The Restoration Man - C4

[Laurel Green]

"It's a lovely feeling when you stop and know that you have arrived." Well said.

[2.5pi]

Disappointed

They were just messing around with the idea of moving, the reality not so much...

[CAPP0]

I'm not sure I would ever have the vision to look at that as it was and see potential as a home. Near me there is a control tower (below) which stood semi-derelict for donkey's years which to me would have been a more obvious candidate, but it was swallowed up in a massive development and now houses, in an act of almost criminal desecration, a bloody Costa.



Fair play to them for the vision and for going ahead with it. I liked them, they may have underestimated the task but they seemed like really nice decent people.

Edited by CAPP0 on Wednesday 21st January 21:12

[cold thursday]

2.5pi said:

Disappointed

Yes I was as well, I wanted to see the Nissen huts restored.


For how it used to be :-
http://thaturbexblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/fearn-...

[anonymous-user]

Shame they didn't finish. Loved the building, if I had the financial capability I'd be approaching them to buy as is, I reckon they'd sell.

[Mr GrimNasty]

I hope that haven't left the landing light on.

[Baron Greenback]

Laurel Green said:

I'd imagine there not being a thermal break on those windows too - frightening!

I was amazed they went for old style metal windows, sure they are double glazing but the windows wont be that good thermally! I wouldnt like to heat that building for sure but what a view!

[V8covin]

Baron Greenback said:

I was amazed they went for old style metal windows, sure they are double glazing but the windows wont be that good thermally! I wouldnt like to heat that building for sure but what a view!

Wasn't it a listed building ?

[Baron Greenback]

V8covin said:

Wasn't it a listed building ?

Aye, don't know what grade listing it was, dont know if they had to make the windows as per original!

[Laurel Green]

Heads up.

[soxboy]

Looking forward to this one particularly as its about a mile from where I grew up and can be seen from my old bedroom window!

[ajprice]

Unlisted!

[KP328]

Last weeks program had huge potential but turned out to be a damp squid squib . Hopefully this couple manage to complete this, but its a huge project.

[FourWheelDrift]

Only £300,000!

[Laurel Green]

FourWheelDrift said:

Only £300,000!

Better scrub the lift.

Hope all goes well though.

[ajprice]

Unlisted, but stupid fking planning permission fking council access permission fking fkers

[soxboy]

As the lawyer says, it's a pretty well known bit of case law (Stokes v Cambridge) for anyone who works in property, so somebody should have worked it out beforehand rather than it being a great surprise.

Don't think it was too unreasonable of the council IMHO.

[soxboy]

Here's one they did earlier:

[KP328]

I love the look of that well, stick some LED lights down there and glass over the top of it.

[ajprice]

Good looking building now with the windows in.