Through the construction of a peasant house, I invite you to dive into the world of the craftsmen builders of yesteryear. Masons, carpenters, joiners or blacksmiths, discover how they have marked the rural heritage thanks to their know-how, their techniques and their ingenuity.
📚 Sources and references:
The rural house of the Monts du Lyonnais: https://books.openedition.org/pul/9672
Memoirs of Léonard, former mason's boy by Martin Nadaud
Awakening to the peasant house (Documents by Jean-Yves CHAUVET): https://www.maisons-paysannes-loiret.org/index.php/mhconnaitre/mh1batiruralc/39-eveil-a-la-maison-paysanne-document-de-jean-yves-chauvet-2011
The journey of the masons of the Creuse: http://www.lesmaconsdelacreuse.fr/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/le-voyage.pdf
🎥 Photo and video credits:
Old postcards: http://www.cpa-bastille91.com
Geneanet - Cards old postcards: https://www.geneanet.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-66ionkzF0
🎬 Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:21 Crafts in the 19th century
01:46 Self-construction and community work
02:54 Planning the construction site
05:07 Starting the work
06:06 Masons in the 19th century
08:15 Letter from a mason from La Creuse
12:06 Continuation of the construction site
12:38 Lumberjacks in the 19th century
14:33 Carpenters in the 19th century
17:02 Joiners in the 19th century
18:10 Sawyers
19:11 Blacksmiths in the 19th century
20:44 The end of the structural work
21:23 Conclusion