What "Grand Designs" 2-th episode about
Kevin meets Francis Shaw who purchased a crumbling castle on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk Register. Set in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, the peel tower dates back to the 15th century and was protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Francis finally got permission to start working on the building after fighting loads of red tape that took several months. After over two years work, Francis and his wife Karen finally moved moved in and Kevin returns to discover that the cost of restoring the castle has meant the dream is nothing like Francis imagined it would be.
Episode number: 2
Episode name: "The Stealth House, The Cotswolds"
Episode release date: 22 september 2010 at 21:00
Status: aired
Rating: 6.6
