converted water tower norfolk

He became aware that the tower was up for sale through his friendship with Nick Youngs, and was determined to buy it, and so with his inheritance purchased it from Nicks father, Gerald in 2002. Hundreds of entries are whittled down to the handful of homes that appear in these special shows and one which will feature in episode one is a home belonging to Misia Godebska and Dennis Pedersen who converted a 1950s water-tower in Castleacre near Swaffham into an exceptionally fabulous house. The steel-framed water tower, which had originally been used on an airfield at Great Massingham, was dissembled and moved just outside the village of Castle Acre in 1952, where it was bolted back together like a giant Meccano set. Close to beautiful beaches of Lunan Bay, 5 miles, and Auchmithie beach, 2 miles. With a guide pride of 175,000, . "It's been a wonderful place to live but the children have now gone and there's just my wife and I on six floors within 4,500 feet. Despite its chequered history an adjacent machine hall, now demolished, served as the Nazis first concentration camp apartments here are highly sought after. On the show, presenter Kevin McCloud will tour the homes in the running to be named House of the Year 2021 by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). High Legh Water Tower, in Knutsford,.

Photo: Dennis Pedersen 3. Share This four-bedroom watermill sits within 6.5 acres including stables and a paddock, close to the town centre of Wantage in Oxfordshire.

Read more:Nine Norfolk streets where a house will set you back a million pounds. This is Chateau d'Eau, a unique home that used to be a water tower. Robert Hunt spent two and a half years converting a water tower into a four-bedroom home. Alternatively, you can sign up for our Daily Newsletter for the top headlines straight into your inbox. For more information, contact Ben Greentree at Haart by calling 01362 696977.

It is situated above and to the north of the local village, down a lane, surrounded by fields.

Restoration. And the building is no stranger to awards, winning the Retrofit Award earlier this year The Water Tower project Instagram posted some of the judges comments saying: "This conversion of a steel-frame water tower and tank into a home was described by the judges as gutsy and powerful. Three years after his first visit, George Clarke returns to Norfolk to see how David and Jenny Forster are getting on with their conversion into a family home of an old 85 foot water tower h Read allThree years after his first visit, George Clarke returns to Norfolk to see how David and Jenny Forster are getting on with their conversion into a family home of an old 85 foot water tower hidden in woodlands in rural Norfolk. It had no electrics, plumbing or even a staircase, so how has David managed despite problems with planning permission and a lack of funds. Places on this visit are limited, so you need book before you attend.