Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
This more than 400-year-old stately English country manor has had a laundry list of notable names grace its floors and it’s just hit the market for £12.5 million (US$15.8 million).
Located on the outskirts of the city of Bath, the manor, known as St. Catherine’s Court, was once owned by actress Jane Seymour, and has played host to many musical guests, including the Cure and Radiohead.
Dating to at least 1591, when the owner at the time remodeled an existing property on the site, St. Catherine’s Court was snapped up by Seymour and her then-husband, David Flynn, in the 1980s.
The actress had spotted the stone manor house while filming television miniseries “Jamaica Inn” in 1982.
“We had one day’s filming here, and by evening, David and I had fallen in love with the place,” she told Architectural Digest in 1991.
The pair undertook a much-needed renovation of the property, and Seymour’s subsequent marriage to film director James Keach saw the house rented out as a film set and a recording studio, according to Savills, which brought the home to the market on Friday.
(The house has multiple sitting rooms.Savills)
In 1994 and 1995, the Cure recorded their album “Wild Mood Swings” at the mansion. The band’s frontman Robert Smith asked an agent to look for houses with enough bedrooms to accommodate the band and sufficient space for all their equipment.
In 1996 and 1997, Radiohead recorded most of their prolific album “OK Computer,” in the ballroom, which served as the main studio due to its size and acoustics, while the control room was set up in the adjacent library.
New Order also recorded part of their 2005 album “Waiting for the Sirens’ Call” at the home, and Robbie Williams rented the place in the 2000s, according to Savills.
Ref: Jane Seymour’s Longtime Manor Outside Bath, England, Selling for £12.5 Million (mansionglobal)
Photo Credit: Savills
