Linford Manor
Linford Manor, also known as Great Linford Manor, is a seventeenth century mansion or manor house converted into a recording studio complex in Great Linford, Milton Keynes, England. It is now owned by Pete Winkelman who is chairman of Milton Keynes Dons football club.[1]
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[edit] History
The current manor was originally built in 1678 by Sir William Pritchard on land bought from the Napier family on the site of an older medieval manor.[2] In 1704 the manor passed to the Uthwatts, his relatives, and extended the house over time. It was originally the manor of Little Linford as well as of Great Linford.
In 1972 the Manor was bought by Milton Keynes Development Corporation to be an arts centre but was closed in 1984. The surrounding parkland remains open to the public and is now owned by Milton Keynes Parks Trust.[3] In 1993 Pete Winkelman bought the manor and converted into a recording studio.
[edit] Artists
Biffy Clyro recorded their second album, The Vertigo Of Bliss, there - and, according to an urban myth, took just 24 hours to do so.[4] Other artists to record there are: Jamiroquai, ELO, Oasis, Wildhearts, PJ Harvey and Matmatah.
The first artist to be recorded in Great Linford studios was Southside Jimmy (Jim Price). He recorded a number of tracks under a management deal with Harry Maloney.
[edit] Original grounds of the Manor
The former stables and associated gate houses are now an Arts Centre.[5] The former almshouses beside the stables are now used as artists' studios. The Grand Union Canal runs near the manor house: it originally had its own wharf here (independent of the Great Linford wharf).
[edit] References
- ^ Jackson, Jamie (30 March 2008). "From Wimbledon to Winkelman, a crazy new journey". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/mar/30/football.newsstory2. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "D-block GB-484000-240000". BBC Domesday Reloaded. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-484000-240000/page/13. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Linford Manor Park". MK Parks Trust website. http://www.theparkstrust.com/parks/linford-manor-park. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ In an interview with Daniel P. Carter on BBC Radio 1s The Rock Show, on 20 February 2007, Biffy Clyro admitted that this story was a "slight exaggeration".
- ^ Artworks MK – Great Linford site
Coordinates: 52°04′18″N 0°45′26″W / 52.071611°N 0.757206°W
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