A house through time

[Old Mother Reilly]

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.

[susieroe]

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

[Millmoor]

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

[IgorStrav]

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 

[ThrelfallYorky]

Yes, that was a really good article - how had I missed seeing it in the first place?

[brigidmac]

Brilliant article william
It sounds like the first two houses must have been close contenders for the program

[ThrelfallYorky]

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

[susieroe]

I see Series 2 is being repeated on Thursday, 7th October. BBC4. It's the Newcastle house.

[brigidmac]

thanks for letting us know susie ..I hope i will be able to watch it on iplayer