A 4.5m 'Gothic' house built in the grounds of a Victorian graveyard and featured on Grand Designs is causing quite the buzz on social media. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. The concrete itself wasnt expensive, but holding up the old building while we dug underneath it was another matter entirely. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Program development. How have you adapted your home during the pandemic? 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. 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. Justin was going to have lots of neighbours, as presenter Kevin McCloud pointed out, but they were all going to be dead. Be Covid compliant. The controversial Chesil Cliff House at Croyde - which is. Appearing on Channel 4's Grand. It was a chaotic period in my life, I signed my divorce papers and the contract for the house practically on the same day. Grand Designs Show Summary Grand Designs is a Channel 4 TV series covering unusual architectural house-building projects, presented by Kevin McCloud. "That was mad, beautiful and very, very funny.". It is so satisfying to come back and say this is what I did. Walking into the new wing from the cosy rooms in the lodge could easily have felt like stepping into the freezer aisle in a supermarket, said Gretchen. 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. It was a luxury to design for a house with this level of heritage and space. 'After my fifth attempt to shove some peanuts down her throat, she said: "Thank you very much, dear boy. Grand Designs houses Graveyard lodge renovation A spacious extension replaced a 1960s building adjacent to the Victorian lodge By Hugh Metcalf | 5 January 2021 Ex-army officer Justin Maxwell Stuart was at a crossroads in his life when he spotted a run down cemetery lodge for sale. Aspiring self-builders rejoice Kevin McCloud is back on our screens with a new set of extraordinary new homes to ogle. 'Oh, the thrill of catching a salmon,' he continues, cradling an imaginary one in his arms. Well, ahem. Within 5 kilometers of your location. 'Pheasant, duck and venison. Justin Maxwell-Stuart spent four years and 4.5 million transforming a cemetery into his dream home. It also turned into one of their most popular episodes. rand Designs returns to our screens tonight for its 21st series just as we need it most. And when it comes to posh, they don't come much posher than 47-year-old Ampleforth-educated Justin a former captain in the Scots Guards who now runs a company specialising in adventure fishing expeditions in Russia, Iceland and elsewhere. The neo-Gothic house will have a moat and a chainmail water feature. 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. The benefit is that the entire project is well thought through from end to end. It took months, a metre at a time, but it has added a huge amount of value to the property, said Simon. But Justin says his personal grand design always had to make financial sense and be worth its own value. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. The final bill for the five-bedroom home, designed by architect Simon Gill, was 4.2 million, making it one of the most expensive projects in Grand Designs' two-decade history. I tell people off. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. Born in 1951. A Grand Designs episode stunned viewers when a dad turned a lodge and toilet block in a cemetery into a manor house with its own moat and swimming pool.. Justin Maxwell-Stuart is a multimillionaire whose mum was the heiress of a shipping company and bought the plot from Fulham council for 1.6million in 2016. 'I now own a house in London that is steeped in history and surrounded by 13 acres of green space,' he says and you've got to give him credit for that, despite the thunderously busy main road on its western border. 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. Left to my own devices, I would probably have built the extension in a gothic style. Visit www.f. He wants to restore the lodge and demolish the toilet blocks. Thrust inside once again, those of us who are finding our homes less than ideal can take comfort in the trials of the foolhardy self-builders who were unlucky enough to come up against a global pandemic, alongside the issues of budget and marital dis-harmony were used to enjoying on the Channel 4 show. I am used to living in old buildings because my family home in Scotland dates back 1,000 years, says Justin. Photo: Jefferson Smith. But I've had enough peanuts and I don't even like peanuts anyway." When we left off at the end of the episode, Justins home had been completed, with a total cost of 4.5 million including the 1.8 million he had originally spent on buying the place. 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. 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'. Work was also forced to stop for a full three months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. I was fighting in that corner the whole time., Brass pendants hang above the elegant dining table. How have you adapted your home during the pandemic? The owners of an eye-catching Devon house that featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs have lost a planning battle with the council. She is a world-class pastry chef and now runs her own company. The original 18-month timeframe more than doubled and the costs spiralled, but he has no regrets. 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. The house is an abandoned neo-Gothic cemetery keepers lodge and adjoining ex-council toilet block in south-west London. The TV presenter, 61, is in the vulnerable category amid the pandemic, so as a result needs to be extra careful when around other people and keep a distance at all times. By First, it cannot be denied that he was indeed spending a lot of money. The interior designer of this stunning home describes how she created the luxurious interiors. 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. Grand Designs South West London 2021 Justin plans to restore a neo-Gothic cemetery keeper's lodge and convert its toilet block into a luxury extension complete with a moat and swimming pool.. His Grand Designs graveyard house adventure was underway. And she cooked it all superbly. Perfectly polished and fully furnished interiors are not always a given during the final reveal of a Grand Designs episode. When he said he had 60% in savings. Im quite bad walking down the street now. 'Mad, beautiful and very funny,' was one popular viewer's verdict of the show, while another declared it the 'best Grand Designs ever'. The TV presenter, 61, is in the vulnerable category amid the pandemic, so as a result needs to be extra careful when around other people and keep a distance at all times. One thing that ties all these projects together has been the extraordinary dedication of the people involved, he says. What do you think of the revamped London pad? The blue tones and natural light make it calm and serene. and adjacent 1960's toilet block ('just hideous!') James' father, William, was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, Feb. 3,1727. You can download it on Android here and Apple here. Follow Gretchen on Instagram at @shake.the.sky. Have something to tell us about this article? 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. 'If you didn't live in London, you will think what I spent is a ridiculous amount of money for a house. Every time I walk out that gate someone says hello or asks me how Thunder is. Simon proposed renovating the lodge, deemed a Building of Merit, to give two bedrooms and a study. ", But one said: "Not a great starter episode in Covid times. 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. Justin and I spent some time discussing ways to inject warmth into these new spaces where. 'When the for sale sign went up on The Lodge, I pounced. As well as the initial purchase, Maxwell Stuart has estimated that the work will cost an additional 1.6m. ", Another wrote: "Can't tell you how jealous I am of the man whos converting a graveyard gatehouse into a gothic mansion WITH A MOAT on @Channel4 #GrandDesigns right now. Although he admits: "I haven't quite worked out how to pay the end bill. 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Justin then plans to replace the adjoining blocks with a huge luxury extension on its ground floor, with a basement swimming pool and moat. 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. The blind is in Rolling Hills fabric and teamed with blue hexagonal tiles. 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 . Were having to deal with the real-time issues that people are encountering and that makes all of the stories a little rawer. What do you think youre doing? It took months, a metre at a time, but it has added a huge amount of value to the property, said Simon. As he strived to achieve this over a testing four-year build, viewers warmed to his gung-ho enthusiasm, his can-do attitude and his honesty. Died on 29 Jul 1969. The elegant living room is in the new extension. However, work on building the house, which initially costs 1.6 million, was halted due to finances, before the coronavirus pandemic intervened. The story of the Prendergast Mansion begins with the history of James Prendergast, founder of Jamestown, and how he came to settle here. The issues facing Maxwell Stuart are floodlit from the very start. 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. He was looking for another pair of eyes to help ensure the house became a home. But Justin and the workers persevered and pulled it off four years after beginning the build, despite going over his budget. 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. MORE : Incredible five-bedroom home The Curve, as featured on Grand Designs, on sale for 3.45million, MORE : Boy, 16, designs Covid Invaders arcade game to encourage vaccinations, Billie Shepherd and Sam Faiers call out b****y Phillip Schofield over This Morning behaviour, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? That was the last time Princess Margaret came to supper.'. We did not have to buy a single bit of meat for five months,' he roars. Don't stint on the cushions, Morag! This show refuses to be coy about money, which is a significant reason for its success. Theres beautiful green space just outside, so this is definitely my favourite space. "I just know there's going to be a balancing equation between selling this and a larger mortgage and working harder.". he would ask himself in the dead of night. It has been fantastic and really uplifting.'. Instead, in walked new girlfriend Hideko Kawa, 42 an accomplished chef already known to many viewers as a finalist in the 2018 series of Bake Off The Professionals. As we were already halfway there, I decided we should go ahead because space is money, especially in London. Demolishing the blocks and turning them into an extension, the project has even more issues as the property is surrounded by a grave site. 'Jan, you won't be expected to wrestle with grizzly bears every morning,' he says, and I worry that we are digressing too far, but there is no stopping him now. 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. 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. 'One bit of a wife of Henry VIII and it would have been curtains,' is how he puts it. If you didn't live in London, you will think what I spent is a ridiculous amount of money for a house. Scarily, the project goes 500,000 over budget before work even starts. Let us know in the comments below. He said: "I don't think of them as my dead neighbours, they're just my neighbours. London Bridge overcrowding: Give TfL control of Southeastern trains, Motorist fined 650 after council paints disabled bay around his car. But, I have watched enough episodes of Grand Designs to know this might not have worked. The rafters have been painted white for a sense of spaciousness. It is simply not the Maxwell Stuart way, darling. #GrandDesigns, Heather The Fruit Bat (@TubbyBats) January 6, 2021. 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. I fantasise about how many could be helped instead, Jackie Milton (@JaxMilton) January 6, 2021, Put on #GrandDesigns to try and take my mind off everything but all I am thinking is no one should have this amount of money. 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. 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When Simon suggested that the new section should be contemporary, built from Bath stone to form a link between the two halves, I followed his lead. 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. Financial issues were followed by the coronavirus pandemic, which led to work on the lodge being halted for months. 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 means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Appearing on Channel 4's Grand Designs, Justin Maxwell-Stuart revealed that if he'd known what the grand total of the project was at the beginning, he'd never had gone through with it. Justin Maxwell-Stuart, 47, from London, bought an abandoned lodge and the adjoining ex-council toilet block in Fulham cemetery for 1.8 million in 2016, the Mirror reports. 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. 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. Photo: Jefferson Smith, The lodge dates from around 1860 and stands beside a 1960s single-storey building. For more news and features about London, directly to your inbox sign up to our newsletter here. 'I know!' 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 warden's lodge in a Victorian cemetery and an. 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. 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. '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. What a great job that is! The couple met at a party three years ago and have been together ever since. While a number of viewers were put off by the creepy location, Justin has become fond of it as he says it has a special place in his heart. Memory Gardens Cemetery and Memorial Park 983 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12205 USA, Phone: 518-869-9506, Fax: 518-869-0818 ", And another wrote: "I rarely post on here now as whatever I think [there are] always people with opposing and genuine views but #GrandDesigns wtf is a single parent spending millions on a ridiculously huge house. We are given the impression that Maxwell Stuart has reached his absolute financial limit, yet there is no question of sacrificing the gargantuan chain-mail waterfall that sits alongside his basement swimming pool. Does he remember her? They would take regular walks through the cemetery with their dog, a gorgeous mutt called Thunder. I think it would be fair to say that he had grave misgivings about the whole thing. Justin drew inspiration from his family's 50-room mansion, Traquair House, Scotland's oldest inhabited house. Justin has forked out 1.8million and counting on the neo-Gothic cemetery keeper's lodge, as . I'd love to know. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. But one of Justin's biggest fears would be that the team would dig up a grave. I wouldget a bigger potential return on my investment. The work was painstakingly slow as well as costly. The ground floor living room is so fabulous. Although Justin remembers seeing the likes of David Bowie and Mick Jagger on the island, his parents always kept a low-key presence. The basement den is a cosy space to watch TV and drink cocktails. This is what I imagine a proper house to be, he says, in front of a massive old pile, before he crouches through an escape tunnel used by Mary, Queen of Scots. Grand Designs continues on Wednesday at 9pm on Channel 4. What do you think of the transformation? , updated A trip to Maxwell Stuarts 900-year-old ancestral home on the Scottish borders reveals why his ambitions are so grand. He was going through a divorce from his 'lovely' Brazilian-born wife Tania, whom he met in 2004 when they were neighbours. 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. Image: Jefferson Smith, I was lucky in that I came on board at the very beginning. 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. Kevin McCloud presents the first of a new series of Grand Designs. Not for it to be solely architecturally beautiful, but a place that he would be really happy living in. Enter your password to log in. And replacing the 1960s block with an extension for Justins ground-floor living spaces. Information about your device and internet connection, like your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps. However, Justin is seen struggling to keep his budget under control, and later says he is staring down a catastrophic financial black hole. It has since become one of the most popular Grand Designs episodes of all time, Share your email to get the latest property news. From Kanazawa in Japan, Hideko moved to the UK and has worked for Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal, running the latter's celebrated experimental kitchen. Justin called on interior designer Gretchen Trusted. Memory Gardens Cemetery and Memorial Park 983 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12205 USA, Phone: 518-869-9506, Fax: 518-869-0818 (@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. 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. 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. He said: "One just has to be aware that when you're digging in an ancient site. Instead, the projects where people have been doing it themselves, stockpiling materials, being really resourceful and changing halfway through when they realise they dont have enough plaster or the right cladding, theyre the projects that have come to fruition because people are being really clever.. Image: Jefferson Smith. Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud observed one of the most unique builds in the history of the show on Wednesday evening, which saw a 4.5m house go up in a south-west London graveyard. 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. Where are these parties where you meet handsome, eligible, ex-army officer aristocratic millionaires? 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. People have had to build during alongside or either side of the lockdowns so thats meant that this year we havent got many of the larger projects, the ones with dozens of contractors crawling all over the site, because theyre the ones that have been really heavily delayed by Covid. 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. We have Covid compliance officers with us at all times, checking out here, making sure we are all being good.. The original scheme didnt make the most of the possibilities, says Simon. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Following our socially distanced chat under the exploding acorns in the kitchen, Justin takes me on a tour of The Lodge, which he plans to rent out on short-term Airbnb-type lets once the world is back to normal. She died in 2016, leaving 20 million in her will from which Justin and his older sister Laura are the chief beneficiaries. cemeteries found in Jamestown, New York will be saved to your photo volunteer list.. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list.. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list.. On the show, Justin said that he began the project after he and his "wonderful ex-wife separated.". 'We don't like to promote ourselves. 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. The house is an abandoned neo-Gothic cemetery . The plan is to knock down the loos, build a new extension where they once sat and then extend the neo-gothic Grade II listed lodge by excavating a hefty amount of ground underneath it, constructing a huge mega-basement. But Justin asked architect Simon Gill to cast a fresh eye over the plans. Within 5 miles of your location. So did they finish Justins home on Grand Designs? I now own a house in London thats steeped in history and has 13 acres of green space around it, he said. 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. But we struck a good balance of creating flow between rooms and making sure they are warm and cosy. 'We make the best flies in the world,' says Justin, who knows the lyrics to only one song Happy Birthday. If you live one kilometre down the road, you will think it is bloody good value. 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