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1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 min. 8 sec.) ; 284570339 bytes |
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Over the years, Kevin McCloud has followed the restoration of all kinds of derelict structures in all kinds of locations. But this project is one of the most unusual he's come across.The old lifeboat station in Tenby, in Wales, was home to the brave souls of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for over 100 years. When they moved out, two more brave souls, Irishman Tim O'Donovan and his wife Philomena, saw an opportunity not only to convert it into a unique home but to rescue this historic building for the nation.Nothing could have prepared Tim and Philomena for the battles they would have to fight to pull this building into shape. Perched precariously on a steel pier high above the sea with no access except across the soft sandy beach, the lifeboat station was and always will be at the mercy of the sea. Any deliveries have to be timed to beat the rapid incoming tides which often get the better of Tim's floundering machinery. Then there's the building itself to contend with - a weather worn, rusting and rotten hulk of a boathouse that was never designed to be lived in.As Tim wages war on the surly structure, it falls to Philomena to transform the interior from what was once little more than a tin shed into a beautiful contemporary home.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Producer: Madeleine Hall; Director: Michael Ratcliffe; Executive Producers: Charlie Bunce and Fiona Caldwell |
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Broadcast 2012-01-29 at 19:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: G |
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Architecture, Domestic -- Design and construction.
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Drainage, House.
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Dwellings -- Remodeling.
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Dwellings -- Remodeling.
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Steel houses -- Design and construction.
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England.
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Streaming video
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McCloud, Kevin, director
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Harbin, Robert, 1909-1978, director
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Hirst, Vicki, contributor
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Lowe, Steve, contributor
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O'Donovan, Philomena, contributor
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O'Donovan, Tim, contributor
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