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[@carlaburton3970]

The worst thing about the videos is they are only once a week. Thank you Phillip and Anna for sharing.

[@corricatt]

that's why they want you to be a Patron.....

[@patriciaheinrich6857]

I agree. Only once a week. It is hard to wait a whole week for the next event.

[@dcd1935]

I completely agree. I watch and listen to say many podcasts and KZbin channels. This is the only one that I find myself waiting for… it is just the best. Great people and authentic. I just love it.

[@RubyTuesdaysVintageHome]

Deft need more and longer 😊

[@julijopeterson7096]

Oooh! What a lovely thing to say.

[@the_voice_of_reason]

Philip is a hoot. I love this macabre sense of humour! 😂😂😂 you need a plumbers camera thingy. Send it down the well.

[@andreamalik2961]

Yes! do a geophys on the lawns & that would show up any old walls or tunnels under your land. Very interesting episode BTW x

[@TeresaBell-ou1cz]

Love Phillips sense of humour 🇨🇦

[@rayn8740]

Anna, ground penetrating radar can reveal ancient activity in the soil. It can locate underground tunnels and structures at quite a depth. It's completely noninvasive. Archeologists often use it to determine where to dig. I also like the idea of the metal detector. I assume you've read recently about the guy who found the gold medallion and chain presumed to have belonged to Henry VIII. I'm not suggesting such treasures are to be found around your Château, but interesting artifacts are likely to abound just the same. Happy hunting.

[@figencebe9287]

Thank you for taking my mind away from one of my countries (Türkiye & France) for a short while and even make me laugh … I’ve been crying for the whole week … Thank you ❤

[@denisegreene8441]

Hope you have no family or friends injured or lost. Such a horrible situation.

[@figencebe9287]

@@denisegreene8441 thank you 🙏 close family & friends of my friends ... I know some them ...

[@maryacton6046]

Thoughts and prayers 🙏 from Central Coast Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺🙏

[@figencebe9287]

@@maryacton6046 thank you 🙏

[@decemberschild1504]

Phillip is hilarious and Anna has exquisite taste, but I really love when they delve into the history of the chateau and get into the historical aspects of their renovation. Thanks for a great video. More please!!

[@susanstopher1727]

As an American, I amazed by the dates. So many mysteries to explore.

[@rogueredshirt5239]

Love the time team reference! You should call your local university to see if you can get some archaeologists out to the chateau. They may be able to use ground penitrating radar depending on your soil type. They may also be able to tell you if the area has been excavated previously.

[@nexussever]

Time Team has started up again and is on KZbin. Owners of properties have successfully invited them to dig. www.youtube.com/@TimeTeamOfficial

[@rogueredshirt5239]

@@nexussever I saw that! They might like a trip to a chateau.....

[@ellebelle8515]

So glad you mention this. I immediately was thinking it would be marvelous to have the time team or even another group of young archeological students who are able to get hold of some of the imaging equipment for a quick study of these chateau grounds.

[@gb4375]

Time Team, how could I be any happier!

[@arielphf]

Oh! Yes! It would be amazing to have TT come out! I only discovered them on KZbin - sadly, US TV has nothing of that quality - but even if they can't do it, it would be great if you could get the local uni or archeological group to do a scan of the grounds.

[@twobluestripes]

FYI EVERYONE, Time Team is available globally on KZbin, they have Time Team Classics and now they have brought Time Team back in a new format here on KZbin thanks to the support from their viewers around the world during the pandemic and their Patreon! I love Time Team, I am an American and had so much fun watching all the old episodes they posted.

[@findlydesign]

I love Time Team! Thank you

[@1lavishone]

If you are interested in metal detectors, you might check w/Billy from Chateau de la Basmaignee. He used one at the convent when he was replacing the floor in the kitchen. Fascinating to see the basement and to hear of your water ecology plans.

[@sebastianfairfax2058]

The number one metal detector must have is identifying precious metals (gold, silver) AND differentiating between them and other metals. The chateau's grounds, floors and other places have yet to reveal their buried treasures. The second must-have feature is depth - for deep detection. The third feature is water proof for underwater detection. Have fun when you buy the metal detector which will surely become Philip's hobby and obsession!

[@corricatt]

how freaking cool!! I always wondered with the drone footage, why the front garden had different green hues!!

[@sadielou1808]

I have a geothermal "water furnace". The installers measure the cubic feet of your house/chateau to calculate how many loops they need to dig to heat/cool. I needed 4. The fluid in the system goes through the ground picking up the ambient temperature (about 55 degrees Fahrenheit where I am). It was expensive and it's hard to know how much it saves me, but what I especially like, it's a heat exchanger, so in the summer it cools the house and in the winter, it limits the heat necessary to just the difference between ground temp and what I set the thermostat at (68). This summer I am putting on solar panels with battery backup to provide enough electricity to run the house most of the time and charge an electric car. You will be glad to have those open windows into your cave because they can run the geothermal lines through there. I also have a well and a septic tank, so I'd love to "get off the grid." I should add, my daughter just looked into converting from a boiler/radiator and air con system to a heat exchanger, and because there are no air ducts, the cost was prohibitive. You have the same problem. How would you put ductwork into that chateau without destroying the renovations you've made? 'Tis a problem.

[@mzjamm2]

You guys are fabulous. This is exactly what I was hoping for. The history of the château is a dream of mine. Take care you guys.

[@finlear3320]

Omg metal detecting the chateau 🎉I’m excited to watch that😊😊

[@rachelpatten8889]

Yes, bring in the Time Team!! This exploration was fun.

[@42apprentice]

Push up or kick up is the hollow base of the bottle, with a pontil or punte mark from the iron bar the molten glass was attached to when it was blown. I’ve seen those Duchamp racks with bottles attached made into a chandelier.

[@kimchatwin-smith891]

The bottle base is called a "punt" they are used on the bottom of bottle that hold wine/cider etc that becomes fizzy. The base of the bottom is thicker than non pressurised bottles.

[@heathercaldera1475]

First rule of photography I was taught, put the strap around your neck. A strap might be handy. To avoid catastrophe. I find the water collection so brilliant.

[@missglenellen]

That amazing bottle drying rack , equipped with those old bottles, and a light source in the middle, would be an highly interesting object for a big room or for the garden!

[@sentimentalwoman4540]

Ed and Anna's KZbin channel Bordeaux Life at their Chateau Lagorce did just that for their for their wedding venue.

[@iu.5146]

Ask Billy Petherick from Chateau de la Baisemagnee about the metal detector. He has a good one that differentiates between the different metals. They used it at the Convent last week. Mo, his brother in law used it in the Convent garden and found some old relics.

[@rosemariedeschenes7013]

The cave was definitely an interesting space. The well was the best part. Can’t image how they built it without the tools we have today. Great humor as usual. Thanks for sharing. 😍😘

[@bluewren2]

With all due respect to others renovating Chateau's ;it is your's that is the most interesting you do the job so thoroughly from the ground up and your results are well finished and quite beautiful as well as educational on just how to do the job well. Classy!

[@aukebij3193]

The Garrett Ace 400i is the perfect starter model which is also very suitable for advanced users. It has all the functions you need to get started with the hobby and is very easy to operate. This is partly due to the clear user interface where each button has its own function.

[@louiselewis5061]

Very interesting. Glad to see the deep well is under lock and key. Can’t wait to see the grounds gone over with a metal detector. How exciting! Have a great week.

[@jeanburgin160]

These wells are really something. Awesome property. All the best to you all.

[@katemactiern9169]

Merci de nous avoir fait découvrir ces recoins de votre maison !!Peut-être aurez-vous la chance de découvrir un trésor !!Enfin vous l'avez déjà trouvé :c'est le bonheur que vous avez de vivre dans cette belle bâtisse !

[@roberthossen8354]

My Lord, 1545!!! That's wonderfull, you live on the remains of indeed a medieval château. How very interesting and wonderfull it's still preserved, not only the walls, but the very inspriction. I assure you, that is rare and very special. Please protect all inscriptions 🙏. Lovely you show us, thank you! The old wine bottles are interesting too, though I wouldn't dare drink it anymore. Perhaps something for research by a winery? You truly have a number of very interesting things underground, how lovely!

[@charleswalker1185]

Love you guys...Phillip has such a wonderful puckish sense of humor...

[@marysweeney7370]

I was thinking of Time Team too! when you were talking about treasure in the well. The bottom of wells are a rich archeological area to probe and I was imagining what an archeologist could do with your well and exploring for hidden tunnels using John GAter of Time Team doing "geophys" on the lawn!

[@decemberschild1504]

Don't forget Stewart! I may be an American, but Time Team got me through lockdown! RIP Mick.

[@marysweeney7370]

@@decemberschild1504 I haven't forgotten any of the Team! They got me through lockdown too! RIP Mick

[@mathiasmilne]

Great tour of the basement. So interesting to see the old dates as well as the plaster and lathe walls.

[@alfie8953]

Do you have any older maps of your area? They might show where any now gone buildings might have been. Thanks for the underground tour, intriguing!

[@margoarmstrong3042]

Time Team! Yes, it would be amazing to get them involved. I love to watch old episodes on youtube.

[@northerngirl4666]

Had a small anxiety attack when you opened the door to the old well. Thanks for not falling in … whew! Very interesting video that really shows the incredible complexity in undertaking renovating and living in an old chateau. Not for the faint of heart or lazy! Thanks!

[@shelleymalone4427]

Wow, this really is both fascinating and a wee bit scary. I kept worrying that Phillip might slip in either the well or the watering system hole.

[@stephaniegaromon3244]

A very interesting video. You might very well have tunnels under your property. I would want to know if anything is collapsing underneath, but also for tracing more of the past. Where I live, we have many old stone homes dating back to the 1700’s and they also have very deep wells, some 200 and 300 feet deep, all hand stacked stone and simply beautiful. I visited a nearby house a few years back where an addition was built over a deep no longer used well, so they made the floor of the addition glass and tucked lighting into the hand stacked stone of the well. It was absolutely gorgeous to look down through the glass floor to see the old well. A staircase went down to the basement of the addition beside the well, and it was made into a wine cellar. The well had iron rails separating it from the wine cellar and was absolutely stunning with the lighting in the stone and the sound of trickling water. Hugs from New Hope, Pennsylvania. xx

[@constancedtheodore4999]

Ohhh I’d love to see the bottle washing and drying process. The glass and various colours .

[@Philipk65]

That was a really interesting vid of the Chateau. Great to see some of its history. Can't wait to see more of its history.

[@cherylenstad8284]

French Chateau's over American football, for sure!!! From, Bellingham, Washington.

[@doninis1354]

Luckely the super bowl starts for us ad 0.30 so I will have both😁

[@denisekoltys3019]

5:30 central time

[@Gina_And_Mike]

The plaster construction on the way down to your basement you were talking about is called Lath and plaster.The small pieces of wood are the laths.They are installed with 15-20mm between so that the plaster will hang better😉It was mainly used in Europe but i remember it was also used in New Zealand in the old houses.(I am originally from NZ)We are currently renovating a 300 year old stone house on an island in Croatia and the internal walls also are made of lath and plaster😉 Love your chanel by the way.We have watched it from the begining. Mike and Gina😍

[@Saarvl-sl5zz]

Our 70 year old house in Christchurch NZ had lath and plaster. Terrible mess in earthquakes.

[@anniekingsbury6842]

Lath and Plaster used in Australia too. Our 1890 house in Sydney had Lath and plaster ceilings..

[@fiestylisa46]

Absolutely my favorite couple on a chateau show lol and he is funny😂. As an American we could only wish for old houses like these stunning ones.

[@CarolYatesWilkerson]

That would be so cool 😎 to have Time Team come and take a look. You can see the ground kind of dips down there where Anna pointed out. Fingers crossed 🤞

[@susangladstone357]

Love the Duchamp! Yes love to see your initials - the whole family! Your doing awesome work on the chateau - I enjoy watching every week and am cheering you on! Bravo - well done!

[@ti.mythril]

Bounty hunter TK4 is very popular. I use the Titanium model. It works well in finding some old coins when I was renovating an 1850 estate home a few years back. Good luck, love your channel, well done!

[@MeanOlNana]

Totally love Time Team. I was thinking that too John could do his radar and other stuff to see what is under the ground.

[@starriderkittykat9064]

Beginning of the video with the drone looking down you can see the outlines of buildings that once stood there,and Time Team was the first thing I thought of,i watch it every night all night I love the classic time team shows..💖💖💖

[@FransBlaas1]

FLP stands for Fillipe…. Crystal-clear😊😊😊

[@billhadden7219]

Save the bottle boxes and all the parts. They are beautiful and useful. What a cellar adventure.

[@looiegreen5518]

How FUN! Thanks for taking us on your journey to the cav, loved seeing the dated walls and obviously the banter between the two of you. 😂🥰

[@cherylmclaughlin9490]

Thank you so much. I think the AG1 would be great if your away from home. Thanks for sharing the chateau's secrets with us. Everything you do turns out beautiful.

[@joellenmeek658]

Metal detecting the cave and magnet fishing the well would be very interesting.

[@maria369]

Ow nooo This was too short. 18 minutes felt like 10 or less. I can't get enough of you guys, especially when you explore around the premises

[@DeusMogon]

there’s actually some clear line on your green in front of your chateau following the outer line. Wondered already while watching the intro. Either there was some former straight walking way or probably a wall. At least the gras growing different there to the rest.

[@paulasalazar5358]

One of the best series on KZbin! I have been sick with COVID the last week and it’s been great to get me through being in quarantine! I have watched every single video and now can look forward to this every week!

[@kellyprice1024]

That was fun. Educational and interesting.🌸

[@aikahann]

This chateu remind me of the house on the series Locke & Key, specially the well part! So interesting living in a place so full of history!

[@purpurina5663]

Fortresses would very often have a tunnel that ended up on the other side of town or a church, as a means of escape for when the fortress was sieged. I've seen it elsewhere in France. 👀

[@sellmoon]

yes, it's extremely common in Portugal too, especially from castles and fortresses to convents (or ports). Our royal family escaped from Napoleon using the famous Mafra passages (from the palace to the port and then went to Brasil)

[@billgolcher2537]

i Love your videos.Your chateau and property are super interesting and very intriguing . This should be a great video series I love it LOL seriously these would be great to explore take care

[@ColleenWest88]

I initially had been thinking that you should see if you could have Time Team come an investigate your property. And I was planning on commenting that but when Anna mentioned Time Team I just grinned. Another thing to note, in the drone shots at the beginning of this video, take a look at the front lawn. You can see the yellow-green grass what look like the remains of a wall from some type of building.

[@katherinekemick4194]

Philip, you should take a still of yourself at 16:56, great image. And Anna at 18:00 Love the history and exploring of the old chateau

[@Mark-vj7zd]

The main well for the castle/fortified manor would have been within the defensive walls. Whether the existing one is the same well is a question that an archaeological survey might answer. Those documents you have sound really intriguing. Maybe the museum or mayor’s office in Honfleur would have records/maps showing the original structure.

[@susanneking2524]

I feel some time traveling coming up...very interesting to have the dates in the cave, gives a starting point for perhaps some research.

[@monalingan9523]

I so enjoy Phillips, dry sense of humor, and the way that he banters with you Ana. Do you occasionally feel the need to thump him upside the head? 😂😂😂

[@susanmavromatis8108]

Philip- the divot in the bottom of the bottles is called a punt in English. And our 210-year-old home in the US has parging on the cellar walls- which I think you saw as plaster. This was an old way to provide a bit of insulation and secure the mortar when humidity changes might loosen it.

[@niser54]

My parents had old small bottles like you showed in your cave - they would buy 1 gallon of maple syrup and using a bottle capper apply a cap - this preserved the maple syrup then use as we needed

[@mmmk3616]

Great work Ana & Phillip❤

[@fionajane56]

I am always left wanting to explore more. You both make this a marvelous mix of adventure, renovation tidbits and mystery ❤

[@maryacton6046]

Love your latest endeavours to explore the history timeline of your incredible chateau 🏰 So many options to consider. It blows me away that you are living and breathing where others before you, way back as early as 14th century, did so as well. How cool is that!!! Can’t wait to see your future episodes/vlogs on these amazing historical timelines. Just a shout out, thoughts and prayers 🙏 to all those followers who have loved ones in Turkey 🇹🇷, Syria 🇸🇾, and surrounding districts. As always, much love from sunny Central Coast Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺🥰🇦🇺❤️

[@kerrylausier6361]

U two are so entertaining 😂 Got my laugh for the day!

[@cherylbutler446]

I look forward to Phillip’s sense of humor and how Anna responds. Lol ❤️

[@roseblitz1439]

Hi Philip and Anna. The depression in your front yard kind of reminds me of a walled terrace or even where a formal garden once stood.

[@Wittynut]

Hi Anna and Phillip, we love your videos and cannot wait for the next instalment. Dear Phillip, please do not store or gas bottles under ground. Butane as well as Propane are heavier than air and will accumulate in the cellar in case of a leak. The heating or even the light switch provides the spark that will blow up the chateau. I know it is inconvenient but please put them above ground. I will tell your Mom ;)

[@nancyg1126]

I look so forward to your vlog each week. You’re tons of fun to watch and you do such a great job renovating the rooms of the chateau.

[@iuliatvigun]

When Anna said the Time Team... I got really excited!

[@katherineleavitt7275]

Hey Phillip I really enjoyed exploring the wine cellar with you. I must admit the spiders would keep me out of there though. I was surprised it was so small for such a big Chateau. Hugs, Kathy 🇺🇸

[@Johnakin5]

Perhaps consider "magnet fishing" in the well or water collection tank. It's basically tossing/dragging a very strong magnet that's attached to rope along the bottom. They are easily found online. I'd wager some interesting items might be found.

[@greghirst5275]

Wonderful...so beautiful! Really enjoy your journey, especially from deep dark Africa!

[@laurie4275]

I don't know how you have waited this long to learn more about your land. Those documents would have been my first priority, following purchase. I couldn't stand the suspense! Oh, I'd love to see you invite some archeologists in to explore.

[@Dee-vj8ig]

At the end of the video you had your drone fly over your property. I think I saw the outline of old walls under the grass. Grass will be different over old structures versus soil only. Something is under your lawn!

[@findmeallways4422]

Love, love the time team to come ☺️

[@denisemahoney232]

Wonderful history and full of character.

[@LauraRockemannCroke]

Oil heat is much warmer and economical in the USA. That boiler I think you will find will be awesome. Any other types of heat is more expensive and you will use more to heat to a comfortable temperature. I have lived with many types of heat, I still love the feeling of oil heat. 😊 Love your videos!

[@h.b.4058]

We love Time Team. Would love to see more historic exploration of your place.

[@denisegreene8441]

If you are serious of the ground appearing to be sinking then that could be a safety issue. Friends of my parents bought a property not far from an old British fort ( in Nova Scotia) and it did turn out to have tunnels that had been crumbling. They were lucky and no one was hurt when their backyard developed a sink hole. No one knew the tunnels were there.

[@Loops25]

Which fort was this Denise? Interesting!

[@judithmccartney1045]

I have loved this episode so much as its been really interesting watching you both explore. I live in New Zealand in the glorious Deep South Island where we’re currently experiencing a drought and very high temperatures. Unlike yourselves who are coming out of winter. I look forward to Monday afternoon when I come home from work and while my evening meal cooks I sit down to watch the next uploaded episode with a lovely glass of wine. Thank you both so much for sharing.

[@maryacton6046]

Hoping in the South Island, where you are, hasn’t been too affected by the latest cyclone. Also hoping that maybe your drought is over now with the affects of much rainfall that accompanies cyclones. Best of luck🙏 Mary, from ‘across the ditch’ and also living in a cyclone prone area, Central Coast Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺

[@Jayrose59]

Hello, originally from Balcutha.🙋‍♀️

[@kristadixon3272]

Oh my goodness!! I made a comment over a year ago about the different shades in your grass that could be seen from the drone! I suggested bringing in the Time Team! Yay! I'm sure there's great things beneath and definitely tunnels! :)

[@cathyj4127]

My daughter and I use a Minelab Equinox 800 for relic hunting. It's good for beginners as you can start using it straight away and learn as you go. Alternately you could also invite an experienced metal detectorist to come and detect your property.

[@deeoh3708]

Good fun exploring today with you both. Be very useful to know what is under there Anna!!

[@OrangeSlices.]

When bottles are super old and sealed over time the seal will expand and contract with the temperature, this allows a brief moment of time for the liquid in the bottle to evaporate through the tiny gaps in the material.

[@Susan.I]

Yes, I’d like more frequent videos!!

[@carolfaberpeake857]

So fascinating about all the unusual hidden things!

[@isobelchapman9548]

Great vlog and so very interesting. Thank you so much, take care all.

[@paulbriggs3072]

The plaster lath shown in your cellar stairway is called riven lath as opposed to hand split accordion lath (yes an actual term) or sawn lath. The Studs on the flat are like those used in numerous places. The identical system was used here in New York State up to the 1830's in some cases. The studs being "on the flat' was a widespread construction practice up until perhaps the 1840's and whole homes were built that way in the Northeast U.S. Clapboards on the outside and lath and plaster on the inside.

[@kathryncollings1654]

You should contact the guy from, Bondi treasure hunter. He does magnet fishing for treasure. I think he is in the Netherlands right now. He travels all around Europe and the globe. He is very cool guy! He could use his magnets down your well looking for treasure.

[@miguelsalas8460]

Amazing amount of work and a great job! 👍You deserve a medal! 🥇

[@JulesTravels-On]

Area plastered under stairs could be a food safe for storing and/or drying food.🤗

[@icemancometh8679]

Here in the United States they have a program called This Old House. And on there they showed a camera and a tube that would show what the inside of a sewer pipe would look like. That might be some way that might work to see the inside of your well. A long tube on a reel that feeds down to where you want it to go with a camera on the end. I think you can rent them at rental places.

[@LoireValleyChateaux]

Use a HD wet vac with a 20ft - 30ft hose to vacuum out your cistern. It works fantastic without getting into a confined space that may contain dangerous levels of methane and/or lack of life sustaining oxygen levels! ❤️🙏

[@HowToRenovateAChateau]

Thanks for the tip!

[@aletverster]

Fascinating! Imagine being the bricklayer building in such a tight space, so deep into the earth! I wonder how they did it?

[@robync7358]

My thoughts exactly!!