1st March 2007, 11:49 AM
Completely agree with Mr Hoasty!
I love grand designs, it is one of my favourite programmes! (mainly because I dream that one day I will do the same!)
I thought that the couple were brave to take on such a project and the end result was fantastic (and probably worth a lot more than they spent on it!) and that EH were actually very helpful and accommodating. That roof was a first and as you said, buildings evolve, but it was still a big step for EH to take, and yet they took it. More credit to them I say.
But when it comes to the archaeology I think they came off lightly! Just imagine what could have been in those trenches and what the post-ex costs could have been. And the £20,000 cost of the archaeologyâ¦â¦â¦â¦a mere fraction of the overall budget and they were restoring a SCHEDULED ACIENT MONNUMRNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really if they did not think that there would be some archaeological costs then they were living in a dream world!
Although the main reason for the rant is pure jealously! Can you imagine sitting on that terrace with a nice cold beer after work and looking at that viewâ¦â¦....................................
I love grand designs, it is one of my favourite programmes! (mainly because I dream that one day I will do the same!)
I thought that the couple were brave to take on such a project and the end result was fantastic (and probably worth a lot more than they spent on it!) and that EH were actually very helpful and accommodating. That roof was a first and as you said, buildings evolve, but it was still a big step for EH to take, and yet they took it. More credit to them I say.
But when it comes to the archaeology I think they came off lightly! Just imagine what could have been in those trenches and what the post-ex costs could have been. And the £20,000 cost of the archaeologyâ¦â¦â¦â¦a mere fraction of the overall budget and they were restoring a SCHEDULED ACIENT MONNUMRNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really if they did not think that there would be some archaeological costs then they were living in a dream world!
Although the main reason for the rant is pure jealously! Can you imagine sitting on that terrace with a nice cold beer after work and looking at that viewâ¦â¦....................................