Restoration Man: Railway Water Tower (Before and After) | History Documentary | Reel Truth History 

These two old people had more taste than almost all the younger couples on this show. Wowww, so tastefully designed, furnished and decorated,

So happy for this couple. They are a great inspiration for who I'd like to be at that age

Think this is the most stunning restoration, such a solid building, love how they kept the old stonework inside, which is unusual, and such tasteful architectural design. Lovely.

Thank you for giving us a video where the background music doesn't drown out the conversations! Wonderful story and wonderful couple who took on this project.

Fabulous homage to heritage. One of the many things that we should all be proud of and proof that a little snow on the roof does not mean the fire has gone out. Wonderful.

I’ve made up my mind I’m moving to the English countryside and taking in one of these projects! These old buildings are absolutely stunning!

Fabulous, one of the most beautiful restoration ever seen ! So clerverly thought, prepared and built. And What a lovely couple ! Very respectul and they really love this building!

Just beautiful!!! I'll quote George's last comments "the fantastically brave steps you've taken to restore it"... 'Nuf said ❤

To love something so much that not only do you save the railway line that ends up Servicing your nation but you end up saving a piece of its physical history these are two very beautiful people I hope they are able to enjoy that place for a long time.

Fantastic couple! This is the stuff that Britain is made of. Loved it!

My favorite restoration so far. Beautifully done.

George You have illustrated this project with so much love and care for the restaurators and what a beautiful job they have done to bring this building to a true jewel of a home. Thank you and love to you. Please keep on doing what you do for the buildings, the people and for documenting history in such beautiful way.

I love the restorations on this series; but I can’t help but think about my old knees on all those stairs. The owners must be in wonderful shape, as are the buildings.

This is one of my all time favourite restorations I have ever seen.

Stunning. Definitely one of my favourite. They haven't done too much to the old part. It looks so welcoming. 👏👏👏Love it.

I fell in love with this couple the moment Pat said she wanted it to be modern with lots of glass. How wonderful to be able to watch!😍

I love this show! I'm learning so much about British architecture and history. Thank you for the upload.

Another just fabulous building wonderfully restored. Such a pleasure to watch these restorations. Actually would love to live in UK or France to find a project house. The bring back to life something that deserves to live on, ah such a dream.....

Oh my goodness, what a wonderful restoration of this lovely water tower. How lovely they had the vision to save this wonderful building

Masterful. Beautifully done - by a man who knows his onions about the railways.

Absolutely Loved this building

Best episode yet. Thanks

Those folks are a couple fantastic people! So happy for their dream to come reality! Wow that rail and hotel is incredible! The craftsmanship is breathtaking. I can’t believe the rail wanted to tare it down. I’m so over big corporate. They don’t care about anything. I’m so happy to see that rail station and hotel still standing grander than anything else there! Fantastic building

One of the more interesting and beautiful saves.

Thank you for not having the background music over the people speaking my favorite video so far

HE SAID FEET!!!!! I can actually relate to these dimensions

Beautiful stone work. Love how there are so many stone buildings in England

Watching all your phenomenal videos about water towers, I come up with the same question. Why in the world would seniors take on such a difficult job of restoration and be able to climb so many steps. What will happen down the road when they cannot navigate them? I love the investigation to the history of these structures. Keep up the great work

So beautiful! I love the periwinkle staircase! Great choice. ❤️

From watching this series this is one of my favorites.

One of the very best home build/renovation episode S I’ve seen(during lockdown I’ve watched too many to count!!!!!!)

Wonderful restoration!

Delightful and stunning with such Honor so grateful to see

Lovely, delightful couple. Well done restoration.

love it!

One of the best restoration I have seen, all of them are beautiful don’t take wrong, each one of them are beautiful in their own Architecture 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Love this restoration.

Incredable restoration 🥂👏👏!

Loved this episode! Not as much stress 😄

lovely job. great couple. great video. really enjoyed it

I really enjoyed this beautiful story :)

Fantastic job by two amazing people.

Beautiful reno!

This is the best restoration ever

Lovely!

One of my best in the series.

beautiful...

I just love it....lucky couple

This is a wonderful tasty restoration, the new blends in with the old well and isn't too obvious, at first sight it's still a railway water tower. I like how they turned the tank in a habitable space without altering its looks .

Truly awesome

I Just finished watching..great !! But high presure the outside clean ..and you be amazed !!

We have these water towers made by the British in my hometown. And they still provide water to the community

Well done

IMO one the best ones

Dude. You would rock Pictionary.

Well Done

Grade 2 listing has destroyed more of England's buildings than the Luftwaffe ever could have hoped for.

what abeautiful building

George is so smart

BUEN PROYECTO FELICIDADES PRIMERA 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 VEZ QUE VEO TU CANAL

george lovely guy

Lovely couple

very nice couple

Lovely

Very stunning

What are we going to do when generations such as these brave, committed and caring people pass?

I’ve been into this house once, around the time they finished renovating it. I almost forgot how it looked inside but it’s just as beautiful as I remember. I remember my sister being scared to walk up the stairs to the roof room because it looked like the stairs wasn’t supported, made me laugh

The poor lady is frustrated by the Planning Commission, but she has a glass of wine...smart lady.

44.50 in this video: that beautiful view at the railway station...wow. Imagine having that.

Such a structurally sound water tank would also make a really cool rooftop infinity pool on top of a small and unique 150 year-old building - a perfect rental vacation home. (An infinity pool would of course require a second pool-wall behind the first to prevent the water from running down the exterior walls of the building).

20:16 George almost got a hug and kiss with that man almost tripping over his own feet lol

Go right now and listen to “Driving the Last Spike” off We Can’t Dance by Genesis. Phil Collins wrote a song that captures the building of the British Railway. Great episode-love this show!

I was really happy seeing this building renovated so as the couple could live in it, overlooking the village and the railway SO I was really alarmed to see the place on Google maps 360° street view. It looks horrendous now with giant capital letters saying SETTLE up on what was the beautifully painted metal surround of the water tower. There also appears to be an overly large carbuncle on the rear of the building, which is now marked as a museum. I don't know at this moment how long they lived in it before it's change of use although the chap did say he hoped one day it would be absorbed into the railway but I imagine those beautiful glass sided stairs had to be changed for the public flocking through, plus the stairs upto the roof. In my view, depending how long they lived there, the roof room was a waste of £50,000. The public wouldn't appreciate it. I'm going to see if I can find out some years for this project.

Tuchembere utwu turi inspiring. Kuda zviro.... Munodadisa

Voluntary commitment will always outshine political commitment.

The Soviets would be envious seeing the UK bureaucracy. Wow. ...it's so sick.

Love

The stairs would wear on my joints! I need an elevator or escalator!🤣🤣🤣

they forgot to put in a lift

Hola desde Chile, me gustaría que tuviera subtítulos en español para saber lo que hablas y además te sigo ya que me encanta verlo sobretodo los parajes en los cuales los matrimonios compran para remodelar. Saludos cordiales de parte de Loreto 🙋👍

I was in Ireland in 02, there, I saw a round towering on the west coast. I dreamt of doing something like that on my land, surrounded by oak trees.

You've already released this episode

How many great buildings have been lost to time and decay because the gov asks too much for the sale price and refuse to make price concessions for proper restorations?

I would of made a glass dome over the top so you had the whole top to be used

I think the roof room would have been better modelled after a signal box. Perhaps the officials wouldn't allow it. Mark is one of those people who rise to the top and succeed in anything they endeavour and not through cronyism either. I wonder what makes the difference? Lots of people put energy and passion into stuff but few succeed like he has, in even one thing. It's a bit intimidating. Like George's respectful enthusiasm too.

Couldn't help noticing you didn't broach the overall cost of the project, or perhaps I missed it. I heard 50,000 Pounds for the rooftop room but what about the rest? P.S. hate the blue stairs.

Would've liked to have seen a slow well defined picture of the note at 29:33...

These conservation officers - they want to keep everything the same but in order to survive you need to adapt and that includes things like old buildings, cars, furniture etc. Nothing will survive if it cannot be changed.

Fantastic,..beautiful,........such a fun interior!

History should have president since there are many ways to solve safely

Anyone know why, in almost all of these shows, the interior walls are cinderblock/block-built, instead of timber framed? I feel like in the US cinderblock is really industrial construction (office buildings, warehouses, dormitories) and timber framed walls are so much more common in residential interiors? Timber frame is obviously less sturdy but also much quicker to assemble.

Marcus has a superfluous vocabulary.

'The local blacksmith' ... !!! Now THERE is a civilized nation! Bring back Arts and Crafts ... the Arts and Crafts Movement.

'Mice Vanderolla' ....... hahahahahaha !!!!

he drew an American locomotive with cow catcher. English locomotives have buffers.

Curious how they get the water off the roof now?

Haha ... 'The Conservative Government decided that road travel should be the preferred mode of transport'. Hmmm ... yea, & look where's that has got us! smh :-(

Our society needs to start building with masonry again.

An alternate reality...in the desert 😉

I wonder where they are now?