House Through Time S2

Taal: nld
Categorie: Variete

In the first episode, David Olusoga pays his first visit to the house. It is a Georgian end-of-terrace property on Ravensworth Terrace, in Newcastle upon Tyne's gritty West End. The current owners of the house, Damian and Suzi, know little of their home's history, but with its grand fireplaces and lofty proportions, the house offers a tantalising glimpse into the past.Tracing the house's early history, David discovers the original deeds revealing that the house was built by local developer William Mather and completed around 1824. Its first long-term resident was local lawyer and family man William Stoker. Searching the records for evidence of William Stoker, David is surprised to discover that he is named in an 1835 report in the local newspaper. The article tells of a theft from the house in which two teenage boys have stolen a pair of umbrellas, 'the property of Mr William Stoker'.