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1 online resource (streaming video file) (46 min. 53 sec.) ; 282364214 bytes |
| Summary |
Simon Bennett and his wife Jill gave up a life abroad to return to Simon's home county of Suffolk. They bought two timber framed barns ripe for conversion, but barely was the ink dry on the contract of sale before they discovered one wasn't quite what it seemed. The smaller building they'd taken to be a dilapidated cowshed turned out to be one of the smallest surviving medieval Guildhalls in the UK, and of national importance.Now Simon and Jill face two very different challenges: how to convert a single storey 16th century barn into a two storey modern home, and what to do with its neighbour, a unique architectural gem.Kevin McCloud is anxious for Simon to conserve as much of the Guildhall's history as possible, including the agricultural additions. Simon is set on a more radical path to restore it to its medieval splendour.PRODUCTION DETAILSWritten and presented by Kevin McCloud. Series Producer: Madeleine Hall; Executive Producer: Charlie Bunce |
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Broadcast 2011-07-31 at 19:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: G |
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Architect-designed houses.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Conservation and restoration.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Design and construction.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Environmental aspects.
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Housing rehabilitation.
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England -- Suffolk.
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Streaming video
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Bennett, Jill, contributor
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Bennett, Simon, contributor
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McCloud, Kevin, host
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Parkin, Richard, director
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