March 28th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry. No comments via press release: Once-spectacular historic buildings lie abandoned and rotting across the country in critical condition and in danger of being lost forever. The tragedy is that these buildings are far more than simply bricks and mortar, they are the keepers of our past. RESTORATION HOME , presented by Caroline Quentin , is BBC Two’s fascinating new series that follows the fortunes of six properties, each one of which has played its part in making Britain great. These fragile buildings have found would be saviours, new owners desperate to breath life into these crumbling ruins by creating their own 21st century dream homes. As these heroic owners get down to work, architectural expert, Kieran Long and historian, Dr. Kate Williams, help unearth the fascinating stories buried deep in each building’s past. They turn detective to throw light on the important role these architectural gems once played. For Caroline Quentin, this is a subject v...