0:00:02 > 0:00:07I'm standing on top of the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe, which took 250 years to build.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10But which county is home to this magnificent structure?
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Find out in just a moment.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46On today's show, I'm seeking a family home in the country
0:00:46 > 0:00:50for a self-confessed picky and particular young couple.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Along our house-hunting journey, we have silent reactions
0:00:53 > 0:00:55which have totally different meanings.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57You're worryingly quiet.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00It's a bad sign, I've come to appreciate.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- You learn quick.- Yes!
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- It's wowee, isn't it?- Definitely. - I am actually speechless.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Wow! That's wowee!
0:01:08 > 0:01:11But later, it's time for some straight talking.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14I'm imagining but I'm not excited.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I can see that!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Today we're in Yorkshire. This is, of course, York Minster -
0:01:23 > 0:01:27158 metres long and the central tower, 60 metres high.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30But underneath all this scaffolding is the Great East Window,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33a masterpiece of medieval stained-glass and masonry,
0:01:33 > 0:01:37which is under repair and will be revealed to the world in 2016,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39so another four years to go.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Later in the show, I'll be looking at the painstaking work of its conservation.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48But first, let's look at some of the other things that make Yorkshire 'God's Own County'.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50The largest of England's counties,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53it was once divided into three regions called ridings,
0:01:53 > 0:01:58which correspond roughly to the modern divisions of North, East and West Yorkshire.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02North Yorkshire, with the City of York at its centre,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04has more than its fair share of spectacular landscape
0:02:04 > 0:02:09as it's home to two of the country's most famous national parks,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16The Dales is an expansive area of hill country
0:02:16 > 0:02:19which reaches heights of around 2,300 feet
0:02:19 > 0:02:24in the famed Three Peaks of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Heading eastwards, the North York Moors has held onto its active farming heritage
0:02:29 > 0:02:32for over 1,000 years.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Moving south to the Howardian Hills, you find Castle Howard,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38a 17th-century architectural masterpiece,
0:02:38 > 0:02:43sitting resplendently in this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48Nowadays, this rural landscape continues to draw in aspiring escapees,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51in search of their own country retreat.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Considering it's England's largest county,
0:02:53 > 0:02:57you won't be surprised to know there's a big spread of prices here.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01The average detached house here costs £265,000,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04which is £8,000 more than the national figure.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09However, if you go to one of the desirable areas like the national parks, the Moors or the Dales,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11you're going to add another five percent
0:03:11 > 0:03:15if you choose to live in a village like, for example, Ampleforth.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Generally speaking,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19if you head south, around towns like Selby,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21you get more for your money.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25However, wherever you go, there's beautiful architecture.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30Yorkstone, the sandstone quarried in Yorkshire since medieval times,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33underpins the county's building heritage,
0:03:33 > 0:03:37as well as being the traditional stone of choice for London's pavements.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40As farming has been a mainstay of the county's economy,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42you'll see a great range of farm workers' cottages here,
0:03:42 > 0:03:46not least in the Howardian Hills village of Welburn,
0:03:46 > 0:03:50where this restored and extended three-bedroom sandstone cottage
0:03:50 > 0:03:53is on the market for just under £400,000.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55At the end of the 18th century,
0:03:55 > 0:04:00the small West Yorkshire town of Holmfirth flourished, thanks to the wool trade.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Mill workers lived in cottages in the surrounding areas.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07This newly renovated two-bedroom property in Honley
0:04:07 > 0:04:11is priced at £169,000.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Local materials, local styles,
0:04:13 > 0:04:17but is it enough to tempt our buyers to become locals here in Yorkshire?
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Let's find out.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23Andy and Tina met ten years ago and have been married for two years.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27They live in a three-bedroom terraced home in Middlesbrough
0:04:27 > 0:04:32and have been considering a move to the country since 2008,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34a decision that has become top priority
0:04:34 > 0:04:37since the arrival of their son Jacob.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40I'm really looking forward to having some garden for Jacob.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Where we have, it's all concrete, patio area.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49Just to be able to have somewhere where we've got some land where he can roam around,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51and after an absolutely manic week at work,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54we can just sit and go, "Ahhh..."
0:04:54 > 0:04:59For human resources manager Tina, a good work-life balance is an important issue
0:04:59 > 0:05:02and so her commute will be a driving factor
0:05:02 > 0:05:04in where they choose to move to.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08I've changed jobs and I spend a lot of time on the East Coast Mainline,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11travelling between London and Newcastle,
0:05:11 > 0:05:16so I'd like somewhere that is better from a train perspective.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Andy, who works as a supermarket bakery manager,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22is looking for a new challenge when they make their escape.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25A big plus for me for this move
0:05:25 > 0:05:29will be the opportunity to change my current work life.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34A big dream of mine would be to have my own business and work for myself.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Anywhere that I can find...
0:05:36 > 0:05:39..a little bakery for me to work in would be fine by me.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42As they've already put down roots in the North East,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45they've decided they don't want to stray too far
0:05:45 > 0:05:49and that North Yorkshire would be the county that suits them best.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Exploring the countryside as a family is high on the agenda.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Currently, when we go out for a walk,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59we have a nice wooded cemetery over the road
0:05:59 > 0:06:04and we walk through there on the way to Albert Park, which is great for what it is,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07but I think we're after something more.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12That elusive "something more" is what's been missing in their house search so far.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16I think the reason why we haven't found our ideal home already is, er,
0:06:16 > 0:06:20I think we're quite particular.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22We want the kitchen to be right,
0:06:22 > 0:06:27we want the right amount of rooms, the right-sized rooms.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31I guess the other thing that I would really like,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34and I'm quite picky about, is schools.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Jacob's at an outstanding nursery at the moment
0:06:36 > 0:06:40and as he continues to grow up I want that to continue,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43so really good schools is really important.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Picky and particular they may be,
0:06:45 > 0:06:49but it seems when it comes to personality, they balance each other out.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Tina's very driven
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- and I'm relaxed to the point of... - Horizontal.- ..horizontal.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59We are complete polar opposites when it comes to...
0:06:59 > 0:07:01..life in general, actually. We're very different!
0:07:01 > 0:07:04It seems to work OK.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07And they have a very workable amount of money to spend.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11The maximum budget for our property is £350,000.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21We're going to confine our search to within a 40-minute drive from York
0:07:21 > 0:07:24because of its good rail links for Tina's job,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27which involves travel to Newcastle and London.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31But I need to learn a bit more about what they'd like from their new rural home.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- Welcome to Yorkshire.- BOTH: Morning.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- Middlesbrough is just over the border, is that right?- It is.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- So you've come into the heart of the county.- Yes. Excited.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Now, we know a little bit about your situation with Jacob,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47but I'm keen to know about the house that you want to buy.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Run me through some of the features you'd like to see in the house.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54OK, ideally, a four-bedroom house.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56ideally detached,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58but happy to compromise!
0:07:58 > 0:08:02A nervous smile there because you know it's quite expensive round here!
0:08:02 > 0:08:05A nice garden is essential
0:08:05 > 0:08:10and a beautiful country kitchen would be fabulous, if at all possible.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13A kitchen with a lot of space to work would be ideal
0:08:13 > 0:08:16because the kitchen we have at the moment is quite small.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19What about the style of the house? Is the period important?
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- Absolutely, yes.- Very definite. Go on, then, tell me what it is!
0:08:23 > 0:08:27We're not too keen on new builds. They're all the same, no character.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29So, ideally, an older house
0:08:29 > 0:08:32with a bit more of that character feel about it.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- An open fire would be lush!- Nice.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38You know, not essential, but something with a bit more feel.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43We've found three lovely properties, I think, for your budget, round your budget,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46and, er, we hope that you like them, too!
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- So let's go and see them.- Yes.- OK. - Come with me.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54For their budget of £350,000,
0:08:54 > 0:08:59Andy and Tina would like a detached period house with plenty of character
0:08:59 > 0:09:02that gives them a kitchen with lots of workspace for Andy,
0:09:02 > 0:09:07four bedrooms and a generous garden for their son to play in.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11We found three beautiful properties, which we hope will impress them.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16At each one, I'll be asking them to guess the price before I reveal it.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18The last of these is, of course, the mystery house,
0:09:18 > 0:09:23which challenges them to rethink their criteria on character.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Our property shopping starts 13 miles north of York
0:09:30 > 0:09:32in the village of Sheriff Hutton.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Its amenities include a post office and a florists
0:09:34 > 0:09:38but, luckily for Andy, no bakery.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41What's more, there's also a local primary school.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43A striking feature here
0:09:43 > 0:09:48are the ruins of a 14th-century castle that was once home to Richard III.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53Since 1940, it's been owned by the family of Doctor Richard Haworth.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57We met up with him and his wife on the way to our first house.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00First, I want to ask about the castle,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02because who has a castle in their back garden,
0:10:02 > 0:10:06and how much upkeep do you have to do to keep it standing?
0:10:06 > 0:10:10- It varies.- We're not responsible for repairing it,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13but we're responsible for ensuring that nobody damages it.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Do you have visitors? - A tremendous number.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19A lot of visitors, yes, but only by invitation.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22What's the best part about living in the village?
0:10:22 > 0:10:26It has a fantastic community spirit. Really marvellous.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30I'm quite interested in starting a bakery in the community I come to.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Do you think that would be something that would go down well in a village like this?
0:10:34 > 0:10:38I do. I think that's something for the future,
0:10:38 > 0:10:43for everywhere actually - skills like that being used again, and I think it would be used.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- An artisan bakery?- Yes.- Yes.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Thank you so much. I know you're busy in the community.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53- Thank you.- Good luck to you. - Thanks very much.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Now they've seen what a lovely village they'd be buying into,
0:10:56 > 0:11:00it's time to view our first property.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- Here we have it, house number one. - BOTH: OK.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- First impressions?- It's a bungalow.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- It was a bungalow.- It was. OK.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12It looks small.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Well, it's a four-bedroom house.- OK.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18It's what you asked for. It's detached.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20It's not wowing me. It's OK.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23I'm reserving judgement!
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- Andy?- Yes, it definitely doesn't have the wow factor for me, either.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Let's have a look inside. - OK. Let's go.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35So it's a big tick for the location but a muted first response to our house.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Let's see if inside will measure up.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- Come on in...- Thank you.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43..into the front room.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47OK.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52It's a nice room. It's, er, quite tight, isn't it?
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- It's small.- Small.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- It's smaller than what we have.- OK.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Because this is actually a fair-sized room. It's not palatial but...
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- It's too small.- Too small for you. - Mm-hm.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09- This is one of two reception rooms. - OK.- There are two in the house.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14- OK.- And I think... You're asking for quite a lot in your budget.- OK.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19No, it's absolutely fine. It's your dream home and you want it to be exactly as it is.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23But just bear in mind that you wanted a big kitchen-diner, that was your big thing,
0:12:23 > 0:12:29- so to have a big reception room wasn't on your list. - Big everything is not happening, no?!
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Plus all the other things... But it's very good to dream.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- Yes.- I like a dreamer.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- Let me show you the kitchen and see if that lives up to your dreams.- OK.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40'Although this property hasn't yet hit the mark,
0:12:40 > 0:12:44'I think the next room should make the grade for Andy.'
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- Here you go. - I do quite like this, however!
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Yes, this is definitely, er,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52definitely more on the, er,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55the sort of thing we're looking for in a kitchen.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- You can see why we brought you here. - Uh-huh. No, I do like the kitchen.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03I love the floor. We've got more workspace here. Yes, really like this.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06The beams, as well. I'm now getting a feel for this house.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11Through here, you've got a bathroom and shower, bathtub and toilet
0:13:11 > 0:13:14and also, a utility room through there.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18You can explore there later on, but let's go upstairs.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20'We turned up the heat in the kitchen.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23'This leads into a second reception area,
0:13:23 > 0:13:25'currently used as a study.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30'One of the four bedrooms on offer is also on the ground floor, off the utility room.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35'But we'll head upstairs to check out the other three on the converted first floor.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38'One has a skylight and space for a sofa,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41'while the other might work as a playroom for their son.
0:13:41 > 0:13:47'But let's see if Andy and Tina can envisage the largest one as theirs.'
0:13:47 > 0:13:52This is actually the last part that the owner developed, up into the eaves.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- OK.- They left the master bedroom till last.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59What do you think?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01I feel enclosed,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05and I think I knew I was going to because we're in the roof now
0:14:05 > 0:14:10and the roof sort of starts to enclose in on you.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- The floor space is quite good.- Mm.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Erm, but it does feel quite enclosed.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17You've got an ensuite.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- A good size... - Oh, yes. That's a nice-sized room.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25That's very nice.
0:14:25 > 0:14:31Tina, you're worryingly quiet. It's a bad sign, I've come to appreciate!
0:14:31 > 0:14:32- You learn quick.- Yes!
0:14:32 > 0:14:37- It's a really pleasant home, but I'm not sure it's my home.- Right.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41Let's have a look in the garden, see if that swings it for you.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47'It's a shame that Tina and Andy don't seem to see this as a family home
0:14:47 > 0:14:50'as outside the garden is enclosed and child-friendly,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53'with well-established fruit trees.'
0:14:53 > 0:14:55The garden's a sort of wraparound.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59How much do you think this little slice of North Yorkshire costs?
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- £330,000.- I was going to say 325, but I'll go with 330, as well.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- It's on the market for 350. - I thought you might say that.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09It's only been on about eight weeks.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12The area's going to push it up. I appreciate that.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Have a quick peek round
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- and I'll see you round the front. - OK.- Head off that way. - BOTH: Thank you.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23It's hard because you have an image in your head of a dream house
0:15:23 > 0:15:27and it's difficult when you have to make compromises.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29But it's only house number one.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Hopefully, things will shape up this afternoon.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Bang on budget at £350,000,
0:15:37 > 0:15:42our first property might help our couple rethink their expectations.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47It delivers in many respects, giving them a large kitchen-diner with a spacious utility area
0:15:47 > 0:15:50which Andy could expand for his baking,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52along with two reception rooms,
0:15:52 > 0:15:56the four bedrooms they wanted and a child-friendly garden.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00When I first saw the property, I wasn't wowed. It looked quite ordinary.
0:16:00 > 0:16:06It's become a realisation that if we want a house in a specific location,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09certain sacrifices might have it be made.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12With regards to the area, I love the village feel.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16It's really sweet. It doesn't have a bakery, which is fantastic for Andy.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20There's huge potential. So location-wise, it's fantastic.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Maybe this house will grow on me, who knows?
0:16:24 > 0:16:27It's a good family home. I'm not sure it will have won them over.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Any miracles happening in there?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- No.- No, I don't think so.- OK!
0:16:32 > 0:16:34We'll say farewell to this property.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- We've got another one to see.- OK. - Follow me.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Yorkshire's expansive moorlands and valleys
0:16:50 > 0:16:54are home to a rich agricultural and industrial heritage
0:16:54 > 0:16:58that for centuries has underpinned its closely-knit communities.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02In West Yorkshire's Colne Valley, in towns such as Slaithwaite,
0:17:02 > 0:17:07wool manufacturing and a thriving textile industry prevailed during the 1800s.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09These industries may now have dwindled,
0:17:09 > 0:17:13but a sense of rural enterprise is still strong.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Mindful of Andy's desire to open his own bakery in the future,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20we sent him and Tina to meet Matt Betts,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23of one of Britain's most unusual bakeries.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Since 2009, The Handmade Bakery
0:17:25 > 0:17:29has been a not-for-profit workers' co-operative,
0:17:29 > 0:17:33with around eight members and 15 employees.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37It was the originator of the first subscription bread service in Britain.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42- How many loaves do you make on average a day? - It tends to fluctuate,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45but our busiest day, probably on a Friday or Saturday,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48it's nearly 500 loaves a day.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50The business is not for profit
0:17:50 > 0:17:55so, whilst we want it to be a successful business,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58we're trying to develop it in an ethical way.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03Our whole ethics is to try and keep the whole operation as local as possible.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08When we started out, we had a subscriber service, which we still have now,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11and so we were supported by local people
0:18:11 > 0:18:15who pledged to buy a loaf up front and gave us money each month,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18which meant we knew what orders were going to come in.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23We supply them with a loaf each week and they say what they want.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27We've got about 40 of those subscribing members.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30As artisan bakers, all the loaves produced here
0:18:30 > 0:18:35are folded, shaped, scored and loaded into the ovens by hand.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Once Tina and Andy had donned their aprons,
0:18:37 > 0:18:42Matt shows them one of the organic specials, known as the "wild white".
0:18:42 > 0:18:45This particular dough here has no yeast in it
0:18:45 > 0:18:49so it's made with a leaven, a wild leaven.
0:18:49 > 0:18:55That's mixed initially at five o'clock, when we first come in,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59and that's allowed to froth up and get some energy to it.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03It's added to the wild white dry mix,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06which is just wheat flour and salt and water,
0:19:06 > 0:19:11mixed and then continuously folded for half an hour, over a period of three hours.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14That really gets a great open crumb to it.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19While bread made by more industrial methods typically takes 90 minutes
0:19:19 > 0:19:21from first mixed to baking,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25these loaves are produced over a 16 to 24-hour period,
0:19:25 > 0:19:27which deepens the flavour.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Overnight fermentation, known as the sponge method,
0:19:30 > 0:19:32makes the yeast work extra hard,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35so only a small amount is needed.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38You can see how stretchy that is,
0:19:38 > 0:19:44so we need to shape and cut this. You can do that, Andy.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49If you'd like to have a go with these scales, see how you get on with these.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56OK. What we do at this stage is give them what we call a pre-shape.
0:19:56 > 0:20:02It's a case of move your hands, giving it a nice kind of...
0:20:02 > 0:20:05My colleagues will be watching to make sure I do this properly.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09OK, marks out of ten, everybody. OK, Andy, have a go.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15So that's how the professionals do it.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- Tina, would you like to have a go? - This is going to be awful!
0:20:18 > 0:20:20You made it look really easy.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Use the table and it gives it a bit of friction and...
0:20:23 > 0:20:25That's good.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Slaithwaite's bakery has been such a model of co-operative success
0:20:29 > 0:20:34that similar community-supported bakeries have since opened in Birmingham and Suffolk.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Now that Andy and Tina have had first-hand experience
0:20:37 > 0:20:40of what one enterprising village community has achieved,
0:20:40 > 0:20:44let's see if we rise to the occasion and find them their dream home,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47as our property search continues.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53We've made the journey to the village of Wistow,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56giving Tina a half-hour drive to York.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Amenities include a village hall,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01a fish and chip shop, a traditional pub
0:21:01 > 0:21:04and a well regarded primary school for their son.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Our second property, while it may have a modern aspect,
0:21:07 > 0:21:11is actually a period farmhouse dating back to the 1750s,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14which has been extended.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Here it is, house number two.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21- I'm getting a really nice feel about this one.- I feel better already.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23It's a characterful property.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26We've got the apple tree, which wasn't on the wish list,
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- but it's become nice to have after the first one.- Well spotted.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32One reservation as we walked up,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36I noticed the back garden might be quite overlooked.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- You are eagle-eyed! - She doesn't miss a trick.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44- You know, we'll see! I'm optimistic. - Good!
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Let's have a look inside!
0:21:46 > 0:21:50'I think Tina will have every reason to be pleased with this property
0:21:50 > 0:21:53'as the inside has been renovated to a very high standard,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57'as she and Andy will see from the outset.'
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Come on in.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- Ahh!- Oh, wow! What a lovely room.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- I like the fireplace. - Love the fireplace.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- Is this the main sitting-room area? - There's a bit more round the corner.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Very nice. Very comfortable room.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15I could see myself relaxing in here.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19I like it. It's got a nice warm feel to it and a lot of character.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23They've kept a lot of the features but they've gone right back to the bones
0:22:23 > 0:22:26and sort of really made it very modern.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- It feels like a modern house. - Perfect. Very nice.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33From there, you go round into this...
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- Oh, wow.- OK.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- Very cosy. - Yes. I can fit the furniture in.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43- Ahh!- Which is great. And I love the fact that it goes out into the garden.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- It's space that we could happily utilise, don't you think?- Yes.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- So living space - tick?- Definitely. - Tick.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Kitchen...
0:22:52 > 0:22:54'I think the modern, yet homely feel of this one
0:22:54 > 0:22:57'will win their approval.'
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Come on, then, give me your thoughts on the kitchen.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03OK. This is nice. This is, erm...
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Big smiles and "nice" and...!
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I think I like this kitchen better than the last property.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- It's smaller...- It is smaller.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15..but really nicely finished and it's got a lot of character
0:23:15 > 0:23:20with the beams across the ceiling and the beams across the cooker.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23You've got the utility through there and a door out into the back garden.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- The good feeling is continuing. - Mm-hm.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30I'm feeling a warm feeling inside!
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Let's hope it continues upstairs.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36'This property also has a downstairs cloakroom off the entrance hall.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41'But we're heading upstairs to where there are four bedrooms in total.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45'There are two good-sized rooms, either of which could be suitable for their son,
0:23:45 > 0:23:49'and there's a spacious master suite which comes with its own bathroom,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52'as well as a walk-in wardrobe with plenty of shoe space.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54'But I want to show them the guest bedroom,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57'which is something of a modern masterpiece.'
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Oh! Ooh!
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- Oooh!- Oh, yes!
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- It's an "ooh" room, isn't it? - Yes. This is really different! This is amazing.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- It's wasted on the guests, isn't it? - A little bit, yes!
0:24:08 > 0:24:10But this is the last thing they've done.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13They've gone right up to the top of the barn, skimmed the roof
0:24:13 > 0:24:17and put in these two daylight windows.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21And if you peek round, there's a really nice shower room.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- Oh, wow!- That is a very, very nice shower room.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Five-star accommodation at the Reid household, huh?
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- It's wowee, isn't it?- Definitely. - I am actually speechless,
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- which...- That's wowee! - THEY LAUGH
0:24:35 > 0:24:36See this?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Press that. Do you see this?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Watch.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- Whoo!- Oh, wow!
0:24:45 > 0:24:47How could you resist? I'd be up all night!
0:24:47 > 0:24:51THEY LAUGH
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Anyway... Enough of that!
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Excuse me! Follow me.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00'There's no doubt that they've warmed up to our high-spec farmhouse,
0:25:00 > 0:25:04'but let's see if Tina's view on the garden has changed.'
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Here we are,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- the final piece of the puzzle. - This is really nice.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13I think the one minus point,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- if I dare say one about this house...- Dare you?!
0:25:15 > 0:25:19..is something we've always said we don't particularly like,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22is if it's quite overlooked, which this is,
0:25:22 > 0:25:27but I don't feel that it's that much of a negative.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31It's a word called compromise, darling. We may have to do it.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35You spotted it before we'd even entered the house!
0:25:35 > 0:25:39I think, in some respects, I might just put up with the fact that it's overlooked.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44- You'll just have to make friends with the neighbours. - Mm-hm. It's a nice patio area.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- Is there a bakery in the village? - There isn't. A fish and chip shop. - Right.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- But no bakery.- No bakery.- Brilliant. - OK. We're still smiling.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Well, we still don't know the price.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- What are your thoughts about that? - I think we both think it's over-budget.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- Yes. 375?- OK.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04I'm going to go with an optimistic 370.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06370.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Well, not optimistic enough. It's actually on at 365.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- Wow.- OK.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17It's not beyond the realms of the possible, financially.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- Have another look around and I'll see you out the front.- Sounds good.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22In you go.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27On the market at £365,000,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30this renovated farmhouse nudges them over their budget
0:26:30 > 0:26:33but they could see where a sensible offer might lead them.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35It provides them with an ample kitchen-diner,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38a large family living area,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41four bedrooms, an enclosed garden
0:26:41 > 0:26:44and there's a good primary school on their doorstep.
0:26:44 > 0:26:50Walking through the house, Tina and I got the impression that it would be above our budget.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54When we found out that it was 365, which wasn't quite as much as we expected,
0:26:54 > 0:26:58I think that's quite encouraging and gives us a bit of room for manoeuvre.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Perhaps the vendors will accept an offer.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05It's got that older, more solid feel,
0:27:05 > 0:27:08but it's still done really well, to a really high spec inside.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12It feels quite modern, so style-wise, no complaints from me.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- Hello.- Hello.- Hi. - This is rather a nice seat!
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Someone finally provided me a seat to wait for you!
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Are you happy?- BOTH: Yes.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- Things to think about? - Mm, certainly.- Definitely.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- Then, let's have a rest and we'll reconvene tomorrow.- OK.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48As the sun sets over the spectacular Yorkshire landscape,
0:27:48 > 0:27:52it marks the end of the first day of our property search.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Bakery manager Andy and his wife Tina, who works in HR,
0:28:03 > 0:28:08are looking to escape from Middlesbrough to the North Yorkshire countryside with their son.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12Andy hopes to start his own bakery business once they get there.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16The two properties they've seen so far have tried to balance the equation
0:28:16 > 0:28:19of giving them a character home in the right location.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22So, does the mystery house have the solution?
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- It's a nice kitchen. It's not a great kitchen.- Yes.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28And I get a behind-the-scenes look
0:28:28 > 0:28:31at a huge restoration project at York Minster.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37It's day two of our property search in North Yorkshire. It's damper.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40It's going to be quite tough to follow on property two
0:28:40 > 0:28:43because Andy and Tina loved just about everything about it,
0:28:43 > 0:28:45and as you've probably guessed by now,
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Tina is not an easy woman to please when it comes to property.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53But the mystery house... It's a gamble, to be honest,
0:28:53 > 0:28:57because it's way out in the countryside and it's modern,
0:28:57 > 0:28:59but it's not modern as we usually imagine it.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04What do you think we're going to show you?
0:29:04 > 0:29:08I think it's going to be in the middle of nowhere.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11And I'm thinking it's going to be something that, er,
0:29:11 > 0:29:15either has everything that we want and it'll be over budget
0:29:15 > 0:29:17or it will need a lot of work doing to it
0:29:17 > 0:29:20but it'll have potential.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Good. That's a whole range of opportunities.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25We've covered all the bases there, I think!
0:29:26 > 0:29:28For our mystery house, we're going out of range
0:29:28 > 0:29:31to near the market town of Kirkbymoorside,
0:29:31 > 0:29:34from where Tina would have around a 50-minute drive to York.
0:29:34 > 0:29:39However, Kirkbymoorside is charming and has a good primary school for their son,
0:29:39 > 0:29:43along with all the amenities you might expect on the high street
0:29:43 > 0:29:45and a selection of pubs.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Our mystery house lies four miles out of town
0:29:47 > 0:29:50in the quiet village of Normanby.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52We've taken a bit of a risk
0:29:52 > 0:29:56because as well as giving Tina the longest commute of the three,
0:29:56 > 0:29:58we've also gone for a brand-new build.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02The twist is, it's been constructed in the traditional style
0:30:02 > 0:30:05from local sandstone.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- Is it new? It looks like a new build. - It's double-fronted.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- It's what you've been looking for. - It's double-fronted.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17- You two don't miss a trick, do you? - No. Not when presented with the facts!
0:30:17 > 0:30:19It is indeed a new build.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22It was finished a year ago. It is a bit of a punt.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25We were worried about showing it to you because it's brand new
0:30:25 > 0:30:27and you did say that you didn't really like new builds.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Because, generally, they don't have any character,
0:30:30 > 0:30:33but this looks like it might be an exception.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Good feeling from the outside.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- Shall we have a look inside? - BOTH: Yes.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Let's do that.- Let's go.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45'Happily, the external character of our mystery house is holding their interest,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48'however, inside is unfurnished.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51'Let's see how imaginative they can be.'
0:30:53 > 0:30:58Come on in. As you can see, it really is a new build.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- It's completely bare.- Wow.- It's big.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- There's no criticising the decor in this house.- Exactly.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05You can't complain about the furniture.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- How solid are the walls? - That's a lovely fireplace.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13- But it's got these enormous doors at the bottom.- That's really nice.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- And there's light coming in on all three sides.- Yes.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19And not overlooked at all.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- Uh-huh. It's a nice, spacious room. - It's a good room.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26What might you do? In your fantasy home, how did you have it?
0:31:26 > 0:31:30I guess it's hard to tell without looking at the other rooms.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Would this have to be the living room and dining room?
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Is there another area for a dining room?
0:31:35 > 0:31:39It's a fairly simple layout. You can see through there there's a smaller room,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42which might be good as a sitting room or playroom.
0:31:42 > 0:31:48This is, I would suggest, going to be your dining and living area, as one.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Through here is the kitchen.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52'Although the kitchen doesn't have space for a table,
0:31:52 > 0:31:54'it is bright and modern
0:31:54 > 0:31:57'so I'm hoping they'll give it a fair viewing.'
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- Mm... - It's not wowing me, the kitchen.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05I think the reason why is, it's quite narrow.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10Coming from quite a narrow kitchen, it's one of the things we wanted to get away from.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12It's a nice kitchen.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17As Andy says, it's narrow and it's not the right style for us.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19It's really nice,
0:32:19 > 0:32:23it's just not the country cottage-type feel that I'd personally be after.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- Right.- It's just a gut reaction. - Yes.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- It's a nice kitchen. It's not a great kitchen.- Yes.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33'The kitchen may not have fired their enthusiasm,
0:32:33 > 0:32:38'but the layout has the right sort of flow for a great family home.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40'Time to make our way upstairs to the bedrooms,
0:32:40 > 0:32:44'which sit alongside this modern family bathroom.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47'Our mystery house has the four bedrooms they asked for,
0:32:47 > 0:32:50'two of them with views to the front of the house
0:32:50 > 0:32:54'and the others looking out onto the rear garden and the neighbouring church.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56'But will theirs measure up?'
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Here's the master.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02Although, it could be any one of the four bedrooms up here if you wanted,
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- but this one has the ensuite. - Right.- OK.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11Smaller rooms than house number two,
0:33:11 > 0:33:13but a decent-size room.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17Wardrobes...? Where would you...? I suppose you'd stick it behind this.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- Behind the doors.- Exactly.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24You can configure these rooms as you like because they're empty.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26I'm imagining but I'm not excited.
0:33:26 > 0:33:32- I can see that. I'm picking that vibe up.- Are you?!
0:33:32 > 0:33:34It's always a risk taking people to empty houses
0:33:34 > 0:33:39because they never feel as warm and enticing as one that's been finished.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- But it is an option. - I will try harder.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43'I'm pleased they're giving it thought,
0:33:43 > 0:33:49'even though they're finding it a challenge to conjure up that sense of character.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52'Outside provides a quiet, secluded place for their son to play.'
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Mind the step.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56As so often with these new builds,
0:33:56 > 0:34:00the garden is, again, a green blank canvas this time.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- Uh-huh.- You can do whatever you like with it.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- This is low maintenance. I like this.- It certainly is at the moment!
0:34:07 > 0:34:09And it's not really overlooked by anybody
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- who would give us any bother. - TINA & ALISTAIR LAUGH
0:34:13 > 0:34:17- What do you think it costs? - Oh, yes...
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- TINA SIGHS - Shall I go first this time?- OK.
0:34:20 > 0:34:25I think this is on the market for £340,000.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Mm...
0:34:27 > 0:34:29330.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32This time, again, you were both a bit unoptimistic
0:34:32 > 0:34:34because it's actually on the market for 325,
0:34:34 > 0:34:37which would give you 25 grand to put in a new kitchen,
0:34:37 > 0:34:40put down wooden floors.
0:34:40 > 0:34:41- OK.- Mm. OK.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Maybe I should go back in and try harder with the imagination!
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- Why don't you do exactly that? - BOTH: OK.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53I always knew this was going to be a tough sell.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56It's difficult to sell things to Tina!
0:34:56 > 0:34:58But it's a great mystery house
0:34:58 > 0:35:02because it really is everything that they asked for in terms of the property,
0:35:02 > 0:35:05it just requires them to use their imagination
0:35:05 > 0:35:08and fill it up with things they like.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13Well under budget at £325,000,
0:35:13 > 0:35:17our modern mystery property is built from traditional stone
0:35:17 > 0:35:20and has a great layout for family living.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22It includes two bright reception rooms,
0:35:22 > 0:35:24an adaptable kitchen,
0:35:24 > 0:35:26four bedrooms, one with an ensuite,
0:35:26 > 0:35:29and outside, along with a stone-built garage,
0:35:29 > 0:35:33there's a garden, which is laid out to be child friendly.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38When we walked up and saw the front of the house, I think we got a pleasant surprise.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43Even though it was quite obviously a newish build,
0:35:43 > 0:35:45they'd done it to quite a characterful style.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49I am feeling a little confused at the moment,
0:35:49 > 0:35:52just because I felt quite strongly when I initially walked in the house
0:35:52 > 0:35:56and as I continued walking through, that this really wasn't for us.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59When I found out the price, I started thinking,
0:35:59 > 0:36:04"We might have money to play with. Maybe I should be a bit more positive."
0:36:04 > 0:36:07So now I'm caught between house number two
0:36:07 > 0:36:09and trying harder with house number three,
0:36:09 > 0:36:11because it could have potential.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Nice church.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16It's your namesake, the church, St Andrews.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Ah, right, the patron saint of Scotland.- Indeed.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- How are you doing?- Good.
0:36:21 > 0:36:26We've been trying to imagine what we might do to it.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- And I'm left very confused. - Aww! Confused?- Mm-hm.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Let's go and find somewhere warm and with some hot beverages
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- and we can unconfuse you. - Sounds good.- OK.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48North Yorkshire's prominence in history
0:36:48 > 0:36:51can be charted through its rich architectural legacy.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55Standing at the heart of England's religious life for centuries,
0:36:55 > 0:37:00York Minster continues to be one of the country's landmark buildings.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05This Gothic masterpiece contains some of the finest stained glass windows in Britain,
0:37:05 > 0:37:07one of them being the Great East Window,
0:37:07 > 0:37:12which has been under wraps for four years while restoration work is carried out.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Known as the Sistine Chapel of the stained glass world,
0:37:15 > 0:37:19the window was created at the start of the 15th century
0:37:19 > 0:37:24by the leading stained glass designer of the times, John Thornton.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26I've come to meet senior conservator Nick Teed
0:37:26 > 0:37:31to learn about the scale of the work the York Glaziers' Trust are undertaking
0:37:31 > 0:37:33to return it to its former glory.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37I see you've got a picture here. That's a lot of work.
0:37:37 > 0:37:43This window is certainly the largest medieval window in this country
0:37:43 > 0:37:47and possibly the largest medieval window anywhere.
0:37:47 > 0:37:53There are 144 panels just in the main section,
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- and there are 167 panels in the tracery.- Wow.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59It's a gigantic window.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04The amazing fact is that we know that John Thornton made the window,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07probably with a smallish team,
0:38:07 > 0:38:09between 1405 and 1408.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- In three years?!- Only three years.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17We now have around about nine years to conserve the window.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- It'll take that long to do it. - And that's just to conserve it?
0:38:20 > 0:38:25So it's remarkable to even conceive of making it in three.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Depending on how complex the panels are,
0:38:28 > 0:38:33each individual panel of this size can take anything between
0:38:33 > 0:38:38about 500 hours through to about seven or 800 hours of work.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41It's an awful lot of work.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Along with the work on the 23-metre-high window itself,
0:38:44 > 0:38:47which has been in progress for the last four years,
0:38:47 > 0:38:52the masons are restoring the tracery stonework that surrounds it.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57It's one of the biggest conservation projects of its kind in the UK.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Head Banker Mason Dave Lamb
0:38:59 > 0:39:02is taking me up to where the window will eventually be put back in,
0:39:02 > 0:39:05around 60 metres off the ground.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09So, this is what we were seeing downstairs in situ?
0:39:09 > 0:39:14- Well, a different bit. - Yes, this is a different bit, but it's the same kind of principle.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16We've got the new tracery stone in here.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18In order for them to fit that,
0:39:18 > 0:39:22they've had to support and prop the stones above.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27They've cut out the old stone, they've fitted the new one into the correct position.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31They've put the clay round it and that's going to be lead-grouted.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- And through those, the inside of the cathedral.- Yes.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38It's kind of weird. It's quite a thin wall. You'd think it'd be more substantial.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42So actually how wide is the window?
0:39:42 > 0:39:44How much space are we talking about?
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Well, I believe the glass will cover two tennis courts.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Really?- Yes.- That's amazing.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Thanks for taking time out.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Obviously you have to be patient. You're not in a rush.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Well, we are and we aren't!
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- A very slow rush!- That's it. - Brilliant.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06'The scaffolding is due to come down at the Minster in March 2016.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10'We'll have to wait a bit longer to see all that medieval glass back in place,
0:40:10 > 0:40:14'thanks to this truly staggering project.'
0:40:16 > 0:40:18It's amazing, all that mass of painstaking detail up there,
0:40:18 > 0:40:21and from down here you can barely see it.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24OK, time now to go and see whether Tina and Andy
0:40:24 > 0:40:27have made any decisions.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Before I ask you which house you liked best,
0:40:35 > 0:40:38maybe we could spin back and consider them one by one.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- The first house, if you can spin that far back...- Mm-hm.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- .."Too small!" you said. - Too small, yes.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- What are your thoughts about it now? - It's not on the list.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54I loved the location, the people were really warm and friendly,
0:40:54 > 0:40:56I think there's good potential for a bakery,
0:40:56 > 0:41:00so location-wise it was great, but that house isn't for us.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03The upstairs rooms and the eaves closing in on you
0:41:03 > 0:41:06were definitely the minus points for me.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10It was a lovely home but it's not for me.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14And the second house, this seemed to get a good positive response.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- Still smiling.- Suddenly a smile comes back on your face!
0:41:17 > 0:41:21I think it gave us a warm feeling when we both stepped up to it.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24All the upstairs rooms were a great size.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26The reception rooms were quite a good size.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30We'd have to do some creative thinking in how we'd use them best.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31The overall feel was really good.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35I think I'd like to do more research on the second home,
0:41:35 > 0:41:38just in terms of the location.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42But the thought of being five minutes away from work for me,
0:41:42 > 0:41:46fall out of bed, onto the train and straight down to London, is a bit of a dream.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48I think it's certainly got potential.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- And the mystery house? - Well, it's interesting,
0:41:51 > 0:41:54before we embarked upon this search,
0:41:54 > 0:41:57my mother said, "Don't look at the decor, just see the bare bones"
0:41:57 > 0:42:00and you deliver us a house that was bare bones!
0:42:00 > 0:42:01- Your mother was right.- Yes.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06With a bit of extra time to think about it, I can see some potential for the house.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09It comes well under our budget,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13which means there could be leeway to spend some more money on it.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15It's just sort of, "Do we want to spend that time?"
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Actually, I think the house could be a really good house,
0:42:18 > 0:42:23but I gain nothing in terms of location, so I think that counts it out.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27As much as I'd love to say "The mystery house is awesome!"
0:42:27 > 0:42:30I think it's going to be too hard.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33It seems there's a favourite. Would you consider moving?
0:42:33 > 0:42:36I think we'd want to explore the area a bit deeper,
0:42:36 > 0:42:39but I think we would seriously consider a move on that house.
0:42:39 > 0:42:44Well, I have to say, if you, Tina, move on one of our properties,
0:42:44 > 0:42:47I will consider it a personal triumph!
0:42:47 > 0:42:50I'm really hoping that you do.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54- You're a lovely couple and it would be great if you find somewhere. - BOTH: Thank you.
0:42:57 > 0:43:02What a great couple. I do hope they find a place to live here.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04I think Tina will have to rein in her perfectionism
0:43:04 > 0:43:09because the longer they spend looking at the pros and cons of the area,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12the sooner they will lose that house.
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