EXCLUSIVE TOUR: Abandoned CHÂTEAU farmhouse. 100 years OLDER than the Château! 

Watching you two lovingly restore these old buildings is one of the great pleasures of life. Thank you…

There so much restoration needed that parts of the estate might still be lost. Filming these videos keeps an important record. Thank you for a fascinating glimpse of history.

Those buildings alone would be a restoration project worthy of a lifetime. It's amazing you're undaunted by all these tasks.

Purnon is truly one of the most beautiful chateaus I have ever seen, she's glorious !!

It's funny how sometimes it's the little things that trigger my imagination. I saw you touch the bed frames and thought who has slept on these? Farmers children perhaps? What were their jobs? Who was the last to use them? It's so wonderful that this place still exists.

Purnon and her estate must be one of the most beautiful places on earth. She's so lucky to have you.

Goats 🐐 moving from sections to sections would clear out some of that underbrush. Just an idea, fabulous history in the farmhouse and glasshouse. How exciting.

A treasure trove of buildings and history ... and Mother Nature claiming her territory back at every chance. Another touching walk through with you. Just love her.

As much as I love old Chateaux and their caretakers bringing them back to life, the stories of the outbuildings are almost more fascinating and amazing to watch! Everything you guys do is interesting, so I have no doubt the coins and their histories will be as well! Can't wait!

Owning this magnificent estate must overwhelm you with prioritizing what needs immediate care and what can wait. You are the perfect couple to own this estate. Your drone footage and music and peaceful way you both speak is so very enjoyable. ❤

I had not realised that you had all these many other buildings. Just enormous task you are undertaking. 🇦🇺🌹

What a fascinating tour! And you always choose wonderful music. This one was truly lovely.

I always love the outbuildings! Thank you for this video

This whole place is intriguing, full of history, and on an epic scale. I wish for you that your enthusiasm & energy levels continue, to keep your momentum going!

Touring the old buildings and the remnants of the old glass house has been so amazing....somewhat lonely, and sad and yet one can imagine the life that was so busy and active here. I imagine ghosts smiling at the renovations going on here and continue. What an amazing project of love and devotion that will go on for a long time and remain something special for always.

I absolutely love this channel. The way you film and tell the history and the stories of the place is magical. Its fascinating to see the items from years gone by. Its sad and beautiful at the same time xx

I think the old farmhouse is romantic even in its state!

I know you have such huge tasks on your plate already, but I hope this marvelous old building can be preserved and eventually brought back to life.

I love this old building. While the chateau has magnificent elegance, this one has rustic dignity. A great complement to the chateau and worth the care I know you'll give it!

The farmhouse is in fragile condition, but I see the structural bones and envision it restored to its magnificent beauty. Take care, Ralph Rocchiccioli

My goodness what a project, I am in awe you both just take it in your stride. This episode has made me think about Dumfries House in Scotland, which King Charles inherited when Prince of Wales and has overseen its restroration and development of community farm (specialising in local rare breeds), set up a school for traditional crafts where the apprentices rebuilt a doocot among other things. They also do self catering, weddings all the traditional stuff.

The light through the spider's webs, the weathered stone, the growth slowly smothering the building - it is a photographer's dream. Yet beware of vipers. They will love it too.

What an amazing structure. Bread oven, old beds, and more. Fantastic!

So incredible! You're filming made me feel like I was right there I could almost smell the sunflowers 🌻 Thank you I can't wait to see more 💗

A rented goat herd would make short work of all that vegetation in the walled garden.

so glad you are restoring this beautiful chateau and other buildings. it really is a magical beautiful place.

Amazing pigeonnier, Ive never seen one in this shape!

No red belly black or brown snakes in that long grass! Love your chateau, your dedication and your videos!❣️

Wow...Purnon just keeps on giving....another amazing building with so much history. Thank you for the tour.

As mesmerized as ever. Comme d’habitude. Les mystères et les mystiquement sont toujours et tout choses. Precious. Inestimable. I hope the project on this building doesn’t make the rest too crazy overwhelming. Was so shocked at how quickly the new roof came up on the bâtiments de vignobles. Un jour à la fois. Had no idea just HOW MANY buildings and structures were all over this estate.

Fabulous buildings. May have to put a bit of tin in those roofs until the slate tiling can happen.

Just when i think it can't get any better ... what beautiful buildings imagine what a rural idyll that must have been ..

At the close of each episode I sit quietly and let it settle, such is the impact of your respect and reverance for this historic site. She is fortunate you are her new custodians, and so are we - if even at a distance. Chaque nouvel épisode est très attendu. Continue le bon travail et merci.

I have for many years found the exploration of ancient living and working spaces intriguing. What you have on the domain is to my mind a gold mine. To imagine how a place was lived in and used is exciting. Thank you for these little trips of imagination. I’m enriched by them.

OMG I just found that the chateau de Purnon is 1 hour away from my house ! I didn’t know it was so close ! I dont know why but it makes me so happyyyyy !!!❤❤❤😱

Your filming and knowledge of the history and passion to share it is so wonderful. I get so tearful watching videos like this as I hear your passion and imagine your hopes and dreams for the buildings and land. The history is seen in those steps warn away from hundreds of thousands of busy footsteps crossing over the many years. It just is so wonderful you two were appointed the guardians of this magical village of Purnons

thank you very much for your historical & sociological excursions connected to the château - love them!

Those old bed frames would be great in a veg patch as trellis for different things, and even repurposed as gates , or even a pergola

Your life is hard but it is fascinating. most of us will never even have a chance to see the chateau, you are so lucky to give it a chance and a another life ❤🎉

The bread oven must have fed the entire estate based on the size and more so.

Next restoration project : farmhouse + serre + glacière + pigeonnier + four à pain + ...

Each episode is more amazing than the last!. What a huge responsibility you have for those fabulous old buildings, not just their architecture, but their place in the technological time line. The know how of that past, perhaps we could learn something, you never know.

Fascinating grounds, lots of things to discover.

Wow! Amazing to see. It’s another world to be living there. U are so blessed!❤

Love this one!! Thank you. Cheers from San Diego .

Such an interesting segment. I would be totally overwhelmed by the magnitude of projects. I admire you both for taking this on.

Watching from Melbourne 🇦🇺 & all I could think about is, don’t go in the long grass 🐍

As I’m watching this I’m wondering how you prioritize what restoration you do, in what order and why! I find this process very interesting. Do you ever decide that you have no choice but to let Mother Nature take over because of extensive damage and resources? I’m constantly amazed when I watch a channel like yours that there is anything remaining of a building from the mid 17th century ❤❤❤. Thank you for becoming the chateau’s caretakers.

Bonjour Felicity and Tim, thank you for showing us these beautiful buildings, I hope one day you will be able to get to them and bring them back to their former glory as well. I would love to see the plans. Here's to your future Moulin Bigeard. Thanks again. Love from N.Y.

Love this video, the 🎵 music 🎶 is just beautiful and I'm so glad your saving these historical buildings 🙏🙏❤️

Wow that pigeon home is huge, biggest I’ve seen, and of a different shape, I’ve only seen circular. I’m thinking I’ve missed heaps, so I’m going back to the very first vlog to rewatch it all. ❤❤

I enjoy the application of history to the various buildings and structures. Makes it real. You have a marvellous way of connecting old and current. Thank you.

Fantastic Simply Fantastic

Have you considered having the farmhouse restored as a separate home or foundation. Maybe restored as part of restoration training under a French education program? It is unique.

It's quite scary with that sag in the farmhouse beams, falling fireplace keystone, and wall cracks.

Thank you for the tour. Still always find it intriguing to learn about this property, a great history lesson as always! ❤

C'est tellement visible que vous aimez l'histoire... et l'histoire des lieux et des gens du passé ! Cela fait extrêmement plaisir !

I can't wait to see your plans for this "task".

So glad to have found you! Wishing you all the best for your journey from Hobart.

I am a new subscriber and am mesmerized by the gorgeous chateau and the surrounding buildings. The videography and music selections are perfect. Thank you for letting us come along with you to experience what the chateau was like many years ago.

I'm not familiar with the French historical reenactor sceen, but here in the "colonies," it is very popular. I can see these buildings as a series of workshops/retail spaces for historical renactors. Most of these people are very talented and can help do the work and rents would pay for supplies. As well as living spaces and workshops.

Un trésor ce château ! Il faut mettre des chèvres pour nettoyer cette friche 😉

This is an amazing trip. Thanks for taking on this journey!!

Fascinating about the pigeons! No way I’d walk through that tall grass. 😳

The farmhouse is stunning . I love it . To me its more incredible than the impressive chateau. What is its history ? It looks like i imagine a Kings hunting lodge would look like.

It's amazing just watching this... it gets you thinking about future planning - things like, do you have oak trees that you could harvest, that could be used in the restoration? Could you use some of the older buildings to shelter the harvested timber while it dries out and matures? Would it be a good idea to plant and grow a grove of oak trees for use way in the future? How much wipper snipper string would you need just to keep those gardens under control 🙂? Would it be better to get some goats and fence them in and get them to do the clean up? My heart goes out to the 2 of you, renovations and repairs take so much energy. Take care of one another and thank you so much for sharing your journey.

Omg ❤🎉😮 the glass house 😮❤😮❤

Quite a bit of work ahead over time, yet certainly worthwhile to preserve.

Merci pour cette vidéo très émouvante qui illustre très bien l'ampleur de la tâche qui vous incombe. Votre domaine est si riche, quelle chance que vous soyez tous les deux à son chevet. Ces bâtiments agricoles du XVII ème siècle sont très caractéristiques de cette époque et reflètent parfaitement l'architecture et la vie rurale d'alors. Nul doute que vous saurez leur redonner vie et que vos projets leur rendront leur âme. Vous êtes véritablement des sauveurs et des passeurs du patrimoine extraordinaires et courageux... Merci merci à vous, quel plaisir de vous voir aussi mobilisés et enthousiastes. Bravo, bravo...

Fantástico y emotivo vídeo de " moulin bigeard". Vale la pena que el Instituto de Patrimonio colabore en la recuperación de esta espectacular obra. A lo largo de la historia han habido muchos héroes, pero para mi. Esta pareja, que llevó a cabo el proyecto de rescate y restauración del castillo Purnon, se merecen el título de héroes por llevar a cabo una obra grandiosa para devolverle a los franceses parte de su historia.

No wonder the old families gave up. There are no small buildings and no cheap repairs. And so many large stone walls. It will be wonderful when you pull it all together. In the american colonies at that time few people could do the very high quality stone cutting as Purnon took for granted. There were so few people who could afford to build like that even in Philadelphia and Virginia, some of the wealthiest areas in the colonies. But nowhere in any of them were there such large houses and such extensive outbuildings. It shows how large a population and how wealthy France was at the time. It's always amazing watching your vlogs. I think the farmhouse may be about as long as Mount Vernon. It may not be as wide but is almost as tall . And of course Mount Vernon has elaborate interiors in some rooms. But even Mount Vernon started a downward decline by the middle of the 19th century. I don't think it was rescued until the last quarter of the 19th century. .Monticello would be somewhat more than a garden building on the estate of some of those old French Chateau. This comment isn't smearing at this country's heritage or origins. Just putting it somewhat in perspective. BTW -The view of you walking in the park looks very like the last scene of the 90's movie "Valmont".

So sad no one has been in it to keep it up

Tout est beau. Même les vestiges. Et la promesse de renaître !

Another interesting history lesson, thank you!

Bravo pour la magnifique visite du moulin 😊

Thank you for showing this beautiful vlog of this evening older and more historic group of buildings than the Chateau itself. As regards to the roof.if this was in Australian right now a working party could be organised with the barbecue being fired up a few snags thrown on and a couple of cold bevies after. If I could drive to you I would happily spend a day or a couple of hours with the whipper snipper/ weed wacker/ brush cutter, cutting the long grass around the place. As Australians with all that rain you have been having you must think about the need to reduce the fuel load around your beautiful buildings to reduce the fire risk around the place, it must be on your mind, even just a little. Could you give us a little vlog about the 2 half circle rose gardens that are in front of the Chateau when you have a moment and are they historic to the Chateau cheers, Kim 😊

So enjoyed your tour, fascinating information, keep up the good work

Wow úžasná časová kapsle. Moc vám fandím a držím palce.

Ye Olde Farmhouse looks more like a manor house converted to or including a farm component. Is there any evidence that the family who built the chateau bought the land from the owners of this farmhouse, or that it was all a more ancient estate? Would love anything you have on the more ancient land use! :)

feel privileged to witness your brilliant insightful vlogs for free. ❤I salute your generosity and passion

Oh wow, what a wonderful journey through the original farmhouse with the wear on the stone steps, the original glass growing house (orangerie?) and the pigeon house, how incredible! Thank you guys again soooOOOooo much for sharing this with us. What an inspiration ! Cheers!

I would love to have that as a home.

What a daunting task ahead.

Good to see you wearing the trusted 'Hard Yakka' Aussie workwear. Have you explained what yakka means to your viewers?

I had to giggle watching you both walk through the overgrown and waist deep vegetation with no concerns - something you wouldn't do back here in Australia due to snakes and other creatures ... What creatures inhabit the park around Purnon? LOVE watching your videos! THANK YOU!

I love, love, love, the history lessons. Please expound on future videos. Were pigeons banned after the French Revolution? Wasn't that a bit unusual to have what appears to be a pretty substantial farm house on the ground floor, but then only open attic above, more like a working barn usage? *(except in the part that had living space up stairs of course)

You were extremely brave walking through all of the overgrown areas - meat safe. The pigeon house is incredible, do you think you’ll end up sorting this out & would you be eligible for a grant to do this? Central Victoria Australia 🇦🇺

Great video!!

Wonderful tour...so interesting. Hope these outbuildings get restored soon.

Thank for this tour of the farm house and other outer spaces. It looks like a major project that will take as much time and money as the chateau itself. Bonne chance with getting it all done 😍😘

Hi. Sorry to say it - I love your chateau, but I would prefer to live in a restaurated part of the mill. What a wonderful imagination that is to me. What a place! Thanks for sharing , Like 1411 an greetings from Germany, Chris

Really well done on your drone shots especially the opening sequence, how did we survive without them? It has to be frustrating, like you said needing to prioritize knowing the work that needs to be done and not having the time or the means to do so. If only the uber rich would open their wallets to these type projects but of course we know why they are uber rich. What really struck me was that beautiful wear pattern on the stairs, imagine the generations of use to do such a thing. Fortunately the roof system is in fairly good shape to keep your hopes up to one day…

I watch as Billy restores and alters a Convent and learned that they put the oak and chestnut beams in green. Over the years, the weight on top of them will make them sag. No surprise that a 400 year old beam would sag and crack.

very nice video

🤯🤯🤯♥️ You had me at "100 years older than..." By the way, cinematic photography quality in your walk down, today. Fantastic!❤ I finally got curious enough to search on Google maps to see where in France you are. Yeah the coins (from your other video) obviously show people really got around, even when the going was rough. OKAY here's a left-field question: Why are all the doorways and windows framed with the big blocks of the buff local stone? I'm guessing it looks half way decent and they really didn't have waterproof paint for wood back then... I'm guessing it's mostly pragmatic because literally all the buildings seem to use that fundamental technique...? Now we do it for looks, in homage to that period. But if stone is costly now, with machinery, I imagine they must not have had a real alternative back then... thoughts? ...I still think you could get some kind of program going with a university for summer internships to get people living in/around those stay corners of the estate. Lotta project you've got there! ❤ Keep going!

I think you said the farmhouse also was a grade 1 building. I know funding is probably an issue, but things like support for sagging beams, making all areas water tight - just shoring up the risky areas until you can get to restoration should be done before more damage occurs. Is something like that in the plans?

This is very beautiful. You should rent out rooms to painters, or have a painting school show up for workshops.

In just a few hundred years it really shows how civilizations can crumble and do not for a moment think the one we live it cannot as well! My project is forward projecting economic modeling.

During your tour I was thinking about: I wanna know all history about the château, farmhouse, local people, wars etc.etc. Heartfully thanks.🤍🦋🤍

Was the Moulin Bigeard the previous residence for the nobility before the chateau was built? Absolutely luvvvv what you’re doing. Go Aussie’s go. Kindest regards, Julie from Adelaide💝💝