David Bowie’s childhood home in South London is set to be restored as it was when he lived there as a child, with a dream of stardom – and opened to the public
The modest terraced house in Bromley, South London where late music legend David Bowie grew up is going to open its doors to music fans across the globe.
The news was revealed on Thursday 9 January – on what would have been Bowie’s 79th birthday – as well as the 10th anniversary of his acclaimed final album, Blackstar. Bowie sadly died just two days after Blackstar was released after a heartbreaking and very private 18-month battle with cancer.
The Heritage of London Trust revealed that they have acquired the terraced home – 4 Plaistow Grove in Bromley – and will recreate the exact interior layout as it was when the young star lived there between the ages of eight and 20.
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Due to be completed by the tail-end of 2027, the charity organisation explained that the property would be used for creative and skills workshops for young people, acting as a “solid foundation for the next generation” and teaching confidence and communication skills in the arts.
Geoffrey Marsh, who co-curated the Victoria and Albert Museum’s David Bowie Is exhibition, has also been involved in the exciting project and has said: “It was in this small house, particularly in his tiny bedroom, that Bowie evolved from an ordinary suburban schoolboy to the beginnings of an extraordinary international stardom – as he said, ‘I spent so much time in my bedroom‘.”
He added, “‘It really was my entire world. I had books up there, my music up there, my record player. Going from my world upstairs out onto the street, I had to pass through this no-man’s-land of the living room’.”
The Heritage of London Trust’s director Dr. Nicola Stacey said: “David Bowie was a proud Londoner. Even though his career took him all over the world, he always remembered where he came from and the community that supported him as he grew up.
“It’s wonderful to have this opportunity to tell his story and inspire a new generation of young people and it’s really important for the heritage of London to preserve this site. We are thrilled to have already secured a major grant of £500,000 from the Jones Day Foundation towards the project, and hope that people everywhere will want to be involved.”
Marking her legendary husband’s birthday, his widow Iman shared a snap of them together and wrote, “A million feelings, a thousand thoughts. A hundred memories… YOU! Happy Heavenly Birthday.”
His daughter Lexi, 24, also paid her own sweet tribute, posting a throwback photo of herself and her father on his birthday. “Da big 79 today. Happy birthday pops, miss ya!” she wrote. But Lexi also launched a blistering public attack on friends who had failed to text her on her late father’s birthday.
Sharing a selfie with Instagram followers, she wrote: ‘Thank you to all the people I don’t know who wished me condolences, and f**k you to all of my friends who never texted me at all.” She added: “I got 1 text! F**k all y’all.”
Meanwhile, Bowie’s cultural relevance continues to shine bright. Most recently, his iconic track Heroes has had a huge spike in streams after it was the soundtrack to the closing moments of the Stranger Things finale.
The Netflix hit’s co-creator Ross Duffer revealed that the song was chosen on the suggestion of Joe Keery, who plays Steve Harrington on the show and is a singer in his own right under the alias, Djo.
Source: Mirror
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