A Country House Revealed - Blithfield Hall

Published 2012-09-28
A Country House Revealed is part of a larger documentary about English traditions. This section concentrates on the Bagot family of Blithfield Hall in Admaston, Staffordshire, and their long association with The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance.

All Comments (21)
  • @the-chillian
    You have to appreciate a family that maintains a sense of tradition and noblesse oblige even when they are no longer very wealthy and have to do most of the work themselves. Imagine a lady in the old days worrying about getting the kids off to school, and then preparing lunch for visitors herself!
  • A pleasure. A Country House Revealed is actually only a section of a longer documentary that we're hoping to complete sometime this year. Will let you know when there's more. Thanks for watching.
  • A wonderful documentary on how a family has maintained their home and traditions for hundreds of years.
  • @mayaluna11
    Beautiful manor house, fascinating history... and Truffle! Priceless value is added by the family. Having descendants living on these estates, makes them so much more than museums. Thank you from a new Blithfield hall fan in the USA.
  • Glad you like it, and apologies for the (very) late reply. The Bagot family history is fascinating, and a whole documentary series could easily be spent on just them as their history goes back so far. This film is part of a wider documentary about English dance traditions that we're hoping to complete sometime in 2013 (all down to the usual time and money), but there are more interviews and footage to see. Will let you know when there's more. Thanks for watching.
  • @Brisgirl23
    I'm also a Bagot descendant, Walter Bagot of Blithfield is my 12 x great-grandfather. If you'd like to find out more about Blithfield and the Bagots, check out the wonderful book Memorials of the Bagot Family by William Bagot, written in 1823. It's available to read as an e-book via Google Books. And thank you Novus Visus for posting this wonderful video :-)
  • @docdawg15
    As a descendant of the Bagot family, this was wonderful to watch. I hope to visit sometime in the near future.
  • @glmbarlow
    I love that wallpaper in The Chinese Room, love this video, thank you
  • @sparx180
    Just beautiful and what memories that house must hold.  I would not want people trecking through my home but couldn't they charge people who wanted to come inside and look?  I am happy England holds onto their manors and castles.
  • @sadcat14
    Wow I love the Castle I would like to live in it.
  • I could just imagine how c old it must be in winter ffffffffffffffreezing
  • @mmc3494
    I have traced my ancestry back to Hervey Bagot. He was my direct Grandfather 26 Generations removed.