Luxford House

Luxford House is a 16th-century house in Luxford Road, Crowborough, East Sussex. It is listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England.[1]

History

The house was originally a smoke bay house, dating from c.1510 [2] and owned by Sir Hugh Beaver, Minister of Works during WWII, from 1932.

Later it was let by his daughter to rock music manager, Tony Stratton Smith, in the 1960s and early 1970s.[3] Stratton Smith encouraged groups signed to his label, Charisma Records, to rehearse there and these included Genesis and Van der Graaf Generator. A picture of Van der Graaf Generator, taken on the south lawn of the house, appeared on the inner gatefold sleeve of their 1971 album, Pawn Hearts.[4][5][6] Bert Jansch recorded his album L.A. Turnaround there in 1973, and the album sleeve features several photographs of the house. The cover photo of Neil Diamond's 1971 album 'Stones' features him sitting in the garden by the memorial to Sir Hugh's wife, which still exists today.

Photo of the South Elevation of the house, as featured on the Van Der Graaf Generator album, Pawn Hearts.

References

  1. ↑ Historic England, "Luxford House (1028448)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2017
  2. ↑ Institute of Archaeology, Project Ref 2060 Report Number 1561, 2005, D Martin, Archaeologist
  3. ↑ Frame, Pete (1999). Pete Frame's Rockin' Around Britain: Rock'n'roll Landmarks of the UK and Ireland. Music Sales Group. ISBN 978-0-711-96973-5.
  4. ↑ Easlea, Daryl (2013). Without Frontiers: The Life & Music of Peter Gabriel. Music Sales Limited. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-857-12860-7.
  5. ↑ Christopulos, Jim; Smart, Phil (2005). Van der Graaf Generator – The Book. Phil and Jim Publishers. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-955-13370-1.
  6. ↑ Pawn Hearts (Media notes). Charisma Records. 1971. CAS 1051.

Coordinates: 51°01′26″N 0°06′09″E / 51.02384°N 0.10239°E / 51.02384; 0.10239

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