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Following owners of crumbling historic buildings as they save them from ruin

Following owners of crumbling historic buildings as they save them from ruin by restoring them into 21st-century dream houses

Restoration Home: Series 3

Caroline Quentin

Annette Clarke

Joff Wilson

Restoration Home: Series 3: Episode 4: Nebo Chapel

Episode 4

Episode 4: Nebo Chapel

Series 3

Nebo Chapel

BBC Two - Restoration Home, Series 3, Nebo Chapel

A couple with a small budget attempt to transform a Victorian chapel in the Welsh valleys.

Restoration of historic properties. A couple attempt to transform a Victorian chapel in the Welsh valleys, but face a huge struggle due to their small budget.

Hayley and Alan are not your typical restoration heroes. Struggling to find a decent-sized family home, they decided to put in a bid for a Victorian chapel in the Welsh valleys. It was derelict and in need of a saviour - they bought the lot for just £25,000. With only £20,000 of their own money left to restore it, they begin a struggle of almost impossible scale. 

They start in the vestry to the rear, which they hope to transform into a spacious three double bedroom modern home. The plan was to then get a mortgage to complete the whole chapel, but the enormity of the task and the consequence of their tiny budget soon hits home. Simply digging foundations is a gruelling task as, rather than hiring a digger, they opt for doing it by hand to save their tiny budget. 

As Alun and Hayley struggle to save the centrepiece to the village, the historical investigation gains pace. A story unfolds charting the rise and importance of chapels such as Nebo and how a revolutionary act passed in the 17th century would fundamentally change the fortunes of its worshippers. But will Alan and Hayley get far enough in the restoration to secure the funds to make it a family home? Or will they have wasted every last penny of their savings trying?

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Following the fortunes of property owners wanting to turn historic ruins into dream homes.

Following the fortunes of properties facing a struggle for survival and their committed new owners wanting to turn historic ruins into dream homes.

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