Discovering The Hidden SECRETS To The Château TOWER | Exploring the Original Basement.

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Жыл бұрын

Bonjour à tous, In this episode we take a journey into the depths of the chateau and uncover its history dating as far back as 1300. We are shown each part of the cellar under the chateau with some fascinating discoveries. But with some of the discoveries Ash is left with more questions than answers which you maybe able to help with.
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@jodieshannon5033 Жыл бұрын

The basement is the most fascinating part of the chateau , loving this episode ❤️

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jodie 😊

@NicsGartenweltUndMehr Жыл бұрын

Hello Ash, I would not necessarily assume that the sink and drain stones in the old kitchen were only there for slaughtering. The sinks of that time were often not very high, since they mostly only served to lead the water to the outside. Washing up etc. was done in vats or bowls. Therefore, the Räünder were often not very high. After all, more work was needed to heat water. Quantities were also taken into account. Basically, I would reactivate the old kitchen as a kitchen in the style, even if you would rather set up the old storage room as a professional kitchen. But in the old kitchen a nice flair for events could be achieved with a correspondingly large table. So more dining room than actual kitchen. Such a suckling pig roasted over an open fire in the old fireplace (if the fireplace is still working) would be a nice idea. Greeting Nico

@MRHSD Жыл бұрын

I love it when Ash takes us on an adventure😊

@gtaylorjohnson3521 Жыл бұрын

me too!

@melissalockhart8140 Жыл бұрын

I share Ash's excitement exploring old places and trying to figure them out. One of my favorite episodes!

@harrietdevine1295 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating. I love the history of old buildings. There used to be a great programme on the BBC called The House Detectives, where a team visited a historic house and found out about how it had changed through time. One of the presenters was Dan Cruickshank, who is an architectural historian. I wonder if you could find someone like that to come and have a look!

@francinevincent4785 Жыл бұрын

J’admire votre courage et votre enthousiasme pour redonner vie à tous nos châteaux laissés à l’abandon depuis trop longtemps. Je vous regarde régulièrement depuis Versailles. Merci encore à tous ces étrangers qui s’investissent pour faire revivre notre passé et notre Histoire.

@linshannon4480 Жыл бұрын

::bounce bounce:: I was so excited when you opened the front door! I've been wondering about the cellar since the first video I watched. It's utterly fascinating to trace the chateau's history through it's architecture. I loved every moment, and thank you Ash (and whoever was behind the camera) for filming this. I think you've made some intelligent suppositions, and I'm eager to see the kitchen built out and the original staircase renovated/rebuilt/recreated.

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lin :) glad you enjoyed it 😊😊

@pam7754 Жыл бұрын

That would be an awesome place for a commercial type kitchen. It’s large enough to have commercial grade appliances, storage and prep areas.

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely Pam! 😊

@spiritofanu3112 Жыл бұрын

agree

@schoolinJOO Жыл бұрын

yup reminds me of a convent.

@lenystipene60 Жыл бұрын

I'm sitting in my garden. It's 3.39am in Hamilton. Aotearoa, New Zealand. My 11 yr granddaughter will wake at 5am to go to Netball training.😁 It's winter in NZ.🥶😂 You'll have a magical, blessed day beautiful people. Jo XX. 💖🙏

@katewestcottvt Жыл бұрын

Brrrrrrr, not a fan of winter.😤 'seems like it just ended here in northern Vermont,USA .Spring comes late , snow on the tulips...but we seem to catch up by June. 🥀

@lenystipene60 Жыл бұрын

@@katewestcottvt It has been an extremely mild winter for NZ. However, with Al nina, & after Cyclone Gabriel, VERY wet, extensive flooding, flash flooding, slips throughout New Zealand. Sadly people have perished. With more & more rain, & trying to repair our infrastructure everywhere, it's been an arduous task. We as NZlanders have totally supported each other as a whole. We as a country are reknowned for doing that in times of need. Spreading that love & support globally. We have a stunningly beautiful country. With the help from other like minded nations, we're getting there. 🙏💖

@charskene714 Жыл бұрын

Waiting for the next adventure. I love exploration of all buildings and basements. If only those walls could talk

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Char :)

@acadacad1 Жыл бұрын

They do talk. One just needs to look closely for the evidence and form no opinions until you have exhausted the evidence.

@paco7992 Жыл бұрын

@@acadacad1 I like the way you think. Thanks

@NYbeagleC Жыл бұрын

Old kitchen looks perfect for wine tasting and parties

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Haha. Absolutely! 😊

@katherineleavitt6335 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating information Ash about the original Chateau. I had no idea the Chateau was so much bigger than what you & Terry have originally showed us. What a massive job you have undertaken, so I guess we will be with you for many years to come watching the Chateau completely come back to life. Hugs, Kathy USA

@karenashworth5743 Жыл бұрын

In the 1300s manor houses would have a central fire place in the middle of the hall, the upper floor was exclusively for the owners where they could retreat from the public, so maybe the hole was a chimney. A garde robe( aka toilet) was usually on the outside wall of the building , not internally.

@dianalyman5950 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking it would be a cold air damper for a huge main centralized fireplace.🤔

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

That would make a lot of sense Karen :) 😊

@lindsaywalton3254 Жыл бұрын

Architectural archeology is fascinating. There are people who do this dort of thing. Have you thought of contacting a University and inviting them to have a look?

@hawthorne1504 Жыл бұрын

But would the kitchen be in the main floor (I say main floor to avoid confusion because in US what the French would call first floor, we call second floor) but the floor with the main entrance… would that be where they would typically have the kitchen in 1300s? I know by 18th century kitchens were below the main floor. I’m glad to hear that the servants were happy here. It means the family was probably kind people.

@karenashworth5743 Жыл бұрын

@Hawthorne the kitchen was often in a separate building, the central fire was for heating the main floor of the Manor, the family would use the upper floor for sleeping etc , now this would possibly have a fireplace by the 15th century but there was no guarantee that that was the case.

@williamsedgeman575 Жыл бұрын

Perhaps the granite hole held a bell for communicating with the servants. Great tour, Ash!

@maryhairy1 4 ай бұрын

Lots of mysteries going on in this old kitchen area. Historical stuff you don’t won’t to lose. We’ll all have to wait for this moment the work in area is tackled.

@createallow3126 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the fun tour, Ash. That basement is truly a patchwork of mysteries.

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim. I love the history of the château 😊

@jerrygodwin9084 Жыл бұрын

That would make a great kitchen Ash. I love how much space you have .

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jerry :) I can’t wait to have a massive kitchen down there 😊

@georgeattig8088 Жыл бұрын

It would be useful to do an exact (as possible) schematic floor plan of the basement and at least the ground floor above to see where walls, holes, openings, stairs, etc. relate to each other (one on top of the other). Your description and tour of the basement was excellent but very hard to see how it relates to the floor plan in the above floor.

@EldaMariafly 8 ай бұрын

I would make the old kitchen into your new kitchen and put stairs into that opening by the dinning room to bring up the food. Use the other room as a wine cellar and food storage room. There is more light in the old kitchen too!

@thewilliamseswonderfulworld Жыл бұрын

What a huge cellar. I'd love to see the big kitchen installed, and maybe a nice wine cellar, or man cave. 🥰

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Haha. I’d love a man cave down there 😂😂

@siameseire Жыл бұрын

One day we will all be able to freak out with joy over the restored kitchen. It will be Stunning!!!!!!

@terrysuemakesvideosforyou9940 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing us the basement! Ash, you are right. The land has grown around the Chateau over the centuries. Over time the earth has grown higher and higher. That is why people have to step down into century old buildings. It is so amazing to think of the history of your Chateau! I can't wait for your next video. When they built the newer Chateau, they probably regraded the land too.

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I totally agree :) 😊

@teresaweeks8214 Жыл бұрын

Have you heard of the mud flood of the 1800s, that's a possibility too.

@IanSDavros Жыл бұрын

Ash, thanks for the tour of the basement, so many Architectural questions, I hope you're able to find the answers !!! 🖖 Live Long and Prosper to you all 🖖

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian! Live long and prosper 🖖

@SuzanneEller-gs4gs 3 ай бұрын

The cellar would make an awesome wine room/café

@louisegriffin9128 Жыл бұрын

Wish whom ever was filming would have paned out further to see more of the building. He asked for thoughts but could only see a little of what he was talking about.. I've enjoyed watching all the work that has been done.

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Louise 😊

@rgw5830 Жыл бұрын

Ash, Have you seen Debbie Travis' Tuscan kitchen. It took her 4 years and a load of money to restore and renovate but her Italian architect had some brilliant ideas. She now has 17 guests at a time, cooking classes with a young Italian chef and her kitchen is truly beautiful. It of course has bricked arches, stones walls etc. I particularly love her architect's use of lighting.

@edwardulrich1515 Жыл бұрын

Ash, whoever is tech savvy in the household, they should create a multi-level 3-D architectural rendering of the Château so that one can see exactly what is above or below any given spot in the Château. This could help you in planning future restorations, as well as aiding historical research. Also, it would help you find the best spot for that dumb waiter or elevator to bring the food up from the future cellar kitchen to the dining area. You're not going to want to carry all your food up flights of stairs, which haven't been installed or reinstalled yet either. Did you say 5 years? Well, your family has made huge strides already... what's another thing or two or more added to your to-do list? 😅🫣🤔

@gtaylorjohnson3521 Жыл бұрын

I think a 3D rendering is a terrific idea. It would also help the hive mind help you figure out what things were. You can do this relatively easily these days with the proper app and a good camera.

@jodieshannon5033 Жыл бұрын

See billy at pethricks he had the convent laser scanned a few episodes back

@cherylkurucz8852 Жыл бұрын

Hello Dear Ash , I really enjoyed your video! You are so good at Conveying your information in such a storytellers way. Thank you so much again. Hugs from Washington state🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Cheryl 😊

@kimsytsma8493 Жыл бұрын

I love seeing your smiling face Ash! Your enthusiasm is infectious! Looking forward to seeing the chateau transform !

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kim 😊

@arpiyeretsian8924 Жыл бұрын

Hello Darlings This place is actually very beautiful Space I wonder what fantastic plans you talented artists will come up with! Lots of hugs We love you all including all your pets❤

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Arpi 😊

@Lovelifealways16 Жыл бұрын

It would be so great if you could could put back a proper wine cellar with a big table that people could sit around wine tasting the atmosphere would be amazing. Also a big pantry/food store, to store the food from a kitchen garden if you are going to have one. Imagine serving people the food that was grown at the chateau. 💜

@gloriasmestad3803 Жыл бұрын

You covered a great deal of territory with this vlog. I agree that you need to start with clearing out the little room to see if that connects the dining room with the original kitchen. Try to decipher all available clues to figure out as much as possible. Maybe there are architectural students who would like a field trip who might be able to help you piece things together. Fascinating!

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gloria 😊

@gtaylorjohnson3521 Жыл бұрын

archeology students would benefit from clearing out the little bump-out building. Don't just do it your self. Get a study crew in.

@brittawrolson5936 Жыл бұрын

Great idea to encourage passionate historians and youths to come to research and document all the original features before any major changes are made

@SmartArtzz Жыл бұрын

it would be lovely to have an area to offer devonshire tea to the public on weekends or something and a tour!

@maryellenkrause7126 Жыл бұрын

You are very interesting to talk about the chateau tower basement. So much could be done with it. Great wine cellar and tasting room!!

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

I’d love that :) thanks Mary Ellen 😊

@cynthiabarnes6818 Жыл бұрын

This is fascinating. Thanks for taking us inside. Can you get a building historian, architect, archeologist etc to do a proper survey for you?. Also, any chance there are plans in a French archive or family papers somewhere? Can’t wait to see these areas addressed in the future.

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

That would be lovely if we could 😊😊

@glenyscallaghan1195 Жыл бұрын

The Chateaux looks so much better, good job .

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Glenys 😊

@Redbuzzcut Жыл бұрын

Incredible video! Basements tell so many stories if you know what you are seeing. The soft floor basement room could be where coal would be delivered. Some coal receiving rooms even had wood planking as floors to absorb the impact. Dumping the coal onto a hard stone floor would crack it into smaller pieces. The chateau might have had an old coal-fired boiler or gravity feed heating system (if you have large floor vents on the first floor that might be what was once there).

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Never thought of that. We know the majority of the château was wood fires but could well have been a coal burner in the basement 😊

@tonifreeman-pt1rb Жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking too! Had to be a place for the coal to be delivered.

@louiscecere5636 Жыл бұрын

Here in the U.S. many of our early homes and Taverns, 1700's and early 1800's, have a full cooking kitchen complete with large cooking fireplace and bread oven. There would also be a basement cooking kitchen complete with large cooking fireplace and bake oven. The basement kitchen would be called the summer kitchen and would be used because being underground it would be cooler and more comfortable to work in.

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Louis 😊😊

@louisepeel7398 Жыл бұрын

Favourite part of the chateau and one of my favourite videos. This is proper exploring and the most chateau looking part of the chateau. How amazing that the kitchen is so untouched! Brilliant

@glenyscallaghan1195 Жыл бұрын

It is absolutely fascinating, beautiful arches and ceilings.

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Glenys 😊

@jomcgee6094 Жыл бұрын

Ohhhh what a great place for a wine cellar!❤ The oldest part is just fabulous, such a space to do so much with. This was a great tour, great job Ash!!! I love how you talk about what you think perhaps certain spaces were used for. It's so interesting 😊

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank Jo! Don’t know if I’m right. Just how it looks to me 😊

@michaelmcclafferty3346 Жыл бұрын

I love your empathy and interest in the people who went before you Ash including the owners and the workers. 1848 was a year of revolution in Europe and crop failures. Food would have been a very precious commodity and had to be kept firmly secure, hence, the huge locks on the old doors. Starvation is a very powerful motivator. The room with the earth floor may also have stored cut blocks of ice , insulated with straw. Not sure sure if you are near a river or loch which is accessible by horse and cart. Some of this would melt in situ and needed an irrigation channel. I have no idea what the granite bell opening thing is in the ceiling. I studied French and history 50 years ago at university so I’m glad some of it’s still in there. Not bad for a wee Glasgow gadgie and Celtic supporter eh?

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Haha. Thanks Michael :) it could well have been! 😊

@l.m.2404 Жыл бұрын

Does the granite opening go anywhere? Could it have been used to heat the floors upstairs above the kitchen? Perhaps to the lovely grated floor vents?

@wernerdanler2742 Жыл бұрын

Since that basement area is part of the original 14th century manor house and it was at ground level, I wonder if that part you said was a stairway to the outside was in fact just a ground level doorway? Those walls and arches look solid enough to drive tanks over! That basement is more interesting, from a historical perspective, than the upper part of the château. Thanks, Ashley! 😊

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Werner. Yes that would make a lot of sense of that we’re the case :)

@ritafoster4958 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating tour of the basement and it’s history, Ash! Thank you for guiding us through and sharing your knowledge with us. I loved seeing the arches and the stone floors and the huge doors. The builders were amazing with all their skills back in those days. Cheers!

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

They absolutely were Rita, and to think they did it all by hand! Amazing! Thank you 😊

@junemartin1475 10 ай бұрын

Ash, loved the tour. I would have a wine cellar, tasting room, maybe bar type food, and a shop for goodies and chateau gifts.

@ellenmadsen7308 10 ай бұрын

Ash, you are a gifted tour guide. Love that cellar as a kitchen and Rathskeller, even.

@lorassorkin Жыл бұрын

I'll be watching for the next 5 years at least - gotta see the basement area cleaned up and restored! It's fascinating. Thanks for the tour!

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Haha. Thanks Lora :) 😊

@brittawrolson5936 Жыл бұрын

The basement is massive, and intriguing. So much history to discover. This will make terrific future videos once you finish up with the upper floors and grounds. Yaaah,,,never gonna run out of exciting content!🤗🤗

@00LXS00 Жыл бұрын

I think it is so cool y'all show us around. It is so fun to explore along with you. Thank you! :)

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 😊

@edwardulrich1515 Жыл бұрын

Vous faites un formidable guide de visite dans l'histoire de votre château. J'ai hâte d'en voir plus dans le futur.

@SusanZiegler Жыл бұрын

This was so fascinating! I would love to see a sketch of the floor plan of the basement and corresponding rooms above. I had trouble imaging what was where.

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Susan. Will see what we can do 😊😊

@thomascherry8155 Жыл бұрын

This is a most fascinating space. I see a large rustic kitchen going back into the kitchen and a comfy chair den-like room in another with some space for utilities and washer and drier. There were often winter kitchens in the service floor (basment) and a separate outside kitchen. Play up that masonry work!

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Thomas 😊

@jeojeo9393 Жыл бұрын

Wine tasting and a cafe restaurant down stairs in the cave cellar

@josephinewills8647 Жыл бұрын

Loving the Tour Ashley, Loving the Basement, Wow the Differences in the Building’s Incredible 👌👍👍👍👍👍

@alexandrap1807 Жыл бұрын

It is great fun to see the sparkle in Ashe's eyes as he views a grotty, dirty space and his vision comes gloriously through! Cudos, my man! Alexandra in Detroit

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Haha. Thanks Alexandra 😊

@TheRealSasquatch Жыл бұрын

Steel I beams weren't widely accepted in construction until the 1890's onwards so I suspect those I beams were probably added much later than that.

@Ragnar8504 Жыл бұрын

1880s at the earliest, yes. I know an 1883 house that already had a lot of steel used in the basement, the original drawings include all the details including dimensions of the different sizes of steels with cross section drawings. Beautiful drawings but a bit difficult to read. Austria was officially metric by then but all the dimensions are in Viennese inches, feet and cords (a cord was six feet).

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys. I’ve had a look and I’m wrong. It’s iron down there. So likely fits in with the 1790’s-1810 time period we have 😊

@donnadodman8865 Ай бұрын

Thx for the tour Terry and Ash, was so exciting to see the old bones of the Chateau. Love the idea of restoring the kitchen and perhaps include a nice area for where wine can be kept. Perhaps a little area where guests can come to visit the history of the Chateau, have little appetizers, wine, coffee, desserts etc

@eugenius1192 Жыл бұрын

Your search for clues in an effort to puzzle out the history and original use of the various spaces makes for a great episode.

@TheCrowsNest1950 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ash, The big cube in the corner of the basement might possibly be an old cistern to catch water runoff from the roof of the Chateau. The pope coming out of the side of it is probably an overflow outlet, since you usually could not turn off the source of the water, the down spouts of the guttering system. I don't think the grading around the Chateau was raised since so many features for entering and leaving the basement are where they should be, the service door closest to the entrance gate, etc. The basement fireplace was certainly the original kitchen and well used. The other side of the basement would most likely been as you said cold storage for root vegetables and staples for the household produced or purchased for use and consumption by the owners and staff through the seasons. It is certainly large enough for ample storage over a long period of time. Mark & Scott

@rosebudame Жыл бұрын

I’m traveling again so will miss the premiere 😢 Will catch later. 🥰 ……..Bravo Ash. If I ever needed a history teacher I’d call you! As a kid I was so afraid of my Grandparent’s basement, dark & spooky like yours! 😂

@user-op2vi3nu2m 3 ай бұрын

All of your ideas make sense to me. In the future, when you complete this area, it might be fun to include a few original looks and items for tourists or personal guest and visitors. It is that once in a life time opportunity to see history with their own eyes.

@carladejonge4951 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Ash, for the tour of the basement rooms in the chateau! It is a massive area and I am sure you will figure it all out, as you proceed! The new kitchen will be a showstopper, as well! It is so exciting! Love your little Family! Thanks for sharing them with us!❤❤

@None-685 Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t help but think Adams family with your still photo with the great skyline.

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Haha. Thanks quest 😊

@l.m.2404 Жыл бұрын

Ash, it makes total sense that the walls of the working end of the Chateau be covered with wood paneling that was probably all milled within the Chateau property. Interior wall paint as we now know it, did not exist in the same manner as our new water based paints and it was only for the rich. That was new technology in the 1700s. Coloured paints were even more expensive so most people would opt for white/off white walls and splash for coloured architrave, etc. This has been my favourite episode this year. Thanks for your knowledge, enthusiasm and vision and for sharing it with us all.

@BruceKasl Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful tour Ash. So many mysteries to solve and history to learn. I've thought the stairs inside the tower must have been for the servants access to bring meals to the dining room. I like your idea of making a grand kitchen in the basement with all that wonderful vaulted stone work.

@yasha.hartberg Жыл бұрын

I always love seeing new areas of the chateau! As you're trying to suss out when things were done, one useful marker is to look for cement. If cement was used, it had to have been after 1824, which was when Portland cement was patented.

@teresaweeks8214 Жыл бұрын

Ah, brilliant! Thank you for keeping ur promise. Very enjoyable.😁

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Teresa 😊

@suzannevega2289 Жыл бұрын

Thank you soo much Ash, this was fascinating! Now if you could just get those walls to talk, we'll be all set😏Love it, Thanks again!💞

@lisamelley1519 Жыл бұрын

That's so amazing and unbelievable to be in a home that was built 7 centuries ago and it's still here they do not build anything like that today ...I Love being on this journey with you guys I'm coming to stay when you are finished ...Love all the progress ❤

@stephaniegaromon3244 Жыл бұрын

This was a fascinating video. Ash, you are very knowledgeable of the building differences through the ages. There are so many beautiful architectural treasures in the chateau’s basement’s. Thank you for sharing this tour with us. xx

@jeanburgin160 Жыл бұрын

Wow it is so cool to see all this stone work, you wonder how they managed building all this??? Awesome! Yes ... that door is awesomely beautiful! The history is so interesting. Thank you for the tour and sharing.

@metatechhd Жыл бұрын

🏰🕵‍♀🔍 "The basement of the chateau is truly captivating and adds a whole new dimension to the exploration. This episode has me hooked! It's amazing to uncover the hidden secrets and unravel the mysteries of the original basement. The historical significance and architectural wonders found here are truly awe-inspiring. Can't wait to see what other discoveries await in this fascinating journey. Loving every minute of it! ❤"

@user-zf3yo8zu1x Жыл бұрын

So very cool! That architecture is so impressive! Thank you for sharing!

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Keri 😊

@FloridaClay Жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Lots of little mysteries. Maybe in time you can run across somebody who is an expert in French architecture of the past who can solve some of them definitively.

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

That would be nice! Thanks Clay 😊

@marshawargo7238 Жыл бұрын

I do so love the height & massive light, for a basement that is highly unusual !!!

@cathyreardon8979 4 ай бұрын

Ash, Love this video and the info. ❤ I get excited whenever I come across old Chateaus and Castles. Thank you sharing this with us. 🥰 Really looking forward to every detail of each episode. God Bless. 🙏 I can not believe that I get to see the videos from the very bottom of the Chateau to the top. 😊 Cathy, Mansfield,Ohio U.S.A. 🇺🇸

@G-Man-kc2nm Жыл бұрын

Most basements will tell the history of a building. I was fascinated with your narration! Every time you go down there it’s possible you will see something new. There must have been a wine cellar down there. The garnet hole could have been a way to hoist a bottle up! Please keep a small area for a wine cellar, maybe a small tasting table? Amazing place!

@carolfaberpeake857 Жыл бұрын

Ash thank you for all the amazing ideas as to original use!! Excited for all of you as you reclaim the life of the chateau!!

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Carol 😊

@bogusienombre355 Жыл бұрын

big whole was probably a vent for heat so kitchen help wouldn't pass out in the summer and also used as additional heat for the upper floors. Nice tour. You were through concise and well informative.

@melissabarden8826 Жыл бұрын

Your tours are my most favorite episodes!

@Chateaulady Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ash! That was an exceptional video. I love exploring your chateau & outbuildings. There is so much to learn about Lalacelle. You have a talent for explaining & describing everything you show us. Please make more videos like this. ❤ from 🇨🇦

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sherry :) 😊

@carolnicholas7790 29 күн бұрын

Vaulted ceilings - wow!

@moiraeverett9860 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if the shallow sink was for washing and preparing vegetables?

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Could well have been moira 😊

@glenyshillary4195 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating episode. Well presented Ashley. Love as always from County Durham xxx

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Glenys 😊

@jackiehall-michalik-wp9oy Жыл бұрын

🍃 True fulfillment . Truly, Ashley. Your best work, as of now. Quite superb.

@ginaparedes599 Жыл бұрын

a wine cellar where the fireplace is would be beautiful

@yellowbeardjamesgibson9297 Жыл бұрын

Hello To you All !!! The Like Button 🔘 has been Illuminated 😁

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks James 😊

@nipperkrazee Жыл бұрын

I agree with the few who have suggested a wine cellar/wine tasting room. That would automatically increase the overall "star quality" of the bed and breakfast venture you are planning

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 😊😊

@cathranbowyer982 Жыл бұрын

What a fascinating episode, thank you Ashe for your detailed tour❤❤❤❤

@dabronnes Жыл бұрын

Absolutely a fascinating tour! Can't wait to see what the final results will be years down the road. Here for the long haul!

@NancyTannehill-qn5zk Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for the tour. I enjoy you so very much.❤️

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Nancy 😊

@brendacooper8109 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing us the basement it was really really beautiful and I love the way you did it Ash and thanks to the cameraman don't make up your mind where you going to put the kitchen yet wait until you guys get it all cleaned out and cleaned up and did some more investigating cuz I think the door that leads upstairs out of the dining room used to have I know over here in the United States back when they had servants only certain servants was allowed to go into the dining the others had to stay down in the kitchen and I think that big far place once you clean it all up will really make your kitchen stand out and if that flew still works there is a good place there for you to put the vent hood that goes over your big stove and I can see that he'll need a big stove is biggest that fireplaces and then with that old sink in there will this make the kitchen stand out more as a kitchen and show the age of the place but you will need Newark thinks I'm not saying use it and I think that other room was for deliveries you'll still have to have deliveries but I just love watching your show I could watch it everyday I love what you guys are doing with the you're slowly bringing her back and if the good Lord willing and I'm alive I'll still be watching in 5 years

@bevmc5061 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for today’s tour Ash. I love your enthusiasm for discovering the history of your home. I find it absolutely fascinating. Your Chateau was built before the English even thought about discovering/invading/settling Australia where I live.😊

@valjones273 9 ай бұрын

What a job well done i think you all work so well together what a forever home to have you will soon have your business up and running

@melaniegardner7317 Жыл бұрын

This is fascinating! Thank you!

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Melanie 😊

@rhondayoakum3622 Ай бұрын

I think🤔 the small room that you enter from the outside was a cold storage dating from the same time as the kitchen🥶 you guys are doing a fabulous job and I would definitely do the 3D printing of the property as some have suggested 😊

@ennykraft Жыл бұрын

That was really interesting. Thank you for the tour!

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Enny 😊

@Randy8923 Жыл бұрын

Great tour Ash, The cellar is truly fascinating and does speak of a lot of the history and mysteries of the chateau. I have owned many grand homes in my life and always enjoyed my cellars/basements and servant quarters as well as attics as much as my grand formal rooms. I always furnished my live in staff with rooms equally as nice as guest rooms and provided them with a very comfortable semi formal sitting room and dining area. Enjoyed. Blessings.

@weesandy1250 Жыл бұрын

Wow guys, absolutely loved this. So many questions. The previous people /families who worked there must have some fascinating information and stories to tell possibly once they see this video they'll be able to shed some light on it. Fantastic episode 🙂

@ashleywaters7198 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sandy! Hopefully they do!! 😊