Key Details

Overview

Townhouse Mews off St Stephen's Road is a collection of 12 modern townhouses in Shepherd's Bush, London W12.

The homes are positioned behind a secure gated entrance.

Located down a residential street, Townhouse Mews is less than a mile away from Westfield London shopping centre and is surrounded by a range of local amenities on Goldhawk Road. There are easy transport links to central London, as well as access to a quaint green known as Ravenscourt Park.

History

The former Virgin recording studios ‘Townhouse Studios’ on this site had been created by Richard Branson for his Virgin record label in 1978, in an existing building that previously housed the Goldhawk Film Studios. The building served as a 'London residential' with studios, mastering rooms, accommodation, a canteen and recreation rooms all under one roof.

Phil Newell, technical director at Virgin when the studios were built, was instructed by Branson to build ‘the best studios on the planet’ and £2 million was invested in creating a state-of-the-art facility where the biggest stars from the last three decades, including Queen, Coldplay, the Sex Pistols and Robbie Williams flocked to record their material. The renowned ‘Stone Room’ was responsible for the famous drums sound on Phil Collins’ ‘In the Air Tonight’.

Elton John famously recorded the fastest-selling single of all time, ‘Candle in The Wind’ as a tribute to Princess Diana, here in these studios.

The studios were later bought by EMI in 1992 and the Sanctuary Group in 2002 after years of playing host to bands like Oasis, Blur, Duran Duran, The Killers, Muse and Kaiser Chiefs, as well as singers such as Tom Jones, Sting and Kylie Minogue. The studios eventually closed, and the equipment was auctioned off in 2008.