Restoration Home

Caroline Quentin returns to follow the fortunes of eight properties, all facing their own struggle for survival, all with committed new owners wanting to turn historic ruins into dream homes. When Alex and her partner Martin bought Rock Farm, the once perfectly proportioned Georgian house was a crumbling shell, cracked and contorted out of symmetry. The build schedule and the budget were tight but Alex believed she could save this two hundred year old building in just six months. As the fabric of the building begins its steady restoration, layers of Rock Farm's long lost history also becomes clear. Dr Kate Williams reveals the influential landowners that lived there throughout the ages while architectural expert Kieran Long invites a specialist to look at the decaying bricks. An extraordinary discovery follows that adds another three hundred years of history to the site and makes it a building of national importance.