{"id":187425,"date":"2023-09-27T19:15:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=187425"},"modified":"2023-09-27T19:15:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:15:36","slug":"former-home-of-rolling-stones-drummer-charlie-watts-goes-up-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/lifestyle\/former-home-of-rolling-stones-drummer-charlie-watts-goes-up-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Former home of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts goes up for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Can&#8217;t You Hear Me Knocking? Former Grade II-listed country home of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts that&#8217;s set in 52 acres of rolling parkland goes up for sale for \u00a37.95m<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Watts lived in Foscombe House in Gloucestershire between 1973 and 1983<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Grade II-listed property &#8211; the former home of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts\u00a0&#8211; has gone up for sale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Foscombe House, set in 52 acres of rolling parkland near the village of Ashleworth in Gloucestershire, is on the market for \u00a37.95million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As well as five bedrooms in the main building, the site is also home to a stable block converted into a swimming pool complex and a coach house formerly used as a recording studio by the Stones.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The impressive Victorian Gothic property is topped with a distinctive castellated tower with turret and was built around 1866 by architect Thomas Fulljames.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Watts lived at Foscombe between 1976 and 1983 with his wife Shirley and daughter Seraphina after joining the band in 1963.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/19\/75902327-12567481-image-a-10_1695838418158.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Foscombe House, set in 52 acres of rolling parkland near the village of Ashleworth in Gloucestershire, is on the market for \u00a37.95million<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/19\/75903181-12567481-image-a-11_1695838479377.jpg\" height=\"606\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (pictured in 1989) lived at Foscombe between 1976 and 1983 with his wife Shirley and daughter Seraphina<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/19\/75902337-12567481-image-a-13_1695838526246.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>There is also an original orangery with period arched windows &#8211; and three reception rooms with fireplaces and bay windows<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/19\/75902333-12567481-image-a-14_1695838530385.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The house is incredibly spacious with three reception rooms and space for 20 parked cars<\/p>\n<p>The late drummer, who died aged 84 in 2021, converted the coach house\u00a0into a music studio for the Stones, where they could rehearse, record and practice their music in private. It is now a two-bedroom guest house.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0The not so rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll Stones&#8217; starter homes: Unseen photographs show what Mick Jagger, Keith Richards craved<\/h3>\n<p>Situated on top of Foscombe Hill and in 52 acres of rolling parkland, the extensive grounds consist of wildflower gardens, meadows, a Japanese garden, two ponds and a canopied terrace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Designed to attract wildlife, the likes of nesting ducks, red deer and roe deer roam freely amongst the gardens.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The main building, built of\u00a0warm toned blue lias stone with ashlar dressings, is welcomed by a Tudor arch over the front door with carved stone leaf decoration and marble colonettes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the top of the castellated tower there is a smoking room with gothic windows, which leads onto a roof terrace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is also an original orangery with period arched windows &#8211; and three reception rooms with fireplaces and bay windows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The converted stables is now home to a swimming pool, steam room, sauna and resistance pool, as well as a fitted kitchen and large leisure room.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the detached vehicle store has space for 20 cars and even has facilities to bring in a helicopter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/19\/75902343-12567481-image-a-15_1695838538408.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It has kept original features such as bay windows, with stunning fireplaces including with a stag&#8217;s head<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/19\/75902321-12567481-image-a-17_1695838642888.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The late drummer, who died aged 84 in 2021, converted the coach house into a music studio for the Stones. It is now a two-bedroom guest house<\/p>\n<p>In the past the estate has also been owned by the descendants of Joseph Bramah &#8211; the inventor of the hydraulic press &#8211; and novelist and screenwriter Derek Marlowe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, the famous guide writer and arbiter of English architecture, was left in raptures by a visit to Foscombe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He described it in his Buildings of Britain as &#8216;an unspoiled Victorian fantasy in an unsurpassed situation commanding exquisite views in all directions&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Watts was a member of the Rolling Stones for 58 years before his death in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was nicknamed &#8216;The Wembley Whammer&#8217; by Mick Jagger and cited jazz as a major influence on his drumming style.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After his death, Jagger said he missed his former bandmate &#8216;on so many levels&#8217;, while Keith Richards described him as the &#8216;engine&#8217; of the group in a 2022 interview.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He is often regarded as one of the greatest drummers of all time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-12567481\/Charlie-Watts-Rolling-Stones-home-sale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can&#8217;t You Hear Me Knocking? 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