George Clarke meets the people breathing new life into our unused and unloved buildings, transforming local landmarks into unique family homes that celebrate their past
Cornwall couple Richard and Sarah, who bought their former local high street bank for £50,000 and now face the challenge of converting the Victorian grade II-listed building into a unique family home.
Architect George Clarke follows people as they attempt to breathe new life into disused commercial properties. Here he meets a Staffordshire couple who, having fallen in love with a derelict 19th-century coach house, sold their home and put in their savings to buy it. How will they cope cooped up in a caravan on-site with the children while they oversee the renovation?
George is in West Yorkshire to check out a building with a criminal past - a former police station - which comes complete with original holding cells and a 1980s reception area. Rachel, who runs her own fashion business, is determined to do most of the work herself. Fortunately, her boyfriend Mike is a builder. Will they be able to transform it into a spectacular home?
Architect George Clarke George meets first-time renovators Erin and Oliver, who have spent their inheritance on a dilapidated dung-filled barn outside Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The newlyweds' dream is to turn the 200-year-old building into a stunning country home that Erin's late father would be proud of. But to do it, they will need to overcome the infamous Yorkshire elements.
Architect George Clarke visits Three Ways Farm near Stockport, which has been in Gordon's family since the 1950s. His late mother's dream was for Gordon to turn the 120-year-old cattle shed and milking parlour into a home for himself, so he and partner Lisa have set out to make that a reality, creating their first home together. Will it end up being something his mother would have been proud of?
The architect meets Bernie, who has bought a ramshackle stable on the banks of the Humber and plans to turn it into a luxury home for his retirement. Originally a large stable block serving a grand Victorian estate nearby, it comprises a saddle room, stalls and a tack room, but having only served as a home for horses, turning it into a luxury house is a brave move. Last in the series.
