The Georgian-style house, built of plum brick and stone on the site of the Bull's Head tavern, overlooks the River Thames and is near Richmond Park, the largest urban park in the United Kingdom. It was designed by architect Robert Mylne in 1775 for Lady St. Aubyn, and includes oval dining and drawing rooms, three storeys and a basement with modillion, cornice and balustrading above. The porch is built with entablature and Tower of the Winds piers with a fanlight above, and a line of medallions embellishes the front of the house. It faces Richmond Hill and features a garden wall that borders Nightingale Lane, with a coach house in the garden. The back of the house features bow windows that overlook the river.
The Wick and the adjoining cottage, Wick Cottage, are listed as Grade I structures by Historic England.[1]
HistoryEdit
Richmond Hill was part of the Royal Manor of Richmond since the time of Domesday Book. Richmond Park was enclosed by King Charles I around 1635. The countryside was mostly agricultural land in the early 18th century, but Terrace Walk was laid out at the top of Richmond Hill in the later 18th century, followed by construction of a number of fine homes, including The Wick, on the hill.[5]
Ronnie Wood bought the home in 1971 but did not have enough money to purchase the adjacent cottage as well; he persuaded Ronnie Lane, at the time one of his bandmates in Faces, to buy the cottage.[7] When Wood first bought the house, Lane also lived there until his departure from Faces in June 1973. The guitarist of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards, reportedly lived in the coach house[8] for several months during 1973–74 during Wood's ownership. Wood recorded his first two solo albums, I've Got My Own Album to Do and Now Look, released in 1974 and 1975 respectively, in a studio he built in the basement of the house. The Rolling Stones song "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)", also released in 1974, was written at the house, emerging out of a jam between Wood, Richards, David Bowie and Mick Jagger.
Writer and musician Nikki Sudden was working on a history of The Wick before he died suddenly in 2006.
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October 20, 2023
wick, this, article, about, house, richmond, hill, london, england, other, uses, wick, disambiguation, confused, with, wick, house, richmond, hill, grade, listed, georgian, house, richmond, greater, london, located, corner, nightingale, lane, richmond, hill, h. This article is about the house in Richmond Hill London England For other uses see Wick disambiguation Not to be confused with Wick House Richmond Hill The Wick is a Grade I listed Georgian house 1 in Richmond Greater London located at the corner of Nightingale Lane and Richmond Hill The house designed in 1775 by architect Robert Mylne for Lady St Aubyn was for many years the family home of actor Sir John Mills 2 who sold it to Ronnie Wood of the rock band Faces and later of the Rolling Stones in 1971 From 1996 it was owned by Pete Townshend of the Who who sold it in 2021 3 for 15 000 000 4 The WickThe Wick on Richmond HillLocation within London Borough of Richmond upon ThamesGeneral informationTypeResidentialArchitectural styleGeorgianLocationRichmond upon Thames London EnglandCoordinates51 27 06 N 0 17 53 W 51 451620 N 0 298154 W 51 451620 0 298154Completed1775Technical detailsStructural systemBrick and stoneFloor count4Design and constructionArchitect s Robert MylneListed Building Grade IOfficial nameThe Wick and Wick CottageDesignated10 January 1950Reference no 1250041Description EditThe Georgian style house built of plum brick and stone on the site of the Bull s Head tavern overlooks the River Thames and is near Richmond Park the largest urban park in the United Kingdom It was designed by architect Robert Mylne in 1775 for Lady St Aubyn and includes oval dining and drawing rooms three storeys and a basement with modillion cornice and balustrading above The porch is built with entablature and Tower of the Winds piers with a fanlight above and a line of medallions embellishes the front of the house It faces Richmond Hill and features a garden wall that borders Nightingale Lane with a coach house in the garden The back of the house features bow windows that overlook the river The Wick and the adjoining cottage Wick Cottage are listed as Grade I structures by Historic England 1 History EditRichmond Hill was part of the Royal Manor of Richmond since the time of Domesday Book Richmond Park was enclosed by King Charles I around 1635 The countryside was mostly agricultural land in the early 18th century but Terrace Walk was laid out at the top of Richmond Hill in the later 18th century followed by construction of a number of fine homes including The Wick on the hill 5 The sound of the wind around the house reportedly inspired Mary Hayley Bell actress writer and wife of Sir John Mills to write the novel Whistle Down The Wind which was made into both a film and later an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical 6 Ronnie Wood bought the home in 1971 but did not have enough money to purchase the adjacent cottage as well he persuaded Ronnie Lane at the time one of his bandmates in Faces to buy the cottage 7 When Wood first bought the house Lane also lived there until his departure from Faces in June 1973 The guitarist of the Rolling Stones Keith Richards reportedly lived in the coach house 8 for several months during 1973 74 during Wood s ownership Wood recorded his first two solo albums I ve Got My Own Album to Do and Now Look released in 1974 and 1975 respectively in a studio he built in the basement of the house The Rolling Stones song It s Only Rock n Roll But I Like It also released in 1974 was written at the house emerging out of a jam between Wood Richards David Bowie and Mick Jagger Writer and musician Nikki Sudden was working on a history of The Wick before he died suddenly in 2006 Pete Townshend purchased the property in 1996 3 References Edit a b Historic England 10 January 1950 The Wick and Wick Cottage 1250041 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 29 July 2020 Thorpe Vanessa Bright Martin 12 January 2003 I want to clear my name says Who star The Observer Retrieved 22 March 2019 a b Staff writer 15 August 2021 Meet the old boss Pete Townshend sells historic London mansion The Real Deal Retrieved 15 August 2022 Sold prices for TW10 NetHousePrices Retrieved 20 November 2022 Richmond Hill Conservation Area 5 PDF London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Archived from the original PDF on 10 November 2013 Retrieved 11 June 2010 Helliker Adam 29 August 2010 Pete Townshend Can t Bear the Breeze Daily Express Retrieved 29 August 2010 Wood Ronnie 2008 Ronnie ISBN 9780330445047 MAPPED 20 places the Rolling Stones lived studied and played Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Wick amp oldid 1122874207, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
