Own A Piece Of One Of John Lennon's Houses-Tittenhurst Park Imagine-Desk Edition

Description: I have created this smaller piece in my collection due to many messages requesting a smaller, cheaper desk size display. Due to this, I am starting this desktop edition from number 1, as it is different to the other displays I am currently selling. This display comes with a square piece of timber, rather than a more shaped piece, which I have a very limited supply of. Again, because this is a more basic square piece of timber, I am able to offer at a reduced price compared to my other frames as I have a little more of these pieces. Please check my feedback from people who have recently purchased one of these frames.. Everybody has been delighted with their purchase. It initially started by giving them as gifts for family and friends. Everyone who has received one of these has absolutely loved it, so I decided to create some more for many people to enjoy. Each frame has its own unique number of an edition of 100. The frame is 225 x 175mm (slightly over A5 size) and the display area is 135 x 90mm with a metal plaque describing what the item is.. A piece of the actual original Tudor Cottage barge board in included.. The barge board was a decorative piece below the roof eaves, sometimes referred to as 'icing sugar' The piece of timber on the display measures approximately 45mm x 45mm. Metal plaque measures 85 x 55mm and reads: "This is a piece of barge board from the Tudor cottage owned by John Lennon. The Tudor cottage was situated next to the lake at Tittenhurst Park, Ascot, where the Imagine album was recorded. The Tudor Cottage was also featured in the film 'Gimme Some Truth' - The making of John Lennon's Imagine. Tittenhurst park was also used as the backdrop for the final Beatles photoshoot on the 22nd August 1969." There is also a number of 100 and a scan of a John Lennon signature, which belongs to a friend of mine, who let me scan it. The story behind this....Tittenhurst park was owned by John Lennon from the early 60's until the early 70's when the estate was purchased by Ringo Starr. The estate was eventually sold in 1988 to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates. We were the interior joinery and furnishing contractors for the complete project duration from 1988 until finish, starting in the main house and then working in various other buildings around the estate. In the early 90's we were asked to quote on the rebuilding of the Tudor Cottage as the original was in a very poor state of repair and in a dangerous condition. The original Tudor Cottage was built in 1535, the date carved above the fireplace. The cottage was featured in the film 'Imagine' and Gimme some truth - The making of Imagine. The cottage was situated next to the lake, which featured in both films. John has the lake built in the mid 1960's without planning permission. We won the contract for the re-building of an exact replica and work started in the early 1990's to demolish and prepare the site for the replica cottage to be re-built. On demolition myself and my father decided to save some pieces and took them back to our factory for storage.. We did this as when the recording studio was demolished, everything in it, on the orders of the project manager, were thrown into the swimming pool and burned. The pieces we saved were forgotten about for years until I came across them one day recently.. During the initial stages of the project we also removed the front door and stripped it, ready for refurbishment and replacement back onto the main house. The main house ended up with a brand new door and we were given the original door. This is the one which featured in the 'Imagine' music videos and films. Durning the early 1990's we offered the door on loan to the Beatles Museum in Liverpool, who were not interested.. We decided to sell the door and contacted Christies Auction House. They were delighted to sell it and it was entered into a music memorabilia auction - Catalogue page scan in pictures (Lot 517). Picture Description Pic 1 - Display from front Pic 2 - Display showing thickness of piece of barge board Pic 3 - Sticker on the back of frame, explaining what the item is Pic 4 - Image of plaque on display Pic 5 - Actual piece of barge board, which display is created from a piece of Pic 6 - Tudor cottage 1960's Pic 7 - Close up of John & Yoko with Tudor Cottage in background Pic 8 - Tudor Cottage before demolition 1990's Pic 9 - Inside Tudor Cottage before demolition early 1990's Pic 10 - Tittenhurst main house during renovation early1990's Pic 11 - Recording Studio - Main house - During demolition - late 1980's Pic 12 - Auction catalogue page from when we sold the front door from main house Pic 13 - Letter from Christies Auction House from door sale Pic 14 - Photo of Majilis - This was made famous during the last photo shoot of the Beatles. This was also on the front cover of the 'Hey Jude' album Pic 15 - Lake being built - Taken in 1960's. From the private collection of Les Anthony

Price: 33 GBP

Location: Southampton

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