But Justin Maxwell Stuarts big budget cemetery wardens lodge renovation was a notable exception. Photo: Jefferson Smith. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. For instance, its not just about having the pipework in the right place. The house is an abandoned neo-Gothic cemetery keepers lodge and adjoining ex-council toilet block in south-west London. Despite being in a "bit of a shock" at the overall cost of the project, Justin plowed on with plans. The worksurfaces are Dekton Opera, a composite that looks like marble. 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. Winter Love Island 2023 final date confirmed and its just around the corner, Clarksons Farm star in shock as fans raise tens of thousands for TB-hit farm, Incredible five-bedroom home The Curve, as featured on Grand Designs, on sale for 3.45million, Boy, 16, designs Covid Invaders arcade game to encourage vaccinations, Do not sell or share my personal information. Left to my own devices, I would probably have built the extension in a gothic style. 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. 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Anyone with a passing interest in the grotesque excesses of Londons richest inhabitants will know all about mega-basements, with floor upon floor being added to old houses by way of digging down, and deeper. That was the last time Princess Margaret came to supper.'. I'd love to know. ", 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. Financial issues were followed by the coronavirus pandemic, which led to work on the lodge being halted for months. But it appeared to. For more news and features about London, directly to your inbox sign up to our newsletter here. Information about your device and internet connection, like your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps. 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. 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. ", 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. 'After my fifth attempt to shove some peanuts down her throat, she said: "Thank you very much, dear boy. The garden spaces required a sensitive treatment, a design which would enhance the bold, contemporary architecture whilst paying respect to the original Neo-Gothic building. The original 18-month timeframe more than doubled and the costs spiralled, but he has no regrets. 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. If he worried that he may find himself staring down a catastrophic financial black hole in 2016, well, wait and see what happens when the pandemic rolls around. But, I have watched enough episodes of Grand Designs to know this might not have worked. The controversial Chesil Cliff House at Croyde - which is. Grand Designs returns! Grand Designs returns Wednesday at 9pm on Channel 4. Do you have a story to share? 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. A six-metre basement extension complete with 13-metre swimming pool is planned but its hard to find contractors willing to dig down in a cemetery. What do you think of the revamped London pad? 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. Grand Designs Kevin McCloud has joked hes got quite good at being rude to people approaching him in the street. 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. But will the project turn into a terrifying nightmare? 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. What a great job that is! The Londoner . It isnt exactly what his man is going to do the prospect of ripping up graves to build a baronial architectural masterpiece is a little much, even for Grand Designs but his man, former army captain Justin Maxwell Stuart, is quite happy to live next to a graveyard, and has a big plan to do so. axed after Jeremy Clarksons vile Meghan Markle comments. '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. What happened next? The project took four years and cost a whopping 4.5 million - a sum that Justin admits he wouldn't have paid had he have known at the start. Photo: Jefferson Smith, The lodge dates from around 1860 and stands beside a 1960s single-storey building. James' father, William, was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, Feb. 3,1727. . Theres a need to bring a house together with an overarching view. 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. But we struck a good balance of creating flow between rooms and making sure they are warm and cosy. (@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. 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. 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. I just imagined the show would slip onto daytime TV with no fuss, but the opposite has happened. 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. As wife Margretta yearns for a beautiful contemporary house, Andrew's focus is primarily on his . public service announcement: Grand Designs is back tonight. 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 . Image: Jefferson Smith. 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. Part of the challenge relates to the basement and new build part of the house. I am used to living in old buildings because my family home in Scotland, dates back 1,000 years, says Justin. The story of the Prendergast Mansion begins with the history of James Prendergast, founder of Jamestown, and how he came to settle here. Grand Designs continues on Wednesday at 9pm on Channel 4. The interior designer of this stunning home describes how she created the luxurious interiors. 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.". How have you adapted your home during the pandemic? This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Visit www.f. It was good for me to have something to focus on.'. As McCloud quips, there are Lots of neighbours but theyre all dead.. If you didn't live in London, you will think what I spent is a ridiculous amount of money for a house. Justin and I spent some time discussing ways to inject warmth into these new spaces where. 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. Even McCloud seems shocked by the seemingly unnecessary scale of it all, likening the basement to that of a skyscraper, or a car park. 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. Cemetery Design Services. He said: "One just has to be aware that when you're digging in an ancient site. It is simply not the Maxwell Stuart way, darling. Is it extreme fishing, I find myself wondering? He explained: "I thought, now my life is in turmoil and chaos, I now have the opportunity to do something off the beaten track. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Be Covid compliant. Romeo destroys future with Rayne after shocking accusation in Hollyoaks. Jan Moir for the Daily Mail ", But one said: "Not a great starter episode in Covid times. Although he admits: "I haven't quite worked out how to pay the end bill. 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. 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. Kevin McCloud is returning to Grand Designs tonight with a bizarre project set in a graveyard. Follow Gretchen on Instagram at @shake.the.sky. Im quite bad walking down the street now. If you live one kilometre down the road, you will think it is bloody good value,' he says. 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'. But I thought it might be rather too awful.'. It also gave the basement an extra bedroom, a media room, a larger wine cellar and a sauna. 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. 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. If I wasnt me Id be Kevin McCloud. Grand Designs returns this week with Kevin following a huge new project by army captain Justin, who has forked out 1.8million on his new home. 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. The house is an abandoned neo-Gothic cemetery . 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. He also rents out the house in Mustique (about 10,000 a week in high season), which he also rebuilt from scratch. 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Look at it pragmatically and you can see that neither Justin nor his project are as crazy as they sound. 'Not our thing,' said Justin's father, who tended to avoid celebrities and 'didn't fancy getting dressed up in gold Lycra anyway'. How have you adapted your home during the pandemic? 2023 Grand Designs Magazine | Site by Media 10 Ltd, Simon proposed renovating the lodge, deemed a Building of Merit, to give two bedrooms and a study. 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. 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. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. This show refuses to be coy about money, which is a significant reason for its success. 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. 'Have I made a terrible mistake?' 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. A nickel bath adds a luxurious element to Justins ensuite bathroom. 'I did think about proposing to her actually on Grand Designs,' he says. A dad left Grand Designs viewers open-mouthed after the "craziest episode ever". Jeremy Clarkson shuts down claim hes been sacked from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Dad-of-one Justin Maxwell-Stuart,. 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. But I've had enough peanuts and I don't even like peanuts anyway." 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. 'We don't like to promote ourselves. Image: Jefferson Smith. 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. Justin has just bought the property and hired the architect. London Bridge overcrowding: Give TfL control of Southeastern trains, Motorist fined 650 after council paints disabled bay around his car. 2023 GRV Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. , Lucie Heseltine (@LucieJHeseltine) January 6, 2021, Not a great starter episode in Covid times. The house is one of only three here, built on land released in the 60s when the cemetery's finances were precarious. The blue upholstered chairs in the living room are from William Yeoward. Genres Special Interest Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages But fans were beyond impressed with the outcome as one said: "Bloody love #GrandDesigns and what an episode to start the new series. Enter your password to log in. Image: Jefferson Smith. '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. But as is often the case with these kinds of builds, time drags on, costs mount, and even a private gate into the cemetery becomes a problem. 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. 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.. This suggests he is more hard-nosed property developer than the wide-eyed dreamer who insists a home isn't really a home unless it has a moat. I don't think she was particularly impressed, to be quite honest. 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. But, I have watched enough, The already-stretched budget was in jeopardy when the contractors began to dig beneath a section of the lodge ready for the pool installation. On my own.'. 'The absolute thrill of achieving something by yourself. By 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. We have Covid compliance officers with us at all times, checking out here, making sure we are all being good.. 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I now own a house in London thats steeped in history and has 13 acres of green space around it, he said. After the programme was broadcast last week, he has been overwhelmed by the reaction. 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. On the show, Justin said that he began the project after he and his 'wonderful ex-wife separated'. He would often venture into the graveyard in south-west London while walking his dog, and found the building utterly fascinating. 'I did. The blue tones and natural light make it calm and serene. One hell of a house but with one hell of a price tag as well. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. Meanwhile, Grand Designs Kevin McCloud recently joked hes got quite good at being rude to people approaching him in the street. 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. , updated I think it would be fair to say that he had grave misgivings about the whole thing. Email us at yourmirror@mirror.co.uk, Get the biggest TV headlines, recaps and insider knowledge straight to your inbox. The ground floor living room is so fabulous. Gretchen Trusted of Shake the Sky, is responsible for the stunning scheme. The expensive plans that Justin has for the home is nothing short of easy. "And come the witching hour, when they close the gates to the cemetery then it really is my area. Died on 29 Jul 1969. Something went wrong, please try again later. "One hell of a house but with one hell of a price tag as well.". When the for-sale sign appeared in late 2014, he had to find out more. 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. Grand Designs starts on January 6 on Channel 4 at 9pm. The MyLondon app gives you all the stories you need to help you keep on top of what's happening in the best city ever. First, it cannot be denied that he was indeed spending a lot of money. 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. This is perhaps the most important of the interior design secrets. "That was mad, beautiful and very, very funny.". This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 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. 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. It took months, a metre at a time, but it has added a huge amount of value to the property, said Simon. To decorate and furnish a house that had two distinct sections the new wing with open spaces and the smaller lodge with original features. Focus on. ' focus on. ' cost luxury kitchen: ways to inject warmth into new. Manage settings grand designs cemetery house more information and to Manage your choices a need bring. 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