SteveAJones Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Plumpton Place, Sussex, England (Summer 1974) ---------------------------------------------- Jimmy Page, "Lord of the Manor" 1972-1980 ---------------------------------------------- Photos Courtesy of Steve A. Jones Archive So what do you think, Ross? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrots1969 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 that house is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyRaven Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Jimmy really lived in a lovely house. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aen27 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 It's beautiful. I can't help but think of Ross Halfin said how Vera Lynn tried to get him evicted from that house, thinking he was bad for the neighborhood. I like thinking of him as lord of the manor. He's still lord of Tower House at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 It's beautiful. I can't help but think of Ross Halfin said how Vera Lynn tried to get him evicted from that house, thinking he was bad for the neighborhood. I like thinking of him as lord of the manor. He's still lord of Tower House at least. That house is surrounded by at least 35 to 50 acres. He had no neighbors except the Plumpton Art School. If Ross really said that he must have been joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aen27 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 That house is surrounded by at least 35 to 50 acres. He had no neighbors except the Plumpton Art School. If Ross really said that he must have been joking. I'm not sure if he was. It's kind of funny. That's why I sent the link. If there were so many acres, why should she bothered? http://www.rosshalfin.co.uk/jimmy_page/jimmy-page05.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 I'm not sure if he was. It's kind of funny. That's why I sent the link. If there were so many acres, why should she bothered? http://www.rosshalfin.co.uk/jimmy_page/jimmy-page05.php Well, I've looked into this from other sources. Come to find out Dame Vera Lynn lived in Ditchling, which is the next village down from Plumpton. I think Ross said what he did to be funny, unless there's something more to it. Plumpton Place is so secluded you could drive past and never know it was there. She'd have never known what was taking place on the property. There is actually a connection between Vera and Led Zeppelin. Peter Grant selected Vera Lynn's 'We'll Meet Again' as the song to close his funeral service in 1995. Funny man, that Peter. Things have not gone so well for Vera, aside from the fact she is very much alive: VERA LYNN BURGLED NINE TIMES Aug 31 2007 English singer DAME VERA LYNN has launched a anti-crime campaign after her home was burgled nine times. The World War II singer is spearheading a U.K. campaign to crackdown on thieves who prey on the elderly. The 90-year-old says, "I am now well locked in and use chains on doors. "Why should these despicable crooks take valuable things that you have worked hard all your life to have?" Lynn was a 'forces sweetheart' who travelled all over the U.K. performing for the Armed Forces during the conflict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiela Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 can´t see the pics..not even a link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croquet'n'cocaine Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 VERA LYNN BURGLED NINE TIMES I can see what she meant now. The neighbourhood went right downhill after that Jimmy Page moved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiela Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 yeiiii :D now i can see the pics.. and... i WANT this house..it´s soo beautiful, but i think now it´s a hotel, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 yeiiii now i can see the pics.. and... i WANT this house..it´s soo beautiful, but i think now it´s a hotel, right? No, it is a privately owned residence. Boleskine House on Loch Ness has been run as a b&b from time to time since Jimmy sold that property. "A wooden privacy fence separates the college grounds from Plumpton Place and runs along the right side of the road that leads into the college. There is a gate in this fence about 50 yards past the private entrance (very hard to see) with a small mossy stone sign that indicate the presence of a public footpath. Go through the gate and the wooded footpath will take you legally around the outskirts of the property and provide views of the rear of Plumpton Place and it's landscaped grounds." -- 'Follow the Legend: Led Zeppelin - Volume One Albion There And Back' by Karol Rhys-Gruffydd & Shannon MacBay (CG Publishing, 1997 / ADRI Publishers 2000) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 The reason for the thread is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 The reason for the thread is? It's a Photo Forum thread pertaining to Plumpton Place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medhb Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Beautiful home and grounds! Jimmy sure has good taste in properties! I wonder why he dumped that one? Would be perfect for a family with that many acres and privacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Just didn't get it since those pics have been in circulation for years. Thought there must be a new story behind it. My mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 I wonder why he dumped that one? Would be perfect for a family with that many acres and privacy. It's a distant 90 minutes away from London and requires considerable maintenance and upkeep. Moving to Old Mill House near Windsor in 1980 put him in close proximity to the international airports and all the cultural attractions/venues the great city of London offers whilst still retaining his privacy and seclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medhb Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 It's a distant 90 minutes away from London and requires considerable maintenance and upkeep. Moving to Old Mill House near Windsor in 1980 put him in close proximity to the international airports and all the cultural attractions/venues the great city of London offers whilst still retaining his privacy and seclusion. Did Jimmy ever learn to drive?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 Just didn't get it since those pics have been in circulation for years. Thought there must be a new story behind it. My mistake. Some here show appreciation for my having taken the time to post them, so I know these photos in and of themselves did come as news to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 Did Jimmy ever learn to drive?! Off-topic. See the "Cars of Led Zeppelin" thread for further details about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luiza Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Some here show appreciation for my having taken the time to post them, so I know these photos in and of themselves did come as news to them. I personally posted these (took the time to post these, sorry) ones years ago on the old forum- from a real estate brochure I've had since 1981 , and the third one you posted was then added by someone else ( he didn't credit his archives so I don't immediately recall who it was). I'm pretty sure they were posted on this new forum too in a discussion about Jimmy's homes. So I thought it odd to start a new thread for them, that's all. Its okay to discuss that isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice75 Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Beautiful home and grounds! Jimmy sure has good taste in properties! I wonder why he dumped that one? Would be perfect for a family with that many acres and privacy. According to Pattie Boyd's autobiography, Plumpton Place was to have become George Harrison's house at first in 1969. As soon as Harrisons saw this house,they put it an offer. But later female owner of this house turned it down. Pattie writes that ''She said she didn't want rock'n'roll musicians buying her lovely house and sold it to the local doctor instead.He realized what a treasure he had bought and sold it to Michael Caine,who sold it on to Jimmy Page,the heavy-metal guitarist who founded Led Zeppelin.'' I heard that someone was dead in Plumpton Place too around 1979. A young male Zeppelin fan 19years old died during a party on the ground. I heard that Jimmy was searching for a new house because of this. Next year he found a new house and moved into it with his then family. When my old acquaintance visited the Old Mill House in around 1982 ,she encountered the scene to which Scarlet came home from the school. My friend saw Scarlet has gotten off the car of the driver exclusive duty. She said that she felt having peeped at normal very rich life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medhb Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 According to Pattie Boyd's autobiography, Plumpton Place was to have become George Harrison's house at first in 1969. As soon as Harrisons saw this house,they put it an offer. But later female owner of this house turned it down. Pattie writes that ''She said she didn't want rock'n'roll musicians buying her lovely house and sold it to the local doctor instead.He realized what a treasure he had bought and sold it to Michael Caine,who sold it on to Jimmy Page,the heavy-metal guitarist who founded Led Zeppelin.'' I heard that someone was dead in Plumpton Place too around 1979. A young male Zeppelin fan 19years old died during a party on the ground. I heard that Jimmy was searching for a new house because of this. Next year he found a new house and moved into it with his then family. When my old acquaintance visited the Old Mill House in around 1982 ,she encountered the scene to which Scarlet came home from the school. My friend saw Scarlet has gotten off the car of the driver exclusive duty. She said that she felt having peeped at normal very rich life Oh! That's great info, thanks for sharing Alice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medhb Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 According to Pattie Boyd's autobiography, Plumpton Place was to have become George Harrison's house at first in 1969. As soon as Harrisons saw this house,they put it an offer. But later female owner of this house turned it down. Pattie writes that ''She said she didn't want rock'n'roll musicians buying her lovely house and sold it to the local doctor instead.He realized what a treasure he had bought and sold it to Michael Caine,who sold it on to Jimmy Page,the heavy-metal guitarist who founded Led Zeppelin.'' I heard that someone was dead in Plumpton Place too around 1979. A young male Zeppelin fan 19years old died during a party on the ground. I heard that Jimmy was searching for a new house because of this. Next year he found a new house and moved into it with his then family. When my old acquaintance visited the Old Mill House in around 1982 ,she encountered the scene to which Scarlet came home from the school. My friend saw Scarlet has gotten off the car of the driver exclusive duty. She said that she felt having peeped at normal very rich life Oh! That's great info, thanks for sharing Alice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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