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Following Beaver's death in 1967, ownership of the house passed to his daughter Cerise and son-in-law, Rev Christopher Lawson-Tancred. It was let to rock music manager Tony Stratton Smith who lived there through the early 1970s. He encouraged groups signed to his label,
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Luxford house is set in a 4,500 square feet (420 m) estate with several lawns and gardens. The house features six bedrooms and a gym/studio constructed of Wealden stone.
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at Luxford House that summer. A picture of Van der Graaf Generator taken at the house appeared on the inner gatefold sleeve of their 1971 album
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The exterior is timber-framed with plaster infilling, supported by a set of diagonal braces on the first floor and covered with a tile roof.
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Luxford house was constructed in the early 16th century as a smoke bay house. During the 1930s it was bought by
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at Luxford House, using the library as the live room, and made a promotional video featuring the premises.
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Martin, D. (2005). "Institute of Archaeology, Project Ref 2060, Report Number 1561".
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also uses a picture taken on the property—of a stone wall—as its cover.
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In December 2017, the property and estate was put up for sale.
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Crowborough
51°02′39″N 0°10′23″E / 51.0441°N 0.1731°E / 51.0441; 0.1731
OS grid reference
TQ 52433 29432
East Sussex
Listed Building
1028448
Luxford House is located in East Sussex
Grade II listed building
Crowborough
East Sussex
Tony Stratton Smith
Sir Hugh Beaver
Ministry of Works
Guinness Book of Records
Charisma Records
Genesis
Van der Graaf Generator
Nursery Cryme
Pawn Hearts
Neil Diamond
Stones
Bert Jansch
L.A. Turnaround



Historic England
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