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===Since 1970=== |
===Since 1970=== |
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In 1972 the Manor was bought by [[Milton Keynes Development Corporation]] to be an arts centre but was closed in 1984.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} |
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In 1972 the Manor was bought by [[Milton Keynes Development Corporation]] to be an arts centre, flourished briefly with MKDC's financial support, but was closed in 1984.<ref name="pulse">{{cite magazine |magazine=MK Pulse |title=The movers and the shakers who came to the manor |date=27 August 2020 |last=[[Milton Keynes Museum]] |url=https://www.mkpulse.co.uk/the-movers-and-the-shakers-who-came-to-the-manor/ }} (based on {{cite book |title=Milton Keynes{{snd}}Wired For Sound |first=Sammy |last=Jones |publisher=Freaky Publishing |isbn=9781527252127 |date=2020}}) </ref> |
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In 1984/85 Harry Maloney bought the manor and converted it into a residential recording studio. |
In 1984/85 Harry Maloney bought the manor and converted it into a residential recording studio.<ref name="pulse" /> The main studio housed a 48 channel/56 frame SSL recording/mixing desk, and was one of the first UK studios to invest in [[digital recording]].<ref name="pulse" /> Accommodation for artists and producers was offered upstairs in the manor house. A second studio was built in one of the Pavilion Houses opposite the manor (now returned to community arts use). The Pavilion Studio housed a customised vintage analogue Shep/Neve inline desk.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} Accommodation for artists using this studio was in one of the Alms Houses next to the church in the manor park.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} |
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Directed by Harry Maloney in the mid-1980s through to the early 1990s, Paul Ward acted as technical manager, Bindi Belle (previously known as Mandie Emmings) bookings manager, Steve Groom house maintenance and gardens, Gary Wilkinson, Nick Blundell & Gordon Bonnar (formerly of the band 'Heavy Pettin') as in-house recording engineers. Dan Short was an assistant engineer.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} |
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The surrounding parkland remains open to the public and is now owned by [[Milton Keynes Parks Trust]]. The park hosted the MK Food Fest for three years from 2017-2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Linford Manor Park|url=http://www.theparkstrust.com/parks/linford-manor-park|work=MK Parks Trust website|accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref> |
The surrounding parkland remains open to the public and is now owned by [[Milton Keynes Parks Trust]]. The park hosted the MK Food Fest for three years from 2017-2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Linford Manor Park|url=http://www.theparkstrust.com/parks/linford-manor-park|work=MK Parks Trust website|accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref> |
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In 1993, Pete Winkelman bought the manor, and continued using the property as a recording studio. |
In 1993, Pete Winkelman bought the manor, and continued using the property as a recording studio.<ref name="pulse" /> Over this time the manor became less used for music recording. Pete Winkelman now uses the manor as his family home. He was a contributor to the Great Linford Waterside Festival, which was organised by a local residents' committee and held over a long weekend every summer in the public Manor Park until 2015.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} |
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==Artists== |
==Artists== |
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Many highly acclaimed recording artists and record producers both British and international recorded at the manor during this{{which|date=October 2014}} period.{{ |
Many highly acclaimed recording artists and record producers both British and international recorded at the manor during this{{which|date=October 2014}} period.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} [[Biffy Clyro]] recorded their second album, ''[[The Vertigo of Bliss]]'', there - and, according to an [[urban myth]], took just 24 hours to do so.<ref name="RockShow">In an interview with Daniel P. Carter on [[BBC Radio 1]]s [https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/rockshow/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20070220 The Rock Show], on 20 February 2007, Biffy Clyro admitted that this story was a "slight exaggeration".</ref> |
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Other artists to record there include: [[PJ Harvey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/PJ-Harvey-Stories-From-The-City-Stories-From-The-Sea/release/1802022|title=PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=2 September 2020}}</ref> |
Other artists to record there include: [[PJ Harvey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/PJ-Harvey-Stories-From-The-City-Stories-From-The-Sea/release/1802022|title=PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=2 September 2020}}</ref> |
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During an [[Instagram]] Q&A session, [[Jay Kay]] from [[Jamiroquai]] confirmed that the album ''[[Travelling Without Moving]]'' was recorded at Great Linford Manor.{{cn|date=March 2023}} |
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==Original grounds of the Manor== |
==Original grounds of the Manor== |
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The former stables and associated gate houses are now an Arts Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artworks-mk.co.uk/home/our-sites/great-linford-site/|archiveurl=https://archive. |
The former stables and associated gate houses are now an Arts Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artworks-mk.co.uk/home/our-sites/great-linford-site/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120730061901/http://www.artworks-mk.co.uk/home/our-sites/great-linford-site/|url-status=dead|title=Artworks MK{{spaced ndash}}Great Linford site|archivedate=30 July 2012|accessdate=2 September 2020}}</ref> The former almshouses beside the stables are now used as artists' [[studio]]s. The [[Grand Union Canal]] runs near the manor house: it originally had its own wharf here (independent of the Great Linford wharf). |
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Latest revision as of 14:18, 13 November 2023
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Linford Manor, also known as Great Linford Manor, is a seventeenth-century mansion or manor house converted into a recording studio complex in Great Linford, a district in Milton Keynes, England. It is now owned by Pete Winkelman who is chairman of Milton Keynes Dons football club.[1]
History[edit]
The current manor was originally built in 1678 by Sir William Pritchard on land bought from the Napier family on the site of an older medieval manor.[2] In 1704 the manor passed to the Uthwatts, his relatives, and extended the house over time. It was originally the manor of Little Linford as well as of Great Linford.
The four descending ponds are fed by springs that still flow today. Two of the ponds exist on the Manor side of the Grand Union Canal, a third was destroyed during construction and the fourth is still extant on the Railway Path side of the canal and can be accessed via steps from that pathway.[3]
Since 1970[edit]
In 1972 the Manor was bought by Milton Keynes Development Corporation to be an arts centre, flourished briefly with MKDC's financial support, but was closed in 1984.[4]
In 1984/85 Harry Maloney bought the manor and converted it into a residential recording studio.[4] The main studio housed a 48 channel/56 frame SSL recording/mixing desk, and was one of the first UK studios to invest in digital recording.[4] Accommodation for artists and producers was offered upstairs in the manor house. A second studio was built in one of the Pavilion Houses opposite the manor (now returned to community arts use). The Pavilion Studio housed a customised vintage analogue Shep/Neve inline desk.[citation needed] Accommodation for artists using this studio was in one of the Alms Houses next to the church in the manor park.[citation needed]
Directed by Harry Maloney in the mid-1980s through to the early 1990s, Paul Ward acted as technical manager, Bindi Belle (previously known as Mandie Emmings) bookings manager, Steve Groom house maintenance and gardens, Gary Wilkinson, Nick Blundell & Gordon Bonnar (formerly of the band 'Heavy Pettin') as in-house recording engineers. Dan Short was an assistant engineer.[citation needed]
The surrounding parkland remains open to the public and is now owned by Milton Keynes Parks Trust. The park hosted the MK Food Fest for three years from 2017-2019.[5]
In 1993, Pete Winkelman bought the manor, and continued using the property as a recording studio.[4] Over this time the manor became less used for music recording. Pete Winkelman now uses the manor as his family home. He was a contributor to the Great Linford Waterside Festival, which was organised by a local residents' committee and held over a long weekend every summer in the public Manor Park until 2015.[citation needed]
Artists[edit]
Many highly acclaimed recording artists and record producers both British and international recorded at the manor during this[which?] period.[citation needed] Biffy Clyro recorded their second album, The Vertigo of Bliss, there - and, according to an urban myth, took just 24 hours to do so.[6] Other artists to record there include: PJ Harvey.[7]
During an Instagram Q&A session, Jay Kay from Jamiroquai confirmed that the album Travelling Without Moving was recorded at Great Linford Manor.[citation needed]
Original grounds of the Manor[edit]
The former stables and associated gate houses are now an Arts Centre.[8] The former almshouses beside the stables are now used as artists' studios. The Grand Union Canal runs near the manor house: it originally had its own wharf here (independent of the Great Linford wharf).
References[edit]
- ^ Jackson, Jamie (30 March 2008). "From Wimbledon to Winkelman, a crazy new journey". The Observer. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "D-block GB-484000-240000". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "The Parks Trust "Linford Manor Park"". Theparkstrust.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d Milton Keynes Museum (27 August 2020). "The movers and the shakers who came to the manor". MK Pulse. (based on Jones, Sammy (2020). Milton Keynes – Wired For Sound. Freaky Publishing. ISBN 9781527252127.)
- ^ "Linford Manor Park". MK Parks Trust website. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ In an interview with Daniel P. Carter on BBC Radio 1s The Rock Show, on 20 February 2007, Biffy Clyro admitted that this story was a "slight exaggeration".
- ^ "PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Artworks MK – Great Linford site". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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