Great British Buildings: Restoration of the Year

201745mEnded1 Season · 4 Episodes

Documentary

Kevin McCloud and Dr Anna Keay explore the UK's most incredible restorations of historic buildings of 2016

Released: Mar 23, 2017

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Season 1

4 episodes

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