The Restoration Man

When Lee Head spotted a Victorian railway station for sale in Northumberland, he saw the opportunity of a lifetime. He drew up a masterplan to fund the conversion of the main station into a family home by selling off other buildings, and saving labour costs by doing all the building work alone at weekends. This challenge is made all the more daunting by planning restrictions that mean doorways can’t be knocked through to join the string of separate rooms into a single home. George gives Lee a welcome hand when he can, and investigates the history behind why such a fine rural railway station never had a chance to meet its promise.