Finding Clues at an 11th-Century Church

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[@ABC_DEF]

Hopwood gets more and more lovely. When the house is finished, I wonder which of his fans he is going to invite to live with him there?

[@HopwoodXIV]

Hahaha thanks for watching!!

[@gloriajeanshaeffer1549]

i'll volunteer!!! LOL!!!!!

[@SarahGreen523]

You just can't do enough of these videos showing us the progress of this fab project! More! More! More!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Haha that's great Sarah Green! We will keep making them as quickly as possible. Thanks so much

[@wendymcfadyen-allerby6142]

I am glad you have past photos so you can see what Hopwood rooms looked like in the past, yes this is exciting. All the best everyone :-)

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Wendy!! Yes it's really helpful to be able to see what was there as we move forward! cheers

[@meichong8278]

Can you believe your in an 11th century church with 15th century personal family pews and family bones !!! Did you know any thing about this before you came back?

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Mei - it all still amazes me! No I didn't know about St. Leonard's until I first got to Hopwood Hall. There is so much history in the region. I love it. cheers

[@meichong8278]

@@HopwoodXIV that's why I said to you before ( when you got the panels back ) its Important that this doesnt become like a Disneyland project and I think I insulted you about your loyalty to the project !!! SOMETIIMES IM JUST AN ASS !!! But boy you've got the absolute chance of a lifetime do you know how many would trade places ?? Your right about the local history it's amazing eh ?? Believe it or not there unfortunately has been a lot of losses of building due to unscrupulous developers but yours survived even though the schoolchildren passed daily I'm surprised they didnt raze it too the ground with fire . Ok Last thing 1 of the pupils from that school (I think) has a brilliant channel on youtube its MARTIN ZERO He's passionate about local history in that area and would be worth checking out I would suppose your waiting on Grants local or lottery ( you need university degree just to fill out grant request forms ) and that's why the slow progress , I suppose your protecting the family fortune in trusts and off shore , it's always a hassle looking after the family millions !!! But hey when your finished you'll have space for the Ferrari collection I normally sign off nice to see ya ....... wouldnt wanna be you but oh how inappropriate that sounds here if you ever need a day off I.......

[@debmeurer1983]

LOVE IT!!! Glad you pointed out how practicing your religion was dangerous at one point in time there. Great video!! Keep'em coming!!!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Deb!! Will do!!

[@ElizabethDMadison]

Hope you will get advice from Catholic experts in traditional churches and liturgy about restoring the chapel. Some of that would definitely be different than an Episcopalian church.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Elizabeth! Yes will do!

[@CrankyBeach]

Fascinating, as always! My family's ancestral home in Galesburg, Michigan wasn't big enough to have its own chapel.... However, the Congregational Church in town was built of bricks from the brickworks on the family property, so there's still a connection. But I don't know whether family pews were a "thing" by 1861 when the present church building was constructed.... Anyway. Keep the videos coming! And by the way, the "downward dog" is done by forming an upside down V with feet and hands on the floor, and the, um, sitting place straight up in the air. :) No, I can't do it either.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Haha thanks so much!!

[@jonlambert9884]

Great video as always. Great to see the progress at Hopwood Hall. Keep them coming 👍

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Jon! Will do!

[@normabirr9225]

Thank you for sharing your journey!! It’s been so much fun watching all the improvements!

[@kaybishop3674]

Loving these video s this place is down the road from me.. Some history there.can't wait to see when all done.Well done .Also I know the hopwood family who also live on a farm in Daisy book!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks so much Kay! I just found your comment! I appreciate you watching!!

[@avaatkinson14]

Great to see Hopwood being restored, there are some fantastic original architectural features, that deserve saving . Good luck and best wishes in your endeavour.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you so much!!

[@susand5434]

This is so wonderful that you have the opportunity to restore your ancestral home. I love the idea that something may be behind that 4 foot wide wall, how exciting! you'll have to give an update when you find out!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank Susan! Yes we will definitely give an update. cheers

[@jameshannon9563]

In the 1960s, the DeLaSalle Christian Brothers used the Hopwood estate as a Catholic teaching training school....DeLaSalle Brothers are a Roman Catholic order of Brothers (no priests are allowed in the order). They are a worldwide order of 3000 Brothers with close to a million students in their LaSallian schools - from preschool to universities)

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks James! We'll clarify this in the future

[@lukeharvey889]

Only just come across this channel but it was surreal seeing this church considering I live a stone's throw away from it and can see it from my kitchen window lol. Lived In Middleton most of my life so It makes me happy to see it on KZbin!! Also love that you're restoring Hopwood Hall it's a beautiful house, thanks for the videos, new subscriber here:D

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Luke! Great to have you along with us on the journey!

[@mjkay8660]

i pity those guys having to deal with horsehair plaster...egads..i hated those repair jobs. nice to see the family pew & such beautiful turnings on the posts. just film these 24/7..its better than bob villa & older than any house he dealt with.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks MK!

[@sarahcook5762]

Ohh your wedding next!!! 👏👏👏or maybe get the place blessed etc so you can host them x

[@kdean9537]

Wonderful video! Thank you...take care!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks for watching! cheers

[@thedigginggardener]

It’s all so exciting to reveal the history. The oldest timbers in the house are probably reused from the first wooden buildings sat on these stone plinths when the site had a moat surrounding it.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks! I just found your comment! Yes the history is all so incredibly fascinating- it keeps me going!!

[@michaelwalters7333]

Very Awesome , Thanks for the Videos

[@HopwoodXIV]

cheers Michael!

[@sandrawhelan9159]

Thanks for sharing. Just want to say I’m really enjoying your book Downton Shabby. Best of luck with the restoration. You need a fundraising day. More videos please to keep us updated.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Sandra!!

[@jampuppy]

I just found your channel and am thoroughly enjoying bingeing the content while I convalesce. You are so funny and I couldn’t agree more - no downward dogs in the family chapel! 😂😂

[@HopwoodXIV]

Hahaha great to have you along with us!

[@pdxhoyt]

You've inspired me to see if some family estate exists around my family name, as the majority of my DNA is British. Thanks for sharing. SO intrigued over your adventure.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Preston! Yes keep me posted on what you find out!! cheers

[@DW-kv6gr]

Totally agree. Well done and keep going!! Loving the vids and seeing the building come back to life!! So impressive.

[@monsieurpardue5619]

You're quite funny Hopwood. Entertaining videos.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@librarynan4610]

You could make that into a wedding chapel and host small weddings in the chapel and larger ones in a larger room. Hopwood Hall has so many possibilities.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Yes I love that suggestion! Thank you!!

[@darkstatehk]

5:24 Just LOOK AT THAT DOOR! Looks like something out of Harry Potter! Amazing!!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Haha indeed!

[@jackiesmithsmetaldetecting]

The chapel is amazing :)

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Jackie- yes the more I find out about it the more amazed I am!

[@annabeisty1632]

I love seeing these films as I lived in the old hall for 3 years and now live opposite the college.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Anna! That's amazing- Did you ever see a ghost in the Hall?

[@SarahGreen523]

@@HopwoodXIV Have *you* seen a ghost in the hall?

[@HopwoodXIV]

@@SarahGreen523 standing outside the Hall is a ghost in a photo!

[@annaholiday3881]

i’m enjoying this adventure but the music was annoying So many nooks and crannies to explore. The Chapel was fascinating

[@maryrickard2530]

Your ancestors would have watched the brick being laid, no doing the work themselves

[@debbralehrman5957]

Back in the Day. People of financial means or those with titles would build Chapels as part of doing good works to make it easier to get into Heaven and to spend fewer years in Purgatory. Also they were the first buildings in the area and there were no other churches.

[@gloriajeanshaeffer1549]

loving youur channel !!!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you so much! 😀 ❤ Great to know you're along with us on the adventure!

[@slayer6936]

Man you can tell we are related..we look like we could be brothers..when I was his age!

[@sarahcook5762]

I love that they had a chapel. What do you believe in?

[@Lucy-007.]

Heard you speaking to Evan Solomon on the radio here in Toronto, Canada. So interesting that I just had to see your videos. I love what you're doing! It must give you a real purpose and so much satisfaction. I look forward to your continued progress with the estate and will definitely visit when it's open to the public. All the very best of luck!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks so much Lucy!

[@sibylhartley4192]

Just found your channel a few months ago. What a wild turn in your life. Great videos. I look forward to seeing more. Trying to catch up on your past ones.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks! Great to know you're along on the journey with us! 😀

[@sarahcook5762]

Aumbry is fascinating

[@slayer6936]

I wish i ciuld send you a pic..of what I looked like In high school. You will see the resemblance.!

[@HopwoodXIV]

Haha yes please do!

[@sarahcook5762]

Ha spirit's as in vodka

[@cherylkurucz8852]

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[@alicewarner5172]

Music????🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@kerplunk8011]

IF they would have made thin walls. You would not have anything to renovate today.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Haha yes good point!

[@sondrabrown442]

❤❤❤

[@Horizon344]

3:42 Probably referring to the sort of spirits you find in a pub.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Hahaha

[@j.dragon651]

Its funny how everything added in the nineteen sixties has to go and everything made in the sixteen nineties gets to stay. Craftsmanship, craftsmanship.

[@traceyl1634]

Because Jesus is that important. ♥️♥️♥️

[@HopwoodXIV]

😀

[@chriss312]

Don't like videos I love them More please

[@HopwoodXIV]

Haha thanks Chriss! 😀 Yes another should be out soon. We also regularly release more videos on Patreon.com Thanks for watching!

[@andrew.dolan890]

Great update

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank Andy!

[@Rbmc2611]

You are so enjoyable because of your humor.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Aw thank you!

[@m.c.l.8386]

Fantastic 👏 👏 👏! Absolutely fabulous!!! Don't give up! What you're doing is is of enormous value to all of us!

[@HopwoodXIV]

cheers Mary!

[@jhp2616]

Mr. Depree, I've just this week learned about your story and your amazing family home. This story is like a fantasy. I enjoy your light hearted approach to these videos. However, the one about the vandals destroying items in the 14th and 16th century parts/panels/doors just makes me angry. The last several years I've been studying furniture from the Jacobean period c.1600, and I'm already quite passionate about historic architectural preservation. I've worked in the architectural industry for almost 30 years and studied antiques as my brother is an Antiques Roadshow appraiser, and I used to buy for his store. My family is also supposed to have an ancestral home in Scotland but we have not been able to find it. We have traced the family back to an 11th century knight. But the bulk of our information starts in the 14th century through the 18th century when our family fled Scotland for religious reasons - I don't know what those reasons were. I'm just yammering on here. I wanted to tell you that I love your story. I wish so much that I could help with your efforts. I wish you good luck and great success. And I look forward to your future videos and hopefully one day seeing your finished product. BTW - are you all cataloging and labeling samples of all of the wall papers that you are removing? My 120 year old home had 14 layers of wall paper just in the dining room.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks so much JHP! I really appreciate your comments. I'll have to look into the wallpaper plans a bit more. Great to know. cheers

[@MargaretSiemers]

Just found this wonderful project via the New York Times. How cool is this! Wishing you luck in your work here and looking forward to more video's.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thank you so much Margaret!

[@XMerribelles]

Are you gonna have a ball or gala

[@HopwoodXIV]

Hi Belle - yes I'm sure at some point we will!

[@tanyatrotter7179]

Amazing!

[@HopwoodXIV]

😀

[@michaelf5061]

WOULD LOVE TO BE A PART OF RESTORING THAT INCREDIBLY GORGEOUS HOME.

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks Mike! Yes we will need a lot of help!

[@katieb.j.9004]

Yay another Video ❤️

[@HopwoodXIV]

Thanks for watching Katie!