Grand Designs lighthouse from ‘saddest ever episode’ that derailed marriage finally hits market for £10m

A LIGHTHOUSE that appeared on the "saddest ever episode" of Grand Designs has hit the market for £10million.

The owner behind a lighthouse-inspired luxury home in North Devon has said he is finally "finding joy" in the building after the project put him millions of pounds in debt.

In an interview with the Sunday Times, Edward Short said the project had "dominated his life" but was proud that Chesil Cliff House, Croyde, was finally complete.

Work on Chesil Cliff House has set Edward back £5million, double the £2.5million budget he set during original planning application in 2011, and also cost him his marriage to ex-wife Hazel.

The house appeared on Channel 4's Grand Designs in October 2019 and was dubbed the saddest ever by some viewers.

The episode followed Edward and his family as misfortune beset the project leaving the house unfinished and with the family plunged into millions of pounds worth of debt.

The show also revealed that the process had taken a strain on Edward's personal life, resulting in his separating from his wife Hazel.

Edward, who described the project as "a baby that will eat me" during the show, told The Sunday Times: “I didn’t want to saddle the family with a failed building legacy.

"I didn’t want my wife and girls to be associated with my messed-up dreams.”

The house is now complete and is currently on the market with an asking price of £10million.

The 3-acre listing includes an infinity pool, a storm room and white and glass lighthouse tower.

It also has a private beach and views that stretch over Croyde Bay, Saunton Sands and Lundy Island.

Edward added his family were "blown away" when they saw the completed house.

He said: “I think having been unsure for so long, its only when you get to that final moment of builders pulling out - with finishing touches done and furniture in - that it’s, like, ‘Yeah, now I get it.”

“I’ve certainly learnt how not to worry, because it doesn’t achieve anything.

"It does nothing other than drain your energy, then it drains your sleep and then you’re useless - that’s something I’ve learnt through this."