A derelict water pump station that was transformed into a luxury countryside getaway is now being booked up by celebrities. Kidderminster couple Tyler Richards, aged 29, and his girlfriend Megan Mullen-Knight, aged 26, spent £50,000 transforming the neglected concrete tank in Trimpley after snapping it up at auction in May 2022. The innovative pair paid £55,000 for the former Severn Trent Water building, which measures just 3.
5m (11ft) x 2m (6ft), and found it "dark, damp and full of spiders". Builder Mr Richards and his dad Darren, aged 57, then went about transforming the site into a £200-a-night deluxe retreat complete with hot tub, indoor cinema and putting green. It took a lot of hard work to transform the site (Image: Tyler Richards / SWNS) They took out thick concrete walls - built to withstand thousands of tonnes of water - to put in French doors and an outdoor area offering amazing countryside views.
The upstairs control room was converted into a stylish living space, kitchen and bathroom while the downstairs tank is now an underground cinema bedroom. The property recently featured on Channel 4's 'George Clarke's Amazing Spaces' with the host describing it as "off-the-scale brilliant" with a "serious wow factor". The incredible deluxe duplex was built by Mr Richards and his father with the inside being decorated and furnished by interior designer Ms Mullen-Knight.
Mr Richards said: "I only live a few minutes down the road and I was driving along one day when I saw.