Grand Designs - 18th March 09

[nogginthenog]

Here's my chance to start a Grand Designs thread for tonights episode!



Peel Castle. Unfortunately a 'revisited' program so does that mean 55 minutes of repeat, then 5 minutes where Kevin pops in for a quick look to see how things are going?

At least this week it's definitely not a high-tech glass & wood 'visitor centre' !

[scotal]

Its a B&B now..... to help fund the rest of the restoration.

[cardigankid]

So next week presumably we get a Grand Designs Abroad.

I thought that was a really nice restoration project, and in particular with English Heritage taking a realistic approach. Some might see it as a green light to convert any old ruin into a UPVC windowed parody of an '80's Wimpey home with a few Robin of Sherwood touches, but it wasn't, they preserved as much of the old as they reasonably could, they respected the original layout and new work was restrained and of good quality.

My only issue was that I thought they had a lot more money than they were letting on. The fact that they are running it as a B&B proves nothing. If you have a stupendous property in a beautiful location why not turn a little profit to help with the upkeep and give Lucinda something useful to do with her time.

I wonder-

Will the new work have weathered down?
Have they finished the previous unfinished bits?

[Oakey]

You... you can't do this... Sleep Envy starts these threads. It doesn't start for another 8 hours, this thread will be on about page 6 by then.

• goes off to start next week's GD thread*

[monthefish]

nogginthenog said:

Unfortunately a 'revisited' program so does that mean 55 minutes of repeat, then 5 minutes where Kevin pops in for a quick look to see how things are going?

on the 28th of January on the GRAND DESIGNS NEWS SERIES thread I said:

Looking forward to it, but fully expecting to be dissapointed as it will likely consist of about 3 new programmes, and then the rest of the series will be 'revisiteds'.

Hope I'm wrong though

[MaxAndRuby]

Is Sleep Envy ill?

[Mr Trophy]

Oakey said:

You... you can't do this... Sleep Envy starts these threads. It doesn't start for another 8 hours, this thread will be on about page 6 by then.

• goes off to start next week's GD thread*

[Jasandjules]

nogginthenog said:

Peel Castle.

Oohh, one of my favorites.

[scotal]

MaxAndRuby said:

Is Sleep Envy ill?

He's certainly sick, if that helps.

[shirt]

how long is tonight's episode? peel castle was a 1.5hr special, i do hope they cut some of the bumf and chin scratching and show some progress as that house more than deserves it.

as mentioned its a b&b, but curiously they don't display rates on their website.

[Catz]

shirt said:

as mentioned its a b&b, but curiously they don't display rates on their website.

Yes they do.

Attic Apartment £150 B&B per night.

[Mr Trophy]

Starts in 27 seconds!

[FourWheelDrift]

Mr Trophy said:

Starts in 27 seconds!

No it starts in about 55mins time, the bit before is a repeat

[Mr Trophy]

FourWheelDrift said:

Mr Trophy said:

Starts in 27 seconds!

No it starts in about 55mins time, the bit before is a repeat

I am missing something?

[Nurburgsingh]

Does that mean that she's already preggers then??

[dmitsi]

Mr Trophy said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Mr Trophy said:

Starts in 27 seconds!

No it starts in about 55mins time, the bit before is a repeat

I am missing something?

No, but you might as well miss the first 55 minutes.

[FourWheelDrift]

Mr Trophy said:

FourWheelDrift said:

Mr Trophy said:

Starts in 27 seconds!

No it starts in about 55mins time, the bit before is a repeat

I am missing something?

Have you not seen this one before?

[eccles]

There's new adverts in the breaks this time round!

[robinhood21]

Nurburgsingh said:

Does that mean that she's already preggers then??

Triplets by 9.50.

[dmitsi]

eccles said:

There's new adverts in the breaks this time round!

Bugger, missed 'em.