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What do you think of the transformation? 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.. Schools in London face disruption as teachers stage strikes, Former Met acting commissioner described rape as regretful sex, Detectives hunting for Constance Martens baby find remains of infant, London Ambulance Service told to improve its ethnic diversity, Shocking moment moped narrowly misses 70mph train at level crossing, FTSE 100 Live: ITV, Taylor Wimpey and Flutter post results, What is the Willow Project? If you didn't live in London, you will think what I spent is a ridiculous amount of money for a house. He hails from an aristocratic Scottish family who can trace their lineage directly back to Mary Queen of Scots yes, he is one of those Stuarts and he grew up in a 1,000-year-old grand house ('so I'm used to living in old buildings') and estate in Peeblesshire. But in typical Grand Designs fashion, costs and problems escalated. Memory Gardens Cemetery and Memorial Park 983 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12205 USA, Phone: 518-869-9506, Fax: 518-869-0818 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. Theyre not smaller in terms of vision at all because weve got some really exciting stuff but theyre not the really big almost commercially run things that we sometimes feature.. s soon as Kevin McCloud sets the scene a graveyard in south-west London you know the latest instalment of. "Worst case scenario is we find one of Henry VIII's wives.". And replacing the 1960s block with an extension for Justins ground-floor living spaces. Grand Designs returns! . Left to my own devices, I would probably have built the extension in a gothic style. And replacing the 1960s block with an extension for Justins ground-floor living spaces. It was a luxury to design for a house with this level of heritage and space. Justin drew inspiration from his family's 50-room mansion, Traquair House, Scotland's oldest inhabited house. Fans of the show headed to Twitter to give their. 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. 'If you didn't live in London, you will think what I spent is a ridiculous amount of money for a house. 'The absolute thrill of achieving something by yourself. 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. Although he admits: "I haven't quite worked out how to pay the end bill. He also said that if he'd known the total sum of the project at the beginning, he never would have started it. There could be a conflict between the contemporary extension and the Victorian building but this distinctive look brings both elements together. he says, with a shrug. 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. As well as the initial purchase, Maxwell Stuart has estimated that the work will cost an additional 1.6m. 'When the for sale sign went up on The Lodge, I pounced. 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. The already-stretched budget was in jeopardy when the contractors began to dig beneath a section of the lodge ready for the pool installation. Justin and I spent some time discussing ways to inject warmth into these new spaces where. The Londoner . GRAND Designs revamp labelled the best of all time, Justin's dream home comes complete with a swimming pool and moat. I fantasise about how many could be helped instead.". Further grand flourishes include a stone staircase leading down to the basement and a moat along one wall of the house. 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'. However, work on building the house, which initially costs 1.6 million, was halted due to finances, before the coronavirus pandemic intervened. After the programme was broadcast last week, he has been overwhelmed by the reaction. His Grand Designs graveyard house adventure was underway. Justin's Grand Designs for cemetery lodge The expensive plans that Justin has for the home is nothing short of easy. 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. 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. 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. I just imagined the show would slip onto daytime TV with no fuss, but the opposite has happened. But will the project turn into a terrifying nightmare? Born in 1951. One thing that ties all these projects together has been the extraordinary dedication of the people involved, he says. 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. 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. Left to my own devices, I would probably have built the extension in a gothic style. Grand Designs starts on January 6 on Channel 4 at 9pm. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. When Colin Tennant invited them to his grand costumed 50th birthday party, they did not attend. It has been fantastic and really uplifting.'. He was going through a divorce from his 'lovely' Brazilian-born wife Tania, whom he met in 2004 when they were neighbours. Meanwhile, Grand Designs Kevin McCloud recently joked hes got quite good at being rude to people approaching him in the street. Grand Designs Season 18 (6) 2021 TV-PG A chef and a pilates instructor convert a concrete cowshed into a home, a couple find clever ways to save space while building an absurdly small house in London, and a horticulturalist builds one of the most ambitious homes ever seen on the show. 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. Do you have a story to share? its a bit spooky.. Justin was going to have lots of neighbours, as presenter Kevin McCloud pointed out, but they were all going to be dead. These include a kitchen/dining area, snug, living room, and a basement with a subterranean swimming pool. Does he remember her? 'Have I made a terrible mistake?' Let us know in the comments below. The blue tones and natural light make it calm and serene. It had already been bought by a developer who had gained planning permission to convert them into a house. 'I was worried,' he says, 'that people would just think I was a posh twit spending money.'. Grand Designs Show Summary Grand Designs is a Channel 4 TV series covering unusual architectural house-building projects, presented by Kevin McCloud. 'After my fifth attempt to shove some peanuts down her throat, she said: "Thank you very much, dear boy. 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. ", 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. You can now, I can be completely anonymous in a hat and a mask.. Photo: Jefferson Smith. We did not have to buy a single bit of meat for five months,' he roars. Genres Special Interest Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages Visit www.f. Well, ahem. When the for-sale sign appeared in late 2014, he had to find out more. The basement den is a cosy space to watch TV and drink cocktails. 'Inside was a giant oyster shell I recovered from the Seychelles, and inside was the ring,' he says. Work was also forced to stop for a full three months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Appearing on Channel 4's Grand Designs, dad-of-one Justin revealed his plans to transform the derelict land in 12 months and with a budget of 1.6 million - but things didn't go to plan. By clicking Accept all you agree that Yahoo and our partners will process your personal information, and use technologies such as cookies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights, and product development. 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. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. The controversial Chesil Cliff House at Croyde - which is. The concrete itself wasnt expensive, but holding up the old building while we dug underneath it was another matter entirely. It seemed natural to think that because the design of these spaces is contemporary, the interior design should be very clean and modern. What is cuckooing and why do people want it to be criminalised? He 'rattled up the funds' via a mortgage and a loan from his mother Kirsty, a scion of the wealthy Salvesen shipping family. It is simply not the Maxwell Stuart way, darling. Be Covid compliant. Of course! 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. If you live one kilometre down the road, you will think it is bloody good value. For instance, its not just about having the pipework in the right place. 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. It also gave the basement an extra bedroom, a media room, a larger wine cellar and a sauna. Jeremy Clarkson shuts down claim hes been sacked from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? It wasn't just that he was planning to spend a fortune on converting the dilapidated Victorian Lodge ('ghastly concrete grouting!') 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. This amazing home was transformed on Grand Designs. '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. 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He plans to complete all the work in one year. For private, municipal, state, and federal facilities, the firm's cemetery design services include: Feasibility studies. That was the last time Princess Margaret came to supper.'. 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. It has since become one of the most popular Grand Designs episodes of all time, Share your email to get the latest property news. I don't think she was particularly impressed, to be quite honest. The controversial US oil plan explained. and adjacent 1960's toilet block ('just hideous!') 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. We admire the ginger jars decorated with blue marlin, the paintings by his uncle, the photographs of Mustique discreetly displayed. 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. Memory Gardens Cemetery and Memorial Park 983 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12205 USA, Phone: 518-869-9506, Fax: 518-869-0818 On the show, Justin said that he began the project after he and his "wonderful ex-wife separated.". Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. 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. Millions of viewers presumed it was going to be a canine pal, a Lightning for his Thunder. 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. 22:38 GMT 15 Jan 2021. The house is in a graveyard on a busy London road but this room is so peaceful. It is amazing what you can achieve when you've got millions sluicing about in your sporran. Dad-of-one Justin Maxwell-Stuart,. It was good for me to have something to focus on.'. Grand Designs houses Interior design secrets of the Grand Designs cemetery house The interior designer of this stunning home describes how she created the luxurious interiors By Hugh Metcalf | 18 January 2021 Perfectly polished and fully furnished interiors are not always a given during the final reveal of a Grand Designs episode. What do you think youre doing? 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. GRV Media Ltd, 18 Mulberry Avenue, Widnes. First, it cannot be denied that he was indeed spending a lot of money. 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. He clears his throat. 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. Were having to deal with the real-time issues that people are encountering and that makes all of the stories a little rawer. James' father, William, was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, Feb. 3,1727. 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. Don't stint on the cushions, Morag! And she cooked it all superbly. Jan Moir for the Daily Mail The modern extension contrasts with the lodge. '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. 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. He said: "I don't think of them as my dead neighbours, they're just my neighbours. He wants to restore the lodge and demolish the toilet blocks. The original scheme didnt make the most of the possibilities, says Simon. Work was also forced to stop for a full three months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. They would take regular walks through the cemetery with their dog, a gorgeous mutt called Thunder. 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. Let us know in the comments below. And there are certainly twittish moments when striding around his building site in his padded gilet or counting up the mounting cost of his project, when Justin gives off an unmistakably upper class, full-on Rupert, Tim-Nice-But-Dim vibe. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Grand Designs returns Wednesday at 9pm on Channel 4. 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. 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 house is an abandoned neo-Gothic cemetery . The concrete itself wasnt expensive, but holding up the old building while we dug underneath it was another matter entirely. Image: Jefferson Smith. 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. Follow Gretchen on Instagram at @shake.the.sky. ", But one said: "Not a great starter episode in Covid times. 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. 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. A dad left Grand Designs viewers open-mouthed after the "craziest episode ever". He wanted warmth and colour. Photo: Jefferson Smith, The lodge dates from around 1860 and stands beside a 1960s single-storey building. Im quite bad walking down the street now. As wife Margretta yearns for a beautiful contemporary house, Andrew's focus is primarily on his . 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 Justin says his personal grand design always had to make financial sense and be worth its own value. Enter your password to log in. Email us at yourmirror@mirror.co.uk, Get the biggest TV headlines, recaps and insider knowledge straight to your inbox. 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. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. Open the ground-floor terrace doors, and you can reach out and touch. 'One bit of a wife of Henry VIII and it would have been curtains,' is how he puts it. 'I did think about proposing to her actually on Grand Designs,' he says. However, Justin is seen struggling to keep his budget under control, and later says he is staring down a catastrophic financial black hole. The blue upholstered chairs in the living room are from William Yeoward. 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!'. A trip to Maxwell Stuarts 900-year-old ancestral home on the Scottish borders reveals why his ambitions are so grand. She reveals the interior design secrets of the project. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The blind is in Rolling Hills fabric and teamed with blue hexagonal tiles. 'I did. The rafters have been painted white for a sense of spaciousness. As we were already. That was mad, beautiful and very, very funny. "And come the witching hour, when they close the gates to the cemetery then it really is my area. , updated (@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. Kevin McCloud is returning to Grand Designs tonight with a bizarre project set in a graveyard. 2023 GRV Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Appearing on Channel 4's Grand. A third also added: "Possibly the greatest #GrandDesigns ever. It wasn't just that his development was situated inside a West London cemetery, cheek-by-trowel with tombstones and crypts. Died on 29 Jul 1969. 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. These include a kitchen/dining area, snug, living room, and a basement with a subterranean swimming pool. 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