Grand Designs Australia Season 1 Episode 3 - Southport Heritage House

Airdate: 2010-Nov-04

Episode summary:

When Jan and Ed Gillman bought a tumble-down weatherboard in Southport, their first intention was to demolish and start again. But on learning its unique history as the 1880’s summer house of Sir Augustus Gregory (one of the oldest houses in Southport), they decide to restore instead and plan to lift the original house and move it forward two metres on the block. What follows is a painstaking restoration process – and with no official heritage guidelines in place Jan and Ed are faced with a difficult choice: take the laborious path of restoring the house to its former glory or opt for the easier path and lose the history of the house.

About Grand Designs Australia series:

Hosted by Peter Maddison, Grand Designs Australia tells the stories of new homes and perhaps more importantly the people who are building them. The...Show more >