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Pitkennedy School

Restoration of historic properties. Pitkennedy School in Angus was once the cornerstone of a community. Can a beautiful home emerge from this Victorian building?

Friends Charlotte and Helen have always dreamed of saving a neglected building steeped in history, and they certainly found one. Sitting on a windswept hill in rolling farmland, Pitkennedy School in Angus was once the cornerstone of a community. Generation after generation were educated within the old walls during its 150-year history until the school bell rang for the final time in 2006. Since then the old building has begun to rot and the spiral of decay has been quick.

As work begins, locals start to take notice of the school once again; while within the archives, voices of the first children and teachers start to be heard. A picture of rural 19th-century life emerges as we discover that an act of generosity by a wealthy Victorian was where it all began. Meanwhile, further research places this tiny school at the beginning of a revolution in education and school building that would change Britain forever. The new owners still face their biggest challenge - can these novices create a beautiful home from a neglected old Victorian school?

1 hour

Music Played

  • Ellie Goulding

    Guns and Horses

  • Mumford & Sons

    The Cave

  • Florence + The Machine

    Shake It Out

  • Take That

    Hold On

  • Alpines

    Empire

  • Florence + The Machine

    Leave My Body

  • Tomoyasu Hotei

    Battle Without Honor Or Humanity

  • Ellie Goulding

    Starry Eyed

  • Empire of the Sun

    Standing On The Shore

  • Lana Del Rey

    Ride

  • Coldplay

    Lost!

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Caroline Quentin
Executive Producer Annette Clarke
Series Editor Joff Wilson
Production Company Remarkable TV

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