_Introducing: 11 homes with famous connections
Gothersley Hall, Greensforge Lane, Stourbridge, West Midlands, Guide price £1,500,000
This property was once owned by singer-songwriter Roy Wood, the co-founder of The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard, who enjoyed huge musical success in the 60s and 70s. When living at Gothersley Hall, Roy Wood wrote Wizzard’s classic Christmas song “I wish it could be Christmas every day" whilst in the kitchen. Roy retold the story of behind the smash hit to the Birmingham Mail in 2013, confirming that the kitchen at Gothersley Hall was the birthplace of the song.
Warren House, Warren Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, Guide price £3,650,000
Warren House is a Grade II listed Georgian manor house with views across The Ashdown Forest, (the birthplace of Winnie the Pooh and his much loved Hundred Acre Wood). The property was once owned by John Paul Jones, the bassist and keyboardist for the rock band Led Zeppelin. The house was also lived in by British teen idol, singer, actor and financial journalist Adam Faith.
Old Droxford Station, Station Road, Soberton, Southampton, Hampshire, Guide price £1,500,000
During World War II, Droxford station was used by Prime Minister Winston Churchill as his base during preparations for the Normandy landings. Based in an armoured train parked in the sidings at Droxford, Churchill met with numerous ministers, military commanders and leaders of allied nations.
Weston Hall, High Street, Weston, Towcester, Northamptonshire, Guide price £3,250,000
Weston Hall has been in the same family (The Sitwell family) since 1714 and retains a unique old-world charm. The current resident, William Sitwell is actually a Telegraph journalist and restaurant critic.
Higher Combe, Lustleigh, Dartmoor, Devon, Guide price £3,950,000
This celebrity bolthole in rural Devon was owned by Joan Rivers’ friend and former make-up artist. The Devon estate became a rural escape for Joan and other celebrity guests, who frequently stayed for long weekends and enjoyed the privacy of the 16th century Devon longhouse and thatched cottages, safe in the knowledge that they could explore the woodland and lakes or just relax by the pool away from paparazzi lenses.
St. Ann’s Court, Surrey, Guide price £5,950,000
This stunning house has featured in films, television programmes and magazines, including Nintendo’s 2008 adverts starring Girls Aloud, model Alexa Chung’s lookbook for her collaboration with M&S, and several episodes of Agatha Christie’s Poirot.
Polstead Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Guide price £2,500,000
From 1896 to 1921, it was the home of T.E. Lawrence, the famous archaeologist, military officer, diplomat and writer, better known as Lawrence of Arabia. The house has been awarded a blue plaque to commemorate this.
The Manor House, Bradninch, Exeter, Devon, Guide price £3,000,000
This majestic Grade I listed family home is surrounded by stunning landscaped gardens including a lake and stream. The principal bedroom is known as King Charles Room as the Charles I of England slept there during a visit in 1644.
Chesworth House, Denne Road, Horsham, West Sussex, Guide price £5,500,000
This remarkable Grade II listed Tudor country house is situated in a picturesque rural setting on the River Arun. Located within the Lordship of Horsham and became the manor house for Horsham, an area that developed successfully enough to be granted the right to be a borough in the early 1200s. Many historical figures have been associated with the property, including King Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Catherine Howard spent her childhood at Chesworth.
Mandinam Estate, Llangadog, Guide price £2,750,000
This beautiful country estate is situated in a truly stunning location on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Only three miles away from Prince Charles’ Welsh home Llwynywermod.
West Woodyates Manor, Salisbury, Dorset, Guide price £18,500,000
This Grade II listed family home sits at the heart of a diverse residential, farming, sporting and conservation estate. In the early 18th century, the property was bought by Thomas ‘Diamond’ Pitt, former president of the East India Company. His legendary acquisition and smuggling of a 410 carat uncut stone, (later known as the ‘Regent Diamond’ and featured in Napoleon’s sword), all went to finance the purchase of properties across the South and South West, from Cornwall to Hampshire and Berkshire, including West Woodyates. The property remained in the Pitt family for three generations through most of the eighteenth century.
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