Restoration Home (TV series)
television series
Restoration Home is a BBC television series produced by Endemol who created the BBC series Restoration. The series follows owners of historic buildings as they restore them into 21st-century dream houses. The show is presented by Caroline Quentin who has an interest in the history and restoration of old buildings, architectural expert Kieran Long and social historian Dr Kate Williams who investigate the histories of the properties.
Publication
A tie-in publication book, titled Restoration Home by Gavin Weightman published by BBC Publications accompanies the series.
Series One
The introduction titles to the program were filmed at Bank Hall which was a building featured in the 2003 BBC series Restoration.
Episode 1
The first building to feature is St Thomas à Becket Church, Pensford in Somerset, which was on the Heritage critical list. A flood in 1968 led to the church's deconsecration and it has been declared redundant. The owners first saw the building in 2007 and bought the listed church with plans to convert it into a three-bedroom house. As the church was transformed, its past was revealed.
Episode 2
The second building is Nutbourne Common Pumping Station, Nutbourne, Horsham, West Sussex, which closed in the 1970s.
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