Can These Extraordinary Historic Homes Be Restored To Glory? | Country House Rescue | Real Royalty

I just looked up The Kelly House in 2023 & am so happy to see it’s now a BnB!! Beautifully renovated!! I’m always pleased when these fabulous historical estates are saved. Bravo to them & may it stay in their family for many generations to come!!! 👏🏻👩🏻‍🎨👍🏻🌹🌟

These are SUCH beautifully historic buildings. It is truly a shame that they can't be restored to their original beauty and purpose. Being Canadian and having so few historical buildings, very few as old as those in Europe, I lament the loss of so much history.

Love the mom, she’s a 💎 gem.

As an American I am overwhelmed by the beauty of these grand houses. I love the way they so casually say houses have been in the family 900 yrs, or when they refer the the Medieval portion without stopping to be agog for 3 minutes or so. It's like walking into huge, glorious historical works of art. Thinking of the grand houses destroyed after WWI hurts my heart. When you live in an old house you become part of its story. Seeing them saved is wonderful.

Having been in real estate in the Midwest for years...the problem with selling these structures are the sellers. They think they should receive what the home WOULD be worth if it was restored. They don't take into consideration the cost of restorations. And if they can't get what they want, the house sits there until its too far gone. I have seen a large number of historic homes torn down, just because the sellers wanted an insane price for them.

it is a shame there is little appreciation of these beautiful home within govts. excessive taxes make it very difficult to keep historic buildings and this throughout europe!

As the old adage goes, "Out of sight, out of mind" and this home is definitely one of the forgotten ones. Or it, would be be occupied with a family and filled with laughter and joy. The old plantation home at first is very deceiving, it is so much grandeur and larger on inside than it appears on the outside. These old homes were a labor of love and appreciation back in the days. I believe it is the reason they can stand for centuries without as much as a drop of water inside. Id move into this place in a heartbeat. What a beautiful pad. Absolutely, gorgeous!! This video was certainly a work of artistry. Thank you for sharing. P€ac€~n~£0v€

It's great that a reality docuseries can be productive, family-friendly watching (not a competition or hostile conflict). WELL DONE to the Kellys and Chris! The facilitating hostess is perfection too. . .

Loving Hugh Bonnevill’s narration.

Sadly, it is often those of the family lineage who've inherited these estates, who are the worst suited to maintain them because they don't know how to save their money for the repairs as well as roll up their sleeves and do the work. Warren Kelly has apparently been spending much of his life on his hobbies such as building a car etc. He is in denial about the state of this house while it continues to lose its roof and cause irreversible loss. He is probably following the behavior of most of his former ancestral owners.

Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings. Most times it amazes me greatly how I moved from an average lifestyle to earning over $63k per month, Utter shock is the word. I have understood a lot in the past few years that there are lots of opportunities in the financial market. The only thing is to know where to invest.

Thank you for posting this video, I appreciate it. Be safe, healthy and happy. God bless you. Be well.

What a lovely home.

I don't know how things actually worked out, but I'd suggested a spa at Whitborn Hall. If you have a spa, there's massage, aromatherapy, yoga, and specialty things that spa retreats offer. You could combine that with the tent idea, and offer gardening therapy which would be a Homesteading type concept in a way. People enjoy reconnecting with land which would cut down on the work that all the residents have to do. Because some of the customers would do it and some hired help would do it as well as the hired help fixing the house. If you do weddings, you could offer a wedding with a honeymoon spa package. So you would make more money than 4,000 pounds. The combination of all these things should keep it calm, especially if the residents get to participate in the spa services whenever they need them. It's just an idea. I think it would be different and it would work. Plus, people would enjoy seeing each improvement made into the house because of their patronage.

I'd like to see a couple of these stories where they actually had some success, and they were thriving and taking all of your suggestions. It just seems like all these don't want to do anything. They don't want to take your suggestions And don't want to make the changes so I don't understand how you can do this and work with these kinds of people. It's very frustrating just watching these people with their attitudes that they don't want to change.

I've always dreamed of having a Georgian country house.  I could buy one, but restoring it would be too rich for my blood. Maybe a cottage...

Ruth is a genius. Too bad some of the clients cant see her vision. Sweat equity is a must in all of these cases and it looks as though some are more willing to sweat than others.

One BIG thing to remember is Death Duties. After World War II the Estate was liable for two lots of Death Duties. When Warren's father died there was a third. Finally when his mother died, yet another. Death Duties run roughly 13% a time, so that takes a huge amount of money out of the coffers which means there is less and less money to keep up with maintenance. Repairing the roof could run to 7 figures.

OOO. That guy hit the nail on the head without even knowing it. They should make it into a spa getaway. Keep the residents' part away from the guest part. Those who want to work the spa can do so. Then, whatever assistance they need they could hire. The money from the spa could help make the repairs at first. Then, the profit for those who work it, after the home has been totally renovated. People who need training, could assist just like with the Kelly house. Hopefully, this idea might help them.

I really want to see after the work is done how the house looks. The houses were awesome. Thank you. Don’t let the house go down again folks. Goodluck in your business & I personally wanna visit the holiday rental someday.