Love Basildon Park

A guided tour around the former 18th Century house built for Sir Francis and Lady Henrietta Sykes that became the 1950s home for Lord and Lady Iliffe.
Basildon Park was subsequently sold to James Morrison and his decendent, Charles Morrison, inherited the property in 1910, but appeared not to live there. The house was used as a convalescent home for soldiers of the Berkshire Regiments during the First World War. During WW2 Basildon Park accommodated units of the 101st US Airborne Division prior to their participation in the D-Day landings of June 1944 and later it housed a amall British army detachment guarding German prisoners of war. The house fell into disrepair following its use to accommodate Ministry of Works workers constructing the Nuclear Research Establishment at nearby Harwell in the late 1940s. The Iliffes bought the property in 1952 and set about restoring Basildon Park to its former 18th Century glory.
This non-commercial production was made for the benefit of mobility impaired visitors to the now National Trust property in Berkshire, England.
BIAFF Diamond Award, 2010

[@marybarratt879]

I so enjoyed this guided tour by such a knowledgeable gentleman. I do love places of historical interest. Thank you for sharing.

[@seltexmx]

Thank you for making history come to life in a wonderful and informative video. Beautifully done.

[@tamieckert4548]

Very defined,exquisitely done.From the window treatments,all elements are in impeccable accuracy.Thank you for your view of how history of beautiful aesthetics are meant to show

[@2Sugarbears]

That dining room is done with excellent color contrasting. It is perfect. Bravo.

[@d.l.l.6578]

Lovely presentation by a very professional, articulate presenter. And Andy had the good sense to not interrupt! Thank you.

[@sarahshore2022]

Needed something nice to watch in light of all the madness going on in the world. 2021

[@jeffcampbell1555]

Same. 2016-2022.

[@maryseman7019]

This is the best presentation I have ever seen. So full of interesting stories!

[@geoffaddis1075]

Thank you for that kind response

[@timothyhopkins6960]

Just beautiful and very well presented . I really enjoyed myself . Thank you for letting me come along .

[@jocelynelayet1903]

It is really à privelege to see such à Wonderful house Thank you so much

[@fragosa]

Beautiful tour!

[@lucyzhu2968]

Magnificent mission with gorgeous collections, get it into my traveling whish list

[@woodpeckerbinojpathrose3068]

Great works Beautiful paintings and wood carvings

[@felipegazmuri6184]

Muy bella y hermosa casa de campo inglesa. Decorada con un gusto exquisito y excepcional, maravillosamente bien mantenida . Muy bonito este video .

[@srin5034]

Lovely house. I really liked the library.

[@shivathecurious]

This is lovely.

[@tommylandrix6070]

Exquisite, isn't it darling?

[@nikkil764]

Wonderful home. So lovely,

[@tommylandrix6070]

Exquisite, isn't it darling?

[@carmenpdl8918]

I wonder how actually can be cleaned all that beautiful stuff! 😍

[@mariashelly6392]

This is great!

[@eileenshanahan1521]

Daniel Maclise painted the Meeting of Wellington and Blücher after the battle of Waterloo, The marriage of Strongbow and Aoife amongst other famous works. It’s amazing he had time for an affair.

[@rathernotsay8715]

Lovely

[@rathernotsay8715]

Lovely gloria

[@schiatzeschiatze5002]

Handsome. The presenter and the house.

[@SARHistories]

Nice looking place. Great video by the way! I’ve just subscribed!

[@sebastianapollodelavega1445]

lovely

[@A-xo6hl]

11:50 'Chamber pot' in dining room within designed wine storage. More likely a spittoon (or cuspidor)? To spit wine during tasting. (Or tobacco)

[@bistraborisova5178]

❤❤❤❤

[@MD_80906]

Louis XIV did not married Maria Leszczyńska... Louis XV did! in 1725.

[@Darrigrande]

Right! Louis XIV married a spanisch princess: María Teresa de Austria, Later, at old age, after the passing of Maria Teresa he married morganaticately Francoise d´Aubigné, later marquise de Maintenon.

[@piplebref4607]

@@Darrigrande He’s way off the mark with his dates, it’s true, but Marie Leszcyńska did popularise the lit à la polonaise in France which then spread elsewhere, hence this particular bed much later in England.

[@mohammedines6182]

Combien coûte ce sublime château ?👍👑🎩🎩❤️

[@superdougie10]

Yes, it's absolutely amazing how a room that happens to be more or less 400 years old feels lived in. When you are visiting an estate from antiquity, which is everything in england, it's hard to believe something is as new as 400 years old. Im sure it smells like old panties.

[@pistolannie6500]

Did anyone understand What the story(interesting as it was) had to w/the cabinet??

[@JM-gu3tx]

"There's been a number of occupants over the years.." "there's"? "there >have< been.." Don't forget subject-verb agreement.

[@soanedewinter1474]

25:20 Literally got every detail wrong in that short introduction to the bed 😂 Louis XIV (1638-1715) did not marry a Polish princess; I assume he was referring to Maria Leszcynska (1703-1768) who married Louis XV (1710-1774) in 1725. None of these individuals was around in the later eighteenth century as he states. This style of bed was perhaps first developed in Poland but it’s eventual form as seen here was down to its evolution in France.

[@Lotusblume.8]

So they basically went to the bathroom in the dining room??

[@geoffaddis1075]

Yes!

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Beautiful home, but I can’t stand the work of Graham Sutherland. He’s the most famous talent-less painter I can think of. I’d send it back to the museum, but apparently they didn’t want it, either.

[@jimp4170]

He stole the treasures of India and then had the nerve to appropriate the gryphons that were supposed to guard it. That's imperialist cheek of the highest order.

[@alexeigoukov1109]

It was not Louis XIV, but Louis XV (born in 1711), and not at the end, but rather at the beginning of the 18th century, when he married Marie Leszczynska.

[@leonstevens1382]

I don’t care for the paint job in the library.

[@adscri]

Those are not Chinese medicine dolls.

[@superdougie10]

Didn't know that there is a sense of history and an actual history. Must be a way for english people to not stay in reality.

[@Mike8981]

queers are the best presenters. I'm queer btw lol