1800`s cottage with vintage TV/Sheds/Many additions with dirt floors/Once a proud farm now in decay

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Hey house lovers and explorers! This video I find a very old late 1800`s farm cottage that had many rooms added at the rear displaying the DIY techniques used out in the sticks to adapt the home to a larger family with little money and only local resources. Electricity was added it seems in the early 60`s powered by a generator and amazingly a super old Astor TV was left behind :-) The old farm is in decay and was abandoned long ago but still all standing with all the old days things to look at including out buildings.
Very desolate but also serene place on a warm day. Hope you all enjoy the explore. Cheers for watching :-)

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@JudithGolding 10 ай бұрын

Tappan company was based in Ohio originally making cast iron stoves in the late 1800s. There were lots of mergers and acquisitions of other companies over the years. By the 1940s Tappan stoves did everything but sing and dance. I love seeing the old homes where the kitchen is the largest room in the house. It is awe inspiring to look into the layers of construction from the first builders and additions.

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hi Judith :-) Cheers for the info! The old stoves are a common fixture left behind in these old places. Always good to learn more and more on them. Cheers for watching

@lorrainebarry7184 10 ай бұрын

what an absolute old gem of a home that sure is very old the way they built it with stones beautiful home back in the day

@paulademarco1585 10 ай бұрын

So many mi,lions of homesteads with real charm. ❤. Thank you as always.

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hi Paula :-) Glad you enjoyed :-)

@jerroldmcley4347 10 ай бұрын

Very cool 😎🆒 place keep doing the old farm houses 🏘️ love the history

@orionwarren4244 10 ай бұрын

I imagine a bustling operation back in the 50s-60s with either a large family working it or a lot of hands...or both!

@CenturyHomeProject 10 ай бұрын

I’m from South Georgia, USA. The landscape there looks completely form to me. It’s so beautiful!

@minimad8432 10 ай бұрын

What a nice old cottage old ways of building is so great to see compared to how a similar sized building would be built now. I could look at places like this for hours. How's the serenity. Cheers for posting. Thanks, MM :)

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it MM yep the serenity was up there even on a warm day in the middle of the crows and flies! :-) Cheers! :-)

@nancywindbigler6434 10 ай бұрын

I live in Mansfield, Ohio home of the Tappan products. A lot of "old timers" in Mansfield used to work there!! Pronounced TAPan. Love your vids!

@LestWeForget-LestWeForget 10 ай бұрын

I know this is beyond repair but it still felt homely to me. The front steps to the entrance made it very welcoming. The cottage doors and fireplaces made it a home, although the second fireplace with the replacement gas fire must have been run on bottled gas, as I can't imagine this place was anywhere near a gas main pipe. It would have been wonderful when there was a kitchen range with that surround with shelving. Always amazed at how some of those sheds remain in very good condition, while others crumble and fall. Seeing that tv with a screen in front of it brought back memories of when we had an old black and white tv and magazines at the time were advertising a 'magic screen' to put in front of your television to turn it into a colour tv! 🤣🤣

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hi LWF :-) Wow I never knew they had magic screens for the BW Tv`s :-) Yes this old property had a homely feel even in the condition it was in. Glad you picked up on all those things, cheers for watching :-)

@norsehall309 10 ай бұрын

G'day, that old house would have been awesome when it had the original sellers there, that trough was filled from a windmill which would be close by, and the overflow would run into the Dam, one of the reasons the farmer might have given up the house and the area the ground water my have dried up, the water table in North and northern SA dropped from over use and many properties couldn't afford the cost to provide enough water to sustain life, cheers mate, Neil 🤠.

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hi Neil :-) Cheers for that info mate, I guess it explains another factor as to why many of these farms were given up on years ago. A great old time marker of out history none the less :-) Cheers mate

@d.parisi 10 ай бұрын

They made everything to last back in the day...wish it was still that way. I really enjoy your videos and knowledge you share.

@DarrenLock-zj6tq 10 ай бұрын

Man I like the ancient items you find especially the heater that's 🪙 I'm more into the way you do the country homes than the city 👍

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Glad you like them Darren! Yes the country ones have a special factor about them! Cheers for watching :-)

@theresafitzgerald15 10 ай бұрын

Great old home. Now I finally know what those braces are for! I've wondered that for years. Another great explore, thankyou.

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Glad you like this one Theresa 😁 cheers for watching 👍😁

@williammullikin2076 10 ай бұрын

great mid-week explore, beautiful countryside and I love these really old houses no matter the condition, thanks

@juliahoyt3162 10 ай бұрын

Those birds in the background they sound so funny.

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Yep South Australia is the Crow State! :-)

@louannmadden2906 10 ай бұрын

Interesting what different things urban explorers focus on.

@doradosurfcharters 10 ай бұрын

Those cactus fruits are a tasty and make great juice and eaten all over south america

@21stcenturyozman20 10 ай бұрын

Prickly pear (Opuntia) is a weed pest in AU. They were imported to Australia in the First Fleet as hosts of cochineal insects, used in the dye industry. Many of these, especially the tiger pear, quickly became widespread invasive species, rendering 40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi) of farming land unproductive. The fruits are edible, but hardly worth the effort of peeling and de-spiking them.

@kenem1946 10 ай бұрын

I'm only 4 minutes behind! 😆

@lavenderfields929 10 ай бұрын

Hey Paul Such a lovely property and you are such a great archeologist. I like that you talk about all the details and explain the historical timeline. I loved the "grand" little entrance and all the architectural detail around the doors and windows. They could have built it plain but beauty was very important. Really lovely day. Snakes would be out sunning themselves. Nice that you are considerate to the sheep. And not disturbing them. Our hot climate is not what they were designed for. Even though our nation was built off the back of them. Thanks for the video. I'm a bit of an archeologist like you. Lest we forget those that gave up these beautiful landscapes to go serve this country.😊

@AussieUrbanExploring 10 ай бұрын

Another great find & explore thanks for sharing Paul I went there with Werner

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Cheers guys! Very old place that one for sure! Cheers for watching Keep up your great exploring too guys! :-)

@bas4903 10 ай бұрын

The stove was probably made in Adelaide. Simpson used to have a factory in Woodville North. Got some memories in that old place

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Cheers bas :-)

@pruehardwick7951 10 ай бұрын

This turned out to be a great find. How it was in the 1800s but still standing amazingly, and a quite large home at that. An inside dunny, tv, and stove, what more could they need in the 50s or 60s. Hope you have a snake bite kit on you. We've seen several brownies out already!!!

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hi Prue :-) Yes seen a few on the roads and yep got the gaitors and kit. :-) Glad you enjoyed this old gem. Cheers for watching again! :-)

@DrewsAdventuresGo 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic mate. Love your dedication to explaining and exploring these historic places 😍

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Drew! :-) Yeah these old place are just fascinating to see and when in decay you learn a lot about how they were built. Cheers mate, keep up the great exploring too ! :-)

@customscreenprinting 10 ай бұрын

Urbex Indigo thanks for sharing this video with me it does look ike they did the front first with the wooden floor then they might of added it on as the family grew. i am from the U.S.A. i really enjoy your channel and i will always show support to your channel and God Bless

@JohnShinn1960 10 ай бұрын

I sure liked to have been around that one in it's day. No fixin that up! I've never seen a well so wide what is the purpose that? Sure must've been a whole lot of labor to dig it. Television and stove I guess to be around 1960. Thanks for the tour Paul, stayin tuned! 🤠👍 🇺🇸

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

It sure was a wide well for sure John :-) Cheers for watching again mate! :-)

@wernersadventures8330 10 ай бұрын

Cool explore mate loved that old Astor Set and the rusted Fridge nice old style vibes this one. In the old well there is an old bagerlight battery operated valve radio set in pieces cheers mate

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hey Werner! Cheers mate, yep even though the place has seen better days it sure still does have a old style homely feel. That TV and Stove helped bring it to life a bit more also. Cheers for watching again! :-)

@kenem1946 10 ай бұрын

I'm with you, Paul. As time and finances allowed the front rooms were added with the timber floor and more elaborate entrance over all.

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Cheers Ken! Yeah I think so as it seem backwards otherwise. The old back parts have that early settlers feel and look. The front part def a bit more towards the turn on the century late 1800`s :-)

@user-hd8pc4fm8l 10 ай бұрын

Hi paul , great find. I love the entrance as you enter the verandah. How about that child's swing. Reminds me of my child hood. Thankyou for another great episode. Cheers deb

@rogertemple7193 10 ай бұрын

Great to see this and it is a very desert like area with a small abandoned farm house but still a really nice place and I was surprised how it looked on the inside with the dirt floor it was really in bad shape both inside and outside but seeing what was left behind in it and the old sheds was really great like the old television sets and fans in them this really is a very good find here and Thanks for another wonderful video of both the old empty abandoned houses and the beautiful Australian countryside until your next video take care and Thank You .🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Cheers Roger :-) Yeah this one really hits home how humble/simple yet homely a farm house can be. Swing set means a family or two or 3 :-) Cheers mate

@melindacummings1069 10 ай бұрын

I think it was built with years of very hard work and many blisters. You honored them by showing it, and what was their life. Wonderful keep up the good work.

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Cheers Melinda :-) Thank you :-)

@sarahmariah100 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful, omg. I worried about snakes the entire vid though

@sandrahealey6385 10 ай бұрын

A nice start to the day, thanks for taking us along! The crows were having a great debate about you being there 😁 ❤

@cynthiaprice1261 10 ай бұрын

Hi Paul. Really love this place. Amazing how they built these homes. The TV and stove were cool finds. Earthen floors, wow. Thank you for another great piece of history. Take care. ❤

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Cynthia, a real step back in time :-)

@ludercoarms 10 ай бұрын

A very interesting home, when you look at it from the side, you can see where the original structure and the add on met because the roofs both meet at a down angle, causing an area where it will be prone to leak. This is why the roof and ceilings in the center of the home are in such bad shape, as you well know when water gets in, buildings fade fast. You can see on the side view that it was causing them problems, because they extended a roof drain out from the side of the roof line to try to keep the water from damaging the side of the wall. It is hard to say which part came first. I want to say it would have been the dirt floor part, with the better constructed wood floor part coming later. However, the way they joined the roofs, making the leak prone V area, they may not have been knowledgeable in building techniques, and just did the best they could. So the wood floor part may have been there first. Either way, it was all done long ago. Tappan (on the stove) is/was an American company. My home built in 1969 in South Carolina, USA, had a Tappan stove in it before we remodeled the kitchen. That was an impressively large well, and an even more impressively large cactus out on the front corner of the home. Thanks for sharing your explore!!!

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Great observations mate and they make sense :-) Yes the V roof or M roofs definitely were prone to leaking from overloading. Glad you enjoyed, cheers for watching :-)

@pattigolden1 10 ай бұрын

Definitely would have loved to have seen this one as a home... Like that you can still see where the yard was fenced & gated. 🥰

@ghostrider9978 10 ай бұрын

Guess who is up late watching KZbin 😅

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Haha! Cheers Buddy! :-)

@gaylewilliamson9183 10 ай бұрын

Love the property ,,larger than it looks ,the kitchen was really large.Thanks Paul❤️👍🇺🇸

@mdelannoy3495 10 ай бұрын

Hello 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️😺😺👋👋👋

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hello 😊 Cheers for watching again mdelannoy :-)

@TheLightbright01 10 ай бұрын

A lot of older homes in US has the steps similar to those.

@twobones8603 10 ай бұрын

What a beautiful old cottage...I love our history like this...😮❤

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Yep I agree with that twobones :-) Cheers for watching

@amandawilliamson4486 10 ай бұрын

WOW, it looks so sad!!! So many homeless!!!

@meganpaull6140 10 ай бұрын

🌟Hi Paul, another country side explore my absolute favourite love seeing old retro items left behind, the stories these old places could tell it would be epic. Beautiful old cottage. Thank you so much again 😊❤🌟x

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it again Megan! A true blue old farm for sure :-)

@anitapresnell6403 10 ай бұрын

Great explore! From what I could see online, that old cooker was made in the 1960s but could have been earlier. So many factors point towards it being a 1800s build. Thanks so much for sharing with us 😊

@markkilley2683 10 ай бұрын

They really didn't have foundations in the day. Astor Fringe 23 1961.

@servicedogkyzanna1761 10 ай бұрын

I adore this little place!!!! Thanks for the explore-SDK

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! SDK :-) true blue old time farm :-) Cheers

@natalieschumacher4729 10 ай бұрын

Hi from the Clare Valley, SA

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hi Natalie :-) You are out in a great part of SA Cheers for watching! :-)

@kimfitzgeraldrockfam8973 10 ай бұрын

looks small from the frount but very deceptive she would of been a beauty back in the day

@patriciasamalens9840 10 ай бұрын

Bonjour d'Occitanie (France) 6:18 c'est un détail d'architecture que je vois de temps en temps sur d'ancienne maison. Surtout celle qui n'ont pas de vrai fondation (souvent sans cave) mais les barres qui les traverses ne sont jamais visible. 8:41 une fenêtre obstruée, pour le sol il pouvait y avoir un carrelage en terre cuite ou juste un plancher Vous avez des briques en terre sèche (souvent un mélange d'argile et de paille, il y avait les mur avec du torchis c'est différent c'est un mélange 3 parts de terre, 4 parts de paille, 1 part de sable qui ce met dans une structure bois (colombage) ie sable donne la couleur du mur, les murs en pisé de la terre compact ma mère avait vue son père et son oncle en monter un. Comme pour vous ils utilisaient les matériaux qu'ils trouvaient autour d'eux, le colombage c'est comme un squelette de bois. 22:14 c'était peut être une maison pour ouvrier agricole à l'origine, avec le temps c'est peut devenue une buanderie, je ne pense pas que vous en ayez croisé une dans la maison je ne sais même pas si vous avez vue une salle de bain.

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hi Patricia, love the detail and knowledge in your comments, glad you had family to recall actually how these type structures could be built. Fascinating :-) Cheers for watching again! :-)

@patriciasamalens9840 10 ай бұрын

Merci pour le compliment, mais je n'ai pas beaucoup de mérite, j'aime l'histoire pas celle des rois, pas celle des guerres, seulement celle des objets et du monde qui nous entoure, maison, église monde agricole (ce n'est pas ma spécialité). J'ai constaté que même dans votre pays il y avait eut une exode rurale. Comme pour vous voir disparaitre une maison me fait de la peine. J'apprécie vos urbex car vous avez vous aussi des connaissances, j'aime vous suivre pour cela et pour votre enthousiasme. Je trouve dommage que certains éléments d'architecture disparaissent sous les bulldozers, je trouve dommage qu'il n'y ait pas de musée dédié aux petits objets, aux petites choses du quotidien qui apportaient de la beauté aux petites gens, comme c'était le cas dans nos églises) (je parle pour la France @@urbexindigo5164 J'ai oublié une petite chose quand ils agrandissaient (en France) ils le faisaient toujours sur un même plan, ils pouvaient même prévoir des portes (l'emplacement avec l'encadrement). Nous aussi agrandissons comme vous sur l’horizontalement, mais aussi verticalement

@explore71australia42 10 ай бұрын

Awesome piece of Australian history. Beautiful countryside. Great explore mate. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it mate! Yeah defo a great old piece of history. You would love it out in these parts I reckon mate! :-)

@tiree76 10 ай бұрын

A quick google search puts the stove at around 1960

@ACDZ123 10 ай бұрын

Yep and the TV around the same vintage. Place looks abandoned for at least 40 yrs

@ulrikevolke7651 10 ай бұрын

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@joker68.2 10 ай бұрын

I'm waiting an hoping for the day some old stick comments here that they were born in a old place like this an has old pictures.

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hi Joker68.2 :-) Yes that would be awesome!!!! :-) Cheers

@raindog428 10 ай бұрын

Wow that place is really hanging in.Hey paul have u ever seen a red metters stove?I saw one the other day,didnt know they made em in red

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hi Raindog :-) No not seen a red one! That would be cool though. Green and blue I have seen and black :-) Cheers!

@sarahstrong7174 9 ай бұрын

Sometimes the tubes of those old T.Vs would suddenly explode with a bang possibly injuring anyone who was close-by.

@colmastro4373 10 ай бұрын

Never thought all these abandoned places exist here. This is something you see in America and Europe. how is this even possible? Say land is fully paid right? all the land tax and council rates surely aren't being paid, so how is it possible for this to stay as it is and not be sold off to developers?

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hi colemastro :-) Too far out in the stick for developers to target, no one would come out here to live unless working the land :-)

@natalieschumacher4729 10 ай бұрын

There's alot in the Clare t

@lavenderfields929 10 ай бұрын

In Victoria we used field stones to build our dry stone walls. Very reminiscent of Britain. And used our abundant timber to build our houses. Even the roof was built of timber slats. Do you have the stone walls in South Australia?

@urbexindigo5164 10 ай бұрын

Hi Ruby 😊 I grew up in the Western Plains of Victoria so I'm very familiar and fond of the dry stone walls there. 😊 Regarding here in SA it only seems the homes were stone built along with outbuildings. But these early examples of dwellings definitely influenced from our early Britain settlers. I'm from Derrinallum, and there beautiful stone walls all around Mt Elephant 😊

@lavenderfields929 10 ай бұрын

Hi Paul I've been to Derrinallum and stood atop Mount Elephant. What an amazing and magnificent place. One of my other interests besides early architecture is geology. And because I'm from the outskirts of Melbourne on the Western Plains also. I am in awe of our landscape. It's volcanic history. It made us what we are today. Good old basalt and the British men who used their engineering skills to build our cities.