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Series Producer Simon Shaw discusses one of the most crucial elements
of the experiment: the house itself.
 How
did real estate agents react when you told them why you were looking
for a house?
 They
were fascinated, and after we eventually bought a house and did
the refurbishing, the agent who sold it to us got terrifically excited
at the potential of being able to sell a house like this for much
more money than a modern-style dwelling.
Did
you encounter any problems with the next-door neighbors?
They
seemed to feel it was sort of a surreal experience, but they were
very cooperative, as were the neighbors on the entire street. Most
everyone was very keen in participating to see what the project
would yield.
How
did you leave the house when you were finished?
We
left it in 1900 mode for the most part, but we provided a detailed
ground plan for bringing it back up to modern standards. I presume
the house now has central heating, modern cookers, etc. But who
knows? Maybe somebody who wants to live that kind of life, but I
rather doubt it.
Did
the Bowlers keep any of the household items they used during the
experiment?
Joyce
kept her corset, her "instrument of torture," as she calls it. She
now has it hanging on her bedroom wall. Kathryn also kept one of
her corsets. Paul kept his cutthroat razor, although I'm led to
understand he doesn't use it. And each of the children kept a little
something from the house to remind them of their experience.
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