Nick Knowles: Heritage Rescue
Historical buildings in need of restoration. Each episode features a different project, and Nick Knowles will follow the restoration work, showing the results, and diving into the history of the building.
- 2021-2022
- 2 seasons
- Discovery+
- Reality
Historical buildings in need of restoration. Each episode features a different project, and Nick Knowles will follow the restoration work, showing the results, and diving into the history of the building.
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Oxburgh Hall
44 mins
As the documentary returns for a second series, Nick follows the £8 million restoration of Oxburgh Hall - a 500-year-old moated manor house in Norfolk. The project began after the sudden collapse of a dormer window.
Episode 2
Lincoln Cathedral
44 mins
Nick Knowles follows the restoration of Lincoln Cathedral's famous medieval stone West Front. Scaffolded for over 40 years, can it be returned to its former glory?
Episode 3
Kelmscott Manor
44 mins
Nick travels to The Cotswolds to follow the restoration of Kelmscott Manor, the inspirational rural idyll of one of Britain's greatest designer - William Morris.
Episode 4
Blenheim Palace
44 mins
Nick learns how the discovery of a crack in the ceiling of one of Britain's grandest palaces led to a huge conservation project. He also sees how a precious coronation dress is restored.
Episode 5
Boston Manor
44 mins
Nick learns about the restoration of Boston Manor, a hidden gem in west London that was once home to the ultimate social climbers. The team of experts are restoring each of its state rooms to a different period in history.
Episode 6
Stowe
44 mins
Nick visits one of England's grandest country houses, Stowe House in Buckinghamshire. Since the 1920s Stowe has been home to one of the most prestigious schools in the UK but maintaining the house and grounds proved impossible.