Grand Designs · SEASON 3

The Underground House, Cumbria

Episode 7 · 2003-09-24

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Episode overview

The old quarry stood on a slope of the Eden valley and commanded beautiful views. Local architect John Bodger designed a two-storey house that burrowed backwards into the rock and made maximum use of natural resources for light, warmth and power.

45 minutes

Season 3 episodes

1. The Wooden Box, Peterborough2003-02-12 2. The Water-Works, Whaley, Derbyshire2003-02-19 3. The Woodsman's Cottage, Sussex2003-02-26 4. The Victorian Threshing Barn, Surrey2003-03-05 5. Inverted Roof-House, Buckinghamshire2003-03-12 6. The Terrace Conversion, Hackney, London2003-09-17 7. The Underground House, Cumbria2003-09-24 8. The Traditional Cottage, Herefordshire2003-10-01 9. Revisited: The Isolated Cottage, Brecon Beacons, Wales2002-09-10 10. Revisited: The Dilapidated Georgian House, London2002-09-17 11. Revisited: The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham2002-09-24 12. Revisited: The Derelict Barns, Devon2002-10-01 13. Revisited: The Cruciform House, Lambourn Valley, Berkshire2003-10-08 14. Revisited: The House of Straw: 2nd Revisiting, Islington, North London2003-10-15 15. Revisited: The Former Electricity Sub-Station, Sunderland2003-10-22 16. Revisited: The English Barn, Berkshire2003-10-29