4/4 Wentworth Woodhouse (Ep4) - The Country House Revealed

• The Country House Reve...
First broadcast: 31 May 2011.
Episode 4/6 Wentworth Woodhouse was once one of the most powerful places on earth.

[@laserbeam002]

My god...you would think people would work to save such a beautiful and historic place as this.

[@kutsev.naumenko.alexandr]

ABSOLUTELLY GOOD... Thank you BBC and Dan Cruickshank!

[@jasonwan4224]

Such a beautiful house, and it is so sad to see the state of disrepair. Great episode/series :)

[@Hauntedhighheel]

The family gave a final statement late november 2016, that the house was sold to a trust and get 7.6M from government to restore it. Glad it's finally going to be restored. It was also used for filming of the ITV's new prime-time drama, Victoria.

[@SkyZi9]

WOOOWWWW

[@cathydoyle8804]

It is sad if this house is not saved

[@SkyZi9]

@@cathydoyle8804 It is? I thought it was because it got brought by privately (YESS) and that person has funded the restoration for it aswell as the government funding it (alittle) too. I hope I'm not wrong

[@jearnott]

A fascinating insight -tremendously excited and privileged to be attending a fund-raising costumed ball there this weekend - a dream come true!

[@hsimpson6581]

The British government owes this family and this house a large amount of money!!

[@madnessends2477]

Ew no. Who cares about a bunch of rich nonces?

[@AI67890_]

@@madnessends2477they literally wrecked their land and ruined a beautiful house. Wealthy or not its still a crime ffs

[@MO-go9oo]

They had a court case, and a few years ago the government deemed that no damage was done and no claims due.....

[@edwardm250]

Socialists don’t respect property rights.

[@melanie7781]

It is big house that should have been put to better use long ago. The stealing of the family's wealth to provide for it, kept them from transitioning to that. Jobs lost and the township suffered as a result affecting everyone. Sad tell of over reaching government. I am not sure England's history will continue to be respected with such disrespect being shown here. I was amazed at the story behind the house. Someone should do a series on the home, and it's wonderful history, leading up to it's end. What a tale of caution it is.

[@miceymolander]

Thank you for featuring the history of this house. Hope the new owner have since found ways to save it.

[@agrosification]

Yup: You are troll....get off this page as since it has became evident you have no idea what it is you are blabbering on about. "Now. Go away and CALM DOWN you demented idiot.

[@johncathwatson5182]

Fascinating. Off to watch the rest of the series.

[@Grace77750]

The book "Black Diamonds" is an excellent read about WW, the later half of the Fitzwilliam family history all the way up to Kick Kennedy. I subscribed to the WW KZbin channel after I visited for the first time this summer (2023).

[@ageisonlyanumber8334]

Have they gotten anything from the coal agency. It only makes sense that the heaving flloors and dropping rooms were caused by the coal excavation. They have done the same thing here in the States and had to pay compensation.

[@tigerwa]

+Age is only a number They are sueing them for around £100 million

[@raykenley]

Where is the Country House Rescue team when we need them...?

[@scottstensland]

good to hear the house is now undergoing an extensive refit ... looking forward to seeing it back in top form soon

[@jec1ny]

What a magnificent house! Regrettably it appears that the current owners are unable to keep up with the basic maintenance, and are doing little more than fighting a desperate rearguard action against the gradual decay. What the house needs is a new owner with exceptionally deep pockets. Memo to any tech billionaires in the market for a quiet little spot in the countryside.

[@evanroberts8583]

+jec1ny Or the national trust... We don't want someone buying it and messing around with it.

[@jec1ny]

I am not sure if the National Trust has the funds for this. On the upside though, because the house is Grade I listed, there is virtually no possibility of someone doing crazy stuff with it. The couldn't install a reading lamp without government approval.

[@evanroberts8583]

+jec1ny That's probably true about the national trust, especially considering that they are presently engaged with rebuilding Clandon after the fire. However, I can't see a private individual owning it. With regards to it being listed, yes it will be hard to alter, but when I saw "tech billionaire" I got worried about glass extensions, computers everywhere, etc. Automatic reaction thanks to my biases. :)

[@evanroberts8583]

Please elaborate... (I'm genuinely interested in what you have to say)

[@evanroberts8583]

Thank you.

[@charlesjensen7918]

Sensational Period.

[@marianneisaacs8232]

Pretty amazing . Can’t help thinking that it us rather a parable of the effects of coal mining on the whole planet . I hope the old house is saved

[@thibomeurkens2296]

It is being saved you can actually visit it.

[@paullucas5075]

Now that the building is owned by the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust they have produced a 25 year ‘Masterplan’ in 2018 to refurbish this building and the contractors are at present on the first stage of this work that will cost 7-8 million pounds.

[@ajadrew]

Thanks for that...followed your lead & found a channel 'Wentworth Woodhouse' devoted to the issue.

[@rodwallace6237]

That style of marble looks as if soot needs a good cleaning.

[@7ajhubbell]

Thank you.

[@davidflory3597]

"WHY IS HE WHISPERING???"...

[@nancycampbellgibson2634]

+David Flory Shhh!

[@Mike8981]

He isn't !

[@biposto749]

For dramatic effect

[@agrosification]

My Great Grandmother was a Wentworth, this makes me sad.

[@agrosification]

Sure, But I don't have means necessary.

[@agrosification]

I think you need to do more research

[@agrosification]

The house, for the descendants.

[@agrosification]

kandy kandy I suppose that means you personally called all of us and asked?

[@1957MCL]

Part 3 would have been nice.

[@evanroberts8583]

+1957MCL Its not available on mobile but is on PC and Mac.

[@thibomeurkens2296]

@@evanroberts8583 it is...

[@MrProwler101477]

They lost the case Newbold died In 2015 and was purchased by the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust for £7 million needing over $40 million pounds in repairs .. Sad to see these magnificent Manor homes in such condition but their own magnificence grandeur and immense size financially ruined a lot of the families that owned them and its a conservation handicapped trying to re-purpose and make these grand estates self sustaining without losing historical value ..is a major problem

[@normathomas8276]

No offence this is no manor house this is a stately home a mansion the biggest in Europe calling it a manor house is almost an insult i assume you are American i notice you call these great houses that there is a large house in America called Biltmore i bet that's not known as a manor house

[@rhondabenedict5284]

@@normathomas8276 The title of the program is, The Country House Revealed, and by definition a Manor House is defined as a mansion or country residence.

[@melissapietrok8050]

This old guy coming in the morning is so wrong and it's sad 😢

[@melissapietrok8050]

This old guy is soooo not in touch with reality this old house will definitely crumble with out great deeds and help 😢

[@MaggyShannon]

Does anyone know it there is a floor plan of the house online?

[@StevenTorrey]

Yes, there are.

[@edwardjantyndorf4174]

What a miserable, spiteful soul that Shinwell must have been.

[@franklesser5655]

Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful. I just think it's too big for me right now.

[@edwardm250]

You might come round to it in time.

[@AndersBu]

❤️👍

[@Charles87914]

13:07 what's the name of the music?

[@muhammadel-dharrat961]

+Mr. Fitzwilliam Henry Darcy let me know if you find out, please

[@bluediamondminer]

Uncle toms jazz ragtime band the song is "stick it to yo momma (heavy pimpin stylz)" featuring Jammy jizz rag and the U.K thuggin Krew

[@sadabtajuddin4752]

Any luck?

[@Charles87914]

@@sadabtajuddin4752 I try to find the music but without success. Any suggestions of what can be the music?

[@MaggyShannon]

It's a shame of course that the house has lost so much of its treasures and beauty, and it’s always hard for families lose their homes. I do sympathize. But the winters immediately following World War II were bitterly cold and England was desperately poor. The lives of ordinary people must come ahead of the desires of wealthy aristocrats.

[@MrCutsteel]

But as shown in the documentary, the ordinary people in the local area didn't want the grounds ripped up either. They enjoyed them too. I happen to live just a few miles from the house myself. It's beautiful and having this sort of heritage on our doorstep enriches all of our lives.

[@MaggyShannon]

MrCutsteel True. But the coal was needed by people all over England, Wales, and Scotland.

[@normathomas8276]

You need to read the history of this house it was spite and vandalism against a wealthy family by shinwell a Labour politician who knew nothing about the coal or quality of it !! He was even said to say we will get you out of house and put the poor working class in it he was an ignorant spiteful man he should have been thrown from office the wentworth family were good to the people around them that's why even the leader of the miners union wrote defending the house !

[@melissapietrok8050]

Sad 😢

[@monsteroc7420]

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[@monsteroc7420]

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