We Found a Rare Valuable Piano in This Songwriters ABANDONED Mansion!

[@reneemercer5950]

I believe at one time the grounds were magnificent, but the house was really neat too, with the hidden closets, and the strange design, I loved the piano and Ed (the piano man) amazing!😂 You guys are by far, the best urban explorers that I have ever watched! No joke.

[@MFFMPN]

I pray🙏🏽 for your recovery Maria and wish you all the best for the future I hope you manage to fight this illness and live a very long successful happy life😔 Good luck with your utube channel… If you don’t mind what’s the name of your channel? When I was 12 my best friend was diagnosed with leukaemia she past 4yrs later but in those 4yrs she lived life to the fullest and even managed to go to Disneyland with the “make a wish foundation” (New Zealand) this was back in 1989… I still have here hair to this day and a bracelet we made together in a nice box… Her name was Karen Brown/Beasley

[@VacantHaven]

Thank you Renee, that is very kind of you. Glad you enjoy the videos and weren't put off by Edds playing 🤣

[@VacantHaven]

@Maria CANCER very sorry to hear that! All the best.

[@daphnerosemoon9843]

Could be a beautiful house. Dana Zeera doesn't seem to have looked after it or cared about it. 😢 I hope it gets restored and not pulled down. GB has lost so many lovely buildings. Thank you for the tour. Enjoyed the video very much 💖💖

[@VacantHaven]

You are always welcome! Glad you enjoyed the tour, such a cool house. I wouldn't say no! I hope nothing bad came of Dana, but the house is now being restored.

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Alex, Ned & Ed, for a big house it was a crap use of space, that grand piano was beautiful, hopefully no vandals get in there because that will get broken to pieces unfortunately. That slide by the window was probably once a coal chute. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 🥰

[@silvercat7129]

As always, such a great explore! In America, we would call that home design a split level or home with "a walk out basement". It's good that it will be salvaged as it is a beautiful home.

[@VacantHaven]

Walk out basement is exactly the term I needed. Yeah it's quite a cool design really. Cheers for watching and thanks for the kind words!

[@screwthecabal6453]

I agree, I live in Utah, not very many homes like it. In fact, it's a rarity. However, UNDERGROUND homes, there used to be many, with the top 4 or 5 feet of the roof sticking out at most, like the one my mom grew up in (WITH 6BROTHERS AND 1 SISTER! HOLY CRAP,) its gone now, whew, it's neat to see the difference in the countries.

[@Wander_with_lou]

Beautiful place 😍 Glad it's been sold and being renovated hopefully to its former glory 🙌

[@VacantHaven]

Same! It would make a great semi bomb proof house, I'm actually quite jealous lol. Cheers as always Cu3tard 👍

[@LeRoi715]

See the Spring has arrived and some lovely flowers will blossom soon. The mansion is very shy and modest but the grounds...impressive. You guys did the splendid tour. Thank you so very much and cheers to you from Toronto,eh? !

[@leancove9662]

That grand piano is a Bechstien which is around Sterling 100,000 ! Thanks for closing it.

[@danielhopwood5985]

i worked on the granny flat here in 2006, very sad to see it decaying, i hope it gets restored its a lovely place 👍

[@paulvamos7319]

Thank you Alex, Ned and Ed for taking us exploring this nice home! I wonder where that slide went, didn't see the top of it or I missed it!

[@VacantHaven]

Cheers Paul! I'm not sure I checked where it came out on the outside actually 🤔

[@247ahupa]

I always look forward to Sunday. Magnificent explore. What a beautiful piece of property. You always find some great places. Can’t wait for the next upload 😊 Have a great week 😊

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks as always for the kind words. Yeah I actually really liked this property, put a Normal roof on it and that'd stop the leaks. Have a good week too 😁👍👍

[@gail727]

What a beautiful building. I Hope they bring it back to life with sympathy and love and restore this stunning place. Loved this video! X

[@martinsmith8572]

Piano omg. Great find again guys great exploration.😀

[@timothyunsworth6048]

Sadly this large property caught fire In 1941, being thatched, a spark from the chimney with a lack of water supply ,the fire took hold and destroyed. The furniture was saved but that only narrowly escaped when one of the large chimneys fell. It was indeed a beautiful house and of an era when in 1936 it was still design fashionable to thatch such a large house. During the war years the property was left and from the burnt shell they created a house from the basement and ground floor with a flat roof. So sad for from the photographs it was a magnificent home . Thank you Alex and the guys !(It has planning permission to be replaced , so I presume that is why it has been left to decay !!! Hope they save the piano and reclaim the front door which survived the fire !)

[@MsMesem]

Thought it was about a 1950 build.

[@raynaknierim9277]

Hello Alex! What a great place! I really liked this strange home. Right up my alley as they say. Thank you for sharing this explore with me! 😊❤

[@VacantHaven]

Youre welcome, Glad you enjoyed it,

[@blagmate5516]

Such respectful burglars...lol. You guys are great. You are so respectful in your explores. I appreciate it so much.

[@screwthecabal6453]

The above lamp in the hallway is a Seguso Murano lamp made in Italy. Expensive and vintage. It's the one that has a patterned metal frame around it

[@Sunshinebeauty56]

Wow what a great house it was, hopefully it will go back to it glory because it has cool designs inside. Great video ❤

[@VacantHaven]

I want it, would be quite safe in the walk out basement. Cheers as always Bright Angel 😁👍

[@BillVee]

What an awesome house. Unusual but very interesting layout. Would have been a real beauty in its heyday. Great video guys 👍

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks Bill 👍

[@nicholasfryee7867]

Love the Beckstein Grand piano looks like the model D which is 8ft in length Kind regards

[@susiesnarey8442]

Its so sad to see how these once beautiful buildings are left to go to ruin. Thankyou for the tour. Very interesting

[@claraholcomb3421]

That is a beautiful house. Hope the piano is saved it was gorgeous. You all do a great job exploring and I watch quite a few of these kind of videos.

[@VacantHaven]

Thank you Clara, from what I gathered, the piano is safe and sound. Hope it's been Tuned, or was thar Edds playing 🤣

[@MsMesem]

The piano has weathered well as none of the notes were stuck. Interior looked perfect.

[@mrperfectedkelly]

Looking forward as always 😊

[@VacantHaven]

Enjoy 😁👍

[@paulvamos7319]

I missed the premier, dang it, I'm never home when you guys go live!😭 I'm going to watch now!

[@hahomy]

Great video Alex really enjoyed this 👍 what a great house and big and unusual too, thanks for sharing 👍 look forward to seeing yr next video 👍💖

[@deeppurple883]

Myself and my mate worked on a horse and cart back in the 80s in Dublin. We did this kind of work for a living. We collected old metal fireplaces, antiques anything really. We came across some great finds worth big buck's. One of our best finds was a solid pine carousel with ten horse's 🤫☘️

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks for the info mate 👍

[@lissanne9769]

Hey guys, this was a great tour, thanx. Your urban experience is versatile and entertaining. I'm so glad I found your channel. This former home seems quite unique, but beautiful. What's left on the walls was decorated by a professional. Amazing find. Thank you for this wonderful video.

[@VacantHaven]

And thank you for your comment Lissanne! Very kind. Glad you're enjoying the explores 😁👍

[@lissanne9769]

@@VacantHaven I always do. Much love to all of you. You're very welcome.

[@denisesmith2745]

You never disappoint!! I was happy to see Ed, too. Wow!! That house has everything… tennis courts and all. I got to see my crush.. you!!! Thank you for a great time going through this house!!

[@TunnelTrek]

Such a shame, this house is so interesting and has so much potential. Great video

[@bettyulrich1909]

Great video and love the house! Would be great to see the house as it is restored ❤ Thanks!

[@tazzie2shoos]

Some of the places you show us, I think would be lovely to renovate and live in, but this one gave me the creeps. Still fascinating to see, thanks.

[@flowerpower1054]

I love these videos. I never understand why these places don’t get loot for fixtures or anything that could be repurposed.

[@JudyMackirdy-v7r]

Interesting place .I looked the singer up on the internet which was informative.Thanks for the video .Hi 🇨🇦

[@paulmartin9062]

Really great explore. I wonder what happened to Dana - I hope she is well. Explores like this raise many questions and offer a glimpse into a past life. There is often something melancholy, but with hope for the future that someone will restore these great buildings to their former glory.

[@user-cc9cc6sx1k]

Nice. This looks like an interesting explore

[@grannieannie162]

Ketchinf up just now amazing building what a waste😢 Shared to fb as per thankyou guysx

[@VacantHaven]

Cheers Annie as always 👍

[@emmabh2166]

The three musketeers at it again! Another great explore x

[@kathleen726]

I really enjoy your channel! The places you find are amazing time capsules full of great architecture and sometimes some really interesting things! Thanks so much and keep up the adventures!

[@idaslpdhr]

There are pictures of Dana Zeera outside in the garden of this house in 2017 she is still alive so Must assume she sold it

[@John_Wood_]

was probably renting.

[@maz121able]

Thank you all that's a good house I enjoyed seeing it.

[@VacantHaven]

It was a weird old house this but actually very nice! Cheers Maz 😁👍

[@maggi666]

I found you guys just yesterday, and i like your content so i subscribed, and Mr cameraman, you have a very calming voice. This house appears just a tad art deco, subtle touches on the outside. The inside is a propper mish mash of eras.

[@VacantHaven]

Thank you very much Maggi! Glad you enjoy the adventures, plenty more to come!

[@sharonleong7120]

Great content. I enjoyed watching it and loved it too. Thanks Alex.👍👍👍😍😍😍

[@user-cc9cc6sx1k]

Looks like the singer who owned is still working with band. Checked there website had released new material in 2022

[@greywebs1944]

Stunning property I'd be happy to live in there. And the piano needs to be rescued such a beautiful piece. The craftsmanship inside the piano is beautiful aswell 👍 Great find. My concern would be the piano as I love instruments but not left astray like this gem. Why would anybody leave it behind 🤔 There is specialists out there who know how to handle pianos for bringing in to homes etc and out again. A lot involved taking care of pianos. I'd be quite happy playing this 🎹🎹🎹🎹

[@bekah7876]

They're difficult and expensive to move, so it might have been more cost effective for her to just buy a new one.

[@greywebs1944]

@@bekah7876 That piano is worth a lot more than removals. I wouldn't leave it there that's suicide.

[@pauldurkee4764]

The design and materials make it a real problem, im guessing not just damp but very cold, you would need a lot of money to heat the place.

[@lesterelliott8978]

Love this one . Would be nice to see when its finished.

[@kathygoetzinger]

That is the weirdest house I've seen. The basement is really weird, but the outside of the home is beautiful.

[@jennycampbell5236]

So many little rooms on the lower level. Maybe that was where the caretaker lived at one stage. Those lifted floor boards were weird. Hopefully the oak floor boards will be salvaged along with the piano.

[@louisesummers3526]

Always finding the gems keep them coming ✨️ 👌 looks forward to the next upload will have to watch this back aswell as did hear noises lol 😨

[@VacantHaven]

If you do hear anything at all, please put it in the comments. Cheers Louise 👍

[@wendyconley3694]

Loved watching this ,thanks guys

[@VacantHaven]

Glad you enjoyed the explore Wendy, thanks for watching ✌️

[@stuartfletcher2378]

I'd love to live in a house like that , beautiful windows , nice sized rooms . Such a shame the mold got hold of it and made it uninhabitable . Stuart in Canada ..

[@MsMesem]

Ceilings just need to be redone, nothing wrong with it structurally.

[@tishalaubach4626]

That place was odd but I liked the location it where it was built. Another great video guy's Thank you

[@craftadventureswithsusanto808]

New subbie! What a great house and property! Thanks for taking us along!

[@VacantHaven]

Thank you for checking out the video! Glad you enjoyed the tour 😁👍

[@janelovesy2399]

Beautiful Stained Glass Windows !

[@markmooch]

The Yamaha mixing desk is also a recorder too, about 20 years old

[@screwthecabal6453]

A very good explore, thank you.

[@tangobayus]

It's the "a few good years" syndrome. People in various professions and have a few great years, spend a lot of money on houses, then can't afford to keep them.

[@MsMesem]

They don't look after the essentials; roof and windows. You can always close off a few rooms and minimally heat.

[@korriwood]

Love this!!! Great job!!!!🫶🫶🫶🫶

[@VacantHaven]

Thank you Korrinn, glad you enjoyed 😁👍👍

[@soldierboy9313]

A man of great wealth and prestige lived in that house

[@screwthecabal6453]

That place is gorgeous!

[@jerryexplores7587]

Another cool find cheers 🍻

[@VacantHaven]

You're welcome Jerry 👍

[@media9421]

What a beautifull house

[@eringemini7091]

Theres an article from Harpers Bazaar 2017 featuring photos of Dana Zeera out on the front lawn of that house. I imagine these houses can be incredibly expensive in upkeep, could be why she left. I don't get why she left that Piano and all the music equipment behind.🤔

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks Erin, yeah I saw the photo and she looked happy here, with her cat. I hope all is good with Dana. Cheers for watching 👍

[@MsMesem]

If she didn't wish to live there any longer she should have rented it out not just abandoned it.

[@vivianzickerman302]

I so agree with last instalment.

[@nigelperkins1317]

❤amazing videos

[@VacantHaven]

Thank you 👍

[@sheilad83]

That thing y'all said you could slide in on,,..... Is an infinity photo backdrop!

[@VacantHaven]

And what is one of them? Thanks 👍

[@sheilad83]

@@VacantHaven you know, a backdrop to pose in front of to get your photo taken! The infinity part comes when you can't see where the top or the bottom. You would kinda look like you're suspended in the image!!

[@mamajusmagickalemporium2655]

I love your explores. The pristine ones with everything left are my favourite, but i do love the dilapidated ones, and the quirky ones, too. This one gave me such awful vibes thoughm even with repairs, cleaning and redecorating i couldn't live there, somwthing not right about that place! 😧

[@gordpiercey9750]

Like our Newfoundland weather wait 5 minutes it will change great video's

[@Gav_Rez]

Brilliant as always, hope you shut the piano fallboard!!!!!

[@VacantHaven]

Of course! Cheers Gavin.

[@ChrisSmith-qq4mv]

Loved it well done guys

[@danielle5360]

Hahah I ALLWAYS PLAY EASTENDERS ON THE PIANO ITS THE ONLY THING I CAN PLAY HAHAH LE4ND IT AT MIDDLE SCHOOL HAH😂😂😂 STUNNING PIANO THO, JUST FOUND YR CHANNEL, ITS BRILLIANT EXPLORE SO AV SUBSCRIBED HOPE TO SEE MORE STUFF FROM U ALL VERY SOON, THANKS FOR SHARING GUYS 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@weyayemanjoe3082]

Great Explore guys 👍 👍 👍 ❤️

[@VacantHaven]

Thanks Joe 👍

[@tinasteer2507]

Sometimes you wish the owner is watching and realises how much work is needed to repair their place and they need to get a move on before it is totally wrecked because of neglect. Just don’t get the person who installed those pipes on the wall.

[@quesnelgirl]

The house looked very industrial from the outside.

[@heathermcrobert9779]

The room across from the kitchen with a tiny round sink is the Butlers room.

[@markmooch]

If a property developer wants the land then they may neglect to maintain the roof so the house will be come dangerously unstable and have to be pulled down if it doesn’t fall down and that gets around a listed building status, or so I was told

[@screwthecabal6453]

And that ornate door handle is worth around $2500-$3500 for the pair.

[@granthoward1770]

Ned is so cool!

[@daffyduk77]

"... I wouldn't say no..." until you saw the bills for maintenance, heating (!!!!!), council tax & the rest

[@MsMesem]

It's a brick constuction so once fixed up neither maintenance nor heating would be enormous.

[@daffyduk77]

@@MsMesem It's pre-cavity walls so no quick/cheap insulation fix there. A lot of roofage/walls to somehow fix up some "aftermarket" internal additional insulation. A lot of heat losses to ground, I'd think, unless the ground/base could be ripped out/replaced by better insulating material. Cheaper in the long run to knock it all down & start afresh with modern building standards

[@MsMesem]

@@daffyduk77 You sound spoilt and fixed in your thinking. The architecture is quite unique.

[@daffyduk77]

@@MsMesem "You sound spoilt " just goes to show how little you know about me. You sound unrealistic in your assessment of costs vs. benefits

[@nannyofmany8315]

How gorgeous is this place. Send me the keys pretty please 😁😉😉🤗

[@VacantHaven]

Lol I'm pretty sure I did find the keys

[@Pure-Luck447]

The grounds are beautiful, I'm guessing the original mansion was replaced with this 30s 40s build ? and then they slowly ran out of money so they rented it out.

[@colinrigby4798]

Great Channel guy 👍

[@neobayer]

You did a great job editing Matt out of the video. Did you reshoot a few scenes ?

[@VacantHaven]

?

[@FernandoPartridge]

There's a couple of pics of Dana on the lawn in front of this property on the net if you Google her.

[@Eviction76]

5:55 recording Studio that

[@sandraoshea3237]

There was an orb around 25: 35 check it out Nice place.

[@VacantHaven]

I will check it out, cheers Sandra!

[@BlytheWorld1972]

Oh great a new video cant wait!!!

[@vercioliveira5497]

Parabéns adoro teus vídeos são muito legal 👍

[@VacantHaven]

Parabéns amigo 😁👍👍👍

[@pixidanberty5530]

What a weird house. Three cheers for brother Ned and uncle Eddie ❤❤❤

[@alecfromminnenowhere2089]

Would the wood floor be buckled because the wood is expanding? Moisture being absorbed resulting in the floor boards buckling at the weakest point?

[@zog97xy]

Expensive piano.

[@Eviction76]

Dana Zeera of The Straylings house.

[@dogsenseforu301]

Thanks for advertising the latest roof over the head of people.... 10x better than a tent esp as UK's gov't says they will rem9ve tented homeless people.

[@nigelperkins1317]

I love your videos

[@phillylarkin.s1930]

Looks energy efficient 😁

[@bunchofgrapesorafig]

Best wishes lads, enjoyed this one. Up the British lads.....

[@helen-vb6kw]

Totteridge/whetstone area I’m guessing

[@lindamartin8504]

So cool

[@anthonyfeeney1210]

Have a good day Anthony 😅

[@therandoms.enoughsaid.1662]

ALL IN ALL, THAT`S A GREAT PARTY HOUSE.

[@VacantHaven]

Oh yes! 😁👍

[@atdocean]

Hey mate were you whispering from being a bit scared ? Lol

[@colinthompson9819]

Love Edd!!