Uncovering a buried stone cottage and pressure washing

[@mike2228]

This has quickly become a favorite project to follow on KZbin

[@pyroboobysmith359]

I was just asking myself, why do I find this so fascinating?

[@loicv.8242]

same

[@patmarioni9268]

Yes me too, I look forward to the development of the project

[@afontirs]

Thanks. Glad you're enjoying them. More to come👍

[@causewaykayak]

Back again ... has anyone else used the expression 'rat-trap' ( the item presented on the neat finds table) to get an immediate admonition from the witless censor robot suggesting it was an 'inappropriate' expression? Alternative descriptions ..... ? Something I can ask for at the local hardware store without causing riotous laughter. Diolch-yn-Fawr.

[@DamnYankeeWorkshop]

The ceramic piece with holes looks like the base of a tea pot spout. Great work and enjoyable video.

[@blisz2718]

You beat me to it :p

[@KairraKat]

I was thinking something along these lines. I don't recall ever seeing ceramic telephones, they were all made of metals and plastics or other materials available at the time. I think the first one was leather and metal? Ceramic would make an awful phone, too delicate and it would have an adverse effect on any sounds.

[@Lindyghest]

Agreed

[@thomdenholm]

@@KairraKat Older phones were made of Bakelite, a hard plastic that not far from ceramic.

[@Sir.Fisher]

thats exactly what it is

[@griseldis]

Imagine the people who walked over that ground, what they must have looked like, how they were dressed, how they spoke, what dishes they cooked in that kitchen.... It was a lot of hard work digging that up, but it's really interesting!

[@hinalrajan]

Exactly my thoughts 💭😇

[@mattlawton4715]

Absolutely 👍

[@darrennunn6216]

Hi, great dig , the horseshoe shaped item is from the heel of a shoe or boot. The ceramic phone mouthpiece is in fact the inner strainer of a teapot..throughly fascinating set of videos. 😊

[@SLane249]

I thought it was a teapot spout too.

[@afontirs]

Thank you, that makes sense.

[@Janmification]

Spot on with the boot heel, and the humble brown teapot strainer.

[@silverutopia]

@@afontirs Most likely from a Brown Betty-type teapot ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Betty_(teapot) )

[@philomenahearn1717]

Plus one item is remains of a mole trap.

[@HearturMind]

The quality of the masonry on those floors with all those forces of tress and weight on them for so long is astounding!

[@CoryMT]

For what it's worth, I agree with building the walls up as best you can and turning it into a garden feature. I would probably want to also put wooden posts at each corner and add a slanted roof made of corrugated panels. Like that it would still be open air, but you'd have a roof to keep the rain out. This definitely deserves a subscribe to watch the progress, thank you for sharing!

[@afontirs]

I have added what I think is the most accurate image of the building plan to the community section of the channel if you want to see a map. It's not in the video.

[@georgerubypoppy1063]

Thanks. Just had a look. That image helps to conjour an image of how that row of building may have been and functioned. I love the idea that you will develop this space for the enjoment of your family. I know its going to be many hours more back breaking work for you but I`d do exactly the same thing in your shoes.

[@jenniferk9242]

Got here 18 seconds after it was posted, don't think I've ever caught a video that quickly lol. There doesn't need to be gold or valuables for it to be buried treasure! I've so enjoyed your discoveries, thank you for taking us along. I can't wait to see how you use the space when you're finished!

[@evillyn7895]

Dude, this has been SO MUCH FUN! I admire your dedication and watching the cottage emerging from the earth has been strangely satisfying. I subscribed after KZbin suggested the second video ( thanks, KZbin!) and am now hooked on your garden. You deserve a nice holiday after all that hard work, I hope you receive as much joy as you've given your audience.

[@mkemp5983]

Loving this! Is it wrong to feel bad for the plant that belongs to that big root?😂

[@mustangsally5051]

@@mkemp5983 he sure gave it a punch..😂

[@geniecealexander8455]

Ok

[@d.angelinegraham6935]

I don't know why, but this touches my heart to see it come back from the earth. Thanks :) Happy Christmas to you!

[@janecroft4896]

Yes, I know just what you mean ❤️

[@marwood1969]

A place where a family once lived who had laughter and tears and Christmases and birthdays and trials and tribulations and successes and failures and all the pleasures and pains that make up this experience of being human. Everything that seemed so important to them at the time, long forgotten. As we will be too. To see just a vapour of those lives appear from out of the ground is very touching and in an odd way, an honour. I love this sort of video.

[@jayehum5019]

The horseshoe is a metal boot or shoe heel plates. They were used to make leather heals last a lot longer. The rectangular tool with the handle might be a wool carder to prepare wool for spinning. (It certainly looks like my friend's carder.) Thanks for sharing all your hard work and the fascinating urban (?) archaeology.

[@annriley4437]

I would love to sit within the walls and feel the presence of those who lived here so long ago. Beautiful!

[@131dyana]

You never know what in the world you can find on a job. That was a lot of hard work. thanks for sharing with us.

[@johnmacintyre6879]

It's been a pleasure to see this project unfold. I used to renovate cottages and older buildings . It was always a thrill to find coins keys and once found a postcard album,in an attic , dating from the e 1890s . The person sending the cards had emigrated to Canada so there was 50 years of history.I hope you find an Elderado in your search and diggings

[@tracydowell2]

Love these videos. Digging up history. The brown ceramic thing with holes in is the inside of the spout part of a teapot.

[@buchonite]

100 percent :)

[@capers72424]

Agreed! That is exactly what I thought when I saw it.

[@CarmenDL1]

Somehow I came across Part 1 many moons ago and have been here ever since. What a wonderful project and a massive undertaking. I've been waiting for Part 4 to drop. It's looking great and I cannot wait for the garden cookout and then onto cottage 2

[@Polecat54941]

People lived, loved and died in this place, Well done for preserving it!

[@debraholman1811]

It's really taking shape now!! A lot of hard work for you, so thank you for bringing us on this journey!!

[@debraellison6255]

Some people dig for gold, silver and gems. You dig for history which is more valuable. Just to touch and walk where someone had a home or business. I thought what a great hideaway to invite friends for a BBQ where the old oven is. I would cut the base of the old trees to make great side tables. You are unbelievable to take on this project. You have a good soul to let us in to see what you do. Thank you.

[@icouldjustscream]

Realizing how nature reclaims everything is astonishing. The amount of work you've done is incredible. Imagine what else could lay beneath our feet and never be found.

[@janecroft4896]

Have been mesmerised with these videos. Love the fact that it reveals the lives of ordinary people and shows how little they actually owned materially, and how hard they must have worked. You took me right back there, children head to tail in that tiny bedroom and the warmth of the oven. Thank you for sharing with us, it has been a delight.

[@joanmacdonald360]

It warms my heart to see such dedication and hard work done by a young man such as yourself.

[@robinoleary7099]

I so enjoy the fast forward video. The music is beautiful and watching is very cathartic. I used to have your energy and determination but health problems have made me completely stop so I love your videos . Thank you for sharing.😊

[@DanielCoffey67]

The long tool at 23:40 is probably a mains water valve key for turning on or off a valve under a Toby cover at a property edge. They are usually an arm's length down in a tube which is often water-filled and always in long grass. Sod's Law says you need to turn them off in a hurry when it is cold, wet and windy so the proper tool helps. At 25:06 I think that is the base of a teapot spout where the spout meets the body. Cauldon Ceramics still makes the Brown Betty teapot which is exactly that colour.

[@beekeyfoxx]

Video 3 recently came up as a suggestion, caught up and subscribed - Love this kind of content, and pleased that it's close to home - hi from Cornwall!

[@billbutler2056]

Thank you for taking us along on your little archeological dig! ' I only say little because I didn't have to shift all that muck!' It must of been very satisfying when you could finally pull out that tree stump. p.s. I think the ceramic piece with holes is the inside part of a tea kettle.

[@matthewgillies7509]

Unless you find another kitchen in the adjoining cottage, I suspect that what you've excavated so far is the main kitchen area for the worker's row houses. The reason I believe this is the inclusion of a baker's stone oven into the design, which is an expensive addition to any cottage of this period, and likely was a one-off for this row of buildings. As slightly later or even contemporary baker's ovens would have begun to transition away from stone and towards cast iron inserts. But, given the nearby quarry, it was likely cheaper to make a small one from stone for the group of cottages. Further examination of the neighbouring buildings will likely confirm this suspicion. The small partition wall was likely for a pantry or storage room. And while there may have been a small space above, I can't imagine it being much more than a loft.

[@theardentartist]

California, USA here... very interesting! Thanks for sharing, keep up the great work!

[@thelostone6981]

There is nothing like enjoying some coffee on a Sunday morning and watching someone half way on the other side of the globe do hard labor! 😂 But this is a joy to watch and it’s amazing to see the floor after you power washed them. It does remind me of taking 2 Hawthorne trees out of my property. Such a pain!

[@TomJones0065]

Wow this is one EPIC Dig! Imagining all kinds of things happening back then. This is great and spooky ALL IN ONE! Thank You for Sharing ALL YOUR WORK! No Stones, Maybe a hidden treasure! that would be AWESOME!

[@hedgewitch59]

I've never seen anyone work so hard. Please keep us up to speed with the finished design. You're amazing. 👍🙏

[@jwall6006]

The amazing wonders under 3’ of earth. I love watching you work on this amazing forgotten time capsule.

[@sharoncaruana6178]

This makes me wonder how many more things like this have been hidden to time and Mother Earth. Beautiful.

[@jodirauth8847]

You are working so hard. You are so lucky to have this on your property. Luckily you are still young and can do this work.

[@scottcates]

The stonework, in itself, is highly impressive.

[@ruthkirkparick3535]

The child in me wants it to be a play house where she can "cook" using jar lids on the stove and have a little table and chairs for tea parties. It is lovely to watch you discover your garden's secrets.

[@roomullan3050]

Amazing, this reminds us of all the forgotten history buried all around us. Your a hard worker x

[@cdd4248]

Wow! Mother Nature really does take back her space. Nice Work - I bet it is a great sense of satisfaction to uncover a floor or wall etc.

[@peterkolle4150]

That was a lot of backbreaking work. Thanks for sharing the journey.

[@thomasmarencik8050]

Thank you, sir, for sharing with us your venture into archeology. I have watched a number of professionally produced programs on UTube. However, I am pleased to write that not one of them has rewarded my time spent as well as yours has. You are a natural at presenting, in a very interesting way, a subject that others would have turned me into stone with boredom. I wish you much success in ALL your future endeavors.

[@LeannaRuthJensen]

This appeals to the kid in me who used to dig in the yard looking for treasure. I am looking forward to seeing how you make use of your cottage find.

[@leo22cuervo]

I didn't ask, but I did think about what to do with the cottage, and I had the same idea, to take advantage of the floors and make a nice outdoor dining place. I like the idea of reusing the oven! Happy new year!

[@WTLowery82]

Thanks for your tireless efforts on this project. I'm enjoying watching the progress with each video. Great job with the visuals and commentary too! Can't wait for later progress to post.

[@sus8e462]

"Whew" indeed after getting that stump cut loose! What a task & thank you for sharing its reveal & history!

[@denisegregory2092]

I am new here and I love this. It's so fascinating to see old buildings uncovered, and I wonder about the lives of the people who lived there. Thank you for doing this. Beautiful!

[@jpsd2005]

What exciting history you are uncovering. Thank you for showing us all your hard work and preserving it. It doesn’t matter that you don’t rebuild, just having the foundations you’ve uncovered for a garden feature would be awesome enough.

[@andy2950]

Some nice finds. UGB stands for United Glass Bottles. A company started in 1913 to bring together smaller bottle manufacturers. This cut costs and allowed them to buy a licence to use the Owens automated bottle making machine from the States. The capital B on the base denotes which factory made it, and the numbers refer to the model. The rusty iron piece is similar to gin traps used domestically to control vermin. The Stroud Brewery Company top, looks like a vulcanized bottle stopper from the early 1900s. A very old brewery, they took on this particular name in 1888.

[@desireenicholls966]

Wow amazing I look forward to ur videos

[@krislarsen1224]

I'm enjoying the whole archeology of these videos... makes my old back hurt watching all the work... but I'll be here when you start digging again!

[@lisa-m-jennings]

This showed up in my recommended today and I could not be happier. What a labor of love showing all the different stages of excavation for this old home. It was absolutely incredible to watch. I appreciate how you are going to partially restore it to use as part of your living space. I think the parts of the metal that looked like horse shoes were likely from work boots for humans. I can't wait to see what you do with what you have found.

[@artchannel3799]

Wooow... Realy amazing work ..... Fantastic work.... Salute for you brother.... My favorite video....

[@afontirs]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@artchannel3799]

Im Indonesian..... G. B. U..... Always...

[@jeannejett2299]

I love that you're sharing your incredible find with us, but I also know it's a huge amount of work. Take care and post whenever you can. Happy New Year! 🎉

[@shanecrawford6023]

It’s been really enjoyable watching you doing this dig.🇨🇦

[@gaelenecole4053]

Thank you 🙏 for taking us along on your dig ❤❤ Looking forward to watch others on your progress Sending love and light from New Zealand 😊

[@kathleenhenselder5846]

Thanks for the conversion for us Americans that weren't taught what everyone else was.

[@robertvanrees]

I hope you keep documenting this... Well done, on the progress so far.

[@DR-by2md]

I hope that the original builder can look down from the heavens and see what a wonderful thing you are doing.

[@leecogdell652]

Brother this’s just so very cool and I absolutely love watching you digging out the old flooring and the amount of work that you are doing is incredible thank you so very much from Tennessee and keep up the great work ethic! Lee from Tennessee!

[@afontirs]

Thanks 👍

[@cherriemater]

I cheered when you uncovered the stucco wall! Enjoying this process so much. Thank you for sharing.

[@dawn5227]

Archaeologists would have thought all their birthdays and Christmas had come together if they found old almost intact cottages buried in their back gardens. Such an incredible find... Im looking forward to seeing what you make of this and the excavation of the other cottages.

[@kimberlyhughes5475]

Relaxing music. What a labor of love! Thank you for sharing this series!

[@rickkearn7100]

Extraordinary effort you've put into this with fantastic results. Looking forward to future posts. And echoing a few comments below about why people find this so fascinating I would say it has great ASMR-producing effect. Cheers.

[@haverberg]

It would make a lovely covered patio for having friends over - cookouts and so forth. Please keep doing this - it's not only exciting, but sure to add value when it finally becomes time to pass the property on. It has such intrinsic interest and value that no one's ever going to build a car park on top of that for sure! Your work will be preserved :)

[@carolyns9687]

So incredible that you got that stump out!!!! A lot of hard work!!

[@CindyWhopantsCarter3421]

This is so much of an adventure every time I see you post a new video I Love seeing a notification from your channel

[@christhompson4270]

Wow that’s turned out great, well done mate well done. Take care and thank you for sharing 👍👏❤️🎄

[@sharonbaulch]

This is amazing. The uncovering of this cottage is history being revealed. Well done

[@isabelledoumeng6144]

Time travel... Thank you and bravo for your determination and passion 😊

[@madwhitehare3635]

I am envious. After a lifetime of gardening my knees are now arthritic and I miss this sort of hefty clear-up SO much….🙁

[@moanahughes3593]

Really impressive focus you got going there...love your plan to secure a new life for this dwelling, a reminder that we walk in the footsteps of many beings who lived in a very different world to us, as others will walk in ours, or at least I'm hopeful they will...Thank you for sharing your endeavor/achievement, awesome work 💥💥💥👍

[@nicholasmarshall3191]

This is so calming to watch.

[@artgirltexas]

I’m so invested in this project now. I can’t wait to see how it evolves. 😄

[@dawnvarty657]

I remember pull tabs being outlawed in the US in the late 70's. Cool video. Thanks for sharing.

[@conwy_water_gardens]

I think the rectangular item with the handle may have been a sprung trap, with two 'jaws' that close when you push in the middle. The large metal plate with holes will be part of the fire, i have something similar that clips on to the front as a rest. You are doing great, i am looking forward to see how far this building goes.

[@susanross1651]

What an amazing find, & it’s probably been a far better & happier work out than any gym could have given you. I loved it when the beautiful stone flags came into view, it reminded me of my grandparents kitchen floor.

[@ArtisticEndeavors]

Utterly astounding - thank you for sharing your hard work with us! ✌🏻🎨☕️

[@afontirs]

Glad you liked it!

[@markkelley4762]

Love what your doing,love the history about it and it's like we are watching you unwrapping a gift of history little by little every shovel full that you had taken out.

[@MrBengee2010]

Loving to be able to view this progress, please keep it up. ❤

[@mariewaters9346]

I have absolutely loved following this journey with you.

[@nickwilliams9541]

Love the videos. It could be a single story crog loft cottage, quite a common style in the rural areas of Wales and they would often be of a similar size to the measurements you gave. Parents slept downstairs, kids slept up in the crog.

[@causewaykayak]

Not so very long ago .....

[@Cellottia]

You're doing this so well, so carefully, thoroughly and respectfully. You're doing a marvellous job and I'm grateful to you for sharing your progress and researches, as it's really interesting. I like to imagine the people, the family who lived in this house, their clothes and routines and the way they lived, so different to us today. Not to mention the skills and purpose and hopes that went into building it in the first place. There's something about this project that enchants... 👏👍

[@thesehandsart]

It looks like there is a smaller wall within the "sleeping area" could that have been a small staircase? Also it was common to dump trash just out the door, in the yard, or in the outhouse so you could probe and find some more of the history!

[@theinnersanctum8823]

Researched the old Stroud Brewery Company of Stroud, Gloucestershire located at Rowcroft and Merrywalk Roads, there is a McDonalds next to the original location now, 24:25, it was a beer manufactoring company with origins back to 1760. The official name was given to the company in 1888. There is a history of the company which can be researched online. These old bottles and glass jars have a history to tell.

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

So glad to see a new episode!! You are a real grifter!! My hat off to you sir for your tremendous effort and back breaking work and for sharing your discovery with us!!

[@alisonmary1443]

Not short of brilliant viewing, this is so exciting, many thanks young man for sharing this journey. Vinegar is a great rust remover, search KZbin, also there should be "out houses" where everything was dumped, there you may find more bottles, crockery etc re- "Below The Plains" if you can face doing that 🤔Thanks again, have a wonderful and peaceful Christmas ✨✨ PS, I hope someone watching can help with the removal of the debris, sadly I can't :(

[@Elligons]

How fun. If this were on my property I'd love to turn it into a guest area as a conversation piece. It would look great with a blanked of flowers planted into the heaped stones.

[@schirpik]

The old pull tabs started being phased out in Midwestern US in about 1982 not sure about in Great Britain,your clean up looks very nice.

[@maxsdad538]

And you can still find them in picnic areas, campgrounds, and wherever fishermen congregate. Hint: you use a pull tab connected to a bobber, to take the slack out of your fishing line (drape them between eyelets on your pole), especially for night fishing.

[@lauralake7430]

I have dug up, or picked up, hundreds in my California backyard. It was built in 1952

[@lisavincent4127]

This is just the coolest channel! I thoroughly enjoy watching the unveiling of this cottage! Thank you for sharing this with everyone!

[@tinamarinelli4325]

I so look forward to the next episode and just can't wait to see them love this

[@peterlewis4463]

Really compulsive viewing - so understated and simple!

[@burningpentagram666]

Those pullring Pepsi cans went away early 80`s ;)

[@lovelyskull3483]

A walled garden will be beautiful. Thank you so much.

[@ТатьянаРожкова-ц3т]

Настоящие раскопки прошлой цивилизации. Как все быстро зарастает!!!.

[@Carol......]

I wonder if everyone watching this dig are all very similar people. The type who watch Time Team, Antiques Roadshow, The Repair Shop etc and are fascinated by anything old. I know I am anyway and it's nice to think I might be part of a little community with the same interests ☺️ Enjoying this and often wish I was local and could offer to help out a little as it looks like pretty hard work. Then again maybe he enjoys the solitude and this is an escape for him and I'd ruin that lol ........ perfectly understandable 😊 Looking forward to watching more in the new year, until then, Happy Christmas everyone 🎄👍

[@Sestorema]

Wonderful job 👍🙂

[@jkardi9803]

I never knew I needed gardening/archeology hybrid content. Lovely, you should feel proud of your hard work.

[@HBADGERBRAD]

Makes a lovely patio for outdoor living

[@guywaters7144]

Awesome transitions between shots. Very effective and captivating. Good work

[@dblo01]

We need an update!

[@retro1980x]

Loved watching this fascinating excavation, looking forward to the story unfolding. Best wishes.

[@E3ECO]

Thanks for sharing this with us. It was very interesting. It'll be cool to see what you make of it. I wonder what the original tenants would think if they could see it now?