The Restoration Man - Series 1

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Bath Lodge

1 - Bath Lodge

Air Date: March 21, 2010

Builder Mark Horton buys an 18th century folly, Bath Lodge in Ormskirk, West Lancashire, and plans to convert it into a luxurious family home. The challenge is huge as it is a derelict shell.

Church

2 - Church

Air Date: March 28, 2010

An idealistic young Welsh family convert a disused Victorian church into their dream home, but on a strict budget - and they have to work around the inhabitants of the surrounding graveyard.

Windmill

3 - Windmill

Air Date: April 4, 2010

A British mechanical contractor attempts to turn an 1833 Welsh windmill into a holiday home for himself and his wife, but following the heritage rules poses many challenges.

Towers

4 - Towers

Air Date: April 11, 2010

Two towers, both iconic and part of Britain's heritage, need saving but the reality of their restoration is not plain sailing.

Field House

5 - Field House

Air Date: April 18, 2010

A property developer and his partner want to extend a cruck-framed cottage in Lancashire to accommodate their four teenagers, but must first get their plans past the heritage police.

Gate Lodge

6 - Gate Lodge

Air Date: April 25, 2010

Former heavyweight boxer Scott Welch hopes to transform Thorington Gate Lodge in Suffolk into a 21st-century home. Can George Clarke help his dream come true?

Coach House

7 - Coach House

Air Date: May 2, 2010

Restoring an 18th century coach house in East Sussex to a two-bedroom dwelling, a couple meet with unexpected obstacles that put pressure on their marriage.

Ice House

8 - Ice House

Air Date: May 9, 2010

George Clarke follows Laird Henderson's bid to turn his remote Scottish 19th-century ice house into an idyllic 21st-century glass hideaway.

Medieval Hall and Mansion

9 - Medieval Hall and Mansion

Air Date: May 16, 2010

George Clarke advises a couple who dream of converting a Grade I listed medieval hall into a unique home, and meets another pair who have fallen in love with a neglected 70-room mansion.