Stargroves

The house belonged to Mick Jagger during the 1970s and was a recording venue for the Rolling Stones and various other rock bands, as well as a filming location for Doctor Who.

Around 1848 a new manor house was built, designed in an ornate, Victorian Gothic style in the manner of a French château.

[2] Stargroves is noted for its revivalist architectural features such as castellations, corner turrets and Tudor revival windows.

The band recorded a number of albums and singles at Stargroves, including various tracks that appeared on Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street, and It's Only Rock 'n Roll.

In the 1970s, Sir Mark Palmer and his band of wealthy New Age travellers and their horse-drawn caravans spent much time at Stargroves.

A distant view of Stargroves