The Great Cost Of Maintaining A Historic Mansion | Country House Rescue: Bantry House | Real Royalty

Bantry House is a historic house in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland constructed in about 1700. The house has been in the Shelswell-White family for over 300 years. Egerton and Brigitte Shelswell-White came to live here more than 30 years ago. Turning the semi-derelict Bantry into a family home and a viable business has been their life’s work. But now their eldest daughter Sophie and her partner Josh have given up their life in Australia to come back and take over running the whole estate. The house currently brings in a seasonal income from bed and breakfast, a tea room and house tours, but it’s not enough. With emotions running high and very little money to spend, Simon Davis must call on all his powers of negotiation to come up with a solution. From Elizabeth II to Cleopatra, Real Royalty peels back the curtain to give a glimpse into the lives of some of the most influential families in the world, with new full length documentaries posted every week covering the monarchies of today and all throughout history. 📺 It’s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world’s best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code ’RealRoyalty’ Subscribe to Real Royalty: Facebook: Instagram: Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@