He wanted warmth and colour. Justin Maxwell-Stuart, 50, from London, appeared on Grand Designs with to transform cemetery lodge Father-of-one wanted to transform abandoned, derelict house into a family home for 1.6. 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. This suggests he is more hard-nosed property developer than the wide-eyed dreamer who insists a home isn't really a home unless it has a moat. ex-army captain Justin restores a Neo-Gothic cemetery lodge and converts its toilet block into a huge extension with moat and basement swimming pool. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Image: Jefferson Smith, I was lucky in that I came on board at the very beginning. Meanwhile, Grand Designs Kevin McCloud recently joked hes got quite good at being rude to people approaching him in the street. I tell people off. Left to my own devices, I would probably have built the extension in a gothic style. This account already exists. 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 blue tones and natural light make it calm and serene. Even McCloud seems shocked by the seemingly unnecessary scale of it all, likening the basement to that of a skyscraper, or a car park. Does he remember her? Not for it to be solely architecturally beautiful, but a place that he would be really happy living in. It was good for me to have something to focus on.'. Follow Gretchen on Instagram at @shake.the.sky. The house is an abandoned neo-Gothic cemetery keepers lodge and adjoining ex-council toilet block in south-west London. 'We make the best flies in the world,' says Justin, who knows the lyrics to only one song Happy Birthday. 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. Jeremy Clarkson shuts down claim hes been sacked from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? s soon as Kevin McCloud sets the scene a graveyard in south-west London you know the latest instalment of. But, I have watched enough, The already-stretched budget was in jeopardy when the contractors began to dig beneath a section of the lodge ready for the pool installation. 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. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. Look at it pragmatically and you can see that neither Justin nor his project are as crazy as they sound. 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. Justin was going to have lots of neighbours, as presenter Kevin McCloud pointed out, but they were all going to be dead. The ground floor living room is so fabulous. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. For instance, its not just about having the pipework in the right place. The controversial Chesil Cliff House at Croyde - which is. But fans were beyond impressed with the outcome as one said: "Bloody love #GrandDesigns and what an episode to start the new series. 'One bit of a wife of Henry VIII and it would have been curtains,' is how he puts it. The emergence of Covid-19 last March has given us perhaps the most raw, relatable series of the entire run, according to long-standing presenter, Kevin Mccloud. "And come the witching hour, when they close the gates to the cemetery then it really is my area. So did they finish Justins home on Grand Designs? 754K views, 5.9K likes, 1.3K loves, 867 comments, 1K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Channel 4: The usual ambitious project, in an unusual place It took months, a metre at a time, but it has added a huge amount of value to the property, said Simon. 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. James' mother was Mehitabel Wing, born March, 20, 1738, in Duchess County, N.Y. Glens Falls, N.Y., was once named Wing Falls after her . Millions of viewers presumed it was going to be a canine pal, a Lightning for his Thunder. I was brought up in Scotland where houses have so much character, and I liked the idea of recreating that in London, Justin explains. He was looking for another pair of eyes to help ensure the house became a home. By Get the latest London news straight on your phone without having to open your browser - and get all the latest breaking news as notifications on your screen. 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. You can download it on Android here and Apple here. It also gave the basement an extra bedroom, a media room, a larger wine cellar and a sauna. However, Justin is seen struggling to keep his budget under control, and later says he is staring down a catastrophic financial black hole. 'But that's not all she can do,' says Justin, explaining that during the first lockdown they were holed up on his 2,500 acre Scottish estate, feeding themselves from a freezer full of game. This is perhaps the most important of the interior design secrets. Fans of the show headed to Twitter to give their. The story of the Prendergast Mansion begins with the history of James Prendergast, founder of Jamestown, and how he came to settle here. Even if he is a little less chipper and bright-eyed by 2020. We want to hear all about it. The concrete itself wasnt expensive, but holding up the old building while we dug underneath it was another matter entirely. He was going through a divorce from his 'lovely' Brazilian-born wife Tania, whom he met in 2004 when they were neighbours. Photo: Jefferson Smith. . 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. Justin's Grand Designs for cemetery lodge The expensive plans that Justin has for the home is nothing short of easy. get a bigger potential return on my investment. The work was painstakingly slow as well as costly. It has been fantastic and really uplifting.'. He said: "I don't think of them as my dead neighbours, they're just my neighbours. However, work on building the house, which initially costs 1.6 million, was halted due to finances, before the coronavirus pandemic intervened. McCloud explains that old money types are often asset-rich but cash-poor, and as the lodge project stretches on, and on, there is a real question of whether it will be completed at all, particularly when the owner keeps embellishing his plans. Channel 4's Grand Designs saw father-of-one Justin attempt to transform an idyllic Neo-Gothic building located in a cemetery into his dream home.On the show, Justin revealed his desire to . Open the doors to the courtyard and doors and the sunshine pours in. He recalls being told by his parents to keep her royal personage supplied with cocktail snacks during pre-dinner drinks when she came over to supper one balmy evening. If youve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page wed love to hear from you. 'I know!' What a great job that is! 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 Justin with two very large mortgages to service. It also gave the basement an extra bedroom, a media room, a larger wine cellar and a sauna. If I wasnt me Id be Kevin McCloud. Grand Designs Kevin McCloud has joked hes got quite good at being rude to people approaching him in the street. But one of Justin's biggest fears would be that the team would dig up a grave. It had already been bought by a developer who had gained planning permission to convert them into a house. he says, with a shrug. He raised the first part through savings and a loan from his mother; the second part is from a labyrinthine tangle of mortgages that I failed to understand. The trick of this whole series, though, is that, despite yourself, you mostly end up hoping it will happen, and rooting for the person who has dared to take on such a task, who has dared to assume that they can do it quickly and relatively cheaply, and who might just, thanks to the absolute dedication of the workers they employ, pull it off. Ex-army captain Justin has a dream of transforming a home which is surrounded by graves, and loves the south west London cemetery lodge. They asked why we were only excavating beneath part of the building when digging under the whole thing would add a huge amount of extra room, Justin explains. Justin and I spent some time discussing ways to inject warmth into these new spaces where. 22:38 GMT 15 Jan 2021. With many in debt, [losing] their jobs and homes, struggling to feed their kids; GD show some numpty millionaire spending nearly 4 mill on a cemetery lodge. The issues facing Maxwell Stuart are floodlit from the very start. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 'Pheasant, duck and venison. Hollyoaks pictures reveal major return, custody shock and exit. Jan Moir for the Daily Mail 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. and adjacent 1960's toilet block ('just hideous!') These include a kitchen/dining area, snug, living room, and a basement with a subterranean 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. Gretchen Trusted of Shake the Sky, is responsible for the stunning scheme. She is a world-class pastry chef and now runs her own company. 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. He clears his throat. , Lucie Heseltine (@LucieJHeseltine) January 6, 2021, Not a great starter episode in Covid times. Justin, who is related to Mary Queen of Scots, drew inspiration from his family's 50-room mansion, Traquair House, which is Scotland's oldest inhabited house. Low cost luxury kitchen: ways to cut your spend, Grand Designs lockdown houses: before and after. But Justin Maxwell Stuarts big budget cemetery wardens lodge renovation was a notable exception. What do you think of the transformation? If you live one kilometre down the road, you will think it is bloody good value,' he says. 'Mad, beautiful and very funny,' was one popular viewer's verdict of the show, while another declared it the 'best Grand Designs ever'. Buried in Lakewood, New York, USA. So, to have the leaf motif and the blue greens running throughout the rooms creates a cohesive look throughout the house. into a majestic modern home with a mega man-cave playboy basement, complete with outdoor moat, indoor chainmail waterfall, subterranean swimming pool, wine cellar and all mod cons including underfloor heating and a pair of forged steel chandeliers shaped like bursting seed pods. We have Covid compliance officers with us at all times, checking out here, making sure we are all being good.. South West London | Grand Designs South West London 6th January 2021 9pm Channel 4 Suppliers list watch episode South West London Not many of us would even think about building their new home within a cemetery, but that's precisely the madcap mission former army captain Justin sets out on. The large sliding glass rooflight over the kitchen and dining area transforms the space into an open courtyard. Further grand flourishes include a stone staircase leading down to the basement and a moat along one wall of the house. Appearing on Channel 4's Grand Designs, dad-of-one Justin revealed his plans to transform the derelict land. 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. Of course! This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The concrete itself wasnt expensive, but holding up the old building while we dug underneath it was another matter entirely. Photo: Jefferson Smith. He is seen buying the wardens lodge and a nearby ruined 1960s council toilet block which adjoins onto the building, which costs him 1.8 million. Theres beautiful green space just outside, so this is definitely my favourite space. A spacious extension replaced a 1960s building adjacent to the Victorian lodge. 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But thats exactly what my mans going to do.. It is amazing what you can achieve when you've got millions sluicing about in your sporran. Yes, I know what you are thinking. They would take regular walks through the cemetery with their dog, a gorgeous mutt called Thunder. What do you think youre doing? But Justin says his personal grand design always had to make financial sense and be worth its own value. A series of gardens around an innovative property in Fulham Cemetery - the house is soon to be featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs. As wife Margretta yearns for a beautiful contemporary house, Andrew's focus is primarily on his . As series 20 of the ever-soothing, ever-ambitious show begins, we learn that Grand Designs latest builder/dreamer/victim has spent 1.8m on the wardens lodge in a Victorian cemetery and an old toilet block next door to it. "One hell of a house but with one hell of a price tag as well.". To decorate and furnish a house that had two distinct sections the new wing with open spaces and the smaller lodge with original features. 'I was brought up in Scotland where everyone's houses have so much character,' he booms onscreen, which suggests a refreshing lack of familiarity with the kind of Scottish council estate where I was brought up, but no umbrage taken because Justin is such a delightful person and about as snobbish as a burst haggis. he would ask himself in the dead of night. Let us know in the comments below. He plans to complete all the work in one year. He also said that if he'd known the total sum of the project at the beginning, he never would have started it. A third also added: "Possibly the greatest #GrandDesigns ever. I don't think she was particularly impressed, to be quite honest. 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. 'After my fifth attempt to shove some peanuts down her throat, she said: "Thank you very much, dear boy. Former army captain Justin, who now runs extreme fishing expeditions, decides to do something really off the beaten track, converting the original neo-Gothic lodge and derelict public toilet next door into a dramatic modern home within the cemetery gates which are locked at night. 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. I listened to Justin who told me how he loves the outdoors, being near the sea, and blue tones. When the for-sale sign appeared in late 2014, he had to find out more. 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. Fans on social media were beyond impressed with the outcome, as one said: "Bloody love #GrandDesigns and what an episode to start the new series. Grace Galloway died Nov. 2, 1898, at the age of 27She was taken ill with tuberculosis while studying music in Boston, Mass., and died in less than a yearShe had gone south to Asheville, N.C., for her health, and had also been a patient at Saranac, and was returning south when she died in Pittsburgh, PaFuneral services were held at the . 'My publicity estimate was way lower than what transpired but I have had the most marvellous experience. It wasn't just that he was planning to spend a fortune on converting the dilapidated Victorian Lodge ('ghastly concrete grouting!') The lodge is listed; he is building just next to a burial ground; the cemetery itself is a sensitive place for a huge-scale building project to take place, and requires special permits for the necessary machinery. Cant wait for the new series of @granddesigns @Kevin_McCloud. its a bit spooky.. ". That was the last time Princess Margaret came to supper.'. Appearing on Channel 4's Grand. 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