History of The Rectory and the Tragic Winter of 1869

[@KarenbutnotaKaren-k1j]

I am glad you are including some of the history of the house. It makes it come alive in a way. It's a beautiful house and I am looking forward to future videos.

[@janeb3024]

The respect you are showing the previous residents and their parishioners by telling their stories is admirable. And the care you are taking in restoring the house is wonderful!

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you! 😊

[@Jude_196]

I TOTALLY agree. WONDERFUL restoration, in progress, and paying homage to those who lived there is, in my opinion, is SO IMPORTANT! It's the HISTORY of what is now YOUR HOME! It's fascinating to watch and to go on this journey with you and your lovely wife! CHEERS & GOOD LUCK!! Can't wait for the next video!! Hugs to you, BOTH, from TEXAS!!

[@dannyboy9817]

A very interesting and well presented video, many thanks for taking the time and effort to make and share this. I am very impressed with the interest and sensitivity you are showing for this beautiful old building. Also with the careful and methodical manner in which you are conducting the work you are doing. Not so much demolition, more careful dismantling. I believe this house has fallen into the hands of the very best people to bring it back to life again and I am sure it will reward your love for it many times over. The footage of the young deer prancing in the garden was a joy to see.

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you for this lovely comment, glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@dottiebaker6623]

It's wonderful that you're delving into the history of the Rectory, even if that means the difficult parts of it. As you uncover and remove more and more of what was done to the house since the 1970s, it's opened up and the original beauty is becoming visible. The difference between the dark, cramped apartment building and the original Georgian proportions and light is stunning. You have bought yourself a real gem. Well done!!!

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you!

[@purplewombat1923]

Thanks for the historical info on the family who lived at the rectory. It is as important as the building itself.

[@whitneylivingston5706]

I love the history of old houses… I will be honest, see old houses like yours and my brain instantly goes back in time and tries to imagine the people that lived their and what life would have been like. Thank you so much for sharing this story!!

[@erink4685]

Love hearing about the history of the house and the families who have lived there.

[@timjames7869]

Your cellar reminded me of how well stocked it would have been with jams and preserves etc. No television meant loads of time to prepare foods from the harvests. My memory went back to large families and collecting three jars of marmalade just for one breakfast! We were 15 people when our two families got together for holidays! Why not plant a pair of trees in remembrance of those two unfortunate children? Name the trees after the beautiful children and watch them grow? Loving the videos. Well done you two!

[@TheRectory1812]

Now that's a much better use for a cellar! The trees are a lovely idea 😊

[@ivylasangrienta6093]

This is why I've always preferred old houses instead of new builds. It's like the lives lived and lost in these homes leave a sort of an imprint in the houses, gives it a soul. New builds are just soulless. Thanks for the vid!

[@janetpendlebury6808]

Even old houses were new builds at one time! New houses in the years ahead will become old houses, with their own history.

[@ivylasangrienta6093]

@janetpendlebury6808 sure, but I have no desire to live in one until they have some age to them.

[@ManuelaChristina1]

I feel so to 😊

[@judyrosy]

I just love this house. I watch all kinds of reconstructions on chateaus etc. but I love this one best. I know it's going to be a lovely, lovely home when it's done. History of the home is all part of this adventure. Thank you for sharing it.

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you so much!

[@maryellenhardy]

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE that you are restoring this beautiful and historic building. It makes my heart so happy.

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you so much 😊

[@terrykinnane9874]

Thank you so much for that snippet of the history of the rectory, as a child of the 50s I have been lucky enough to experience the benefits of immunisations to prevent similar tragedies. I remember as a child of 13 at boarding school in Australia receiving one of the first batch, of the polio medicine with a sugar lump to help it go down. That is why your KZbin restoration is so very important as it marries the old with the new for the next generations.🇦🇺

[@rm9338]

Love watching you restore this beautiful home . We inherited my husband’s family old farmhouse,it was a beautiful place built in 1892 but in a terrible state. We started work on it in 2002 on weekends ,vacations for fifteen years . We now have a beautiful summer house in the mountains of West Virginia ,U.S.A. And it’s only 4 hours from our home .It saddens me because there are so many abandoned houses in this part of the country,that with a little hard work and love would be great homes again. We also had no idea what we were doing ,but we learned as we went . Good luck and hopefully you will be living in it a lot sooner then we were able too.

[@sarahcasey7172]

Your choice of ethereal mood music was perfect for telling some history of the house.

[@annwilliams2075]

I am researching my family tree and have found my grandfather and his first wife had six children, none of whom lived to adulthood. This was in the early 1900s. His only surviving children were the three he had with his second wife, my grandmother, all born in the 1920s. The main cause for death of his first children was tuberculosis, which killed his first wife, measles and what today would be minor stomach bugs. Re the architecture of the rectory: even though the house is in need of lots of TLC it is still easy to see the elegance of the rooms. I am sure there is lots more to discover about it and your deer neighbours. 🦌🦌🦌🦌

[@bill90405]

In the 19th century US, a typical census question was the number of live births, and number presently living; so typical was infant mortality.

[@michellemccallion3566]

The lawn & deer look amazing. The Rectory is coming along well. Looking forward to your next posting & can't wait to see what the next video brings. Also enjoyed learning about the Rectory's history. Until next time take care & keep up the good work 😊

[@TheRectory1812]

@@michellemccallion3566 Thank you!

[@TamarLitvot]

Thank you so much for your sensitive narration of this history. Losing children was not that uncommon in those times but that doesn't mean that the grief was any less. Having lost children, I can definitely imagine what they went through. And the fact that their two children died of whooping cough (pertussis) should remind parents and guardians to make sure your children are up to date on their vaccinations. Whooping cough is a really nasty illness and can be so easily prevented (as can measles, mumps, tetanus, and so many other diseases).

[@sunshinewaters5335]

I worked with a man who contracted whopping cough. It took him years to recover. It is a really nasty disease. I totally agree with you about vaccines. I also knew a young woman who died of chicken pox. She left behind 2 young children. This tragedy could have been easily avoided.

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you for this lovely comment, and so sorry to hear of your losses xx

[@oldbutfunkyable]

Very interesting to learn some of the history of the Rectory.

[@tracik1277]

Thanks for sharing some of the history, even though it’s a sad story.

[@TamarLitvot]

History so often is.

[@Fitz-cv5um]

It’s a joy to learn of your discoveries as you renovate such a beautiful home. Thank you.

[@grahamerobertson6507]

Very sensitive and moving. It realy reflects your connection to the place and building.

[@LeannaRuthJensen]

Thank you for the historical info. It brings a personality to a place to learn about what happened there. It is also a great way to keep your channel active while waiting for your reports. I was just hoping you would post today!

[@loriar1027]

I love hearing about the history of old buildings! Thanks for sharing this!

[@dashaway1460]

How wonderful to be on the journey with you! The bones of the Rectory are fabulous! I love the shape and the setting! As more walls are uncovered the former graciousness of the rectory is coming to light!

[@christinegibbins6105]

Thank you both, I love the history, sad as it is. It gives the house a soul. Take care.

[@snowdoniaescape]

There must be people locally who can remember the layout before the flat conversion. I found out so much about my cottage from chatting to locals. It would be amazing to get their stories and memories of how it used to look. It is going to be so beautiful again and I'm in awe of the lawn!

[@Ragnar8504]

If the conversion was done in the 70s I absolutely agree! Yes, that was over 50 years ago but there could easily be people around who remember it.

[@PennyHarding-yc7bl]

Thank you for your warning about child bereavement as my younger son died just 9 months ago. Very considerate of you.

[@msplum3306]

So very sorry for your personal loss. ❤🇺🇸

[@timtaylor1365]

Your discovery and research of the history makes your restoration even more significant and complete. Congratulations!

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you! 😊

[@debo398]

Seeing the deer running around the grounds was cool. So thankful you have removed the false ceilings...the original high ceilings are beautiful. The history is interesting.

[@judithstonier9872]

Loved hearing the history of the rectory and hope you will be able to find out more 😊

[@chippychick6261]

I love this history of the building and its occupants. We need to hear more of our past to learn to appreciate more of our present. And also what things of the past we deem important enough to carry forward with us to now. ❤

[@stepps511]

Thank you for a bit of history on the house, and it's connection to the C of E. You guys are doing wonderful work, and I pray you receive fabourable news from the inspector. Best wishes!

[@donnaguy9057]

Happy voice or not, great video! I love learning the history of those that lived there before. You have to think of all the emotions & activity that occurred there everyday of the Rectory's existence.

[@fourtails1192]

The lawn is looking lovely 😊. Very considerate of you to give us the heads up about the child bereavement 😔 sad indeed . I'm sure that's not the only cellar ..it's not big enough to store a decent amount of food . . Hopefully you will come across another as your renovations progress ✌️

[@kimbecker6203]

While sad it was very interesting to find out the history your bringing some happiness back to the place bringing it back to its former beauty can't wait to see what you do

[@cajsheen2594]

Beautiful ceiling rose! Enjoying your journey, Thankyou! ❤ XXX

[@brigitteholton3480]

Starting to look beautiful the garden....everything in time it will start looking like you wanted....yes good to clear the old energies of the trouble times and of the children ❤

[@HF-ch6el]

Wonderful to hear the history. I think the amount of work you have done is sensible, no point in rushing into wall removal until you know what you've really got. Take care of yourselves.

[@jmorin6620]

Thank you for the history lesson! It adds to the renovation to know a bit about who lived there in the remote past. I look forward to the next installment of the house rescue. Such horrible, chippy-choppy apartments....

[@GuanoLad]

That was quite a nice change of pace. The UK is very lucky to have such a rich history to dig into. Most of us in overseas territories are of relatively young cultures, at least in so far as written records or extant archaeology.

[@johnoneill5812]

Thank you for giving us a glimpse into the history of the rectory. I'm sure there are many fascinating stories yet to be uncovered.

[@apace903]

The history of this house is so interesting and wish to hear more. The lives of the past residents are an important part of the homes legacy. Thank you

[@andreacrashe9894]

*Thank you both for the background history of the Rectory. It's a great backstory to the family that lived in the house. 🙂nz*

[@KarenMackie-kh4jn]

What you have done is amazing in itself. The history is amazing thank you. Can’t wait for the structural report so you can move on. 🇬🇧👍😀

[@Sharon-bo2se]

Thank you for the history of your house. I always enjoy learning about the people and the places where they lived, it makes a connection to them so they are not forgotten.

[@sweetp5d]

Love watching your work and learning the history.

[@randbodily3058]

I’m really enjoying this journey. Thank you for bringing us along.

[@QuivaRPG]

Loved hearing about the history of the house!

[@jessicablack6399]

I am from Kansa over in The States. I have loved and enjoyed following you guys here. I feel like I, and others, get to live bi-curiously through your videos with all that you two are doing. Sorry to hear about your special pup from the last video.

[@angelatheriault8855]

Ha! Now they have at least two fans from Kansas. We certainly don’t have any houses this old around here.

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you! 😊

[@dalebeach7337]

Very interesting history for the family that lived at your rectory. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@lyndakling901]

It’s so interesting to watch you unpeeled the new layers to get back to the original building. Thanks for all of this..love watching!

[@CynthiaBerry713]

Thanks for the history lesson! The church is lovely!

[@stephanietaylor8003]

Fascinating history! Glad you're enjoying researching the house's past ❤

[@Dave_1966]

Social history is always fascinating 😊 thank you ❤

[@emilyrowan8779]

Thank you for your careful consideration throughout this video. Not only by telling some of the history of the family, but also in the way you are lovingly restoring your beautiful home. I thoroughly enjoy your videos and look forward to seeing your journey. I do hope you might be able to do some more research and videos on the history and families who lived there 🙏

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you very much!

[@suecasey2469]

I love hearing about the history, keep up the good work.

[@scaryfairy1502]

Thank you for sharing some of the history of your new home. Very interesting. Looking forward to discovering more with you over the coming months!

[@TheRectory1812]

Thanks for watching!

[@OzzieJayne]

The history is lovely, thanks for researching and sharing it. That corner in the hallway where the first water tank was is the perfect spot for a grandfather clock.

[@TheRectory1812]

Oh good idea! 😊

[@LoraineRoberts-n8g]

Thankyou for including some history of the Rectory ❤

[@barryporter4920]

I think it’s important for your viewers to see a regular cycle of videos so we can become more invested in this site. I personally look forward to a perhaps weekly video of relevant content, I think the floor plan was a brilliant touch and historic family background adds depth and colour to the site. Reliable and timely communication is the key to a successful site. You have made a good start, please keep it up.thank you

[@lees_box]

I'm just happy to see a video uploaded when they get the chance, they have a lot on their plate. We're lucky to have what we have. Some channels only upload monthly. :- )

[@larhumba4233]

That was fascinating and imaginatively filmed. Well done! An entertaining interlude. As you rightly say people were used to death back then, if you survived giving birth as a woman, and your children survived to adulthood, you were doing well.

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you! 😊

[@sharbean]

What a sensitively handled and interesting video. Well done. Thank you for the interesting history of the family and time.

[@antonydennant3584]

I too live in a late Georgian house & am also restoring it, though very slowly (we've been here 16 years & have finished little more than half of it!). Love all the Regency detailing that is now being progressively enhanced by all your stripping out of later alterations. In terms of working out the original room uses (& please ignore me if you know this stuff already), I'd put money on the room you see from about 1.40 being the Dining Room. That apse is almost certainly a 'sideboard recess', pretty much a standard feature in the dining rooms of later Georgian (& Victorian) houses of any ambition, rather than an opening that was subsequently blocked....... So exciting watching the staircase video, as you uncover it & turn it back into an architectural feature!

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you 😊

[@sandydimascio6884]

I really enjoyed your reading of those who passed. I live in Ohio and I had ancestors who buried young children (diphtheria) only to die from exhaustion later on. Left 5 young children. Unfortunately their father could not cope. The children were moved from family to family. He finally recovered. Keep up the good work. Sandy DiMascio

[@katjagirnus9573]

Interesting history! Hope you find out more! 😊 And that garden! ❤ The potential! Jus think how fabulous gardenpartys you could have! Or really go nuts with plants! 😍 Super jealous!

[@morningsong7885]

Thank you for this highly interesting insight into the former lives lived in your beautiful home. I live in an old farmhouse where generations of my family have lived, laughed, played, worked, suffered and died… I like to think when I am rearranging things into beautiful corners in the house that I like to make it homely and welcoming for their souls so that they frequently visit with joy, love and good energy and thus protect and guide us on our life paths… and hey, lawn looking fab 😊

[@melaniearison1209]

Wouldn't it be so lovely to have the original Kitchen and kitchen garden restored. Probably not possible but it is a lovely thought. Well done. I look forward to the next video. Bless yall.

[@TheRectory1812]

It certainly would! Thanks so much for watching 🥰

[@justlife765]

This was sad information, but it was very well presented. Thank you for sharing with us!

[@dawnpetteford6726]

So wonderful to see you both so interested in the history of this amazing house. Each and every video is so good and you are doing an amazing job.

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you!

[@spursgirl5]

I'm looking forward to hearing more about the history of the house...such a beautiful old building. I can't wait to see the finished article. I've been doing genealogy for many years now and I find it interesting to see how people died (call me morbid) but it brings to life the suffering and the way of life of the people back then.

[@marycook1657]

Thanks for a really interesting video with some background information as well as the glimpses of what you've been doing.

[@paulah5342]

So enjoyed watching this one. Life back then was what it was. So glad to be living in later times. 😊

[@BerylWhite-cb5gg]

Thank you both. Love your posts, and to learn some of the history of the Rectory is so interesting and important. Greetings from Australia.

[@andeebee2530]

Great to hear the history and imagine the family and their staff all living there.

[@mandytyers4481]

Interesting history on your house . I'lld get it blessed before you move in . Glad it's going to be your home and not some old folks home .it's amazing . You've done so much already .

[@CherriRobb]

So glad you're back. Good luck!

[@foxglovepearls]

I’m so happy you shared the history you were able to find! It gives us a whole new meaning to the wonder of the rectory!

[@Bobrogers99]

Very interesting! Many households had to accept the loss of children as a matter of course. In my local cemetery is a family that lived here in the 1800s and lost several children before they reached adulthood. Their graves are simply marked by flat pieces of fieldstone, each a bit smaller than the one before it in the row. The cost and the parents' repeated mourning prevented proper markers for them all.

[@TamarLitvot]

In some old cemeteries you can see when an influenza or other infectious disease epidemic hit the town -- you'll see many deaths around the same date and a lot of them are children. It always makes me sad.

[@Bobrogers99]

@@TamarLitvot There are many sad tales in old cemeteries. In the 1800s, our town had a typhoid epidemic, and because our local doctor was unable to treat everyone affected, a young doctor from a neighboring town came to help. All our residents survived but the young doctor did not. He had a wife and young children, but apparently fearing disease he was buried in our town by the roadside, far from any cemetery.

[@shirleyohearn4982]

Thank you for sharing this bit of history. Great video. 🇦🇺

[@johnamstutz]

Enjoyed hearing the history of your home, it's an important part of stewardship of these fabulous places!

[@paulinewilson613]

It is very interesting to hear some of the history of your property and surrounding area, it would certainly have been a very tough time to live, we take so much for granted now because of modern medicine. Thank you for sharing this little bit of history

[@caroline9777]

It really opens your eyes just how difficult it must have been to live. Different circumstances shortened their life. Heartbreaking to lose a family member

[@myrajones6866]

Slot of work ,good work done so far,history of Rectory interesting👍😲

[@TheJoyNinjaNZ]

Thanks for the video, I love social history as much as I enjoy renovations, like another commented it really brings the project to life. Also the lawns are looking fabulous, I imagine all the parties and picnics and games of cricket to be played in the future.

[@Mej_Javiky]

Very cool to here a bit of the history.

[@MaryAnnPastene]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.

[@sanetgroblerq7830]

Love your video's! Cannot wait for the next one! Thanks!

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@sanetgroblerq7830]

@@TheRectory1812 you're welcome!

[@AndyCallaway]

Tragic stories. Thanks for sharing these.

[@timwoodger7896]

For many people dying was a relief from the harsh reality of life back then.

[@Green_House]

Great intro. You are doing a fantast job! I often say of old buildings: "If only the walls could talk." In this video, you made the walls talk! Said but very interesting.

[@TheRectory1812]

What a lovely comment, thank you! 😊

[@Peter-gi3re]

You guys are doing a great job. I love buildings from the 1,800’s because obviously there is a lot of history involved. I look forward to seeing your progress in restoration.

[@elizabethjury2930]

Wonderful that you were able to research the history of the Rectory. Very interesting. 🌻

[@lees_box]

I am so happy you got to know all of this history connected to The Rectory and it was fascinating to hear. Awesome. :-))) That year was horrible by the sounds of it and most tragic. Glad to hear about the cemetery near the church. The deer was wonderful to see, imagine sitting in your snug looking outside and seeing them coming and going - magical. And yea, I feel there is another cellar somewhere, it maybe had the kitchen in it if the one I lived in is anything to go by. That one had two rooms down below, you walked down the stairs into what was used (in the 90's) as a formal dining room, and off that to the left was a pretty huge kitchen which had a small pantry off it, both rooms were underground in the cellar.

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you! A cellar that big would be amazing! 😃

[@Beatrice2.]

I've just found your channel and I must say I feel very excited to see your progress. It's all going to be very beautiful as it once was. Good luck to you!

[@tada8092]

Lovely story, although sad. Looking forward to how you save such a lovely home to go with the lovely story. I also watch Dan from Escape to Rural France. So much fun. 😊

[@janegarrick6282]

That was fascinating. Loved it. (And you sound very professional.) Please keep us updated with any more history that you find out. And go looking for those other cellars; I’m sure they’re there.

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you! Will do! 😊

[@leahmorris343]

Really lovely video and so interesting to learn about the history of the rectory

[@exhibitdesign901]

Thank you so much for sharing this history. Your progress is impressive and I so look forward to your updates. Knowing the background of the Rectory will make it even more special for you, even though some of the stories are sad, but it is all part of the human experience.

[@1Pamzinha]

Thank you so much for sharing some of the history of your house and the village. I have been able to read some of the death certificates of my ancestors online and it amazes me the number of people who died of "stomach ailments". I am fascinated by what you are doing to restore this beautiful house. Also, why in the world would people cover up those beautiful ceilings and moldings?

[@TheRectory1812]

Thank you! Yes it's very sad just how many people died of what are treatable conditions now!

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

That lovely wide, flat lawn will be PERFECT for drinks parties.