S2 E17: Downtown Shabby

Published: June 1, 2022, 6 a.m.

Meet the improbable rescuer of a dilapidated English manor house: Hopwood DePree, a Hollywood producer having a mid-life crisis. He'd heard rumors about his family's ancestral castle, and when he discovers that it really exists\u2013but in a shocking state of disrepair\u2013he goes all in to save it.

Guests:
Hopwood DePree, author of "Downton Shabby: One American's Ultimate DIY Adventure Restoring His Family's English Castle"
Geoff Wellens, historian
Bob Wall, caretaker of Hopwood Hall; historical and heritage building specialist
Zena Howard, PR & Communications for Hopwood DePree and Hopwood Hall Estate