Hook End Manor, Checkendon

[Riskybex]

Hook End Manor - South Oxfordshire Previously owned by Pink Floyd’s Dave Gilmour, Hook End Manor in South Oxfordshire went on to house a world-famous studio used by the likes of Rod Stewart, Tom Jones and The Kaiser Chiefs - before falling into ruin. The original studio, Space Studios was built by Alvin Lee of the band Ten Years After when he first bought the house.

The Explore....

 

[BikinGlynn]

Thats a bit nice, thanks for sharing

 

[Sarah Waldock]

beautiful place. Such a shame.

 

[davesd1]

Very nice. If you're wandering what was sitting in the fireplace in the last but one photo, the answer is in the Floyd's gaff thread, from 2017.Doubt if it will be in a similar setting.

 

[Roderick]

Why would anybody let a place like that go to ruin?

 

[DarkHorse]

I fancy going up there with my IR camera! Is this a recent (2022?) explore? Presumably festooned with PIR sensors etc?

 

[Riskybex]

I fancy going up there with my IR camera! Is this a recent (2022?) explore? Presumably festooned with PIR sensors etc

Its not a recent explore, it was done back in 2020

 

[night crawler]

I was going to say it does not look like that on Goole Maps satellite view, there are a couple of cars in it and the pool is not there, looks like it was sold. last planning application was by Gilmore in 2001.
Nice report and its only up the hill from me

 

[Riskybex]