Discover the Hidden Wonders of Jimmy Page's Tower House

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  • @-Mark_F
    @-Mark_F 9 місяців тому +4

    Very cool video. Very interesting the places that Jimmy Page lived. At 9:58 it looks like he's working on the artwork for an album cover. Very cool!

  • @richardmusto8167
    @richardmusto8167 Рік тому +39

    All respect to Richard Harris for having this treasure of a house restored 👍

  • @LlyleHunter
    @LlyleHunter Рік тому +30

    It’s an absolutely beautiful home and a magnificent piece of architecture and artistic work. I’m very happy to see that Sir James has restored it authentically and shows it every bit of the respect that it’s due. You can even see in the photography that the paneled walls are well fed with wood polish and the floors are very well cared for too. I’m happy that he enjoys the house so much because he’s my favorite musician.

    • @Misses-Hippy
      @Misses-Hippy Рік тому +1

      Him and Paul.

    • @sicotshit7068
      @sicotshit7068 8 місяців тому

      I don’t think he restored it, but he maintains the beauty of it. I thought it was stated who Jimmy bought it from, had restored it.

  • @theCosmicQueen
    @theCosmicQueen Рік тому +22

    Jimmy is an artist as well as a musician. He had an art education and has an eye for color. ( i met him and conversed with him more than once in the Led Zep days.).Beautiful colorful home, says a lot about him.

    • @Misses-Hippy
      @Misses-Hippy Рік тому +3

      Luck you!😊

    • @rv6205
      @rv6205 23 дні тому

      please tell me he was friendly and down to earth ....

  • @hondorama
    @hondorama Рік тому +17

    Huge fan of Jimmy, I was in London about 5 years ago and stood outside the Tower House like a weirdo (although a respectful, quiet one) . Beautiful home.. I hoped to see Jimmy but he was off doing genius artist things. Wanted to see Robbie so I could yell at him on Jimmy's behalf, but alas it was not to be. Great episode. Thanks.

  • @rockhead69
    @rockhead69 Рік тому +20

    Page's house is a work of art much like his guitar playing !

  • @h.a.harris7423
    @h.a.harris7423 Рік тому +9

    Thank you for this video, I've been an admirer of Tower House for many years. Bless Jimmy for preserving this incredible masterpiece; I hope that he continues to enjoy his home for many years to come.

  • @levistubbs8949
    @levistubbs8949 Рік тому +56

    Thank god Robbie Williams didn't buy it 😞 !

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  Рік тому +21

      Ah! So you know that story. I think I might get into that in another show. That dude is a real selfish jerk-off. No respect for his neighbors or history. Thanks for checking out the show. I appreciate it.

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 Рік тому +6

      @@StrangeHistoryXPlease do.

    • @rockhead69
      @rockhead69 Рік тому +1

      Robbie who? Oh...Jimmy Page's untalented a.hole neighbor !

    • @starcloud4959
      @starcloud4959 Рік тому

      Robbie Williams would not appreciate the value and would most likely strip the walls and re decorate it as a retro discotech the slimy smarmy unctious prick he is😢

    • @wulfsorenson8859
      @wulfsorenson8859 Рік тому +9

      @@StrangeHistoryX not to mention Williams is a completely talentless. Take That were a manufactured 90s corporate product like One Direction.

  • @LlyleHunter
    @LlyleHunter Рік тому +18

    Oh how I wish that Sir James was still regularly writing music as everything that sprang from his hands were pure masterpieces and as much as I treasure his years with the Yardbirds and his magnificent twelve years with Led Zeppelin, I wished for a lifetime of his compositions. I love his work. It’s some of the most emotional and simultaneously complex and compelling music I’ve ever heard and it is part of my regular musical diet.

    • @Misses-Hippy
      @Misses-Hippy Рік тому

      I wish he would interpret more classical pieces.

    • @kelrogers8480
      @kelrogers8480 11 місяців тому

      Sir James! Oh my! 🤣

    • @Rich6Brew
      @Rich6Brew 9 місяців тому +2

      Jimmy Page has not been knighted.

  • @StrangeHistoryX
    @StrangeHistoryX  Рік тому +2

    Yes, I know about the "electric outlets". But please keep leaving comments anyway. UA-cam's algorithm likes when viewers are interactive (likes, etc) and I couldn't think of much else to help generate comments. The same with Trudy. This ain't as easy as it seems! So kindly leave comments. Please LIKE and SHARE this video and SUBSCRIBE to my channel. Please become a MEMBER of my YouTUbe channel and join me on PATREON. www.patreon.com/StrangeHistory Thanks! :)

  • @patricksmith4424
    @patricksmith4424 Рік тому +9

    That must be the biggest understatement ever from an early 70s rock star, "I was heady from the experience". That place must be bugger to clean!

  • @francescaemc2
    @francescaemc2 Рік тому +5

    Fascinating house. I currently have a rescue dog from Korea and a cat from an animal shelter. Completely with you on animal's rights to live their lives. Thank you.

  • @j.thompson9899
    @j.thompson9899 Рік тому +9

    Absolutely gorgeous!!!!!! My kind of place!! Thank you for this video!!

  • @leszekgajewski6382
    @leszekgajewski6382 11 місяців тому +3

    A great musician must have a forever home.Praise him for what he has done for music. Greetings. L.G

  • @Geotubest
    @Geotubest 11 місяців тому +3

    I visited Tower House once. Just walked by it. Such an impressive structure. I'm not too surprised Jimmy has given it the respect it is due.

  • @scuffmacgillicutty7509
    @scuffmacgillicutty7509 11 місяців тому +1

    Very nice video sir.

  • @JohnnieDelong
    @JohnnieDelong Рік тому +16

    Didn't think any place was as special as Friar House. The inside of Jimmy's has out done it, but nothing compete with Friar's gardens. Hats off to both owners...

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  Рік тому +2

      Yep, both places really are amazing.

    • @kevinkiso4579
      @kevinkiso4579 3 місяці тому

      @JohnnieDelong Look at his garden property called The Deanery in Sonning Upon Thames. Then, look at the gardens of his home in the 70s; Plumpton Place.

  • @jillgarrison1917
    @jillgarrison1917 Рік тому +7

    I've never seen these images before. The Tower House is absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing it.
    You've earned a new subscriber!

  • @bikeman123
    @bikeman123 11 місяців тому +2

    7:10 You can clearly see there is electrical uplighting. Obviously electrics are present. As for electrical outlets, they are obviously required, if only for vacuuming, cooking, maintenance etc, theyve just been sympatheticaly positioned. At 7:40 you can see a lit desk lamp.

  • @BearDidIt
    @BearDidIt 7 місяців тому +3

    So happy he is preserving it snd being a excellent caretaker. ❤

  • @aunch3
    @aunch3 Рік тому +12

    For how anti establishment and tradition these rock stars were they sure love old world homes. I guess I’m a just a but jealous that I don’t have one lol

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  Рік тому +8

      There was a big trend in the late 1960s and early 1970s with all these (once poor) pop stars buying great old English country homes, mostly because they were the only ones who could even afford them at the time. I'll be discussing more soon. So please stay tuned. Thanks!

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 Рік тому +3

      @@StrangeHistoryX In addition to the status of them, the homes are out in the country-side, away from most people, giving them some privacy.

    • @Misses-Hippy
      @Misses-Hippy Рік тому

      They must have good security or big dogs. @@treetopjones737

  • @ms.ignomie3249
    @ms.ignomie3249 Рік тому +6

    It really is a work of art.
    Great video, thank you Mr. Cardinal. Hi Trudy 😂

  • @Lynne011000
    @Lynne011000 Рік тому +4

    Absolutely stunning❤❤❤❤

  • @harpers1niter
    @harpers1niter Рік тому +3

    I enjoyed this very much. I have two sister kitties I adopted 7 years ago, I want them to outlive me I love them so much.

  • @capeway07
    @capeway07 Рік тому +7

    There looks to be an outlet about a foot above the floor on the wall. You can see it about 8 minutes in , it would be to Jimmy’s left. There is a man with Jimmy about 9:50 in, and it would be right behind him. 9:54 it is visible again.11:55 another one between the empty chair and Jimmy.

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  Рік тому +5

      Whoa! Very observant. Yeah. I can see on the floor. Now ... are there light switches? :)

    • @LindaDB
      @LindaDB Рік тому +3

      Well .. now I know what to look for the next time I tour a castle. Thank you.

    • @bikeman123
      @bikeman123 11 місяців тому

      Your timestamps seem to be incorrect. Has the video been edited since?

  • @krm9760
    @krm9760 11 місяців тому +2

    Many thanks for the video, and to those who have restored and continue to preserve this home. I work for the US NPS and have the good luck to spend a lot of time in historic structures. So many naturally lend themselves to making music, acoustic and electric. Totally understand the vibration issue.

    • @sicotshit7068
      @sicotshit7068 8 місяців тому

      Especially the way Jimmy can play.

  • @glengamble526
    @glengamble526 Рік тому +6

    11:40 I’d assume that photog Ross Halfin probably did some of the photography in question-he and Jimmy are good friends and do some work together.

  • @orbita1
    @orbita1 Рік тому +8

    I live a twenty minute walk away, I might have to take a detour to the park to have a look. My sister worked with Jimmy's ex wife, he's a nice guy.

    • @sicotshit7068
      @sicotshit7068 8 місяців тому +1

      I’ve heard that about both Jimmy & Robert, that they will talk to fans, maybe not for long though. So many others can be nasty, but I’ve heard only praise for them.

  • @sherriec5258
    @sherriec5258 10 місяців тому +2

    That house is magnificent. And so is Jimmy Page. 😍

  • @margueriteyork7042
    @margueriteyork7042 Рік тому +5

    i love it!

  • @Swat-ed5bt
    @Swat-ed5bt Рік тому +2

    Great video... thank you ❤

  • @LindaDB
    @LindaDB Рік тому +4

    Welcome Trudy! It’s so good to know you’re still in the area! I hope you continue to pop in.

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  Рік тому +3

      I hope so too, but it was just weird that she walked in on my like that. In her defense, she was bringing me tea and a scone, and I wasn't naked.

    • @LindaDB
      @LindaDB Рік тому +1

      We can be thankful for that! And I’m sure she appreciates that too.

  • @ТатьянаМихайловна-э8ч
    @ТатьянаМихайловна-э8ч 11 місяців тому +2

    It is wonderful!

  • @deniseparker6346
    @deniseparker6346 Рік тому +4

    I didn't quit understand the purpose of bringing George Harrison and Friar Park into this video.

  • @laurensaul24
    @laurensaul24 2 дні тому +1

    Neat house☺️

  • @barbaracox3916
    @barbaracox3916 Рік тому +3

    What an exquisite home! Hopefully, I can find the video of Channel 4's tour.

  • @donnybrookstudio4366
    @donnybrookstudio4366 Рік тому +1

    Awesome place... Thank You! Really enjoy your videos...

  • @rodhall1454
    @rodhall1454 10 місяців тому +2

    Amazing! It should be left to the "National Trust' so that ALL can enjoy it.

  • @theCosmicQueen
    @theCosmicQueen Рік тому +5

    well, old homes much older got wired and the wires are inside metal tubing, discreetly along the wall moldings. there are lights shining up on t he tops of the walls, onto the paintings. So that 's possibly electrical wiring. Look on the walls, the light switches might be dark brass or old dark brown plastic. I can see one behind a door . If there are chandeliers, or wall sconce lights, there is wiring.( i see some) . Could be behind the paneling, easily removed and then put back on. I see speakers on the bottom right on one scene. Those would probably have to plug in. If no candles, then he has lights. It's a victorian home, those usually got wired not long after wiring became available.

  • @Swat-ed5bt
    @Swat-ed5bt Рік тому +3

    Please do one on the notorious Boleiskin House....

  • @marcdavis2745
    @marcdavis2745 Рік тому +2

    Great DOC

  • @moonie1980
    @moonie1980 6 місяців тому +1

    modern day wizard living in his tower.....pagey deserves such grand accomodations

  • @Glimmertwin32
    @Glimmertwin32 10 місяців тому +1

    Fabulous house and those interiors…..thanks for the vid

  • @Misses-Hippy
    @Misses-Hippy Рік тому +2

    I really like your blurb at the end. Other animals' lives have to be respected. Great narration and pics.

  • @Lenak2266
    @Lenak2266 8 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful !💖

  • @RedcoatsReturn
    @RedcoatsReturn 11 місяців тому +1

    My dream home…indeed 😲😊👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😄👍👍😉

  • @MrFroglips69
    @MrFroglips69 Рік тому +2

    It's like this home was built for Jimmy Page even before he was born.

  • @ethanhitchcock5431
    @ethanhitchcock5431 11 місяців тому +3

    No smoking , no candles burning , no electric guitar , no flatulence , no breathing !...It would be like living in a museum , thanks !

    • @SconesAndTea
      @SconesAndTea 6 місяців тому +2

      Hilarious! Gorgeous home but wouldn't want to live there. Too many restrictions.

  • @klw140793
    @klw140793 10 місяців тому +1

    Stunning

  • @Thomas-em9du
    @Thomas-em9du 11 місяців тому +1

    The whole house 🏘️ is a work of art!! What is it valued at??

  • @nigel8247
    @nigel8247 Рік тому +5

    Such a shame he has an idiot living next door. Pure class Jimmy….

  • @kristofer603
    @kristofer603 4 місяці тому +1

    Jimmy’s Home certainly suits him.

  • @TheViscountOmega
    @TheViscountOmega Рік тому +1

    Great video! What an amount of research and editing! And I'm with you on the plant-based diet. Every time I see a lion eating an antelope I get so angry I eat a soy burger.

    • @Misses-Hippy
      @Misses-Hippy Рік тому

      The pic of the Trump boys with their murdered cats infuriaes me.

  • @jvdr9058
    @jvdr9058 Рік тому +1

    Can you introduce me the mutual friend? I'd settle for a message passed. Hello Jimmy it's your biggest fan, I picked up the guitar 23 year's ago after listening to 'Stairway to Heaven' (like everyone else) for the first time. It has been quite a journey since...thank you for all the beautiful music, the soundtrack of my life.

  • @NatalieSmith-dz3ee
    @NatalieSmith-dz3ee 7 місяців тому +1

    Good on ya Jimmy, didn't expect anything less from you lot 😂😂😂❤

  • @bonscott6353
    @bonscott6353 Рік тому +2

    The only downside.. Isnt his neighbour robbie williams

  • @kevinkiso4579
    @kevinkiso4579 3 місяці тому +1

    He and David Bowie were both bidding against one another fire this property, I've read several times.

  • @gtrslinger6262
    @gtrslinger6262 Рік тому +3

    To me it seems like living in a museum, not very homey. I do appreciate the architecture of course. But I'll take Friar Park with its sense of humor and beautiful gardens etc... Big Jimmy fan but where's the recording studio or at least a cool secret passage? lol

  • @CasperLCat
    @CasperLCat Рік тому +2

    Harris employed the ORIGINAL decorators ? From the 19th Century ? I doubt it.

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  Рік тому +2

      The original firm is still around. This is London, ya know.

  • @artrandy
    @artrandy 10 місяців тому +2

    No matter how wealthy the owner is, or with as much artistic integrity both he and the house has, you cannot guarantee in life that your neighbours will be more than ignorant plebs......

  • @robinvann6663
    @robinvann6663 Рік тому +1

    Incredible/Beautiful...
    Did he raise his kids their??? I would like to see the kitchen , is a mixer, or blender in the room??? No TV ... see ya...
    Now,,, very curious, was it a family home???

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  Рік тому +1

      Great question. I assume they were raised at Deanery Garden. Kindly check out my video on that.

    • @MJEvermore853
      @MJEvermore853 Рік тому

      @@StrangeHistoryX....Was wondering if you had any knowledge about the large square-shaped attachment on Tower House's far left side (if looking at the home from the street).
      I've always wondered if it was a large kitchen or perhaps even a garage? There seems to be a tiny walkway that attaches it to the main house.
      Do you happen to know what I'm referring to? I've never seen interior photos of it and it's never talked about from what I've been able to tell for myself.
      Just curious. I've wondered about it for so long now....i just want to know what it is! Lol
      Thanks for this video! Great work and pictures of that gorgeous work of art mansion. 😊

  • @jeffreyholloway3606
    @jeffreyholloway3606 Рік тому +1

    Electrical outlets what for? Not plugging into any electric guitars, or TV, or any other electronics that may impair the home's vibrations.

    • @SconesAndTea
      @SconesAndTea 6 місяців тому

      No candles either. Flashlights allowed ? Lol

  • @rhonr
    @rhonr 5 днів тому +1

    How 'bout the rest of the house?

  • @IanConnaghan
    @IanConnaghan Рік тому +2

    I’m sure art wise It is spectacular; but It looks about as comfortable as a spike !

  • @fenixfp40
    @fenixfp40 Рік тому +2

    I live directly across the road to Jimmy, which is ok, but he’s always coming over, asking me to show him how to play stuff on guitar, to be honest, he’s becoming a bit of a pest. 😄

  • @Andy-O374
    @Andy-O374 День тому +1

    About 60 seconds into the video you can see what looks like a stereo system and some records. So Jimmy doesn't allow a TV to be turned on but a stereo system is OK? That makes no sense.

  • @bradnixon6220
    @bradnixon6220 8 місяців тому +1

    Did that ceiling with a swan on have anything to do with swan song?

  • @stevemraz
    @stevemraz Рік тому +1

    You had be until your friend Trudy came on.

  • @michaelc7110
    @michaelc7110 Рік тому +1

    You can see electric outlet at 7:53....drrp...

  • @ricopedrajrs
    @ricopedrajrs 11 місяців тому +1

    At the end you start talking about George Harrison. How does he fit in exactly?

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  11 місяців тому

      Check out my videos about Friar Park. I talk about Friar Park all the time.

  • @sweetlou2597
    @sweetlou2597 Рік тому +1

    Does he actually live there now?

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  Рік тому +1

      He likely has several homes around the world, but this certainly offers him more privacy than the Tower House where people can easily see him come and go.

  • @scottyboy7462
    @scottyboy7462 Рік тому +2

    No more Trudy- appreciate the effort but........respectfully...no

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  Рік тому +1

      Well, you can tell her that. I can't. She won't make me tea and scones ever again. It's a dilemma.

    • @scottyboy7462
      @scottyboy7462 Рік тому

      @@StrangeHistoryX 😂😂😂😂

  • @tomcarl8021
    @tomcarl8021 Рік тому +3

    When George purchased Friar Park, Jimmy Page had only just formed Led Zeppelin. Jimmy couldn't afford Friar Park at that time.

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  Рік тому +4

      Jimmy already had a lot of bread. I think he could have bought Friar Park. Plus, if GH didn't buy it in 1970 it may have stayed on the market. Sooner or later, I think JP would have gotten it. The estate is right up his alley.

    • @tomcarl8021
      @tomcarl8021 Рік тому +1

      @@StrangeHistoryX He did not already have a lot of bread. He was living on a houseboat at the time Led Zeppelin was formed. His fortune wasn't earned yet in 1969.

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 Рік тому +2

      @@StrangeHistoryXDoes George’s widow still own FP?

    • @brendahhstiles9992
      @brendahhstiles9992 Рік тому

      The funny thing is that Pattie when house searching for her and George looked at the house that Jimmy Page bought, at the time the elderly owner did not want to sell it to a rock star lol. Friar Park was the next estate they looked at and the rest is history.

    • @crazycat1345
      @crazycat1345 Рік тому

      Led Zeppelin was formed by the tavistock institute.

  • @rogerswanson3628
    @rogerswanson3628 Рік тому +1

    Does jimmy live there full time?

    • @StrangeHistoryX
      @StrangeHistoryX  Рік тому +2

      He has multiple homes, including Deanery Garden which isn't too far away.

    • @redstar7292
      @redstar7292 Рік тому

      Seems to be a town house. His main residence seems to be his country home which is more private and secluded.

    • @ronniep9272
      @ronniep9272 Місяць тому

      I think this is his main house now that all of his kids are grown up.

  • @gckrul9927
    @gckrul9927 11 місяців тому +1

    How it curvive it in the world war??

  • @jamesbond4633
    @jamesbond4633 Рік тому +2

    I wanted to see the kitchen!!!

    • @Misses-Hippy
      @Misses-Hippy Рік тому +1

      And bedrooms. And bath. I wonder if he plays that piano?

    • @MJEvermore853
      @MJEvermore853 Рік тому

      I would love to know where the kitchen is located there!

  • @patricialavallee8286
    @patricialavallee8286 Рік тому +2

    Well, it looks like a museum to me. Not a home at all

    • @MJEvermore853
      @MJEvermore853 Рік тому +1

      Luckily you're not the one who's living there, then.
      I'm sure Jimmy finds it comfortable enough. We've only seen a few stately rooms on the first floor and that's it. I'm sure there are plenty of spaces there that aren't so museum like where Jimmy and Scarlett relax

  • @staernpeder
    @staernpeder 11 місяців тому +1

    Nice video, yes. It would have been even better without that sleepy, stiff and artificial AI-voice...

  • @notoriouscookie7066
    @notoriouscookie7066 8 місяців тому +1

    imagine dropping acid here

  • @karldettling5981
    @karldettling5981 Рік тому +2

    I don't see any birds in the yards? I guess jimmy is the only yardbird? Excuse me while i go laugh my ass off.

  • @robinwhitman8840
    @robinwhitman8840 11 місяців тому +1

    Let me know if jimmy calls you🐳🐧🐳🐧

  • @GICK117
    @GICK117 Рік тому +1

    I hear Robbie, the neighbor and James are bosom buddies.

  • @Obiter3
    @Obiter3 10 місяців тому

    I think the campfire graphic should last another two minutes

  • @crizzy8373
    @crizzy8373 Рік тому +1

    It is a beautiful piece of architectural history but looks like an occultist’s house!

  • @SmelOdies
    @SmelOdies Рік тому +1

    I heard Jimmy is throwing a New Year’s Eve eyes wide shut style party here

  • @Misses-Hippy
    @Misses-Hippy Рік тому +1

    This is a hippy house.

  • @digibyteorjustnibble9486
    @digibyteorjustnibble9486 10 місяців тому +2

    The satanic house

  • @susanharris5926
    @susanharris5926 Рік тому +3

    I don't find this home beautiful or uplifting. Medieval and Victorian hotch potch that offends my sense of design. Nothing is truly historic about the interior, just stabs at copying the aesthetics of certain eras. Overloaded and unrestful.

  • @pedroalmeida9596
    @pedroalmeida9596 Рік тому +1

    Brain damage. But he was a great guitar player.

  • @hiramdominicus7413
    @hiramdominicus7413 Рік тому

    You make all these video of these uber satanic celebrities…. Is quite interesting actually…… using the good ol’ method ‘’ hidden in plain sight’’ like state the obvious so nobody would believe it….. 😂😂😂😂😉👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @IanConnaghan
    @IanConnaghan Рік тому +3

    I’m sure art wise It is spectacular; but It looks about as comfortable as a spike !