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. 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. Hollyoaks pictures reveal major return, custody shock and exit. 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. 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. But fans were beyond impressed with the outcome as one said: "Bloody love #GrandDesigns and what an episode to start the new series. Left to my own devices, I would probably have built the extension in a gothic style. Another wrote: "Can't tell you how jealous I am of the man who's converting a graveyard gatehouse into a gothic mansion WITH A MOAT on @Channel4 #GrandDesigns right now.". 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. ". But Justin asked architect Simon Gill to cast a fresh eye over the plans. 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. axed after Jeremy Clarksons vile Meghan Markle comments. 'Pheasant, duck and venison. 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. 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. He wants to restore the lodge and demolish the toilet blocks. That was mad, beautiful and very, very funny. The large sliding glass rooflight over the kitchen and dining area transforms the space into an open courtyard. Justin then plans to replace the adjoining blocks with a huge luxury extension on its ground floor, with a basement swimming pool and moat. Grand Designs lockdown houses: before and after, The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is failing to deliver, The seven stages of building design and construction, 9 simple ways to maximise space in a small bathroom. s soon as Kevin McCloud sets the scene a graveyard in south-west London you know the latest instalment of. Scarily, the project goes 500,000 over budget before work even starts. It wasn't just that he was planning to spend a fortune on converting the dilapidated Victorian Lodge ('ghastly concrete grouting!') . James' father, William, was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, Feb. 3,1727. Watch Grand Designs - January 2021 Series . The original 18-month timeframe more than doubled and the costs spiralled, but he has no regrets. 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!'. 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. Sienna loses the twins in social services nightmare after shock incident in Hollyoaks? Maxwell Stuart is thoroughly can-do about the whole thing, even when logic suggests he shouldnt be, and its hard not to wish him the best with it. 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. A trip to Maxwell Stuarts 900-year-old ancestral home on the Scottish borders reveals why his ambitions are so grand. The house is an abandoned neo-Gothic cemetery . 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. Were having to deal with the real-time issues that people are encountering and that makes all of the stories a little rawer. 'I did think about proposing to her actually on Grand Designs,' he says. Photo: Jefferson Smith. The emergence of Covid-19 last March has given us perhaps the most raw, relatable series of the entire run, according to long-standing presenter, Kevin Mccloud. "I just know there's going to be a balancing equation between selling this and a larger mortgage and working harder.". What happened next? However, Justin is seen struggling to keep his budget under control, and later says he is staring down a catastrophic financial black hole. The properties featured in the series vary wildly from homes underground to converted water towers, with the only common factor being that they're all rather unusual or extravagant in some way. Fans of the show headed to Twitter to give their. Photo: Jefferson Smith, The lodge dates from around 1860 and stands beside a 1960s single-storey building. Kevin McCloud is returning to Grand Designs tonight with a bizarre project set in a graveyard. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. I'd love to know. If you live one kilometre down the road, you will think it is bloody good value,' he says. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. A spacious extension replaced a 1960s building adjacent to the Victorian lodge. And replacing the 1960s block with an extension for Justins ground-floor living spaces. How have you adapted your home during the pandemic? A couple in Newhaven face a race against time as they build their dream home on a windswept cliff-top site in time for the birth of their baby. 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. 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.. 'I liked the idea,' he continued, 'of recreating somewhere like that in London.'. The worksurfaces are Dekton Opera, a composite that looks like marble. 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 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. The house is one of only three here, built on land released in the 60s when the cemetery's finances were precarious. For more news and features about London, directly to your inbox sign up to our newsletter here. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. The owners of an eye-catching Devon house that featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs have lost a planning battle with the council. 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. He was going through a divorce from his 'lovely' Brazilian-born wife Tania, whom he met in 2004 when they were neighbours. Open the doors to the courtyard and doors and the sunshine pours in. She reveals the interior design secrets of the project. 22:38 GMT 15 Jan 2021 Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. 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. Justin was going to have lots of neighbours, as presenter Kevin McCloud pointed out, but they were all going to be dead. What do you think of the transformation? Former army captain Justin, who now runs extreme fishing expeditions, decides to do something really off the beaten track, converting the original neo-Gothic lodge and derelict public toilet next door into a dramatic modern home within the cemetery gates which are locked at night. Image: Jefferson Smith, I was lucky in that I came on board at the very beginning. This account already exists. Program development. But, I have watched enough episodes of Grand Designs to know this might not have worked. 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? He would often venture into the graveyard in south-west London while walking his dog, and found the building utterly fascinating. Jeremy Clarkson shuts down claim hes been sacked from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Something went wrong, please try again later. 20 most amazing Grand Designs homes - from the 100ft water tower to the 3million tree house The futuristic eco-mansion was branded "awe-inspiring" by host Kevin McCloud. 'My publicity estimate was way lower than what transpired but I have had the most marvellous experience. I tell people off. It took months, a metre at a time, but it has added a huge amount of value to the property, said Simon. But will the project turn into a terrifying nightmare? 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, 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. What, then, could go wrong? From an early age, wee Justin became adept at hunting, shooting, fishing and spent boyhood Christmases at the family's holiday home on Mustique in the Caribbean. Appearing on Channel 4's Grand Designs, dad-of-one Justin revealed his plans to transform the derelict land. It also turned into one of their most popular episodes. Grand Designs Show Summary Grand Designs is a Channel 4 TV series covering unusual architectural house-building projects, presented by Kevin McCloud. But thats exactly what my mans going to do.. Ex-army captain Justin has a dream of transforming a home which is surrounded by graves, and loves the south west London cemetery lodge. 'I know!' Financial issues were followed by the coronavirus pandemic, which led to work on the lodge being halted for months. Surely nobody would build on such a place, out of respect, for fear of desecration, says McCloud, hamming up the potential for gothic drama. Justin drew inspiration from his family's 50-room mansion, Traquair House, Scotland's oldest inhabited house. 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 am used to living in old buildings because my family home in Scotland dates back 1,000 years, says Justin. 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.. Ive never built a pool in a cemetery before, says one builder. Gretchen Trusted of Shake the Sky, is responsible for the stunning scheme. The concrete itself wasnt expensive, but holding up the old building while we dug underneath it was another matter entirely. The already-stretched budget was in jeopardy when the contractors began to dig beneath a section of the lodge ready for the pool installation. It might seem a folly too far, but perhaps not when one considers that a nearby terraced house is on the market for 3.9 million, tragically sans media room, cupola, private courtyard, swimming pool, sauna and bar unlike Justin's ring-a-ding-bling palace. If I wasnt me Id be Kevin McCloud. 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.. 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. its a bit spooky.. 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. Within 5 miles of your location. On my own.'. I think it would be fair to say that he had grave misgivings about the whole thing. Even McCloud seems shocked by the seemingly unnecessary scale of it all, likening the basement to that of a skyscraper, or a car park. But Justin Maxwell Stuarts big budget cemetery wardens lodge renovation was a notable exception. When Colin Tennant invited them to his grand costumed 50th birthday party, they did not attend. 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. Cant wait for the new series of @granddesigns @Kevin_McCloud. 'The absolute thrill of achieving something by yourself. Perfectly polished and fully furnished interiors are not always a given during the final reveal of a Grand Designs episode. "And I wanted a chance to do something really special.". As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. 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. The basement den is a cosy space to watch TV and drink cocktails. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Image: Jefferson Smith. Jan Moir for the Daily Mail Grand Designs starts on January 6 on Channel 4 at 9pm. The build is one of the biggest budget projects on this series, with the property costing 1.8 million and a further 1.6 million budgeted for the renovation work, but costs mount rapidly, leaving Justin with two very large mortgages to service. 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. Ahead of the latest series of his long-running property programme, Kevin has spoken out about needing to be more assertive around other people, even if that means being rude. Left to my own devices, I would probably have built the extension in a gothic style. The blue upholstered chairs in the living room are from William Yeoward. 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. '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. One hell of a house but with one hell of a price tag as well. Further grand flourishes include a stone, The question was if the extension should mirror the style of the stone-built lodge or whether it should be something different. 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? For instance, its not just about having the pipework in the right place. There could be a conflict between the contemporary extension and the Victorian building but this distinctive look brings both elements together. ", 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. Grand Designs returns! Not for it to be solely architecturally beautiful, but a place that he would be really happy living in. Local papers often carry complaints about the practice from residents, but here, Maxwell Stuarts neighbours are relatively undemanding, since they are buried six feet under. public service announcement: Grand Designs is back tonight. Millions of viewers presumed it was going to be a canine pal, a Lightning for his Thunder. The ground floor living room is so fabulous. On the show, Justin said that he began the project after he and his 'wonderful ex-wife separated'. Fans on social media were beyond impressed with the outcome, as one said: "Bloody love #GrandDesigns and what an episode to start the new series. 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. A dad both baffled and stunned Grand Designs viewers in the "craziest episode ever" after he spent four years and 4.5 million transforming a cemetery into his dream home. , Lucie Heseltine (@LucieJHeseltine) January 6, 2021, Not a great starter episode in Covid times. 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. I am used to living in old buildings because my family home in Scotland, dates back 1,000 years, says Justin. 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