I'm from the U.S. and my husband is a licensed contractor, and we love your channel! We really love the history videos. Your country is absolutely beautiful and we learn a lot watching your channel. My husband truly loves his job, and his work is amazing. He's in high demand in my town; always busy, never home in the spring and summer, lol. He likes your channel because "I can tell he's an honest man doing an honest day's work, and that's getting harder to find anymore these days." We rarely watch American TV, but we watch a ton of British telly, and when we do we always look for damp and we look at the brick work 😂❤ He likes to see the way you guys do your plumbing and electrical over there. It's so interesting! Anyway, just wanted to say good job and keep up the good work. 😊
Reminds me of the opening of St. Pancras station in 1868 and the wonderful brickwork that is displayed on its facade and flanks which was extensively restored when the station was upgraded to an International Terminus in 2007. A documentary was made of the intricacy the restoring artisans were faced with. The results have been wonderful.
@@SkillBuilder i got to walk around the hotel bit and see the restored grand staircase around the time they were doing the bathrooms, amazing place. I think that was 2009 when I was there. Are those pics copyright or can you put them on a vid?
What a great channel to stumble into. History and Architecture and Building presented by a bloke who speaks my language. This channel will keep me entertained for a while
Does that mean British English as opposed to American English? I’m American and I would rather hear an Englishman talk about English history myself. Maybe that’s because I’m 5/8 English.
Many years ago i worked on an old manor house putting a modern kitchin in one of the ground floor rooms it had Jacobian panels jacobian , staircase you would not believe the york stone slabs ,and supposedly the first set of sash windows in the UK i would suggest a trip to Arundel castle if you want to see impressive stone work
This is just fantastic to watch! Thank you! Have seen many brickies/ and labourers-hodcarriers unable to even "mix and match" bricks to acquire a relatively even appearance of walls let alone create a 'pattern' effectively!! So despairing to see many houses in the same brick type but the courses obviously laid on different days because they are NOT "mixed and matched" to give an overall EVEN appearance!!!
Great video Roger thank you. like you I'm never bored looking at buildings appreciating the skills involved. I think of all the quality architecture and civil engineering in the nineteenth century especially by the railway companies which has been lost. There's a beautiful skewed bridge in Thicket Road SE20 thankfully still there! Fred Dibnah's Buildings of Britain is a great book he covers the same sort of angle. I like the way you still include the 'history' whilst guiding the through the joys of the trade skills at the highest level.
I just discovered this channel I thought I’d just watch a little bit but before you know it I watched the lot. I loved it , the brick work, the history so good !
Beautiful building. There is a miniature version in Layer Marney Essex, allegedly it was to be a gate house for some substantially larger. How true that is I don't know but there could have been HCP 2. Great video 😊
A visitor would not see so much until an expert builder points it all out. Many thanks, Roger. We found the Palace very impressive on a family visit some years ago.
Thanks Roger, that's just down the road from me, I go there a fair bit just to wander around outside to take in the buildings. Those chimbleys are a riot, the gardens are worth a good looksee too. All the best
Love Hampton Court We had a works day there. We divided into teams and they gave us a multi riddle puzzle sheet to follow which was great as it took you everywhere Then they’d hired a river boat to take us back into the heart of London It was beautiful weather and a very memorable day
I notice that all the barrels have chestnut banding around them. Whilst visiting the brandy distillers in Cognac they explained to me that they are used to attract beetles and their larvae from attacking the oak barrels as they prefer the chesnut. Better to sacrifice a cheap material over an expensive one.
Only a small comment - please spend more time on the building materials and their use! I would have loved to see and hear more about the joinery; about the lead work on the windows: about the original flooring etc.
That was the intention but I found the information was hard to come by. It is a problem because nobody thought it important to preserve the construction details. We will try harder to unearth more of this and it is really the whole point of doing these videos but I underestimated how hard it would be to find the facts and get to talk to the right people.
@@SkillBuilder thank you very much for the reply. Many years ago, my father had a neighbour in Bromley, Len Smith, who worked for English Heritage (?) as a project manager (again?) and he knew everything about the construction techniques, the materials used in these types of buildings. Len must now be in his late 70’s if he is still with us but such a nice man and so knowledgeable about these old buildings .
@@SkillBuilder As someone who is obsessed with architectural history i can recommend the book "Hampton Court - by Simon Thurley" gives a very very detailed account of the history of the buildings architecture.
Lovely video Roger, up there with the one in the Netherlands. Back in the early eighties when there where still indentured apprenticeships, we were taken by the college on a day trip to Hampton Court so we could be inspired by the brickwork. I build a chimney based on one at the palace as my advanced craft piece. A fantastic building, everyone should go see it at least once in their life.
Roger you just one of the best and most interesting video maker I think you can make potato storytelling just amazing as this one Love to listen and watch you Thank you
The geometric patterned 'graffiti' carved in the stone at 9:15 is probably for a game like Fox and Geese It's a pretty old game and hasn't been popular in recent years, so that carving may be fairly old. 👍
I was fortunate enough to go behind the scenes at Hampton Court some years ago. One of the Alumni of my degree course in Building Surveying worked there and guided us, pointing out many of the interesting building features. The Hammer beam roof in the Great Hall is amazing and a tribute to the carpenters of over 500years ago. Stories abound about the whole construction and its different periods. Thanks for the revisit.
In the light of current events , Hampton Court seems an appropriate destination . A marvel of the achievements of the people of those times , and also the precarious lives of those in power at that time . Again we see a parallel into days world where power does not always continue in a straight path if you follow my meaning , but at least those who stray these days won’t be reduced in hight in the physical sense . Nice one Rodger as always .
I have no idea how they set those niches out. As I said I wouldn't know where to start. I thought at one point that they built them rought and then rubbed them back but that is unlikely.
Nice, I was in Richmond plaster working all week. Drive past Hampton. I’m in Windsor working this weekend, I’ve got some quick footage of the castle for my plastering video today. I’m doing a 2 part video removing an old lath ceiling. It’s called the whole ceiling collapsed! You have a great channel mate! You’re really good at presenting! 👍
Another great video. Never been but it looks like its well worth a look. If you're ever down the south coast at Lyme Regis, there are some mind blowing lead gutters on one building on the seafront. Just complete works of art!
I have been there many times because I did a fair amount of sea cliff climbing down that way. Next time I will look at the gutters for sure. I love a bit of leadwork. I was never very good at it but it is good to watch experts.
Very nice and relaxing video and always interesting to see it from your perspective. And remember, always keep your builders happy with tea, biccies and if you have it, ice cream.
Hampton Court Palace is my very favourite Royal Palace, there's something very special about it. The staff are fantastic, kind and accommodating. I've been to historic sites all over the UK, and they are the absolute best.
That was great, Roger. The BBC will be after you soon, you've got such a recogniseable face, I'm not supprised you got noticed. It's a face that looks as if it's been lived in, a bit like Sid James. Thanks for sharing, a real treat for us.
What a fantastic building. Keep doing these videos. I especially love when you explain the old building techniques. Imagine the guys working on site. I like the relationship between the buildings and the people that built them. Maybe on your next site visit somewhere, you could give a little insight on someone that worked there. It’s nice to have a personal insight from the average person. Something people can relate to. Indeed, there are many historical accounts of the guys that worked and lived on the HMS Victory. I might be asking too much 😂 Cheers Roger.
The problem we have is the lack of records. I am trying to stick to buildings rather than history but most of the people who worked on these buidlings were unable to record their thoughts. We get to them through their work. I am keen to find them where and when I can but it is very hard.
yes that baffled me as well but they definetly said a lot of the design was done by Holbein so maybe they were talking about the King's staircase. I will investigate some more.
As a bricklayer... The one place of pilgrimage for yourself would be ... Brunelleschi's Dome .... Especially trying to figure out and understand how he managed to build the dome!
If Starmer hadn't been caught with his pants down he would never have told us or declined future offers. People struggle all their working lives and these hypocrits are lining their pockets. Anglea (I'm working class) Rayner had a holiday in a New York luxury penthouse. No doubt she flew first class. They are so quick to leave their roots behind them and the people that voted them in.
The darker bricks in diaper patterns are the burned bricks which were closest to the fire when a pile of bricks were baked. Bricklayers would include them rather than waste them and the patterns range from decorative to even apotropaic. The VV in the video is not a mistake it stands for Virgo Virginum which refers to Mary. In a time of superstition, including these symbols was an important protection mechanism
Keep it up with the historical videos!
They're bloody excellent. I'm still in awe at London stocks.
Thanks, will do!
I'm from the U.S. and my husband is a licensed contractor, and we love your channel! We really love the history videos. Your country is absolutely beautiful and we learn a lot watching your channel. My husband truly loves his job, and his work is amazing. He's in high demand in my town; always busy, never home in the spring and summer, lol. He likes your channel because "I can tell he's an honest man doing an honest day's work, and that's getting harder to find anymore these days." We rarely watch American TV, but we watch a ton of British telly, and when we do we always look for damp and we look at the brick work 😂❤ He likes to see the way you guys do your plumbing and electrical over there. It's so interesting! Anyway, just wanted to say good job and keep up the good work. 😊
Roger and the Skill Builder videos are always a good watch, informative and interesting.
absolute cinema. left me wanting more thanks roger.
Roger well deserved free ice cream ! Another excellent mini documentary, thankyou.
My wife visited as a child and I'd like to go. This video is much appreciated and the place looks amazing!
Reminds me of the opening of St. Pancras station in 1868 and the wonderful brickwork that is displayed on its facade and flanks which was extensively restored when the station was upgraded to an International Terminus in 2007. A documentary was made of the intricacy the restoring artisans were faced with. The results have been wonderful.
I went to the site during the restoration but I was working for a magazine then and only took stills.
@@SkillBuilder i got to walk around the hotel bit and see the restored grand staircase around the time they were doing the bathrooms, amazing place. I think that was 2009 when I was there. Are those pics copyright or can you put them on a vid?
Great video. Can you imagine anything built today still standing in 500 years.
NEVER. Pity about all the historic buildings already lost. Thank God for the National Trust - a British asset in their own right.
What a great channel to stumble into. History and Architecture and Building presented by a bloke who speaks my language. This channel will keep me entertained for a while
Does that mean British English as opposed to American English? I’m American and I would rather hear an Englishman talk about English history myself. Maybe that’s because I’m 5/8 English.
Thanks for sharing Roger, really interesting.
Many years ago i worked on an old manor house putting a modern kitchin in one of the ground floor rooms it had Jacobian panels jacobian , staircase you would not believe the york stone slabs ,and supposedly the first set of sash windows in the UK i would suggest a trip to Arundel castle if you want to see impressive stone work
This is just fantastic to watch! Thank you! Have seen many brickies/ and labourers-hodcarriers unable to even "mix and match" bricks to acquire a relatively even appearance of walls let alone create a 'pattern' effectively!! So despairing to see many houses in the same brick type but the courses obviously laid on different days because they are NOT "mixed and matched" to give an overall EVEN appearance!!!
Great video Roger thank you. like you I'm never bored looking at buildings appreciating the skills involved. I think of all the quality architecture and civil engineering in the nineteenth century especially by the railway companies which has been lost. There's a beautiful skewed bridge in Thicket Road SE20 thankfully still there! Fred Dibnah's Buildings of Britain is a great book he covers the same sort of angle. I like the way you still include the 'history' whilst guiding the through the joys of the trade skills at the highest level.
What a beautiful time living time capsule right there Roger .
Thanks for the tour 🤩🧱🧱👍🏽
Superb! Well done! A True Tradesman! The Best of British!
I just discovered this channel I thought I’d just watch a little bit but before you know it I watched the lot. I loved it , the brick work, the history so good !
Beautiful building.
There is a miniature version in Layer Marney Essex, allegedly it was to be a gate house for some substantially larger. How true that is I don't know but there could have been HCP 2.
Great video 😊
Great videos Roger it’s so interesting seeing history from your perspective.
Lovely stuff. I really enjoy these videos looking around at old buildings, learning about historic building techniques, and a bit of history to boot!
Very nice to visit Hampton Court with Roger!
I am loving these builder's takes on old buildings. This is a totally different look at history and one I appreciate.
Agreeing with you from Texas...
Thanks Roger, I know Hampton Court well as a Surrey local and its amazing to see all these Pre Makita era buildings.
What a lovely pad Roger. It's going onto my bucket list.
Thanks for sharing mate. 😊👍💯
A visitor would not see so much until an expert builder points it all out. Many thanks, Roger. We found the Palace very impressive on a family visit some years ago.
Thanks Roger, that's just down the road from me, I go there a fair bit just to wander around outside to take in the buildings. Those chimbleys are a riot, the gardens are worth a good looksee too. All the best
Love the narrative - on a level of it's own.
really interesting stuff, glad i not the only person who checks out the drains in these old places!
Would love a series on old plumbing and sewer techniques of these older places, too...
Excellent Roger, thank you. Your knowledge is so extensive that it would be brilliant if you did more of this.
Very relaxing and entertaining. Cheers!
Love these videos Roger!
Will be there on Dec 11! Glad to have this video for architectural notes..
Brother, you sound like Gary Oldman’s character in Slow Horses.
I do enjoy your architectural tours. Thank you. Stephen
Thank you- as always- for your sage observations, Roger. A fascinating glimpse into a historic building. You even know your trompe l'oeil.
Love these videos, great to see more of you wandering market towns telling us more about buildings.
Love this style and format, thank you.
Thanks Roger absolutely love your knowledge and how you present in a proper matter of fact way. And what a building!
Magnificent building and a video to do it justice.
Love Hampton Court We had a works day there. We divided into teams and they gave us a multi riddle puzzle sheet to follow which was great as it took you everywhere Then they’d hired a river boat to take us back into the heart of London It was beautiful weather and a very memorable day
Great job Rodger we need more of this 😊
I notice that all the barrels have chestnut banding around them. Whilst visiting the brandy distillers in Cognac they explained to me that they are used to attract beetles and their larvae from attacking the oak barrels as they prefer the chesnut. Better to sacrifice a cheap material over an expensive one.
That is a great bit of information. I wonder if it would work in ships and even houses.
Huzzah - great tour through this magnificent iconic palace! Curious that there was no footage of the Royal Tennys court included...
This is a Smashing , Jolly Good Show indeed ❤
Greetings with appreciation from Rockford, Illinois USA.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love your videos. I visited London for the first time last weekend. I got to see the London stocks. They’re beautiful
Brilliant video Roger. So informative as ever
Only a small comment - please spend more time on the building materials and their use! I would have loved to see and hear more about the joinery; about the lead work on the windows: about the original flooring etc.
That was the intention but I found the information was hard to come by. It is a problem because nobody thought it important to preserve the construction details. We will try harder to unearth more of this and it is really the whole point of doing these videos but I underestimated how hard it would be to find the facts and get to talk to the right people.
@@SkillBuilder thank you very much for the reply. Many years ago, my father had a neighbour in Bromley, Len Smith, who worked for English Heritage (?) as a project manager (again?) and he knew everything about the construction techniques, the materials used in these types of buildings. Len must now be in his late 70’s if he is still with us but such a nice man and so knowledgeable about these old buildings .
@@SkillBuilder As someone who is obsessed with architectural history i can recommend the book "Hampton Court - by Simon Thurley" gives a very very detailed account of the history of the buildings architecture.
Lovely job Roger, as always!
Many thanks!
Amazing! Love the history. More please!! Thank you!!
Lovely video Roger, up there with the one in the Netherlands.
Back in the early eighties when there where still indentured apprenticeships, we were taken by the college on a day trip to Hampton Court so we could be inspired by the brickwork. I build a chimney based on one at the palace as my advanced craft piece.
A fantastic building, everyone should go see it at least once in their life.
Nice video Rog, exceptional place, long live our history.
I love your content and enthusiasm, thank you for informing us all, long life to you pal
Much appreciated
Brilliant, love the video. Keep em coming!!
Another great film. Thanks Roger
Amazing!
Thank you!
Thoroughly enjoyed that that buddy❤
Love these videos rog
Roger you just one of the best and most interesting video maker I think you can make potato storytelling just amazing as this one
Love to listen and watch you
Thank you
Lovely, thanks Roger
Along with Hardwick Hall this is one of my Favourite places to visit .
The geometric patterned 'graffiti' carved in the stone at 9:15 is probably for a game like Fox and Geese It's a pretty old game and hasn't been popular in recent years, so that carving may be fairly old. 👍
It can be quite painful if you get your Hampton Court😂
Rather old chap
Superb, keep 'em comin'
superb roger 👍👍
Thanks JS
I was fortunate enough to go behind the scenes at Hampton Court some years ago. One of the Alumni of my degree course in Building Surveying worked there and guided us, pointing out many of the interesting building features. The Hammer beam roof in the Great Hall is amazing and a tribute to the carpenters of over 500years ago. Stories abound about the whole construction and its different periods. Thanks for the revisit.
I am going to do a dedicated video on Hammerbeam roofs which is why I didn't mention it.
@@SkillBuilder I rally look forward to that one !
In the light of current events , Hampton Court seems an appropriate destination . A marvel of the achievements of the people of those times , and also the precarious lives of those in power at that time . Again we see a parallel into days world where power does not always continue in a straight path if you follow my meaning , but at least those who stray these days won’t be reduced in hight in the physical sense . Nice one Rodger as always .
Good comment!
A well deserved ice cream. Thank you for making this video. Stunning brick work in the that internal alcove, they must’ve been on a day rate
I have no idea how they set those niches out. As I said I wouldn't know where to start. I thought at one point that they built them rought and then rubbed them back but that is unlikely.
Really interesting. Thanks.
Appreciated Roger. Best.
Nice, I was in Richmond plaster working all week. Drive past Hampton. I’m in Windsor working this weekend, I’ve got some quick footage of the castle for my plastering video today. I’m doing a 2 part video removing an old lath ceiling. It’s called the whole ceiling collapsed!
You have a great channel mate! You’re really good at presenting! 👍
Another great video. Never been but it looks like its well worth a look. If you're ever down the south coast at Lyme Regis, there are some mind blowing lead gutters on one building on the seafront. Just complete works of art!
I have been there many times because I did a fair amount of sea cliff climbing down that way. Next time I will look at the gutters for sure. I love a bit of leadwork. I was never very good at it but it is good to watch experts.
Very nice and relaxing video and always interesting to see it from your perspective.
And remember, always keep your builders happy with tea, biccies and if you have it, ice cream.
Enjoyed that tour Roger, you earned that ice cream.
Great stuff. Keep the history coming !
Thanks, will do! We need to get more views on it to cover our costs but we will keep going in the hope that it picks up and audience.
I like the historic construction videos.
Sashes with no horns, early C18 would seem reasonable
Hampton Court Palace is my very favourite Royal Palace, there's something very special about it. The staff are fantastic, kind and accommodating. I've been to historic sites all over the UK, and they are the absolute best.
I was also impressed by the staff
Don’t you mean England ? The “UK” wasn’t a thing until 1922. Says so on the front of your passport.
That was great, Roger. The BBC will be after you soon, you've got such a recogniseable face, I'm not supprised you got noticed. It's a face that looks as if it's been lived in, a bit like Sid James. Thanks for sharing, a real treat for us.
Thanks Brian, I did quite a lot on the BBC back in the day. Slave drivers and now they have even less money it wouldn't be a good gig.
@@SkillBuilder and don't they charge you big time, just to watch a tv show in your own sitting room ? 😳🤦🏼♀️
great stuff again roger,bravo
Great video! Thanks from Nashville, Tennessee!
Welcome!
I really enjoyed this video thank you.
What a fantastic building. Keep doing these videos. I especially love when you explain the old building techniques. Imagine the guys working on site. I like the relationship between the buildings and the people that built them. Maybe on your next site visit somewhere, you could give a little insight on someone that worked there. It’s nice to have a personal insight from the average person. Something people can relate to. Indeed, there are many historical accounts of the guys that worked and lived on the HMS Victory. I might be asking too much 😂
Cheers Roger.
The problem we have is the lack of records. I am trying to stick to buildings rather than history but most of the people who worked on these buidlings were unable to record their thoughts.
We get to them through their work. I am keen to find them where and when I can but it is very hard.
@SkillBuilder appreciate that. You might get the odd one off here and there. Thanks for the hard work, none the less.
Great video, thank you
Lovely film, Roger.
I love your videos. At 1:17 you reference Holbein. I could only find references to the portrait artist online. None for an Architect.
yes that baffled me as well but they definetly said a lot of the design was done by Holbein so maybe they were talking about the King's staircase. I will investigate some more.
Nice little film Roger.
Great stuff!
As a bricklayer... The one place of pilgrimage for yourself would be ... Brunelleschi's Dome .... Especially trying to figure out and understand how he managed to build the dome!
Liking the historical blogs
Good content with a builders perspective.
Fascinating 👍🏼
Im 2.22 in and already blown away .
Good video, no messing around. All good 👍
If Starmer can have freebies, why not Roger 🍦💪
If Starmer hadn't been caught with his pants down he would never have told us or declined future offers. People struggle all their working lives and these hypocrits are lining their pockets. Anglea (I'm working class) Rayner had a holiday in a New York luxury penthouse. No doubt she flew first class. They are so quick to leave their roots behind them and the people that voted them in.
Yeah but was it lord alli that caught him??
Starmer and co have the odd freebie. Boris and his cronies stole £billions and billions. You do the maths and decide who’s worse. It’s not hard
And his wife and son 😮
@willbick3 starmers been in 3 months mate. Open your eyes
Richmond (upon Thames) Palace is worth a look around, its overlooked compared to Hampton Court but it from Henry VII and before.
Went there on a school trip in the 70's, the only thing I really remember was the maze!
The darker bricks in diaper patterns are the burned bricks which were closest to the fire when a pile of bricks were baked. Bricklayers would include them rather than waste them and the patterns range from decorative to even apotropaic. The VV in the video is not a mistake it stands for Virgo Virginum which refers to Mary. In a time of superstition, including these symbols was an important protection mechanism
Brilliant stuff, Rog.
Really enjoy the tour . Did you get a free 99 ?
I think I did but my Grandson took it as a handling fee
In that 'lightwell' you can see daylight robbery! Bricked up windows
John Harington invented a water closet for Elizabeth The First.
Not a patch on the crapper made by WC Boggs and Co.
Carry on at your convenience, Sah!
Don't forget Thomas Crapper
@@lordleonusa Who?
See where Henry the eighth had a dump. Made me chuckle. Good work.
Brilliant. Thanks.