Derelict Guardhouse in Haringey revealed!

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Permalink Reply by Peter on September 13, 2017 at 17:49

I think this home features on Chanel 4 Grand Designs tonight... if anyone is interested

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Permalink Reply by 1vut8bf3om5m9 on September 13, 2017 at 18:32

Where is this place? I am fairly surprised that something presumably uninhabitable at completion on an admittedly busy road (hence the zinc covering) would go for not much less than a ready to go house on Wightman Road (which is my own personal reference for a "busy road").

The staircase idea is pretty cool even if many would probably have chosen a different colour.

The commenters to the story sound like a lot of people from this site :)

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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on September 13, 2017 at 19:58

Muswell Hill I'd guess, judging by the steepness of the road and the Edwardian style houses seen in two of the Daily Mail photos.

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Permalink Reply by Peter on September 13, 2017 at 20:03

Yes,You are correct! Good guess... it's just before the mossy well pub

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Permalink Reply by Peter on September 13, 2017 at 20:51

Chanel 4. 9 o'clock today

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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on September 13, 2017 at 22:52

The 25th Open House weekend is -- this weekend. Locally, St Paul's Church is open Sunday afternoon - details here. The full set of Haringey events is here, and includes a house with new extension on the Ladder (open Saturday) and one over the railway on Stapleton Hall Road (open Saturday afternoon).

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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Berzins on September 22, 2017 at 8:08

A great house and an interesting episode of Grand Designs. The Daily Mail article annoys me (no surprises there) - the couple didn't design the building themselves - they hired an architect! They project managed it themselves. It gives no credit to the work of the architect!

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