Restoration Village

TV Show (2003 - 2004)

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Series of documentaries in which celebrities nominate their favourite crumbling architectural treasures in the hope of winning the chance for their chosen part of Britain's national heritage to be restored following a viewers' vote

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Latest Episodes

  • Season 3 Episode 9: Live Final

    Griff Rhys Jones, Marianne Suhr and Ptolemy Dean host the grand final from the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum in Sussex, as viewers are invited to cast their vote for the building they think most deserves to be restored. The team offer a rundown of the eight finalists and talk to the campaigners, before announcing the winner at the end of the show. Last in series

  • Season 3 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

    The contenders from the north of England are reviewed, before presenter Griff Rhys Jones reveals the project that will go through to Sunday's final, as well as the most popular runner-up. Both buildings will be in with a chance to receive the funds they desperately need to return them to their former glory

  • Season 3 Episode 7: North

    Griff Rhys Jones examines three possible candidates for renovation from the North of England, including a mill in the Yorkshire Dales which, with its groundbreaking Victorian water wheel, was producing electricity 30 years before the creation of the national grid. Plans are in motion to repair its turbine, allowing the generation of clean, pollution-free power once more. Sheffield Manor Lodge once imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots, but has since fallen into ruins. If chosen for restoration, the turret house will be refitted and a walkway built, allowing visitors a magnificent view of the surroundings. The third entry is the country's only remaining salt works, where salt was once extracted from natural brine. The owners plan to repair the timber building and start producing additive-free salt once more. Architect Ptolemy Dean and surveyor Marianne Suhr provide expert analysis, while viewers have the opportunity to vote for the most deserving project

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