A calm line through the dust

Timeline

Not every diary entry — just the beats that turn a boarded-up cinema into a house.

  1. 7 January 2011 · The idea

    Auction day

  2. 21 February 2011 · Paper and permission

    We appoint an architect

  3. 15 October 2011 · Paper and permission

    Planning permission

  4. 3 November 2011 · Taking it apart

    Demolition begins

  5. 8 December 2011 · Taking it apart

    Phase 1 done

  6. 8 March 2012 · Raising the house

    Out of the ground

  7. 6 November 2012 · Raising the house

    Windows go in

  8. 22 March 2013 · Making it a home

    Scaffolding down

  9. 27 August 2013 · On the telly

    Grand Designs

  10. 7 September 2013 · Making it a home

    The diary pauses

  11. Still here

    Now… 13 years later