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.
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
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
I used to work there. The best item is hidden in a corner. A unique 500 year old shit shovelling machine. The toilets used to be over the moat, which would needed emptying.
This is the quality of building we were capable of. What happened. Computer design. Stupid building regulations, created by office workers that never set foot on a building site. Energy efficiency requirements. Diminishing trade skills. A big factor is costing. Materials are very expensive now, but the labour cost increase is the killer. Architects that think a square box is a thing of beauty. Great believer that these wonderful buildings deserve to be preserved on merit. Their like will not be seen again, unless someone like Elon gets all historical and decides to build a Tudor Tesla headquarters. Not likely as China absorb Tesla down the track. So admire what we have. Even the 200 year old George 4th extensions aren't too shabby. They could still build a few good things back then as well. I'm a sucker for ornate chimneys. I have seen buildings with 20 chimneys, all different. Highly elaborate, with built in bells, twists, all sorts. A joy to observe. Great craftsmen.
Energy efficiency and building regulations. Have nothing to do with no diapering or stone detailing. Developers only caring about profits did that. Not to mention this is a literal Palace. However I agree it's a shame that we don't even have cast stone detailing or nice bargeboards on modern housing. But again that would eat into developers profit. Nothing to do with regulation that, unless you can show me the regulation...
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!!!
Without Henry VIII there would have been no vote leave, he started the leave Europe campaign 500 years before UKIP, although ironically considered himself Catholic and enforced the saying of Mass.
Your comment on damp problems with painted brickwork made me think. Is this, perhaps a modern problem? … back in the day, the light well brickwork probably wasn’t actually painted, but if it had been painted, it would have been a simple lime wash. The advantage of lime wash being its porosity and breathability. There’s no way they would have used an oil based paint for a vast expanse of external wall until the 20th century came along. I’m sure I need hardly tell you how the fun starts when you try and slap a bit of modern exterior paint on to freshen up an old lime washed brick wall ….. flakey flakey !! ☹️
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.
I visited the palace as a schoolboy in the 70's with my school. The rooms as I remember them were full of furniture and militaria. I believe they've removed a lot of that since the fire in the 80's. That's a shame but probably for health and safety reasons., sigh. The building is fantastic but as a bricky, the chimney stacks really do it for me..... They are amazing. Thanks for the Video Roger. St Pancras station next?
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.
Probably treated builders like slaves back than working long hours. Skilled workers all over the country had to work in horrible conditions. By this mad King.
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.
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.
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.
Should the country be paying for The Houses of Parliament to be restored? What a cost! They could have sold it to a private company as a tourist attraction and Parliament could have moved to a more modern eco-friendly building. These historic buildings are expensive to maintain, restore, heat and furnish. DYT?
Let’s just flatten it all, and put up timber frame from eco forests lined with 120mm of Celotex insulation, with solar panels on top. Yes, much better 🙄
Keep it up with the historical videos!
You should've said see where Henry the eighth done a Richard the third!
It can be quite painful if you get your Hampton Court😂
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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??
Brother, you sound like Gary Oldman’s character in Slow Horses.
I do enjoy your architectural tours. Thank you. Stephen
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
Thanks for sharing Roger, really interesting.
absolute cinema. left me wanting more thanks roger.
In that 'lightwell' you can see daylight robbery! Bricked up windows
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
I love your content and enthusiasm, thank you for informing us all, long life to you pal
Much appreciated
What a lovely pad Roger. It's going onto my bucket list.
Thanks for sharing mate. 😊👍💯
The Romans made wine in the UK. It shows how much cooler it's become. Their horses obviously weren't drinking enough adblue.
Great videos Roger it’s so interesting seeing history from your perspective.
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
Roger and the Skill Builder videos are always a good watch, informative and interesting.
Your videos get better and better. Thanks Roger.
Very nice to visit Hampton Court with Roger!
I used to work there. The best item is hidden in a corner. A unique 500 year old shit shovelling machine. The toilets used to be over the moat, which would needed emptying.
really interesting stuff, glad i not the only person who checks out the drains in these old places!
Thoroughly enjoyed that that buddy❤
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superb roger 👍👍
Thanks JS
Love these videos rog
9:52 Would this have been Whitewash which is a more suitable finish.
yes I think so
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
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This is the quality of building we were capable of. What happened. Computer design. Stupid building regulations, created by office workers that never set foot on a building site. Energy efficiency requirements. Diminishing trade skills. A big factor is costing. Materials are very expensive now, but the labour cost increase is the killer. Architects that think a square box is a thing of beauty.
Great believer that these wonderful buildings deserve to be preserved on merit. Their like will not be seen again, unless someone like Elon gets all historical and decides to build a Tudor Tesla headquarters. Not likely as China absorb Tesla down the track. So admire what we have. Even the 200 year old George 4th extensions aren't too shabby. They could still build a few good things back then as well. I'm a sucker for ornate chimneys. I have seen buildings with 20 chimneys, all different. Highly elaborate, with built in bells, twists, all sorts. A joy to observe. Great craftsmen.
Not only that but they deliberately tore loads down in the 60s and 70s. The uglification of the built environment
Energy efficiency and building regulations. Have nothing to do with no diapering or stone detailing. Developers only caring about profits did that. Not to mention this is a literal Palace. However I agree it's a shame that we don't even have cast stone detailing or nice bargeboards on modern housing. But again that would eat into developers profit. Nothing to do with regulation that, unless you can show me the regulation...
Keir will be pissed at you! Taking a freebie?
He might ask me how it's done. Free ice cream, he won't pass that one up.
Maybe they used a timber frame with sting to make the pattern for the brickwork,
I like the historic construction videos.
Sashes with no horns, early C18 would seem reasonable
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!!!
Thank you- as always- for your sage observations, Roger. A fascinating glimpse into a historic building. You even know your trompe l'oeil.
Without Henry VIII there would have been no vote leave, he started the leave Europe campaign 500 years before UKIP, although ironically considered himself Catholic and enforced the saying of Mass.
The nice comments here make a change from most TH-cam comment sections!
Would love a series on old plumbing and sewer techniques of these older places, too...
Your comment on damp problems with painted brickwork made me think. Is this, perhaps a modern problem? … back in the day, the light well brickwork probably wasn’t actually painted, but if it had been painted, it would have been a simple lime wash. The advantage of lime wash being its porosity and breathability. There’s no way they would have used an oil based paint for a vast expanse of external wall until the 20th century came along.
I’m sure I need hardly tell you how the fun starts when you try and slap a bit of modern exterior paint on to freshen up an old lime washed brick wall ….. flakey flakey !! ☹️
superb again. That ice cream seller.. a kind endorsement . Maybe you should ditch the day job, and go full on tour guide. lol.
Lovely stuff. I really enjoy these videos looking around at old buildings, learning about historic building techniques, and a bit of history to boot!
I really enjoyed this video thank you.
IV will most likely be william the 4th
Perhaps George 1V . 1700s ?
If I remember correctly. I think William the 4th rebuilt part of Hampton court. George 4th was early 1800s
@@matthewgartell6380 yes you are correct 👍
They knew how to build in those days, modern buildings don’t last 50 years and i know a site where I've seen 3 buildings in my lifetime.
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.
Appreciated Roger. Best.
great stuff again roger,bravo
Im 2.22 in and already blown away .
👍 more please
Brilliant. Thanks.
Ginger twins!! 😂😂
Fascinating 👍🏼
Great stuff!
Never heard the staircase crossing myth but im borrowing the phrase 😂 😂
I got it from James King
The question I would ask Roger is, are there Artisans alive today capable of this this sort of construction??
There is one lady who works on those chimneys. I want to interview her if I can.
I visited the palace as a schoolboy in the 70's with my school. The rooms as I remember them were full of furniture and militaria.
I believe they've removed a lot of that since the fire in the 80's. That's a shame but probably for health and safety reasons., sigh.
The building is fantastic but as a bricky, the chimney stacks really do it for me..... They are amazing.
Thanks for the Video Roger. St Pancras station next?
I love St Pancras Station and will certainly do what I can.
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.
Probably treated builders like slaves back than working long hours. Skilled workers all over the country had to work in horrible conditions. By this mad King.
you are not wrong
Roger ; you and your family deserve ice creams.
I never buy ice creams for myself so it was a rare treat.
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.
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 !
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.
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Get the beers in then !!
@@goddam9925 I did, You were late so missed out 😂
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No expansion joints, no damp proofing courses and they didn’t spend 25% of their budget on health and safety!! 😂
To be fair there is quite a lot of damp in that building.
Should the country be paying for The Houses of Parliament to be restored? What a cost! They could have sold it to a private company as a tourist attraction and Parliament could have moved to a more modern eco-friendly building. These historic buildings are expensive to maintain, restore, heat and furnish. DYT?
And the new ones are for free?
But t's keeping a mate of mine in work 😂
It’s called our heritage.it would appear some people would happily do away with it
I get the logic but at some point we need to agree we are custodians of these ancient buildings, they are part of who we are as a people.
Let’s just flatten it all, and put up timber frame from eco forests lined with 120mm of Celotex insulation, with solar panels on top. Yes, much better 🙄