Did Anyone Watch Grand Designs On ABC Sunday Night?

[icyfroth]

I was absolutely riveted!

Two Guys find this derelict Water Tower in London and fall in love with it:

It cost a fortune to restore and make it liveable. You'd think it was crazy, but they were doing to preserve it for future generations and for their names to go down in history. The result was absolutely STUNNING.

Worth your while to click on the link and look at the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQ7XaCvfno

[izabsmiling]

I'm not game to put the wiki link in .It was shown on the same episode of GD's as Icy is talking about .

[***super_nova***]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

I couldn't believe how much money they spent. It was a tad ridiculous.

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They seem to be renting it out as holiday flat now for thousands of pound a week

[izabsmiling]

Supa Nova, I was wondering how he'd repay the mortgage ...now we know 

[i-once-was-bump]

I must say that spending over 2 million pounds and the lift only going half way up the building is going to come back to bite them on the bum.

1 sprained ankle or 1 stubbed big toe will make them realise that walking up the equal of 4 floors after getting out of the lift will show them the folly of their design.

[icyfroth]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

Martini , I didn't hear the name ...It might be this one ?

Crossness Pumping Station was a sewage pumping station 

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Yes I saw the shots it was very ornate, it looked like a grand hotel foyer instead of a pumping station, it was so beautiful!

[icyfroth]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

I couldn't believe how much money they spent. It was a tad ridiculous.

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It's a grand folly, but one you have to admire!

[freakiness]

One of my favourite programs. 

[terracottacar]

How about the bathroom with a tub that seats 6 and the his and his shower?

[i-need-a-martini]

Yeah the 6 person tub was a bit in the swap-your-keys category...

[icyfroth · Accepted solution]

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@terracottacar wrote:

How about the bathroom with a tub that seats 6 and the his and his shower?

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HAHA
I know, OH and I did a double-take at that too, so did Kevin McCloud, I think. He's probably waiting for his invite