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DePree, Hopwood, 1970-
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DePree, Hopwood, 1970- -- Homes and haunts -- England.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Dwellings -- England.
Castles -- England -- Conservation and restoration.
Actors and actresses -- Family relationships -- United States.
Middleton (Greater Manchester, England) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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DePree, Hopwood, 1970-
DePree, Hopwood, 1970-
DePree, Hopwood, 1970- -- Homes and haunts -- England.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Dwellings -- England.
Castles -- England -- Conservation and restoration.
Actors and actresses -- Family relationships -- United States.
Middleton (Greater Manchester, England) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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Downton Shabby : one American's ultimate DIY adventure restoring his family's English castle /
Hopwood
DePree
.
by
DePree
,
Hopwood
,
1970-
William Morrow, 2022.
Call #:
942.73 D424d
Subjects
DePree
,
Hopwood
,
1970-
DePree
,
Hopwood
,
1970-
-- Homes and haunts -- England.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Dwellings -- England.
Castles -- England -- Conservation and restoration.
Actors and actresses -- Family relationships -- United States.
Middleton (Greater Manchester, England) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
ISBN:
9780063080850 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"Hollywood producer
Hopwood
DePree
had been told as a boy that an ancestor--who he was named for--had left his family's English castle in the 1700s to come to America. One night after some wine and a visit to ancestry dot com,
Hopwood
discovered a photograph of a magnificent English estate with a familiar name:
Hopwood
Hall, a 60-room, 600-year-old grand manor on 5,000 acres. And with that,
Hopwood
DePree
's life took an almost fairytale turn.
Hopwood
Hall, in northwest England, was indeed his family's ancestral home. It had been occupied continuously by the
Hopwood
family for five centuries until the last remaining male heirs were killed in World War I. Since then, the Hall had fallen gradually into disrepair and was close to collapse. When
Hopwood
visited, he discovered trees growing in the chimneys, holes in the roof, and water sluicing down walls. It would take many millions to save the Hall--millions that
Hopwood
certainly didn't have--but despite the fact that he lived in Los Angeles and had no construction skills,
Hopwood
DePree
came to a conclusion: He would save
Hopwood
Hall. 'Downton Shabby' --the name
Hopwood
coined for the glorious ruin--traces
Hopwood
DePree
's adventures as he gives up his life in Hollywood and moves permanently to England to save
Hopwood
Hall from ruin. But the task is far too big for one person, of course.
Hopwood
discovers that the Hall comes with an unforgettable cast of new neighbors he can call on for help--from the electrician whose mum had fond memories of working at the Hall to gruff caretaker Bob, and the local aristocrats who (sort of) come to accept
Hopwood
as one of their own. Together, as they navigate the trials and triumphs of trying to save an actual castle,
Hopwood
finds himself ever further from the security of his old life, but comes to realize that, actually, he's never been closer to home."--Goodreads.
Genre:
Memoirs.
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