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Following the restoration of historic properties. Dave visits Ampleforth, one of the most prestigious boarding schools in the country, with an onsite monastery.
29:00Following the restoration of historic properties. Dave Myers is in Leicester, helping to restore the fantastic 18th-century Friars Mill.
29:00Following the restoration of historic properties. Dave is in Stockport, at the stunning Bramall Hall. Owned by Stockport Council, this isn't your typical council house.
29:00Following the restoration of historic properties. Dave Myers is at New Brighton - just a ferry ride across the Mersey from Liverpool - visiting its Catholic church.
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Dave Myers visits Wakefield Cathedral in West Yorkshire, taking in the architectural masterpiece as it's brought into the 21st century. Dave gets a closer look at what the builders unearthed beneath the cathedral's floors and has a once-in-a-lifetime chance of opening a time capsule found during restoration. He also helps... 30:00 Expired
Dave Myers visits is in South Yorkshire to visit one of Doncaster's finest buildings, the Mansion House. One of only five ever built in the UK, it was designed to attract the cream of society to Doncaster.July 2016 29:00
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This time, Dave Myers is in Roker in Sunderland in the north east of England to help restore an iconic super structure - Roker Lighthouse and its 600-metre pier. This guiding light over Sunderland's harbour and its pier is in desperate need of an overhaul and builders are working hard to get it back to its original form. 30:00 Expired
Dave Myers visits Pontefract Castle to help builders restore the remains for future generations. He does some long overdue gardening and goes into battle with the Roundheads and Cavaliers. The castle was known as the 'key to the north' for almost 600 years, until it was destroyed during the English Civil War in 1648. It on... 30:00 Expired
Dave Myers visits the Wedgewood Institute in Staffordshire. He helps restore the iconic building built in 1865, in honour of famous potter Josiah Wedgewood. Derelict for nearly a decade, it was a centre for educating the local working men, running courses in science, business and the arts. Dave examines the facade, with it... 30:00 Expired
Dave Myers visits one of Manchester's oldest buildings, its magnificent cathedral. Dating back to the middle ages, the Grade I-listed building is undergoing a £280,000 restoration, and Dave learns about the traditional methods used to repair the worn-out lead on the roof as well as uncovering some tricks of the building tr... 30:00 Expired
Dave Myers visits the Archbishop of Canterbury's London HQ, Lambeth Palace. He explores the incredible archive, discovers the human side of Britain's greatest kings and queens and has a look at Lambeth's 'loony left' political heritage by admiring its street art. 30:00 Expired
Dave Myers is in Bradford, West Yorkshire, helping to restore the jewel of Bradford's architectural heritage, the spectacular Victorian City Hall. Dave gets up close and personal with Britain's monarchs and discovers the secrets behind the stonemasons' mark. He helps the builders restore this historical building and takes ... 30:00 Expired
Dave Myers visits Wilton's Music Hall in London to look at a restoration project with a difference, as the builders have to make it look like they have never been. 30:00 Expired
Dave Myers is in Clifton, one of Bristol's oldest and most affluent suburbs, to visit the Grade II-listed Clifton Catholic Cathedral. Built in the 1970s, this example of Brutalist architecture has been plagued with leaks since it opened. It is now undergoing a £1.9 million renovation project, and Dave helps to remove and r... 30:00 Expired
Dave Myers visits Dartmoor in Devon to help to restore a fascinating 20th-century building, the spectacular Castle Drogo. Dave reveals the secrets behind the castle, which was the last to be built in Britain. He travels back in time, working shire horses on a 19th-century farm and helps the builders repair the roof which h...