Grand Designs · SEASON 12

The Derelict Water Tower

Episode 5 · 2012-10-17

★ 9.0
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Season 12Episode 5★ 9.0/10
  • Documentary
  • Reality

Episode overview

Kevin McCloud marks the 100th episode with one of the programme's most ambitious projects to date. Leigh Osborne and Graham Voce want to convert and extend a landmark 150-year-old water tower in central London into a luxury home. Grade II-listed, derelict and with 6ft-thick walls, it's a huge challenge for the pair, who also plan to build two structures at the base - a lift shaft connected by a series of glass tunnels, and a modern living space. The result will be a four-bedroom property over nine floors, complete with a room at the top offering spectacular 360 degree views across the capital.

45 minutes

Season 12 episodes