The Restoration Man

Seasons

2010

7.8

Architect George Clarke travels around Britain meeting people who are trying to restore historically and architecturally significant buildings, many of which are non-residential buildings being converted into homes.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Bath Lodge

George meets builder Mark Horton who has for years harboured a dream to live in a unique house. With this in mind, he bought the 18th-century folly with plans to convert it himself into a luxurious family home. On the 'Buildings at Risk' register for ten years Bath Lodge is just a derelict shell, with no access road or utilities.

S1 • E2

Llanreithan Church

S1 • E3

Melin Newydd Windmill

Architect George Clarke meets Clive and his wife Jane, who dream of retiring and making their new home in a Grade II listed Anglesey windmill.

S1 • E4

Fortified Towers

Artist Sarah McCombie has owned a Martello tower in Kent since 2004, and ex-army man Barrie Taylor became the custodian of a Scottish castle tower in 2005.

S1 • E5

Field House

Architect George Clarke advises Chris Kelly and Sue Hindle on a project to convert a small cruck-framed house into their first home together. But with four teenage daughters to house, planning permission is needed for a crucial extension to make their dream a reality.

S1 • E6

Thorington Gate Lodge

George Clarke joins former heavyweight boxer, Scott Welch, as he plans to convert Thorington Gate Lodge in Suffolk into a weekend retreat so he can spend more time with his father who lives nearby, despite not having set foot inside the building. It soon becomes clear that Scott has a fight on his hands getting planning permission as the project is set to include an ultra-modern glass extension.

S1 • E7

Coach House

Lisa and Darren Walker have a dream of converting a coach house into a unique home. But it soon becomes clear that the restoration won't be as straightforward as they hoped.

S1 • E8

Ice House

George meets Laird Henderson who for years has wanted to live in a unique home where he can make the most of his lochside surroundings.

S1 • E9

Medieval Hall and Trawsgoed Mansion

George Clarke advises 2 families who have bought nationally important buildings in Wales: Simon Hooper Victoria dreams of converting a Grade I listed medieval hall into a home and the Edwards fell in love with a neglected 70-room mansion.

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