Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud revisited the show’s “saddest ever” house more than a decade since the project started – and spotted a key feature missing in the “complete” £10million house.
Owner Edward Short set his hopes on building his modern lighthouse home on Chesil Cliff in north Devon in 2010 – a step that would see him hit by financial difficulties and architectural problems.
His project was dubbed by viewers as the “saddest ever” – as the ambitious build plunged the family into millions of pounds of debt.
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The process took a strain on Edward’s personal life, resulting in his separation from ex-wife Hazel.
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Channel 4 presenter Kevin McCloud returned to the site in a show aired on Wednesday evening to check on progress with Edward’s art deco-inspired lighthouse.
As he made his way to the front door, he noticed the 60ft infinity swimming pool right next to the four-storey-high lighthouse.
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The breath-taking scenery left Kevin jaw-dropped as he said: “It’s the kind of thing only a billionaire oligarch could put up with a coast of Greece – Skiathos to my left, British channel to my right.”
Inside the house, Edward showed him the office and guest bedrooms, as well as the “storm room” – overlooking a 300-degree panoramic view of the Atlantic ocean.
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Kevin compared the house to a Bond villain’s lair but he quickly sensed something big is missing.
“There’s one room I haven’t seen, that’s the kitchen,” he told Edward.
“It’s not done, and it won’t be done,” Ed responded, saying the reason was the fact he property is being sold.
He was told by the investors that he should sell the lighthoutse and the separate house altogether so that he could clear his debt.
“It has a guided price of £2million on The Eye and £8million on this, so a combined value of £10million,” he added.
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Since it was put on the market, the house remains unsold and Knight Frank, which is marketing the property, describes Chesil Cliff House as “one of the UK’s most spectacular coastal homes”.
The property comes with three acres of grounds including a private beach cove and foreshore with panoramic sea views over Saunton Sands and Croyde Beach.
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