Harry Fletcher Wednesday 6 Jan 2021 10:05 pm The house went up on Wednesday's show (Picture: Channel 4) Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud observed one of the most unique builds in the history. By clicking Accept all you agree that Yahoo and our partners will process your personal information, and use technologies such as cookies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights, and product development. The MyLondon app gives you all the stories you need to help you keep on top of what's happening in the best city ever. A dad stunned Grand Designs viewers in the 'craziest episode ever' after spending four years and 4.2 million on transforming a cemetery into his dream home. Even seasoned presenter Kevin McCloud seems shocked by the huge scale of this megabasement project yet its hard not to will it to succeed, As soon as Kevin McCloud sets the scene a graveyard in south-west London you know the latest instalment of Grand Designs (Channel 4) is going to be a classic. You can now, I can be completely anonymous in a hat and a mask.. But Justin asked architect Simon Gill to cast a fresh eye over the plans. He is full of surprises and has lived a life that has included three tours of duty in Northern Ireland, one in Iraq and running a salmon fly-tying business in Thailand. Justin Maxwell-Stuart, 50, from London, bought an abandoned keepers lodge and an adjoining ex-council toilet block in Fulham cemetery for 1.8 million in 2016. Grand Designs lockdown houses: before and after, The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is failing to deliver, The seven stages of building design and construction, 9 simple ways to maximise space in a small bathroom. The Londoner . Does he remember her? I am used to living in old buildings because my family home in Scotland dates back 1,000 years, says Justin. The properties featured in the series vary wildly from homes underground to converted water towers, with the only common factor being that they're all rather unusual or extravagant in some way. Grand Designs continues on Wednesday at 9pm on Channel 4. "One hell of a house but with one hell of a price tag as well.". 22:38 GMT 15 Jan 2021. Appearing on Channel 4's Grand Designs, dad-of-one Justin revealed his plans to transform the derelict land in 12 months and with a budget of 1.6 million - but things didn't go to plan. Millions of viewers presumed it was going to be a canine pal, a Lightning for his Thunder. ", Another wrote: "Can't tell you how jealous I am of the man whos converting a graveyard gatehouse into a gothic mansion WITH A MOAT on @Channel4 #GrandDesigns right now. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. 'Jan, you won't be expected to wrestle with grizzly bears every morning,' he says, and I worry that we are digressing too far, but there is no stopping him now. We tour the nanny flat off the utility room, complete with its mini kitchen and narrow bed, upstairs to the master bedroom where Justin has left a pair of socks balled up on the floor ('oops') and into the ensuite with its mirrored bath. 'My publicity estimate was way lower than what transpired but I have had the most marvellous experience. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. But, I have watched enough episodes of Grand Designs to know this might not have worked. The aim was to knock down the toilet block and replace it with a ground floor extension, a moat and a basement with a swimming pool. Off we go, down to the 13-metre pool, where he has a daily swim of 100 laps before tea and toast with homemade raspberry jam; then into the wine cellar with its 'everyday bottles' on the racks and more serious grand cru clarets still being unpacked from their cases. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Justin then plans to replace the adjoining blocks with a huge luxury extension on its ground floor, with a basement swimming pool and moat. Further grand flourishes include a stone, The question was if the extension should mirror the style of the stone-built lodge or whether it should be something different. Something went wrong, please try again later. Image: Jefferson Smith, I was lucky in that I came on board at the very beginning. He explained: "I thought, now my life is in turmoil and chaos, I now have the opportunity to do something off the beaten track. A dad stunned Grand Designs viewers in the 'craziest episode ever' after spending four years and 4.2 million on transforming a cemetery into his dream home. The issues facing Maxwell Stuart are floodlit from the very start. The aim was to knock down the toilet block and replace it with a ground floor extension, a moat and a basement with a swimming pool. Grand Designs returns this week with Kevin following a huge new project by army captain Justin, who has forked out 1.8million on his new home. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Meanwhile, on the night they moved into The Lodge back in November, Justin asked Hideko to marry him. The Lodge, Fulham Cemetery (Grand Designs) South West London Grand Designs - Fulham Cemetery: A series of gardens around an innovative property in Fulham Cemetery - the house featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs in January 2021 under the title 'South West London'. By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. The series opens with a house in a Victorian cemetery in south-west London one of the series biggest budget projects. I worked hard to meld the two parts of the house together, adding colourful fabrics and traditional upholstery to the new rooms, making them feel warm and lived-in. Justin describes the result as being unique but not ostentatious. If I wasnt me Id be Kevin McCloud. Fans of the show headed to Twitter to give their. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Although Justin remembers seeing the likes of David Bowie and Mick Jagger on the island, his parents always kept a low-key presence. . By But I've had enough peanuts and I don't even like peanuts anyway." From graveyard cottage to 4.2million VERY Grand Design: TV property show's most costly project ever turned a cemetery wreck into a majestic home with a waterfall and underground pool By. What, then, could go wrong? 'Oh, the thrill of catching a salmon,' he continues, cradling an imaginary one in his arms. 'I did think about proposing to her actually on Grand Designs,' he says. Aspiring self-builders rejoice Kevin McCloud is back on our screens with a new set of extraordinary new homes to ogle. Instead, the projects where people have been doing it themselves, stockpiling materials, being really resourceful and changing halfway through when they realise they dont have enough plaster or the right cladding, theyre the projects that have come to fruition because people are being really clever.. London Bridge overcrowding: Give TfL control of Southeastern trains, Motorist fined 650 after council paints disabled bay around his car. 'After my fifth attempt to shove some peanuts down her throat, she said: "Thank you very much, dear boy. Justins home features in the first episode of Grand Designs 2021 series, but the question is whether they ever managed to finish building it Former army captain Justin hopes to restore a neo-Gothic cemetery keepers lodge, and turn it into his dream home in south west London. But in November 2020 the four-bed home complete with a huge master suite, dressing room, kitchen-diner, reading room, a large lounge, as well as a cellar, a TV room with a bar and the 13-metre swimming pool, was finished. Died on 29 Jul 1969. He 'rattled up the funds' via a mortgage and a loan from his mother Kirsty, a scion of the wealthy Salvesen shipping family. Every time I walk out that gate someone says hello or asks me how Thunder is. Image: Jefferson Smith. The garden spaces required a sensitive treatment, a design which would enhance the bold, contemporary architecture whilst paying respect to the original Neo-Gothic building. The build is one of the biggest budget projects on this series, with the property costing 1.8 million and a further 1.6 million budgeted for the renovation work, but costs mount rapidly, leaving. Photo:Jefferson Smith, The question was if the extension should mirror the style of the stone-built lodge or whether it should be something different. Theyre not smaller in terms of vision at all because weve got some really exciting stuff but theyre not the really big almost commercially run things that we sometimes feature.. His Grand Designs graveyard house adventure was underway. GRV Media Ltd, 18 Mulberry Avenue, Widnes. A nickel bath adds a luxurious element to Justins ensuite bathroom. Something went wrong, please try again later. But soon after he started the project in October 2016, he ran into difficulties, with one of the most challenging being getting planning permission to build an entrance to the graveyard from his garden. It also gave the basement an extra bedroom, a media room, a larger wine cellar and a sauna. After the programme was broadcast last week, he has been overwhelmed by the reaction. And replacing the 1960s block with an extension for Justins ground-floor living spaces. He wanted warmth and colour. Gretchen Trusted of Shake the Sky, is responsible for the stunning scheme. Justin was going to have lots of neighbours, as presenter Kevin McCloud pointed out, but they were all going to be dead. Image: Jefferson Smith. Justin drew inspiration from his family's 50-room mansion, Traquair House, Scotland's oldest inhabited house. Grand Designs starts on January 6 on Channel 4 at 9pm. But soon after he started the project in October 2016, he ran into difficulties, with one of the most challenging being getting planning permission to build an entrance to the graveyard from his garden. Within 5 miles of your location. A dad left Grand Designs viewers open-mouthed after the "craziest episode ever". He was going through a divorce from his 'lovely' Brazilian-born wife Tania, whom he met in 2004 when they were neighbours. But I thought it might be rather too awful.'. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. However, Justin is seen struggling to keep his budget under control, and later says he is staring down a catastrophic financial black hole. 'Yah, lovely acorns,' says Justin, admiring their dazzling lustre while giving the impression he can't remember how much they cost (4,000 each). And she cooked it all superbly. 20 most amazing Grand Designs homes - from the 100ft water tower to the 3million tree house The futuristic eco-mansion was branded "awe-inspiring" by host Kevin McCloud. Further grand flourishes include a stone staircase leading down to the basement and a moat along one wall of the house. As McCloud quips, there are Lots of neighbours but theyre all dead.. But thats exactly what my mans going to do.. Within 5 kilometers of your location. I would watch a compilation of Kevin McClouds attempts to suppress any sort of facial response to the wildly gung-ho plans and financial implications laid out every few minutes. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. With many in debt, loosing their jobs and homes, struggling to feed their kids; GD show some numpty millionaire spending nearly 4 mill on a cemetery lodge. Visit www.f. Dad-of-one Justin Maxwell-Stuart,. Owner with a 1million budget is left shocked by 4million quote to turn abandoned Neo-Gothic cemetery lodge into his dream home with a swimming pool and a MOAT Justin,. Walking into the new wing from the cosy rooms in the lodge could easily have felt like stepping into the freezer aisle in a supermarket, said Gretchen. Yes, I know what you are thinking. MORE : Grand Designs returns with disaster as most surreal project yet is rocked by Covid, MORE : Grand Designs Kevin McCloud embraces telling people to back off to keep Covid compliant, Billie Shepherd and Sam Faiers call out b****y Phillip Schofield over This Morning behaviour. But fans were beyond impressed with the outcome as one said: "Bloody love #GrandDesigns and what an episode to start the new series. The interior designer of this stunning home describes how she created the luxurious interiors. Justin called on interior designer Gretchen Trusted. The TV presenter, 61, is in the vulnerable category amid the pandemic, so as a result needs to be extra careful when around other people and keep a distance at all times. A 4.5m 'Gothic' house built in the grounds of a Victorian graveyard and featured on Grand Designs is causing quite the buzz on social media. Ex-army officer Justin Maxwell Stuart was at a crossroads in his life when he spotted a run down cemetery lodge for sale. By Appearing on Channel 4's Grand. Let us know in the comments below. What is cuckooing and why do people want it to be criminalised? The expensive plans that Justin has for the home is nothing short of easy. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. Simon proposed renovating the lodge, deemed a Building of Merit, to give two bedrooms and a study. But we struck a good balance of creating flow between rooms and making sure they are warm and cosy. She died in 2016, leaving 20 million in her will from which Justin and his older sister Laura are the chief beneficiaries. A series of gardens around an innovative property in Fulham Cemetery - the house is soon to be featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs. Schools in London face disruption as teachers stage strikes, Former Met acting commissioner described rape as regretful sex, Detectives hunting for Constance Martens baby find remains of infant, London Ambulance Service told to improve its ethnic diversity, Shocking moment moped narrowly misses 70mph train at level crossing, FTSE 100 Live: ITV, Taylor Wimpey and Flutter post results, What is the Willow Project? However, work on building the house, which initially costs 1.6 million, was halted due to finances, before the coronavirus pandemic intervened. We did not have to buy a single bit of meat for five months,' he roars. 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