SteveAJones Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 (edited) He has a sunroom! My houseplants and I are so jealous.... ETA: I believe that's a red geranium flowering in there, along with a spider plant in back of it, a weeping fig (ficus) across from it and a very, very tall dracena (aka "corn plant" - looks like the standard green type) way in the back. I also think I see a kentia palm peeking into the corner of one of the other pictures. (That last one is so wonderfully British - all he needs to complete the scene is an aspidistra ("Cast Iron Plant") somewhere in there, too... Yeah, I admit it. I'm an indoor gardening geek. Edited January 6, 2008 by Maddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 hey... this is the reason why i want to be a rockstar!!! hehehe i'm just kidding! well, love the chairs in the dining! thanx for posting this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie_72 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Great pics and thanks for sharing! Interesting decor, very colorful. Is this the same house that he was selling last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Great pics and thanks for sharing! Interesting decor, very colorful. Is this the same house that he was selling last year? Yes, which is the only reason I've elected to share these now. To have done so while he still owned the property would be inappropriate. He purchased the Old Mill House from actor Michael Caine for 900,000 English pounds in 1980, and began moving in that August following the Over Europe tour. Incidentally, John Bonham died there the following month. He put the property on the market around 1990, but repurchased it in the 90s. As I understand it, he has sold the property once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie_72 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Yes, which is the only reason I've elected to share these now. To have done so while he still owned the property would be inappropriate. He purchased the Old Mill House from actor Michael Caine for 900,000 English pounds in 1980, and began moving in that August following the Over Europe tour. Incidentally, John Bonham died there the following month. He put the property on the market around 1990, but repurchased it in the 90s. As I understand it, he has sold the property once again. Great info, thanks Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyRaven Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Wow, thanks a wonderful looking house. The orange carpet and the mismatched furniture seems so Jimmy. Thanks Steve for sharing those with us. Was Jimmy there when those were taken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy 66 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Wow ................Nice Gaff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 (edited) Was Jimmy there when those were taken? Yes, they were taken just before Jimmy put the property up for sale the first time. He repurchased it a few years later. I understand he sold it again within the past year. Edited January 7, 2008 by SteveAJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyRaven Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Yes, they were taken just before Jimmy put the property up for sale the first time. He repurchased it a few years later. I understand he sold it again within the past year. How did you get him to let you into his house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 How did you get him to let you into his house? I'm not the original photographer. I'm just here to share them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2007 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Yes, which is the only reason I've elected to share these now. To have done so while he still owned the property would be inappropriate. He purchased the Old Mill House from actor Michael Caine for 900,000 English pounds in 1980, and began moving in that August following the Over Europe tour. Incidentally, John Bonham died there the following month. He put the property on the market around 1990, but repurchased it in the 90s. As I understand it, he has sold the property once again. Actually, he bought the house the first time from Michael Caine for £500.000 not £900.000 ( despite what the press reported). Also, he sold it again a few years ago.....the Old Mill House is NOT the house he sold within the last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyRaven Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I'm not the original photographer. I'm just here to share them. Okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonAdler Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Actually, he bought the house the first time from Michael Caine for £500.000 not £900.000 ( despite what the press reported). Also, he sold it again a few years ago.....the Old Mill House is NOT the house he sold within the last year. Yeah, the one sold last year was quite a large country estate (in Sussex maybe? I didn't pay enough attention at the time) as far as one could tell from what someone posted on the old board when it came on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Reposting photos the original real estate brochure prepared for prospective buyers when Old Mill House was initially put on market circa 1990. (Scans courtesy Steve A. Jones Archive) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Additional content from the portfolio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelangelo Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Looking at these again; gotta say that Jimmy had a pretty good taste with houses!!! 😊 Boleskine-house was my least favourite of his houses (the ones I have seen pictures of-), maybe because of the extra-baggage it carries, or whatever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceFrogYum Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Mikelangelo said: Looking at these again; gotta say that Jimmy had a pretty good taste with houses!!! 😊 Boleskine-house was my least favourite of his houses (the ones I have seen pictures of-), maybe because of the extra-baggage it carries, or whatever... I never liked the interior of Boleskine House because it looked like a goddamned Haggis crazed Scotsman exploded in the damn place. Horrible furnishings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 7:56 AM, PeaceFrogYum said: I never liked the interior of Boleskine House because it looked like a goddamned Haggis crazed Scotsman exploded in the damn place. Horrible furnishings. He wanted to find a place that matched his pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Fashion Hell is the only place those kecks would be at home... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceFrogYum Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 13 hours ago, SteveAJones said: He wanted to find a place that matched his pants. Touche' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelangelo Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Jimmy was a brave man to wear those pants. And with those red-socks!!! 🤣 But in honesty, I must admit that I had bit similar pants back in 1996 😂 But I didn't look that cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, Mikelangelo said: Jimmy was a brave man to wear those pants. And with those red-socks!!! 🤣 But in honesty, I must admit that I had bit similar pants back in 1996 😂 But I didn't look that cool... Red socks were de rigueur back in 72, worn with bell bottom flares that were half way up yer ankle. Thank fk there are no photos, they must have looked ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Moon Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 7 hours ago, Mikelangelo said: Jimmy was a brave man to wear those pants. And with those red-socks!!! 🤣 But in honesty, I must admit that I had bit similar pants back in 1996 😂 But I didn't look that cool... 7 hours ago, JTM said: Red socks were de rigueur back in 72, worn with bell bottom flares that were half way up yer ankle. Thank fk there are no photos, they must have looked ridiculous. Nothing wrong with these pants, he wore them (or similar) at the fantastic Montreux show in 1970. The pants he had for the Munich show one day later were excellent, too. But maybe you like his Dragon suits better? Or what about his tasteful 1980 outfits, they were beyond words......... To each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zep Hed Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Probably that type of print was perceived as apropos for Europe around that time. Seems he dressed differently in America and the U.K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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