This week we reflect on how lucky we are that Wentworth Woodhouse has actually survived, against all the odds, to the present day.
Throughout most of 20th Century, houses like Wentworth Woodhouse were regularly destroyed as their owners grappled with changing social conditions, reduced estate revenues and higher levels of taxation.
That a house on the scale of Wentworth Woodhouse managed to survive is extraordinary, and we'll tell the stories of the various individuals and organisations who worked so hard to save the building, in upcoming videos.
Last month, we celebrated the completion of emergency repairs to the structure of the building. This video shows some of the other local heritage that wasn't quite so fortunate.
Many thanks to Lost Heritage for sourcing most of the archive imagery used in this video. If you'd like to see more, please go to www.lostheritage.org.uk
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