Stanley Kubrick’s Hertfordshire dwelling up on the market

The home the place Stanley Kubrick lived whereas engaged on iconic movies is up on the market.

Abbots Mead in Barnet Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire, was purchased by the American director in 1965 and is the place he managed productions for movies similar to The Shining, Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The nine-bedroom property, which has a blue plaque devoted to Kubrick outdoors, is listed on the market with Savills for a information worth of £6,950,000.

He lived on the home for 14 years earlier than shifting to Childwickbury Estate, close to St Albans, the place he stayed till his death in 1999.

Simon Cowell’s father, Eric, offered the home to Kubrick.

Steven Spencer from Savills Rickmansworth described it as “a beautiful alternative to personal a real piece of filmmaking historical past”.

He continued: “The shut proximity to Elstree Studios made it the right base for Kubrick and his household.

“He additionally labored lots from dwelling – fastidiously managing all features of 4 movies from his extraordinary physique of labor from inside its 4 partitions.”

The home has interval options similar to ornate staircases, giant fireplaces and excessive ceilings.

The backyard incorporates a heated swimming pool, sauna, two greenhouses and an orchard.

In addition to the primary property, there was additionally a two-bedroom condominium above one of many garages, and a indifferent four-bedroom home with its personal non-public backyard known as Abbots Mead Lodge.

In 2015, his daughter Katharina Kubrick visited the home for a section for The One Show on BBC One.

At the time, she recalled how her father edited movies similar to Clockwork Orange within the storage.

She mentioned: “I keep in mind so clearly one Sunday, some women got here to the door and daddy opened it.

“They mentioned, ‘Is Stanley Kubrick right here?’ and he mentioned, ‘I’m sorry he is not dwelling’.

“I used to be laughing on the prime of the steps.”