Rescuing an Abandoned English Manor House with Hopwood DePree

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For more videos on the restoration of Hopwood Hall, visit @HopwoodXIV. Read below for information on how to get into heritage skills! • • Stolen Wood Carvings Replaced! • • Destroyed Plaster Designs Fixed! • Would you like to volunteer at Hopwood Hall? Email: [email protected] • Are you interested in getting into heritage skills? Various training courses and qualifications are available for contractors and craftspeople, from short courses and apprenticeships to foundation degrees. • For more information, visit https://historicengland.org.uk/servic... • You can also email us at [email protected] • Typical plasterer day rates in the UK can be between £170 and £350. • Typical woodcarver day rates in the UK can be between £150 and £250. • The Grade II* listed Hopwood Hall in Middleton, near Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England, dates from the 15th century. • In the summer of 2023, we held a school to pass on essential and at-risk traditional heritage crafts to trainees across North England. • The summer school saw trainees participate in craft workshops delivered by master craftspeople, designed to help tackle the critical shortage of essential skills needed to rescue historic buildings nationwide. • Hopwood Hall, one of Greater Manchester’s most important surviving halls, is the ancestral home of Hopwood DePree, the American actor, writer, and filmmaker who is working alongside local volunteers, Historic England, Rochdale Borough Council and Hopwood Hall College to restore and transform it into an artistic and cultural venue. • Find out more about the Heritage Building Skills Programme: https://historicengland.org.uk/servic... • Chapters • 00:00: Caring for Hopwood Hall • 01:48: Learning heritage skills • 04:04: Hearing from the experts • 06:39: Learning how to carve wood • 09:10: Hot lime plaster • 10:47: Heritage skills for people with dyslexia • 11:26: Plastic paint • 12:00: The test! • 12:20: A career in heritage skills • 15:28: The test results! • 16:04: Thank you

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