Grand Designs has returned to the lighthouse once dubbed 'saddest ever house' after it underwent a dramatic makeover. On Wednesday night, viewers were reunited with Edward Short whose struggles were featured on the programme back in 2019.
The ambitious project was mired in setbacks that plunged the homeowners into millions in debt and ended in the split of the owner and his ex-wife Hazel.
Chesil Cliff House is now complete after an astonishing 11-year saga. Once dubbed a "sad and cautionary tale about overreaching" by presenter Kevin McCloud, the programme showed how the nightmare build overcame the odds.The lighthouse's story traces back to 2011 when Edward and Hazel knocked down their 1950s house in favour of their vision of an art deco-style lighthouse.The two notoriously blew through their budget of £1.8million, previously refusing to compromise on their ideas.
Eventually, the house lay unfinished, the ambitious plans costing the parents-of-two their marriage and millions in debt.Hazel had told Kevin: "All our money is gone.
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