Marathon: Country House Rescue Season 1 (PART 2) | Country House Rescue | Abode

A compilation of the episodes 4-6 from series 1 of Country House Rescue. Ruth Watson is on a mission to help these county home owners from having to close their doors.
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[@twistoffate4791]

I Googled Pentillie Castle of Cornwall and a website popped up. I clicked on the video tour and there was owner Sammie Corydon, the daughter in the above video, handling the introduction like a pro. All the rooms & grounds looked fantastic, just absolutely & staggeringly stunning. They are in the wedding business, primarily, it appears, but there is also lots to see while walking the various outdoor paths, etc., throughout the property & even a pool as well. Beautiful destination in every way.

[@litsci1877]

Interesting that you think so. I thought it was nice enough and forgettable, but if you're the market and not me, they're doing it right.

[@cattaylor7031]

Ongoing magic from Ruth ☆ Hats off to her ♡

[@joanneel9708]

I Love this series, as an American, it’s wonderful to be able to see these wonderful Mansions and Grounds, as well as a Tour of the E.U. Thank You ❤

[@reference2592]

I love it because it shows how utterly mediocre and unimpressive these 4th and 5th generation aristocrats are. Maybe the dynasty founder was a transformational guy. But just a few generations removed and all these aristocrats by birth seem average at best. Many seem below average. In the case of the Fulfords who were featured in another episode, they all seemed mentally challenged in a literal clinical sense.

[@leahcryan6962]

Such an act of love ! I hope you will live there one day. You know your craft. Art !

[@jaynebrohammer1111]

Why do some of these people ask Ruth for help,when she suggests something they don't take her advice? Why ask for help if you know everything?

[@gabe-po9yi]

I agree. On the first one, they’d already made up their minds that the acting classes and brewery would see them through, so it’s a mystery why they even called her.

[@sophbisbikos4837]

@@gabe-po9yiqqtlqo

[@vialogan]

Yes it makes me think of Kitchen Nightmares where it often seems the restaurant owners are offended by Gordon Ramsey's assessments of their failures. They know they're failing. They call him for help. Then they fight him tooth and nail over every change! Makes no sense.

[@skontheroad]

Because it makes for good television! Or so thinks the producers and the network!

[@fringedwellermccatintyre730]

@@gabe-po9yi I think they call it "wishful thinking".

[@laurahoward5426]

John and Ellie still own CHESTERS.....seems like they took the advice

[@patriciaruckman6990]

Even if there's no money to renovate, there's a lot of stuff that could be put in trash bins and taken away; like papers, leaves, etc. It would be a start.

[@CreatedForHim1]

When you lay your brick use concrete as edging. Start about halfway down on brick and slope away from brick about four or five inches. This keeps the brick stable along the edge helps it from shifting. Than back fill with your dirt or mulch.

[@heyLORDitsme]

I liked that first couple it was pleasant to see their progress happen so fast. I hope they develop a great business sense and become great. They deserve it!

[@karenjarosiewicz7200]

Absolutely stunning renovation. I love that the Chateau is truly "lived in". Every home yearns to be so loved and graciously cared for through its existence. I love your ability to follow your vision with great crafts people. So important. Thank you to Juan Paulo our gracious host. We ish you many happy, healthy years in your gorgeous home.

[@Theteresamaria]

I'm SO happy to hear that Percy is on the road to recovery!! Fantastic news! What a lovely vlog! I enjoyed your travels and the snipets of everyone else's travels too, especially Marie!! So cool that she got time to relax at your flat in the south of France! Coming home to LaLande and seeing Pavlina and Jared dressed in period costumes, such a LaLande moment!! I will be saying continued prayers for Percy to have a full recovery and come home!!❤️🙏🏻❤️

[@laurahoward5426]

My great, great, great, great gandfather....I have no money...but we need the 'Right Sort' 🙄

[@Sgt_Fishtitty]

After watching these videos for some time now I realize that the governments over there are out of control. Charging massive inheritance tax is absolutely absurd.

[@ce1581]

That's exactly what's been happening in America for quite a while . Farmers children can't afford to keep the farm going . Parents can't leave their homes to their children , etc. Governments are all out of control. It doesn't seem like any generational wealth accumulates anymore. Sad state of affairs.

[@cremebrulee4759]

@@ce1581 tragic.

[@litsci1877]

@@ce1581 Yes, it's supposed to work that way, my dear, it stops democracy from rotting away as greedy people decide that not only should they control the money, they should control and use everyone else's lives, and then they get into the business of ensuring that only the wealthy can be in government, and then they make all the rules for themselves and dismantle any democratic institutions that don't serve their own wealth accumulation. More taxes, please, we did without for far too long and it shows.

[@ce1581]

@@litsci1877 what you are encouraging is socialism which leads to communism. And in case you didn't know all our governments are currently puppets being run by the wealthiest . I really hope you are trying to be sarcastic because it looks like you are incredibly ignorant. Oh, and the farmers aren't being taxed out of the family they were created by to ensure they don't have a monopoly, they are being destroyed so corporations can sell or control the availability of food. For heavens sakes . Also America is a democratic Republic. The democratic part is about a majority vote process.

[@MehEmail]

@@ce1581 oh I’m sorry no one told you farm subsidies or also known as hand outs. Tax on farm land in every state I know of is EXTREMELY low. So farms have been sucking the tax payers teet for generations and you are a liar

[@jooboyjunboy1349]

Ruth is so pretty. From her hair to her eyes. Her style is so amazing, simple but very elegant.

[@aruvielevenstar3944]

Really? I think she is outdated and massive clothingstyle with primary colors and plastic necklaces with big balls. Not elegant and pretty to look at

[@andreastarkey5830]

Your boys are all amazing, kind, considerate and very helpfu while not being affraid of work and responsibility l. A real credit to you both

[@cuijkvid]

A very beautiful serial! The way Ruth Watson goes about is good beyound words. I just wonder if these magnificent homes can survive even with the most perfect businessplans when one takes the present enormous prices for energy into consideration. Hopefully there will be a way.

[@twistoffate4791]

On the Chester's property, I am underwhelmed with the efforts to make the attic into an actors' lodging. As Ellie brought Ruth upstairs to check it out, I thought we were about to see something much different than what existed. Loved the spy idea at Chester's. Jealous I can't participate, lol.

[@cgannis2251]

At least turn it down to background level since that’s what it is suppose to be. Right?

[@gabe-po9yi]

“I’m concerned about the seating arrangements; frankly, it seems to be a combination between a youth hostel party and somebody’s suburban bbq.” Nobody can say it like Ruth can. HAHHAAAAAA

[@twistoffate4791]

I feel, at times, that Ruth is too eagerly vicious and turns selfish if the property owners don't accept 100% of her ideas. I think her role should change from property to property, depending on the journey at hand.

[@Glowsaphinebaker]

@@twistoffate4791 disagree

[@fringedwellermccatintyre730]

I loved DJ Anselms' segment with the auction, the cooking school, and his 'hippie' friends who started the little garden in the salon! Great attitude. This was done in 2009 - it sure would be nice to get updates on some of these people/places....

[@kyleanuar9090]

Every hippie projects ended in disaster, look it up.

[@user-ij1nv8be3i]

The cooking school segment.... how identifiable to be scared of the house... I would be ! Possibly has to do with an innate sense of responsibility to take care of it all ? In complete contrast with the Pentille Castle part. Ruth and her team seemed not to recognize the manipulation of the lady of the house..... extremely emotionally upset on behalf of a local haberdashery woman ? Very unlikely isn't it. There is no way Ruth could have wun this one. The house will survive in the hope that the next generation will give it more respect. The science of colouring objects in landscapes, in the constant changes of sunlight and clouds and reflections of the sky, is developing to absolute beauties: the colors of the cranes in the harbour of Hamburg, the colouring of the high-voltage pylons, large storage buildings in the landscape. The idea of an unskilled family around the table choosing a colour from a sample.... shameful really for such a project!

[@kellyflanagan3537]

If you look it up- he has done SO MUCH. They rent out rooms- and they are beautiful. Married with 2 children.

[@JenniferKokoski]

​@@kellyflanagan3537ah so he did find a lady of the manor to carry on the inheritance. very wonderful. He was one of the nicer owners of these Manor houses. And the uncle who left it to him was a poor judge of character if you thought Anselm couldn't care for the estate in the way it deserved. I'm glad he had the support of his parents as well

[@kellyflanagan3537]

The place looks gorgeous!!!

[@Benjaminwolf]

Excuse me! There is no problem with a green dining room!

[@litsci1877]

You are excused!

[@msch7620]

I m here trying to pick a colour for a feature wall in my dining and was looking at some olive, sage and mossy green. 😂

[@JenniferKokoski]

My dining room is green. It is beautiful

[@North49191]

home owners living in altered reality

[@litsci1877]

the main argument about what Ruth's saying to the Taymar people is that she's wearing a painter's smock and a necklace of pingpong balls which does make her a bit difficult to take seriously. The place is parsnip-colored, though

[@nata3467]

that second home color was hideous

[@RIGDAL]

I would have loved to have seen the kitchen. It is amazing!

[@leahfromcrimia8424]

AirBNB has helped a lot of owners such as these.

[@eyannie007]

Great stories I really enjoyed.

[@kathleencima4670]

we stopped going to toon town years ago. mostly because it was so hot and nowhere to relax.. I am thrilled and see many places shade sales could be easily installed!! hope someone takes that hint!

[@carolmurray8486]

Do not f... with The Duchess of Edinburgh! Perfect 🎉🎉🎉

[@glenmckenzie3243]

The music running on and on is distracting and maddening

[@wanganegresse]

Sounds like Harry Potter theme music, very distracting and doesn't match the tone of what's happening (and not happening)

[@RLF1]

The Acting School update bedrooms, bathroom and furniture look disgusting. No pride in ownership and in bad taste. You can make it look beautiful on a budget if you had good taste. I would never stay there.

[@msch7620]

I’d get 2nd hand hotel furniture. I m sure there are some auctions for that. And they live in London. I manage to find some in Habitat for Humanity in rural Canada.

[@starlite0784]

I love this lady!!

[@andreewert1925]

Maybe, have a one month Event of a Group of Volunteeers in Carpentry and Historic Restoration..lodge them in the Upstairs Hostal..get things done quicly, not just one lonely carpenter working alone.

[@gorillaglue7232]

These people are very silly.

[@beckywilson9443]

I very much enjoy this program, but the music is too loud. Thanks for some softer volume 😊

[@JenniferKokoski]

I'm fascinated to see these country houses make a business of themselves so that they can stay functioning and a member of the community. It's saddens me that the UK lost so many of them due to poor government management following world war II. Yes the aristocracy held too much power and wealth before the war, but that did not mean they should lose all the beautiful treasures that they built. Families were impoverished. Many of them died fighting the war. Houses were left to crumble or we're torn down. It was a very sad state of affairs. The national trust is absolutely needed to try to save these old homes. Although even they can be too restrictive on building maintenance. British aristocracy is not what it used to be. They have been rendered middle class, but the one thing they have is a value for the history of the families that came before them. Most of us low and middle class folks can't trace back more than our great grandfathers. We wish we knew more about our family history. That's why it's nice to see these families have hundreds of years of history to share. I wish them well.

[@gman1003]

John needed to get the manor put back together and focus on shorter term profit making schemes.

[@tamaraheater9695]

organic greenhouse farming feed your countrymen!

[@dtierney6137]

Why didn't they just power wash great uncle???? Lol Providence ❤

[@librarynan4610]

Someone needs to be harsh and truthful with these people. Good grief.

[@berthacornejo5054]

Why is the music so loud???? You can barely hear hat their saying

[@dianeglimes3169]

There is a vlog called the Indie Project where a couple renovated a stone barn in Portugal

[@valeriethomas769]

Anselm has weed brain...

[@verenaoliveira4321]

How Interesting remember Scotland

[@jaimedavis439]

So they're paying "tutors costs" twice..... anyone catch that?

[@randychase305]

Inheritance tax is absolutely criminal. Any government that institutes them should be overthrown.

[@litsci1877]

Why are so many of you named Randy?

[@Sunny141]

Having the toilet in a private space is best! Not everyone is comfortable being watched sitting on the toilet by the person in the tub! You never know when someone will be in need of a toilet but a guest or is in the tub!

[@paulrosa6173]

England seems to have so many old houses with roof structures that just seem to invite rot issues. It seems in every period they would build pitched roofs that sometimes die into each other forming a long gutter between them. I lived there for a year almost 50 years ago and I didn't see much snow in London. But I suppose they never get much snowfall or long term freezing weather anywhere even up north? I live in New England now and you just can't build that kind of roof - roof slope facing roof slope or even sloping into a higher wall - without having ice build-up and subsequent leakage. It might even be against codes here. The codes are largely designed for banks and the mortgages required to have a house at all. There are ways to water proof such slopes and walls but they didn't use them back when. And I heard from a fellow student I knew about continuous problems with atmospheric damp and even rising damp as was the case in both apartments we occupied that year. I remember one story from that student. His grandfather had moved into a roofed trench in the backyard of their row house on the east side of London during WWII. His wife and children moved out of town but he stayed behind to watch over things during the blitz. The house sat unheated for a few years. When they could move back and began to heat the place again his wife contracted pneumonia and died because the damp took months to dry out. The dampness just makes cold feel even colder. But still the house survived in spite of the fact that many teeth were missing in the row even as late as the early 70s. the student told me the east side was bombed the most because that was the area of heavy industry. It's no wonder so many of the old places fall apart so quickly if neglected. Most houses in New England are stick built and won't last long if abandoned. Those walls in the cottages, townhouses, great houses and stately homes at least have heavy masonry walls to rehab even if the plaster is falling off and the timber may be rotting. But they have to dry them out first. Louisiana plantation mansions also seem to have had, and still have problems with rising damp. They can't keep the wallpaper on the bottom two or three feet of the first floor rooms of Shadows on the Teche.

[@219043204]

Grew up in the UK and the dampness is something one has to deal with.

[@alexandriabrown4117]

I would just sell it and make a fortune and then get something beautiful and be free of all of that work of slaving to other people. Take all of your favorite things and you'll still be rich but without catering to everybody else!

[@JenniferKokoski]

That is because you have no respect for family heritage. It's all about the money to you

[@alexandriabrown4117]

@@JenniferKokoski That's not true. If something is too much for a family, then it's too much.

[@gardeninggirl7300]

6 million in taxes??? Who can afford that?

[@ashleywallace1165]

Someone who inherits a property worth many more times that...

[@RK-bj2fo]

I love the series but the audio editing is outright amateurish and quite horrible.

[@valeriethomas769]

"the old lady"? heir to Pentillie should be more respectful and grateful to have been chosen as her heir. she could have left it to a local hospital or some such.

[@jomeyer13]

hmm I wonder about the name Guise. there are historical Guise

[@tsvandyke]

48:00 ... $ 6 MILLION in debt ( !? ) ... ( hey - the next show in the playlist is ... " if you can't pay we will take it away." ) !? house in country $6 Million in debt !? - but ( the punters ) who owe $5,000 on a car - get it taken away ?

[@dcl505]

it's a national treasure, both the house and the family who inherited it, evicting them would be the same as evicting royal family for not paying taxes. Law is made to rule the peasants

[@LB-ou8wt]

They owe 6 mil but it hasn't come due, so presumably after it comes due if they don't pay, wait through enforcement court, then the bailiffs will eventually be at their just like the punters.

[@billseaman5974]

Please either cut the music or turn it off . It's EXTREMELY ANNOYING.

[@paintingonpurpose3917]

Ikr. I have to say though the music on this show is way Quieter than any other video I've ever watched:) By the way if you like the show watch Stephanie Jarvis.Her channel is called Chateau diaries

[@itsmyparty4637]

@@paintingonpurpose3917 oh my god. THAT woman gets 30K euro a month from her patrons and does absolutely no renovations at all, but she swans around on holidays constantly. furthermore her hysterical running around gives a lot of people a headache. I would rather watch paint dry frankly. She USED to be good, but has totally lost the plot!

[@sharong8511]

@@itsmyparty4637 100% agreed! I cannot stand that woman! I admit that during lockdown I did watch her videos, believing that she was actually going to make improvements to her crumbling farmhouse in the middle of nowhere whilst raking in $35,000+ CDN each and every month from misguided patrons. Instead she can’t even finish one powder room after how many months? Christ, I would rather watch paint dry than listen to her screeching and carrying on about her latest thrift store purchase and her alleged boyfriend waxing rhapsodic about dishes and glasses whilst the chapel falls to pieces in the middle of the ridiculous garden she ordered from frickin Belgium!

[@sharong8511]

@@itsmyparty4637 I accidentally stole your “watching paint dry” reference. Great minds think alike.

[@litsci1877]

It's awful when a thing you get for free isn't 100% to your liking

[@topherh5093]

When women stop describing men as provider, then we can talk about daughters inheriting the estate.

[@shannonoconnell8954]

I love these series but the background music takes over! ugh

[@vincentferrigno9726]

Hey ruth, have you thought of stopping the vulgar words!

[@MP-ui5vd]

What about not being scared of just words?

[@djdissi]

Agree Vincent, don't know why these shows push for these over-opinionated, assuming and rude hosts... frankly, her attitude does not impress me half the time

[@hmvollbanane1259]

This was filmed 15 years ago...

[@jomeyer13]

your music is like halloween film or horror show music/ I do wonder why we look up her nose.?

[@YodaPepa]

Why, why do all these British programs have music and talking at the same time???? Some of us have hearing sensitivity issues😢.

[@taniagarciaduenas48]

la storia creece in notra pelle e.biografia storia vita ertrerna

[@kimberleydupuis7587]

😅😢 my 😂🎉 ❤❤❤

[@CanChikMay]

Why doesnt theowner sell house in london, and rent a place while being ableto put some money to restoration

[@claudettegaravaglia2712]

House color should have been something better than that icky color, the property deserves better

[@ggpmf]

Never will they get the money back....

[@pancracedewinter7581]

no children?

[@leighalmond4128]

This first episode this owner is such a frickin snob... "It can be only people we understand and agree with" how racist and exclusive.

[@djdissi]

It's HIS home... would YOU want people you can't relate to traipsing through your home that you live in on a regular basis?

[@mangoyacho]

@@djdissi If they are clever the house is soooo big that they can close off a section of the property that remains private for them to live and the rest of the property would be for public use and profit.

[@tyeteames7192]

I so love delusional, naive people. Lord, help me.

[@aruvielevenstar3944]

Ruth is totally wrong with the moodboards from the curtains and fabrics. I would never go to a so called ‘ modernized ‘ castle with horrible colors. I think the clothes of Ruth are very dated too, even in 2010. I truly hope Sara has stand her ground and didn’t listen to Ruth with the fabrics. It is just beautiful and classic old English and that’s why people go to a castle, if they want something modern they would go to a modern hotel.

[@1028dianemarie]

She is unecessarily rude.

[@TMPreRaff]

I know this is a petty opinion, but Ruth’s personal “style” bugs me; her insistence on wearing massive, oversized clothes and jewelry don’t make her seem smaller.

[@Purplefishish]

Or maybe she just wears them because she likes them? It´s not all about size.

[@aruvielevenstar3944]

Exactly thát! And I whine she has no taste at all, I thought the classic old English country English style fabrics are fabulous and Sarah had made awesome moodboards with that fabric lady. Ruth has really no taste. A castle should never be a primary colored building with colors like her clothes.

[@beverlykerr6590]

Is swearing really necessary? Ruth is begining to sound like a certain chef whose language was foul!

[@leighalmond4128]

Just awful 😞

[@gerardlafontaine2322]

1:09:41 She is very attractive.

[@noongourfain]

Is corporate team building still a thing in 2022? Just asking...I know this episode is from a few tears ago.

[@emi62507]

It is still a thing. We find employees are getting more depressed in this day and age compared to the past. So these team building exercises are now needed more than ever. I know of a company that had 3 in one year.

[@noongourfain]

Whaaaaaattttt is a mood board????? Help!

[@ivane.degonzalez7520]

It's a collage of pictures for ideas for a project or inspiration.

[@noongourfain]

@@ivane.degonzalez7520 Thank you so much!!! Have a wonderful night and a great tomorrow!

[@scarter8137]

All professional designers utilize mood boards! The best way to ensure the colors, textures etc are cohesive prior to starting the project 🤷🏼‍♀️