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New series coming from a house in Leeds.
Starting Tuesday 7th September BBC2 at 9pm.
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Thank you. A really interesting programme.
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I've asked "he, who would like to be obeyed (but very rarely is)" to ensure that we see it :-*
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Just a quick reminder that the new series starts on Tuesday. The house is at 5 Grosvenor Mount, Leeds
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All set up, ready :)
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I've already got it down to record.
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Thanks Millie, I will look out for it.
Carol
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For anybody interested in past History of their house there was a very interesting programme on BBC 2 9pm Last night (Tues) which was in Leeds. Historian and presenter David Olusoga tells the story of Britain from the point of view of a house and its owners and inhabitants over the centuries. He delves into city archives, explores old newspaper reports and meets the living descendants of those who were connected to the house. He encounters scandals and tragedies, explores the rise and fall in the fortunes of the inhabitants, and looks at how the city and society around the house changed. Each season tells the story of a different house.I believe the first time these were shown were in 2018 and can be viewed on Youtube.
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/discoveries/a-house-through-time-series-3?ds_kid=39700052328429335&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm9yJBhDTARIsABKIcGa2xwUC0AQV3MpNtM894IhQevMdt_CcezcaIuhQzO8DuFlHWFaHDzYaAofyEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
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What did anybody think? It seems to me that they are running short of properties with a decent history for which they can find the paperwork. Last night's episode seemed to overly concentrate on the residents once they had left the property, which implies to me they haven't got enough to say about their period of actual residency.
Pheno
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Fell asleep half way through. :D
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What did anybody think? It seems to me that they are running short of properties with a decent history for which they can find the paperwork. Last night's episode seemed to overly concentrate on the residents once they had left the property, which implies to me they haven't got enough to say about their period of actual residency.
Pheno
I suspect Covid restrictions hampered their research.
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What did anybody think? It seems to me that they are running short of properties with a decent history for which they can find the paperwork. Last night's episode seemed to overly concentrate on the residents once they had left the property, which implies to me they haven't got enough to say about their period of actual residency.
I've never seen it before so can't compare with previous series. I found it interesting. 2 families weren't in the house long.
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An interesting episode, rags to riches and back again for some of the residents. Funny that the barrister looking into wizardry and skullduggery was named Harry Potter. ;D
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Funny that the barrister looking into wizardry and skullduggery was named Harry Potter. ;D
The solicitor was William Bruce. Was Harry Potter the murdering Satanist?
https://www.headingleyleeds.com/explore-2/2021/9/1/a-house-through-time
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Funny that the barrister looking into wizardry and skullduggery was named Harry Potter. ;D
The solicitor was William Bruce. Was Harry Potter the murdering Satanist?
https://www.headingleyleeds.com/explore-2/2021/9/1/a-house-through-time
Got my wires crossed. William Dove was the murdering Satanist in the 19th century pleading for his life. William Bruce was the solicitor. Harry Potter was the modern day barrister and historian looking back on the case, 15 minutes into the programme. :)
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I was a little puzzled that although a great deal was researched about the inhabitants, they seemed to have spent only a couple of years actually IN that house, and anything at all remarkable connected with them occurred AFTER they had left the house.
So really not a lot about that house through time.
Perhaps he should rename it:
"People remotely connected with one particular dwelling, during its lifetime, but not specifically whilst they were living there...." Nah, not catchy enough, is it?
TY
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Ah, interesting to read previous comments.
I thought this was a magnificent series, which explored not only the history of the house but its occupants, trawling for additional information and infilling details of their lives.
It's the sort of social history I find myself trying to research on my own ancestors (and indeed reflects the fascinating by-lines I get sucked into, when I'm investigating my own lines via their siblings and in-laws).
I was thoroughly engaged with the follow-up stories - particularly the one concerning the Rayon researcher and his family, even up to the death of his daughter many years later.
It's about the people who 'touch' on a house by their stays in it, and what influence it played on their lives, as well as the bricks and mortar of the building itself. Well, it is for me.
Fantastic, highly recommended, and lots of good sources as well as the ones you'd immediately think of.
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I loved it
while they did talk about people away from the house there was mention of the impact on those back home and it gave a good idea of society at the time
i wish id seen the previous series
this series can be rewatche don bbc iplayer
is there a link to youtube of previous series
i wonder if they did one about a rural cottage ..residents would have stayed longer
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I enjoy series like this for the sheer diversity of documents used in the research. I find it inspirational from that point of view.
However, I think the breadth of social history was lacking a little in the latest series. The previous properties featured had seen more changes in their internal layout and usage as well as in their surrounding neighbourhoods, reflecting all manner of political, economic and social changes. This series had comments about the general growth of Leeds and the fortunes of the textile industry, freemasons and theosophy but these didn't seem to impact greatly on the house itself - though the lives lived by the inhabitants were interesting and varied.
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I loved it, well, all of them, and could listen to these stories all night. As David said, it was the story of Leeds, and just how I feel too.
I really hope there'll be another series, I do appreciate the difficulty of finding suitable houses, with enough interesting residents, and the amount of research that goes into it. (I suppose he could co-opt Rootschatters to do some of the delving for him ;)
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I also thought it was splendid! This is an interesting piece from the Yorkshire Post regarding the properties that were on the shortlist for the Leeds series.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/a-house-through-time-the-other-leeds-houses-that-were-shortlisted-to-be-featured-in-the-fourth-series-3372561
William
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I also thought it was splendid! This is an interesting piece from the Yorkshire Post regarding the properties that were on the shortlist for the Leeds series.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/a-house-through-time-the-other-leeds-houses-that-were-shortlisted-to-be-featured-in-the-fourth-series-3372561
William
Gosh that's an interesting article in the YP, thanks for posting William ;)
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Yes, that was a really good article - how had I missed seeing it in the first place?
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Brilliant article william
It sounds like the first two houses must have been close contenders for the program
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It seems that it must be rather the presenter's own selection of area / house, he had student and other connections to the areas in the earlier series.
TY
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I see Series 2 is being repeated on Thursday, 7th October. BBC4. It's the Newcastle house.
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thanks for letting us know susie ..I hope i will be able to watch it on iplayer