Salvage Hunter's Drew Pritchard embarks on mammoth renovation of 'worst house in best location'

The fashionable TV prima is embarking connected the "most exciting" task of his vocation - renovating a Grade I listed Georgian municipality location successful Bath - and the aboriginal stages volition beryllium shown connected a caller Salvage Hunter series

Salvage Hunter Drew Pritchard is taking connected the situation of a lifetime, pouring his "years of graft, cognition and vision" into renovating a Grade I listed Georgian townhouse. His ambitious travel volition beryllium documented successful a caller bid of Salvage Hunters, premiering February 5.

After shutting up store successful his antiques store successful Conwy successful May 2022, Drew snapped up a five-storey gem successful Bath's historical metropolis centre. Despite being the "most exciting" endeavour he's tackled, it's fraught with hurdles; Quest TV reveals the spot was successful dire request of "urgent and costly repairs" earlier adjacent considering the replacement of the extortion and 20 windows.

Drew has confessed this is the astir financially daring task he's ever taken on. Located successful the prestigious St James' Square, the once-grand gathering had fallen connected hard times since its conversion into flats successful the aboriginal '70s.

Describing the location arsenic riddled with "bodged repairs" and coated successful achromatic gloss paint, Drew saw it arsenic the "worst location successful the champion location". Yet, it was a lawsuit of emotion astatine archetypal show for him, starring to an impulsive acquisition astatine an unfastened viewing successful the summertime of 2022.

Teaming up with Bath designer Rhys Brookes, he's resolved to bring the spot backmost to its past splendour. He aims to revive the building's authentic paintwork, acceptable reclaimed heaters and hunt down vintage bath pieces, reports North Wales Live.

In the caller series, creation historiographer Dan Cruickshank delves into the world of Georgian Britain, exploring the intricacies of the architecture and uncovering the craftsmanship, character, and hidden stories down these iconic buildings. The bid is filmed astatine Cruickshank's historical location successful Spitalfields.

Drew, a seasoned restorer of play properties, has antecedently worked connected projects specified arsenic a Methodist chapel successful the Conwy countryside, which helium purchased successful 1995. Following his divorce, helium relocated to a Regency cottage extracurricular Conwy town's walls, affectionately dubbed "Chateau Despair" by a friend.

However, aft a thorough renovation, Drew grew to adore the property. His latest task successful Bath is adjacent much ambitious.

To furnish the house, Drew transferred immoderate of his collectibles from Conwy and scoured the UK for period-specific fixtures and fittings, committed to utilizing lone reclaimed, salvaged, recycled, and antique materials.

Drew's dedication to "putting backmost the psyche of this historical building" tin beryllium followed successful the caller bid of Salvage Hunters: Georgian House Restoration, which kicks disconnected connected Wednesday, February 5 astatine 10pm connected Quest TV. The bid spans 5 episodes.