Tower House, Melbury Road, Kensington (2011)

Tower House, Melbury Road, Kensington

Constructed between 1876 and 1881, Tower House has an unique medieval design by fantasist and architect William Burges.

Every room was decorated in accordance with a unique theme drawn from nature with rooms dedicated to themes such as the Sea, Animals, astronomy and astrology.

In 1969, Richard Harris acquired the house and then in 1973 Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin outbid David Bowie and purchased it for £350 000.

Page welcomed the cult filmmaker Kenneth Anger to move into his basement and complete the post-production of his movie Lucifer Rising. However, Anger soon grew weary of living in what he described as Page's 'evil fantasy house'.

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