A House Through Time

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Post by jax2 on Jun 9, 2020 8:51:59 GMT

I've just started watching this BBC 2 series tracing the history of a house in Bristol from when it was built in 1700s - it's really interesting. Presented by historian David Olusoga - who has a very watchable presenting style - it has really captured my imagination and is particularly relevant to some of the very recent events in that city (as the house was built by a ship's captain with money from his slave trade journeys). History is somehow far more interesting when it's about real people.

I think this is the second series, I don't know what kind of house the first one was about, but this one has got me hooked

trisha Senior Member Posts: 2,157	A House Through Time Jun 9, 2020 15:35:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by trisha on Jun 9, 2020 15:35:29 GMT Jax, I didn't realise that this was a new series. I love programmes like this, I didn't bother checking it out as I thought it was a repeat! Trisha
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linda Senior Member Posts: 1,295	A House Through Time Jun 10, 2020 7:08:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by linda on Jun 10, 2020 7:08:47 GMT I've not watched this but I love old houses esp Georgian houses. Brilliant.
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jax2 Full Member Posts: 711	A House Through Time Jun 10, 2020 14:15:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jax2 on Jun 10, 2020 14:15:01 GMT The third episode was on last night, I'm sure you can get it on i-player if you want to catch up with it.

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A House Through Time Jun 11, 2020 8:52:08 GMT

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Post by Lancashire Lass on Jun 11, 2020 8:52:08 GMT

That sounds like my cup of tea! I will look it up. I’ve been looking at old maps recently on line. Think the earliest is 1860s which shows lots of things I didn’t know about our village such as there was a windmill.
Funnily I was on TV last night. One of my daughter’s friends spotted us (OH and me) on a railway programme.

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