so much work ,thank you for sharing
As always, thank you for your message, Christine!
stunning workmanship ...
Our artisans are incredible... thank you for acknowledging them.
Thanks for the update
Thanks for following our adventure!
Amazing work and passion ❤❤
Thank you - thrilled you're enjoying our journey.
Bonjour Felicity and Tim, your stonemasons are true artists in their own right. What a tremendous job they did on Purnon's facade. Your sculpture is truly amazing as well. Beautiful work on Edouard's ceiling. I can't wait to see this beautiful Chateau finished. I can only imagine how you both feel for the finish. Love from N.Y.
Thanks for your message and for your encouragement. We're thrilled that you're enjoying our progress. Stay tuned!
Wonderful !!
Thank you
Our pleasure!
its a nice room :)
Crikey!. The restoration of the busts from fragments was nothing short of miraculous. What amazing talent all round, the research as well as the recreation. Awe inspiring. Also, great work Flick, not an enviable job that ceiling, it's such hard work working above ones head, that and the gravity. You are going to get covered.
Our artisans are amazing. We can't wait to install the busts on the roof where they were originally positioned. Thanks for your message and for following our adventure!
Oh my goodness!! Beyond fabulous work. This must be one of my favorite episodes ever!!
We're thrilled that you enjoyed it!
This is amazing
We're thrilled you're following our journey - thanks for your message!
Watching y'all here in the SE USA...amazed!
Love the care that is taken with this beautiful edifice!!!
Would love to claim some connection to the people who built and installed all the incredible features, but alas,
will have to content myself in just being amazed and grateful !!!
Thank you for taking this project on and for bringing us all along for the ride! Love it!!!
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Thank you for your message. We're thrilled that you're following our journey restoring the incredible Chateau de Purnon.
what a beautiful chateau
Thank you for following our journey!
You guys are doing a superb restoration !!!
Thank you - we're thrilled that you're enjoying our journey.
I have enjoyed watching this restoration so much. It makes me want to cry because it is so beautiful and wonderful to see her coming alive again because you all saw her magnificence and took on this huge task. I thank you for sharing each episode ❤
Thank you for following our journey! We're thrilled that it's giving you such joy.
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Gracias por traducirlo al idioma español, gracias por compartirlo y gracias por rescatar dicha joya arquitectonica.
Gracias por su mensaje. Estamos encantados de que disfrutes de nuestra aventura.
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In the USA when there is lead paint people hire specialists to remove it. Once that is done one can continue with the work
The product that we are using is from the US. It is called Smart Strip and it is from a company called Dumond based in Pennsylvania. It is a non-toxic product that is designed to be used by non-specialists. We have had representatives from the company visit the chateau and demonstrate the various techniques for applying and then removing this product. These demonstrations have featured in earlier videos. Thank you for your comment and for following our journey.
Muy interesante y por demás fascinante el vídeo . Me parece didáctico y sumamente ilustrativo de los avances de la restauracion del majestuoso y espectacular palacio de Purnon.
Gracias por su mensaje. Estamos encantados de que disfrutes de nuestra aventura.
What was the significance of Henry IV with Louis XV together at Purnon? Their reigns were many years apart.
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so great to see this happening. Is the Government helping to fund this project?
Thanks for your message. Yes, we receive a percentage of the total cost of the heritage works for the French Government.
Have you seen what young Edouard has done/is doing at Chateau de Vaux in Aube in Champagne? He started about 10 years ago with an equally awful mess, in a massive chateau of similar (I think) age and size. Purnon is slightly larger but Vaux is still very impressive. He has also been partly funded, to the tune of €1.5 M, by Monuments Historiques. You are travelling the same path, he is 5 or 6 years ahead of you with the facades completed, but still a long way to go.
Merci beaucoup.
I’d like to make an observation, the outside details are similar to another Yt channel, Dan Escape to rural France. Curious if it’s the same architect that designed both chateaux?
They are several hundred years apart and very very different architectural styles. Chaumont was built around 1910 or 1920 I understand. But they north chateaux are lucky enough to have extremely hard-working saviours.
@@katehobbs2008 ty, I just found the stone work similar in nature.
Also this is the 1st time I watch this channel. 🥂🙏
Thanks @katehobbs2008 spot on. Dan's wonderful chateau was built at the start of the 20th century by a Russian industrialist. Chateau de Purnon was built at the end of the 18th century and completed the year before the outbreak ion the French Revolution,. Thanks for following our adventure.
Your updates are the highlight of our week! Please keep them coming as frequently as possible!
Merci beaucoup!❤️🙏
Thanks for your message. We're thrilled that you're following our adventure!
So... Is all that weight transmitted to the ground by (essentially) a column of stone? Or is it wood holding up a facade of stone?
The shot of the photo at 7:15 is mind blowing. Archeology! (It's all mind blowing. So cool to dig around and find all that stuff lying, I imagine, right where it was dropped the day they knocked it down. I'm a nerd, but I wonder if ☕️ ... anyone besides me would pay for a poster with all the owners and connections and politics in the history of the chateau? Like a family tree with asterisks or something.
One of those chance photos that captured a moment in time... literally the exact moment when the head of the statue of King Henri IV was discovered in a cellar. We didn't know what we had discovered but our amazing architect uncovered the mystery. Thank you for following our journey!
My question: was it ever clear considered to cast copies from the statues to be mounted at the original locations and keep the original inside as you intend to? I think it would look awesome to see the chateau in its true former glory! I truly admire your efforts to restore this historic building back into its former beauty!
The statues that will be mounted on the roof are duplicates. This is necessary because so little remained of King Henri IV (just a fragment of the head) that he would have had to be rebuilt in any case. It also means that we can use a more durable stone than the soft tuffeau that was originally used. The restored originals (with a replica bust of King Henri IV) will be displayed in the interior of the chateau on pedestals as outlined in this video. So visitors to the chateau will see the kings mounted on the roof as originally constructed and also have the opportunity to admire them up close inside our home. Thank you for following our adventure!
How wonderful to see all the busts back to Purnon
Does one of the stone bust have the medallion of the George Cross ?
Thank you for your message - we're thrilled to have them back! The cross on the chest of the bust of King Henri IV is the Order of the Holy Spirit (Ordre du Saint-Esprit). The George Cross is a British award created by King George VI in 1940.
Unless I am wrong, the "Ordre du Saint Esprit" was created by king Henri III of France at the end of the XVI° century 😉
That's correct. Henri III was concerned that previous orders had been issued a little too liberally and had been devalued, so he created the Ordre du Saint-Esprit. It was abolished during the Revolution, reinstated following the Restoration and then finally abolished after the July Revolution. Thanks for your message.
Dear Felicity, or dear Tim, I am always astounded by your knowledge of our History. You are simply amazing 🙂
Thank you for your reply I admire your historian knowledge, it’s always interesting and fascinating 👏🙏🌻
Are you using lime mortar 11:10 in placing the new stone or repairing the old masonry?
Thanks for your question. Yes, it's a lime-based mortar. The stone-masons are working on top of one of the newly-placed pediment stones laying the mortar that solidifies the joins. If you look closely during this sequence you can actually see the circular metal pin that is attached to the top of the stone piece that enables the pulley strap to be attached while it is being raised from the ground.
Easy for me to say... Is that Hessian burlap "original?" My nerdy mind goes to preservation and use new burlap. 🤔 What if they can X-ray that to find pigments. (See? I'm completely hooked on your project there!) Awesome y'all!!!♥️
The burlap is original. When it comes loose, it is relatively simple to stretch it back and reattach it. But if it deteriorates significantly it is occasionally necessary to replace it entirely. We rarely do this. In the room featured in this video, that will not be necessary. Thanks for following our journey!
A quick question, with the lead paint remover is there a way to see the different colors that the room was painted through the years ? Or is there another way ?
It depends which product we use. SmartStrip produce several variants with different levels of severity. Essentially you can strip back to the base surface or apply a more moderate intervention. We do a test patch before we begin and select the SmartStrip application which best suits our objectives. Thank you for following our journey!
what will you do with all the rooms
Hide and Seek ! 😂
The ceilings looked in ok condition. Try attaching a vacuum hose to wall sander with 120grit faster safer and cleaner
I love your content, yet - please - go easy on the music.
I love the music.
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