Episode
Grand Designs: Revisited: The House of Straw, Islington, North London
Overview
Revisited Season 1 (2001) episode 3 Kevin McCloud revisits Jeremy Till and Sarah Wigglesworth in Islington, London. Will they have realised their dream of using straw bales in the construction of their house?
Details
- Series
- Grand Designs
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2001-11-22
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Revisited: The House of Straw, Islington, North London is Episode 11 in Season 2 of Grand Designs. It aired on 2001-11-22. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 10: Revisited: The Eco-House, Suffolk
Revisited Season 1 (2001) episode 2
Kevin McCloud travels to Suffolk to revisit a couple who dreamed of building a 100% environmentally friendly house.
Episode 12: Revisited: The Self-Build, Birmingham
Revisited Season 1 (2001) episode 4
Kevin McCloud revisits an innovative housing scheme in Birmingham. Just over two years ago a group of 11 men and women agreed to build, not just their own, but each other's homes.
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Kevin travels back to Doncaster to catch up with self-builders Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood and their futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.
Episode 13: Revisited: The Co-Op, Brighton
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Episode 8: The Derelict Barns, Devon
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Episode 16: Revisited Season 2 (2002) episode 1 (remove; wrong season)
Episode 7: The Jewel Box, London
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Episode 17: Revisited Season 2 (2002) episode 2 (remove; wrong season)
Episode 6: The Self-Build, Birmingham
Kevin checks out an innovative housing scheme set up by a Birmingham Housing Association, which allows a group of people to build their own homes
Episode 18: Revisited Season 2 (2002) episode 3 (remove; wrong season)
Episode 5: The Cruciform House, Lambourn Valley, Berkshire
When Rupert and Julie bought a hilltop site in the Berkshire Downs, they were determined to build a house that would make the most of the countryside and stunning views. They turned to architecture firm Roderick James, which specialises in modern design and traditional timber craftsmanship. Together with architect Hugh McGann, they came up with a house of green oak and glass, built in an unusual cruciform (cross) shape.
Episode 19: Revisited Season 2 (2002) episode 4 (remove; wrong season)