Benifolds-home of FM 1971/74

[Blue Horizon]

The average house price here in the UK is around £130,000-£150,000 which makes Benifolds worth what? ( I guess around something like £1,000,000-give or take a few hundred thousand) If you had the money back then it would have been a sound investment. I wonder who lives there now?
When I visited the area back in the late 70's I did wonder how they got the Rolling Stones Mobile recording studio up to the house as the road (Track) is private and unmade, and on a slight incline. It was very tight in order to turn in to Benifolds through the gate from the track with lots of trees on each side. Still they did manage it.

Blue Horizon

[chiliD]

Originally posted by wetcamelfood
Hmm, the exchange rate around my area is roughly $1.60 to the pound (fluctuating daily of course) so 65,000 quid I'd say would be around $104,000 but of course that listing is almost 30 years old now and the cost of living must have at least quintuppled since then (probably more) and it sounds like it was a BIG place so this does make for interesting pondering.

John

OOOPS...I reversed my numbers...had the exchange rate going the wrong way.

[bjs]

Hi
Benifold (not Benifolds with an s) used to belong to my grandparents. My grandfather, Alfred Morgan Squire, bought the house (then called Pinehurst) in, I think, 1936. It was a bargain at around £2000 and included 3 cottages and 23.5 acres. He made up the name Benifold as a portmanteau word from manifold benefits. It was home to him and my grandmother plus their 4 children, two of whom were away at boarding school. They sold it in the early 60s as it was obviously far too big. How I wish it was still in the family. I went back a couple of times, once in the 70s. It was empty then but I remember we looked through the window of what used to be the playroom and there was the penguin leaning against a drum kit! We were trespassing like mad but didn't get caught.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by bjs

Hi
Benifold (not Benifolds with an s) used to belong to my grandparents. My grandfather, Alfred Morgan Squire, bought the house (then called Pinehurst) in, I think, 1936. It was a bargain at around £2000 and included 3 cottages and 23.5 acres. He made up the name Benifold as a portmanteau word from manifold benefits. It was home to him and my grandmother plus their 4 children, two of whom were away at boarding school. They sold it in the early 60s as it was obviously far too big. How I wish it was still in the family. I went back a couple of times, once in the 70s. It was empty then but I remember we looked through the window of what used to be the playroom and there was the penguin leaning against a drum kit! We were trespassing like mad but didn't get caught.

Wow, fascinating story of the history of Benifolds. Do you have any pictures you could post???

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by BklynBlue

Hi,
First off, thank you for that fascinating look at the history of Benifolds -
Next up, a question: you mention "Down At the Crown" as being an unreleased Kirwan composition - the fact that you were able to paraphrase (quote?) from it leads me to believe you've heard a recording of it -
If that is correct, would you know if this was a studio out-take or something they recorded at a BBC session?
Any light you may be able to shed on this would be appreciated -
And any other cool stories / info you have would be appreciated too!

You can get a live-in-studio version of Down at the Crown from the Madison Blues cd:

http://www.amazon.com/Madison-Blues-...2787468&sr=8-2