I live opposite Grand Designs’ famous water tower conversion – it looks so out of place on our road

A GRAND Designs' famous property called 'water tower' looks out of place - a resident in the area has revealed.

The popular water tower conversion featured in a classic episode of the Channel 4 show ten years ago and was branded the show's "most popular project".

The property is worth a whopping £2million and is located in Kennington, South West London.

The buyer purchased the eye-catching home in 2021 and it consists of nine floors and comes with big sliding doors.

It was reported that 38,000 gallons of water was used to make it.

Now, a resident that lives opposite the road to this property has revealed that it's not as picturesque as people think it is.

The resident penned that the tower "looks out of place" on the road in a TikTok video they posted.

In the video the local tells the viewers: "So this building is the Water Tower of Grand Designs - look at it, it just sits there out of place amongst all other buildings."

Despite the building looking disconnected, it still has a strong history that dates back to 1876.

It was built in 1867 and was used to provide water to the Lambeth Workhouse which was located near by.

The tower was also used to house more than 800 poor families.

It was home to the famous Charlie Chaplin who lived there with his mother when he was just 7 years old.

The owner shared originally never wanted to buy in Elephant and Castle and Kennington as she explained he loved West London.