0:00:02 > 0:00:04We're travelling across the UK on a mission.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07All over the country, our heritage is at risk.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11Ancient buildings and monuments are under threat of demolition.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Valuable arts and crafts are on the brink of extinction.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18And our rich industrial heritage is disappearing fast.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21We're scouring town and country,
0:00:21 > 0:00:23in search of the nation's unsung heroes
0:00:23 > 0:00:27determined not to let our heritage become a thing of the past.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32Today, we look behind the scenes of a £9 million restoration project
0:00:32 > 0:00:35that's opening up a Cumbrian estate
0:00:35 > 0:00:37for the first time in 70 years.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39What a view to work with. Fantastic, isn't it?
0:00:39 > 0:00:42And meet a group who've campaigned tirelessly
0:00:42 > 0:00:45to save a viaduct from demolition.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49On this journey, we're uncovering the hidden treasures of our country,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52treasures that are certainly worth fighting for.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56And meeting heritage heroes saving Britain at risk.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12THEY LAUGH
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Here we are at Hartside,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17one of the highest points in the Pennines.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Well, I've had better starts to the day, John. I have to say!
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Look at this!
0:01:22 > 0:01:26"The view in front of you is one of the most spectacular in England."
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Over there is the Lake District.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Over there is the Solway Firth.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32THEY LAUGH
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Beautiful(!) Shall we get out of this gloom?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Hopefully, we might see SOMETHING today.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Yeah, it might clear as we get down to the foothills. Let's hope so.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Ever the optimist.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47Our journey started in Northumberland, near Hadrian's Wall.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Today, we're heading south into Cumbria and the Lakes.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53We're then venturing across the Pennines into Yorkshire,
0:01:53 > 0:01:57and ending our trail in the stunning county of Derbyshire.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Cumbria can claim to have
0:02:01 > 0:02:05some of the most breathtaking scenery in England.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08The county has a rich agricultural landscape
0:02:08 > 0:02:12that runs alongside the dramatic hills of the Lake District.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15We're getting off the well-beaten tourist trail
0:02:15 > 0:02:19to meet the people working hard to preserve its heritage.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Well, it's brightening up, John, down here.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26It is, and our first stop is a little village called Bolton.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Close by the A66.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32We're not just looking, on our journey,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36at buildings at risk. We're looking at the whole social network
0:02:36 > 0:02:39in the country that might be at risk.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Things like village shops, post offices, and pubs, and things,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45are DANGEROUSLY at risk, these days.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48I've certainly seen it first-hand where I live.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51These things are under growing commercial pressures
0:02:51 > 0:02:53from the bigger supermarkets.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58Due to cutbacks in recent years, over 2,500 post offices have closed,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01along with hundreds of pubs.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06Some communities aren't taking these closures lying down.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10After the demise of the shop and post office in Bolton,
0:03:10 > 0:03:14the locals have found another focal point for local life.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16We join them as they celebrate
0:03:16 > 0:03:21three successful years of weekly gatherings in their village hall.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Look at this!- It's a party!
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Hello! Who are you?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Hope we're allowed inside!
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Well, what a turnout!
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Hello.- How are things going?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Nice to see you. Look at this!
0:03:39 > 0:03:43'They call this the Exchange.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45'It gives locals a place to get together
0:03:45 > 0:03:49'and sell home-made crafts and products.'
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Are all these from different people's back gardens?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- That's right. Jacob and Freddie have grown the cucumbers.- Well done!
0:03:55 > 0:03:5740 pence to £1.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- That one's 50p. - Right, I'll have that.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Some greens, as well. I like fresh peas.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- OK, Jacob, there you are.- Thank you. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Now, THAT looks like just the ticket.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- Hello, how are you?- How are YOU? - What kind of cheese is it?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17That one is Lincolnshire Poacher.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18And is this Stilton?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21No, that's our own blend, called Withnail Blue.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23I've got to have Withnail Blue.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I'm a huge fan of Withnail & I. So I've got to have that.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28We farm just across from Sleddale Hall,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30which was Uncle Monty's summer house.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Really? So, we're in film nostalgia territory, aren't we?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I'll have a piece of that, and, yes, Withnail Blue.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Lovely.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Not only can you buy fantastic local produce here at the Exchange,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46you can also have a cup of tea,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- and a cake, and a bit of a chat, can't you?- Certainly, yes.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53What difference has it made, the Exchange, to the village?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56I think it's made a lot of difference.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Before, although for some of the elderly people,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02losing the post office was a bit of a disaster to begin with,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05because where did they cash their pension?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08If you go down to the village shop, or the post office,
0:05:08 > 0:05:13- you might meet one person. But here, you meet...- Everybody.- Everybody.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17And you can spend the whole afternoon seeing your friends.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21And it has REALLY brought the village together.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Right, I'll have a cup of tea, please.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- What would you like in the way of cake?- A cream cake, please.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29With a strawberry on top.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- It's a raspberry, actually. - Oh, it's a raspberry. So it is.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Oh, lovely. Thank you very much.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40There's one problem. Trying to find somewhere to sit!
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Ooh, lovely. I'm not supposed to eat cream.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51So don't tell my wife, will you?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Derek Cotter is the man who rallied the community troops
0:05:56 > 0:05:58to get THIS Exchange off the ground.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01It's pretty warm in there this morning, Derek, isn't it?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04There's a tremendous atmosphere in there.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Isn't it just? Absolutely buzzing.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09That must be a huge source of pleasure for you,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12to see this, on its third anniversary, so excited?
0:06:12 > 0:06:16It's a tremendous satisfaction.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Although I helped found the idea, it's down to the community itself,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22in that we have 25 or so volunteers
0:06:22 > 0:06:25that turn out very frequently for it.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28What happened to give you the idea
0:06:28 > 0:06:32to take up this challenge of creating an exchange here in Bolton?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34We're approaching the building itself.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- This is where the shop and the post office used to be.- THIS is it?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Yes.- The black postbox.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44That's simply done to avoid anybody inadvertently posting letters.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46It's also bolted off.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49As far as the community were concerned,
0:06:49 > 0:06:51this was really the social hub of the village.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55But is your success here catching on in other villages in the area?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Yes, we managed to sell this idea to Culgaith,
0:06:57 > 0:07:01which is just across the A66,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03and they open once a week, the same as us.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I suppose the question I'm dying to ask you is,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08would you go back to having your post office
0:07:08 > 0:07:11in exchange for the Exchange? Would you swap one for the other?
0:07:11 > 0:07:15I don't think we'd want to go back to being without the Exchange.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Clearly, we'd like the shop, we'd like the post office.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23This is really something the community REALLY benefits from,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26and the sort of thing I'd want every community to have,
0:07:26 > 0:07:27if they could manage it.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31It's a simple idea that we can ALL take on,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34to breathe new life into our own communities.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38We're back on the road, in Cumbria,
0:07:38 > 0:07:42exploring the history of the rolling countryside.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45We have, as you know, this peculiar fascination
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- with our industrial past.- Uh-huh.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50One of the things that always catches my eye, wherever I am in the country,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53are the great viaducts that once linked the railway system,
0:07:53 > 0:07:57and the aqueducts that linked the canal system together.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59They ARE quite spectacular, aren't they?
0:07:59 > 0:08:03How on earth did they do that? All those years ago, you know.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08Ancient technology. It's a Roman technology.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11You wonder about engine drivers on the first crossing.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12THEY LAUGH
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Hoping it had all been done properly.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Viaducts have been built since the late 1800s
0:08:17 > 0:08:20to connect industrial Britain.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Smardale Gill viaduct was constructed in 1861
0:08:23 > 0:08:27to carry coke and coal on the first trans-Pennines railway.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31It ran for 100 years, closing in 1962.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Left to rot, it was threatened with demolition in the 1980s.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40A community group challenged British Rail's plans.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Martin Holdgate is one of the locals
0:08:43 > 0:08:46who set up a trust that saved the viaduct.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48I care very much about this place.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52It's a superb bit of railway heritage.
0:08:52 > 0:08:5414 arches, 90 feet high.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Beautifully shaped, very graceful structure.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01I've known it, and it's been part of my memory, all my life, almost.
0:09:01 > 0:09:07I would be very sad if it wasn't here for future people to enjoy.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10First thing that's got to be done is,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13the track way itself has got to be waterproofed.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15There are people already beginning to work on it,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18because we want to get that done this year,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21using our own resources.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23We have limited funds but think we've got enough for this.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Because, if we can waterproof the track way,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29and stop the water percolating into the fabric,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32we, as it were, turn the tap of damage off.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36The viaduct sits 90 feet above a deep ravine,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39and is at constant risk from the elements.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43The added complication is that it's surrounded by a nature reserve.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Andrew Walter of Cumbria's Wildlife Trust
0:09:46 > 0:09:49is advising them on how to protect the site.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It's particularly important for all the life in the river,
0:09:52 > 0:09:53especially the crayfish,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57that there's no pollution, siltation, or anything brought in,
0:09:57 > 0:09:59especially for this fella.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03White-clawed crayfish are just one of the species found here,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06so any work undertaken on the viaduct
0:10:06 > 0:10:09has to be done with real care.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Generally, there will again be fear for the stability of the structure,
0:10:14 > 0:10:18if we don't do something about it.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21That's why I'm passionate about getting the money,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23and getting it refurbished,
0:10:23 > 0:10:27and making sure it's even sounder for the next 50 years
0:10:27 > 0:10:30than it has been since the railway closed in 1962.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Winding our way south through Cumbria,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39we're now heading to a restoration project
0:10:39 > 0:10:42on the edge of the northern Lake District.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Today, John, it's interesting criss-crossing the country,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50as we do,
0:10:50 > 0:10:55the amount of AONBs, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57and of course national parks,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00that were put together by people with some extraordinary foresight.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03It all happened while the Second World War was raging.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06There were people in Whitehall, and other places,
0:11:06 > 0:11:08thinking about the future.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10What would it be like after the war was over?
0:11:10 > 0:11:13"We want a home fit for heroes."
0:11:13 > 0:11:15It's not just the agriculture that defines the Pennines.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Its great stately homes and castles
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- also give it a real flavour, don't they?- Yeah, absolutely!
0:11:22 > 0:11:26A lot of those castles just fell into disrepair eventually.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28But, actually, where we are,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32not far from Penrith, is Lowther Castle.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34I think they are doing something quite interesting.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38They're not just trying to restore it all to its former glory.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42The idea is to capture it as is, warts and all.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Lowther Castle has been home to the Lowther family
0:11:47 > 0:11:50since the reign of Edward I
0:11:50 > 0:11:54The castle and gardens are just part of their estate
0:11:54 > 0:11:56that still dominates Cumbria.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57Much of it is still in use,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00but after the death of the fifth Earl of Lonsdale,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02the castle lay uninhabited.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05To save it from complete dereliction,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07a charitable trust stepped in.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09An injection of £9 million
0:12:09 > 0:12:12is helping restore this impressive site,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16opening it up to the public for the first time in 70 years.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Andrew Mercer is the man overseeing the project.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Well, Andrew, this is quite something, isn't it?
0:12:25 > 0:12:26HE LAUGHS
0:12:26 > 0:12:28There's a little bit to do!
0:12:28 > 0:12:30We've been at it now for a couple of months.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33There's a huge amount of restoration and conversion to do.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36In terms of the main castle itself, are you going to tackle that?
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Will you put a roof on it, or keep it as a ruin?
0:12:38 > 0:12:40It's a ruin. That's what it is.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43It sits lovely, grandly, and very elegantly in the landscape.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48It has a real presence. We don't need a roof to be put back on it.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50We're keen to see it as a proper, well-consolidated ruin
0:12:50 > 0:12:54that will be a great landmark in this wonderful countryside.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55There's lots of clever people.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58There's the lead workers, the roofers, the stonemasons.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01There's a whole army of craftsmen.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Today we've had seven or eight apprentices working here,
0:13:04 > 0:13:06learning these new traditional skills.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10I think, as an apprentice, to have the opportunity to learn your skills
0:13:10 > 0:13:14on such a great building as this must be great fun, a great joy.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15One of the first jobs
0:13:15 > 0:13:18for the stonemasons is making safe
0:13:18 > 0:13:20the existing stonework.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23As you can see behind me, hundreds of tonnes of work stone
0:13:23 > 0:13:26have been taken off this building,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28carefully cleaned, and then restored.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33Now comes the task of putting the whole thing back together.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35THIS is what's known in the trade as a "merlon".
0:13:35 > 0:13:38It's one of the little square pieces that turn this
0:13:38 > 0:13:41from a straightforward country house into a crenellated castle.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43And this is going up there.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45All right, Steve!
0:13:56 > 0:13:59I think I've lost count of the number of ladders!
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Hey, look, there's the block!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Is Stanley up here, as well?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Stanley? He is.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- Hello, mate, nice to see you. How are you?- Hi.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- So, there's our merlon?- It is.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Isn't it gorgeous? What a view you fellas have to work with!
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Is that the old mason's mark on the end?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21That IS the mason's mark, yes.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- There's a terrific heritage to these things.- That's right.
0:14:24 > 0:14:30'Restoration on this scale takes real skill.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33'Each merlon has to be removed and cleaned.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35'Limestone mortar then secures it
0:14:35 > 0:14:38'to where it originally sat over 200 years ago.'
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Well done, Stanley. So, that's it, then?
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- The 20th one done.- Yes.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45How many more to go?
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Eh...150?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48THEY LAUGH
0:14:48 > 0:14:53The plans for the grounds are as impressive.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57In its heyday, Lowther had one of the grandest gardens in England.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Now, acres of parks, woodlands, pond and walkways
0:15:00 > 0:15:03are waiting to be rediscovered.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Landscape designer Dominic Cole
0:15:05 > 0:15:10has the task of reviving this 17th-century garden
0:15:10 > 0:15:12for everyone to enjoy.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15This is the central core of the garden. We're restoring most of it.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17What's all this going to be? Lawns?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19These will be different types of lawns.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Some will be formal. Some we want to have as wild flowers,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27so we'll use wild flowers from the local area.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29We'll work with the ecologist to do that.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32This is a memory of the bowling green. Very formal.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Then, a bulb lawn. So you have something for all seasons.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38We're taking that formal structure of the paths
0:15:38 > 0:15:41and using that as the basis onto which we'll overlay
0:15:41 > 0:15:44our garden from this generation.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47So, you're not actually rebuilding the place,
0:15:47 > 0:15:49you're giving a flavour of what it was like?
0:15:49 > 0:15:53That's right. Because there's so much going on here,
0:15:53 > 0:15:57and we can look at another period, one of the summerhouses.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Lovely.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03What's exciting is we're walking through
0:16:03 > 0:16:04from one period to another.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08What we're coming up to now is a much later period,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10the Victorian period.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12What is THIS?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15This is one of the Victorian summerhouses.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18It has this most wonderful character.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19It's almost Hansel & Gretel.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21You've got the gingerbread house.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24It has its original decoration. It's exciting to find it.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27There were 24 of these throughout the gardens.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29There's just a couple left.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- Will you be using it again? - Very much so.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36We're assuming the planting is holding it together.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38You can see the two ivies on either side,
0:16:38 > 0:16:42which are now very much entangled with the decoration.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46So, we think this won't need a lot more than a haircut.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49We're certainly not going to attempt to strip the ivy off it.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- This old place is idyllic, isn't it? - It's fantastic.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55It WOULD be, if it wasn't for the noise your men are making.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58I apologise for the noise. We're doing some tree work.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00More clearance, to open up new views.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Next will be this fantastic vista,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04down the pond from the summerhouse.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06'With more than a hundred acres to play with,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09'Dominic and his crew
0:17:09 > 0:17:11'have certainly got their work cut out.'
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Jules, you've been at the big house.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Let me show you the view from a little house.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Look at that. Isn't it sweet?
0:17:17 > 0:17:21A diamond jubilee summerhouse for the Lonsdale family.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23But look at the view that it has.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Perfectly sited, isn't it? - Isn't that fantastic?
0:17:26 > 0:17:30This view was really just the view of the Lonsdale family
0:17:30 > 0:17:32and their visitors.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35But now, we can all have a look at it.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37We've all got a chance. It's wonderful, isn't it?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40What I like is they're doing a very inclusive project.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42The house has its issues,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45but I love the fact they're going for this romantic ruin.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48They're also opening up the stable block,
0:17:48 > 0:17:50to make that a real venue for visitors,
0:17:50 > 0:17:52and 130 acres of gardens we can all now explore.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56A place that was very much at risk has now been saved.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00From what you've seen, do you think money well spent?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- I do, indeed.- I agree with you.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04They're our Heritage Heroes here, aren't they?
0:18:04 > 0:18:05THEY LAUGH
0:18:05 > 0:18:09It's fantastic to see part of Cumbria's rich heritage
0:18:09 > 0:18:12being opened up for all.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17And there are more hidden gems to be discovered on our journey.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Keep right on to the end of the road.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25# Keep right on to the end
0:18:25 > 0:18:28# Though the way be...#
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Or something like that.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- Something like that.- Harry Lauder.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33HE LAUGHS
0:18:33 > 0:18:37'Oh, the joys of car sharing with Mr Craven!
0:18:37 > 0:18:40'On our heritage trail, we're discovering
0:18:40 > 0:18:44'food, arts and crafts fighting for survival.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46'In Cumbria a campaign has taken hold
0:18:46 > 0:18:48'to promote a great British delicacy.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50'Marmalade.'
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Winston Churchill insisted on Seville oranges
0:18:52 > 0:18:55being imported to Britain during the war.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59He claimed marmalade was vital for morale.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01It's since declined in popularity.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03But, one woman who's lucky enough
0:19:03 > 0:19:06to call the historic house of Dalemain her home,
0:19:06 > 0:19:08is declaring she'll defend it forever.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12I made marmalade with my mother, and it was all good fun.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15When I got married, I came to live at Dalemain.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16It's a house open to the public.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19It has this enormous archive,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22and nobody has ever really delved into it, until recently,
0:19:22 > 0:19:28when we had an archivist who found all sorts of things, and treasures,
0:19:28 > 0:19:32including this huge archive of marmalade recipes.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36In the archive at Dalemain,
0:19:36 > 0:19:40we discovered this wonderful, ancient recipe book.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44It was created and pulled together about the end of the 1600s.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46So it's a very ancient book.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49But it is stuffed full of wonderful marmalade recipes,
0:19:49 > 0:19:51which we can now use.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52The idea is,
0:19:52 > 0:19:57we're using ancient recipes, and perpetuating them for the future,
0:19:57 > 0:19:59and it's truly exciting.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Already it's going liquid.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Wonderful.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08And it can just boil for a little bit longer.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10And then it will be ready to pot,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12which will be delicious.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Ladled with history, Jane Hasell-McCosh
0:20:15 > 0:20:18decided to bring marmalade into the 21st century.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Five years ago, she launched the World Marmalade Awards.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27It draws support and entries from around the world.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I think the most important thing
0:20:29 > 0:20:32is our artisan producer's competition.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35That's all about the small producers who are making marmalade
0:20:35 > 0:20:38with the open pan method,
0:20:38 > 0:20:43and using recipes often belonging to their granny, or their great-granny.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46But, they are perpetuating what they learned,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49and then producing it on a commercial scale.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Now, that commercial scale may be tiny amounts
0:20:51 > 0:20:55sold in the village post office, or the local shop.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59But they are producing the marmalade of today,
0:20:59 > 0:21:04and that, to me, is the lifeline to marmalade production of the future.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08THIS is what you can't beat.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11A nice cup of tea, with a view like this.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Isn't it gorgeous?
0:21:14 > 0:21:18As WB Yeats said about another lake, "Peace comes dropping slowly here".
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Oh, John. I'm going to cry now.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22THEY LAUGH
0:21:22 > 0:21:23Cheers!
0:21:27 > 0:21:32Our final stop on our journey through Cumbria is Brougham,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34just south of Penrith.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39We've already had a nice look at Lowther,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42which was a pretty ambitious endeavour.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45£9 million going into that one.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47How about another grand house that...?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Has it got a roof on?
0:21:49 > 0:21:50- It HAS got a roof on it.- Good.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54But they haven't got that sort of money to spend.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57This is very much a homespun operation, at Brougham.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01It's been saved from the teeth of a housing development.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03They've compromised slightly,
0:22:03 > 0:22:07on how they've allowed the housing to happen around it.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09They've given some land for housing
0:22:09 > 0:22:12on the understanding they can keep the hall itself.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Ah, Brougham Hall!
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- Look at that. - That IS a castle, to me.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- That IS a castle.- It's castellated.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Let's go and find out the story.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- They must have been small in those days.- You can say that again.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Look at this place! Wonderful!
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- LOUDSPEAKER:- 'Hello. Please help us in our private endeavour
0:22:29 > 0:22:32'to restore this 14th-century fortified house.'
0:22:32 > 0:22:34It's the voice of the Almighty!
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- We're being watched!- And they're wanting money.- I think they are.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Dig deep, John. Go on!
0:22:41 > 0:22:42Hey, look at this!
0:22:42 > 0:22:44"On the 15th October 1905,
0:22:44 > 0:22:45"Edward VII set off
0:22:45 > 0:22:47"through this arch to Raby Castle
0:22:47 > 0:22:49"in the first motorcade
0:22:49 > 0:22:51"in the north of England
0:22:51 > 0:22:53"by a British monarch."
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Winston Churchill was here, as well. In 1942.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58This is quite something, isn't it?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Very different feel from the outside.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- No big house, or anything.- No.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07'Brougham Hall has an incredible history.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10'Royalty, Lords and commanders of war
0:23:10 > 0:23:13'have all taken sanctuary
0:23:13 > 0:23:15'within these walls.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17'But in the 1980s, it was to be pulled down
0:23:17 > 0:23:19'to give way to a new development.'
0:23:19 > 0:23:21There are the new houses, then.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25That's obviously part of the deal that meant the rest of this
0:23:25 > 0:23:27wasn't covered in houses, either.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30But, if it wasn't for one individual with some serious foresight,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- this would have been completely lost. - You're right.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37'It's incredible to think it was down to one man
0:23:37 > 0:23:39'that this hall was saved.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42'Christopher Terry visited Brougham in his early 20s.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44'When he heard it was to be demolished,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47'he made it his mission to save it.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49'He took over the development of the site,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51'and was able to rescue the Hall
0:23:51 > 0:23:54'by building residential houses in the grounds.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56'It's now open to the public
0:23:56 > 0:24:00'and the converted stables are home to local businesses.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02'Their rent, along with some charitable funding,
0:24:02 > 0:24:06'is allowing Christopher to restore the rest of the site.'
0:24:06 > 0:24:08At the beginning,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11friends of mine said I'd got the Nobel Prize for Lunacy.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15But, we've done enough of it now
0:24:15 > 0:24:18to have proved that we CAN do it.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22This is where we started, in January 1986.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25We rebuilt this south wall,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28and we took on 22 youngsters, who'd never had a job.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- And they made a very credible job. - They certainly have.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33It looks very impressive, doesn't it?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36And then we worked our way the whole way round,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39and we've got as far as the tearoom, there.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42We've done over half, in area.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44And, we are viable.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45We can pay our bills.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47'Christopher is also committed
0:24:47 > 0:24:51'to re-housing the mass of historical documents
0:24:51 > 0:24:54'that are currently under wraps in this store room.'
0:24:54 > 0:24:57What have you got HERE, Christopher?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59This looks very impressive.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03This is the visitors' book, from 1888 onwards.
0:25:03 > 0:25:09I should tell you the Royal Family used Brougham as the halfway house
0:25:09 > 0:25:11between Windsor and Balmoral,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14from 1857 to 1905.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17For example, here we have the future King George V
0:25:17 > 0:25:22coming as Prince George, in 1892.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24There's Albert Edward, later King Edward VII,
0:25:24 > 0:25:28and, sending a telegram from Balmoral
0:25:28 > 0:25:32to say thanks very much for having me.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35This is just a very small section of the amazing archive here.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38What would have happened to it if you hadn't stepped in?
0:25:38 > 0:25:41I think, if we hadn't come along when we did,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45both Brougham Hall, and the history attaching to Brougham Hall,
0:25:45 > 0:25:50would have been smashed off the face of the earth.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Getting this history on display
0:25:52 > 0:25:55will help secure Brougham Hall's future
0:25:55 > 0:25:58and put it back on the map as an important historic site.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01What I love about this place is, there's clearly a lot more to it
0:26:01 > 0:26:05than just the restoration and conservation of the building itself.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09It's also become a real haven for many local artisan industries.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11There's a wedding planner here, an IT consultant,
0:26:11 > 0:26:14even a country furnishing store.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17All of them have a direct contribution to make
0:26:17 > 0:26:20in keeping this place an ongoing success.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Piers Merry was one of the teenagers
0:26:22 > 0:26:26who helped rebuild the hall.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30The work inspired him to take up stonemasonry.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33He's dedicated his life to learning these heritage skills.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37His work is now acclaimed around the world.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38Piers!
0:26:38 > 0:26:40I've found you! What a place to work!
0:26:40 > 0:26:43This is a stonemason's dream, isn't it?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45A vaulted ceiling...
0:26:45 > 0:26:48There's not many people who have a vaulted ceiling in their workshop.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- Nice to see you. How's things? - Very good.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54I gather you started out here 15-odd years ago,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57when they were beginning to restore the castle walls, and so forth?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Yeah. It was my first job.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03It was the most fun job I could find when I was at school.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06I used to come here, and dig out, and excavate.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Find the good stone, separate the bad stone.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12They had face workers and stonemasons working here.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15We came in and got as much ready for them as we could.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18One thing that strikes me about Brougham is this hotbed
0:27:18 > 0:27:21of local businesses that have come into it,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25which not only keep it going, but have a direct investment,
0:27:25 > 0:27:27a real passion for its survival.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29And you're one of those people.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Would you ever want to work anywhere else,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- or is Brougham where you want to be? - No, no. I want to be here.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39It's wonderful. Look at it. Look at the office!
0:27:39 > 0:27:40THEY LAUGH
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Yeah! Look at the office. This is a nice place to be.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Brougham Hall certainly looks to have a future
0:27:45 > 0:27:48as rich as its past.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54This has been a great day travelling across Cumbria.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Lowther Castle is spectacular,
0:27:57 > 0:28:01and it's great news that it's being preserved for future generations.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05And the buzz of the Exchange in Bolton is fantastic.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09The locals have created a whole new centre
0:28:09 > 0:28:11where community spirit can thrive.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Next time, we're in the Yorkshire Dales
0:28:14 > 0:28:17to see how local funding is helping a community to help itself.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21And we explore the industrial heart of the Pennines,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24as we visit a textile mill
0:28:24 > 0:28:28whose creative future is reaching new heights.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30How about that?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd