(@i_WuV_hUgZ) January 6, 2021, I rarely post on here now as whatever I think theres always people with opposing and genuine views but #GrandDesigns wtf is a single parent spending millions on a ridiculously huge house. Anyone with a passing interest in the grotesque excesses of Londons richest inhabitants will know all about mega-basements, with floor upon floor being added to old houses by way of digging down, and deeper. Romeo destroys future with Rayne after shocking accusation in Hollyoaks. He plans to complete all the work in one year. Ahead of the latest series of his long-running property programme, Kevin has spoken out about needing to be more assertive around other people, even if that means being rude. He was looking for another pair of eyes to help ensure the house became a 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. The worksurfaces are Dekton Opera, a composite that looks like marble. 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. He bought the property for 2.2 million in February 2015 when he was a single dad living nearby with his son George, now aged nine. #GrandDesigns, Heather The Fruit Bat (@TubbyBats) January 6, 2021. Justin has forked out 1.8million and counting on the neo-Gothic cemetery keeper's lodge, as . It also gave the basement an extra bedroom, a media room, a larger wine cellar and a sauna. Grand Designs 2021: inside the new homes on the C4 series, You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. He wanted warmth and colour. Instead, says McCloud, the projects that managed to complete in 2020 are those where people have been able to find ingenious solutions to the global problem of coronavirus. '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. It wasn't just that he was planning to spend a fortune on converting the dilapidated Victorian Lodge ('ghastly concrete grouting!') 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. I fantasise about how many could be helped instead.". ". The ground floor living room is so fabulous. "One hell of a house but with one hell of a price tag as well.". As we were already halfway there, I decided we should go ahead because space is money, especially in London. Winter Love Island 2023 final date confirmed and its just around the corner, Clarksons Farm star in shock as fans raise tens of thousands for TB-hit farm, BBC officially drops long-awaited Race Across the World series 3 trailer, Grand Designs returns with disaster as most surreal project yet is rocked by Covid, Grand Designs Kevin McCloud embraces telling people to back off to keep Covid compliant, Do not sell or share my personal information. Justin Maxwell-Stuart spent four years and 4.5 million transforming a cemetery into his dream home. Surely nobody would build on such a place, out of respect, for fear of desecration, says McCloud, hamming up the potential for gothic drama. The original scheme didnt make the most of the possibilities, says Simon. I wouldget a bigger potential return on my investment. The work was painstakingly slow as well as costly. A couple in Newhaven face a race against time as they build their dream home on a windswept cliff-top site in time for the birth of their baby. The blue upholstered chairs in the living room are from William Yeoward. Demolishing the blocks and turning them into an extension, the project has even more issues as the property is surrounded by a grave site. Photo: Jefferson Smith, The lodge dates from around 1860 and stands beside a 1960s single-storey building. Don't stint on the cushions, Morag! 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. He also said that if he'd known the total sum of the project at the beginning, he never would have started it. He also rents out the house in Mustique (about 10,000 a week in high season), which he also rebuilt from scratch. Justin has just bought the property and hired the architect. 'It was so romantic,' says Hideko, who shows me the stunning inky sapphire which Justin had commissioned from an ex-girlfriend who happens to be a jeweller. Memory Gardens Cemetery and Memorial Park 983 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12205 USA, Phone: 518-869-9506, Fax: 518-869-0818 London Bridge overcrowding: Give TfL control of Southeastern trains, Motorist fined 650 after council paints disabled bay around his car. Ex-army captain Justin has a dream of transforming a home which is surrounded by graves, and loves the south west London cemetery lodge. James' father, William, was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, Feb. 3,1727. Fans of the show headed to Twitter to give their. Photo: Jefferson Smith. GRV Media Ltd, 18 Mulberry Avenue, Widnes. 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. 'I did. 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. Does he remember her? 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. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. 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. Every time I walk out that gate someone says hello or asks me how Thunder is. I'd love to know. I don't think she was particularly impressed, to be quite honest. "And come the witching hour, when they close the gates to the cemetery then it really is my area. 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'. 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. After dinner they had a cocktail in the downstairs bar and he gave Hideko a key to the safe he'd built into one of the York stone walls. We admire the ginger jars decorated with blue marlin, the paintings by his uncle, the photographs of Mustique discreetly displayed. 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. 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 'Pheasant, duck and venison. They would take regular walks through the cemetery with their dog, a gorgeous mutt called Thunder. When Colin Tennant invited them to his grand costumed 50th birthday party, they did not attend. It was good for me to have something to focus on.'. ", But one said: "Not a great starter episode in Covid times. Cemetery Design Services. 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 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. Even if he is a little less chipper and bright-eyed by 2020. Grand Designs Show Summary Grand Designs is a Channel 4 TV series covering unusual architectural house-building projects, presented by Kevin McCloud. It is so satisfying to come back and say this is what I did. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Financial issues were followed by the coronavirus pandemic, which led to work on the lodge being halted for months. Ive never built a pool in a cemetery before, says one builder. Appearing on Channel 4's Grand Designs, dad-of-one Justin revealed his plans to transform the derelict land. Ex-army officer Justin Maxwell Stuart was at a crossroads in his life when he spotted a run down cemetery lodge for sale. 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. GRAND Designs revamp labelled the best of all time, Justin's dream home comes complete with a swimming pool and moat. 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 absolute thrill of achieving something by yourself. You can now, I can be completely anonymous in a hat and a mask.. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. On my own.'. That was mad, beautiful and very, very funny. 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. Almost overnight, this man and this house have become a huge local attraction but like father, like son he does not notice the starry hubbub at all. With a comprehensive slate of services under a single roof, The LA Group minimizes impact, maximizes value, and ensures every project begins and ends on solid ground. 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. Aspiring self-builders rejoice Kevin McCloud is back on our screens with a new set of extraordinary new homes to ogle. I listened to Justin who told me how he loves the outdoors, being near the sea, and blue tones. Appearing on Channel 4's Grand Designs, dad-of-one Justin revealed his plans to transform the derelict land. 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. It isnt exactly what his man is going to do the prospect of ripping up graves to build a baronial architectural masterpiece is a little much, even for Grand Designs but his man, former army captain Justin Maxwell Stuart, is quite happy to live next to a graveyard, and has a big plan to do so. Left to my own devices, I would probably have built the extension in a gothic style. Let us know in the comments below. He would often venture into the graveyard in south-west London while walking his dog, and found the building utterly fascinating. 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. A trip to Maxwell Stuarts 900-year-old ancestral home on the Scottish borders reveals why his ambitions are so grand. What do you think of the revamped London pad? But Justin says his personal grand design always had to make financial sense and be worth its own value. Even McCloud seems shocked by the seemingly unnecessary scale of it all, likening the basement to that of a skyscraper, or a car park. After the programme was broadcast last week, he has been overwhelmed by the reaction. The elegant living room is in the new extension. Visit www.f. 'Inside was a giant oyster shell I recovered from the Seychelles, and inside was the ring,' he says. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. 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 . What happened next? Justin was going to have lots of neighbours, as presenter Kevin McCloud pointed out, but they were all going to be dead. At one point, The Lodge was propped up by steel girders as they excavated underneath for the pool, while Justin was terrified the build would be stopped if they unearthed human bones. Within 5 kilometers of your location. And she cooked it all superbly. 'Not our thing,' said Justin's father, who tended to avoid celebrities and 'didn't fancy getting dressed up in gold Lycra anyway'. Jeremy Clarkson shuts down claim hes been sacked from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? It seemed natural to think that because the design of these spaces is contemporary, the interior design should be very clean and modern. Justin then plans to replace the adjoining blocks with a huge luxury extension on its ground floor, with a basement swimming pool and moat. 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. A spacious extension replaced a 1960s building adjacent to the Victorian lodge. As wife Margretta yearns for a beautiful contemporary house, Andrew's focus is primarily on his . Yes, I know what you are thinking. Justin Maxwell Stuart had misgivings about appearing on Grand Designs, the popular Channel 4 show which features people pursuing their vision of a dream home by building it themselves. He wants to restore the lodge and demolish the toilet blocks. Its the question that makes Grand Designs so watchable, the promise of hubris among the rubble, of ambitions made of steel and glass, weakened by human folly. The project took four years and cost a whopping 4.5 million - a sum that Justin admits he wouldn't have paid had he have known at the start. By He clears his throat. Where are these parties where you meet handsome, eligible, ex-army officer aristocratic millionaires? Justin and I spent some time discussing ways to inject warmth into these new spaces where. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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We have Covid compliance officers with us at all times, checking out here, making sure we are all being good.. On the show, Justin said that he began the project after he and his 'wonderful ex-wife separated'. Each space benefits from an open terrace onto the cemetery and its wooded landscape, with the upper level terrace facing south with views through the treetops to the City skyline. 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. 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. However, Justin is seen struggling to keep his budget under control, and later says he is staring down a catastrophic financial black hole. 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. Cant wait for the new series of @granddesigns @Kevin_McCloud. Work was also forced to stop for a full three months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The rafters have been painted white for a sense of spaciousness. These include a kitchen/dining area, snug, living room, and a basement with a subterranean swimming pool. 22:38 GMT 15 Jan 2021 This show refuses to be coy about money, which is a significant reason for its success. Justin called on interior designer Gretchen Trusted. Justin's Grand Designs for cemetery lodge The expensive plans that Justin has for the home is nothing short of easy. However, work on building the house, which initially costs 1.6 million, was halted due to finances, before the coronavirus pandemic intervened. He said: Its a big thing actually, because weve been filming since June and weve developed a protocol for all the various places, whether were filming in a building or outside, quite diligently. "Worst case scenario is we find one of Henry VIII's wives.". Not for it to be solely architecturally beautiful, but a place that he would be really happy living in. It was a chaotic period in my life, I signed my divorce papers and the contract for the house practically on the same day. A nickel bath adds a luxurious element to Justins ensuite bathroom. But it appeared to. 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. 'I did think about proposing to her actually on Grand Designs,' he says. It has since become one of the most popular Grand Designs episodes of all time, Share your email to get the latest property news. The large sliding glass rooflight over the kitchen and dining area transforms the space into an open courtyard. 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. 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. 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. Of course! 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. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. The house is in a graveyard on a busy London road but this room is so peaceful. But will the project turn into a terrifying nightmare? But in typical Grand Designs fashion, costs and problems escalated. But I've had enough peanuts and I don't even like peanuts anyway." 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. The basement den is a cosy space to watch TV and drink cocktails. His Grand Designs graveyard house adventure was underway. And replacing the 1960s block with an extension for Justins ground-floor living spaces. 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 . Image: Jefferson Smith. he would ask himself in the dead of night. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. But thats exactly what my mans going to do.. But Justin and the workers persevered and pulled it off four years after beginning the build, despite going over his budget. 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. Oddly enough, when we are saying goodbye at the front door, local celebrities Clare Balding and Alice Arnold are strolling into the cemetery and beam in his direction while someone else shouts 'Hello Justin!'. It is amazing what you can achieve when you've got millions sluicing about in your sporran. But as is often the case with these kinds of builds, time drags on, costs mount, and even a private gate into the cemetery becomes a problem. How have you adapted your home during the pandemic? No, he was worried about something else, something much closer to home. How have you adapted your home during the pandemic? Part of the challenge relates to the basement and new build part of the house. It is simply not the Maxwell Stuart way, darling. 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. Kevin McCloud presents the first of a new series of Grand Designs. Is it extreme fishing, I find myself wondering? Grand Designs starts on January 6 on Channel 4 at 9pm. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 'I liked the idea,' he continued, 'of recreating somewhere like that in London.'. For instance, its not just about having the pipework in the right place. It took months, a metre at a time, but it has added a huge amount of value to the property, said Simon. Were having to deal with the real-time issues that people are encountering and that makes all of the stories a little rawer. 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. Another wrote: "Can't tell you how jealous I am of the man who's converting a graveyard gatehouse into a gothic mansion WITH A MOAT on @Channel4 #GrandDesigns right now.". Let us know in the comments below. 'One bit of a wife of Henry VIII and it would have been curtains,' is how he puts it. 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. Do you have a story to share? It had already been bought by a developer who had gained planning permission to convert them into a house. A post shared by Grand Designs (@granddesignstv), WATCH GRAND DESIGNS ON CHANNEL 4 ON WEDNESDAYS AT 9 PM, ANDGET FREAKY WITH US ONINSTAGRAM ANDFACEBOOK, Kevin and Justin in SW London. So, to have the leaf motif and the blue greens running throughout the rooms creates a cohesive look throughout the house. 2023 Grand Designs Magazine | Site by Media 10 Ltd, Simon proposed renovating the lodge, deemed a Building of Merit, to give two bedrooms and a study. 2023 Grand Designs Magazine | Site by Media 10 Ltd, Image: Justins bedroom is tucked under the exposed roof timbers on the upper floor of the lodge. 22:38 GMT 15 Jan 2021. 'Yah, lovely acorns,' says Justin, admiring their dazzling lustre while giving the impression he can't remember how much they cost (4,000 each). What is cuckooing and why do people want it to be criminalised? It also turned into one of their most popular episodes. 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