The legendary guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, is to be remembered for his time in London by turning his flat into a permanent museum.
Hendrix lived in the top floor flat of 23 Brook Street in Mayfair for a year until 1969. His rent then was £30 per week.
In September 1970, he died of an apparent overdose at what was then the Samarkand Hotel in Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill.
Renovation work on the Book Street flat will be afforded by a £1.2m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The Baroque composer, George Frideric Handel, lived next door at 25 Brook Street. Then a separate dwelling, Handel occupied it for 36 years until he died in 1759. During that time, many of his most-loved works were created, including the Messiah and Music for the Royal Fireworks.
Later, the Handel House Trust acquired the Hendrix flat and used it as an office.
Public access is limited to an annual open house weekend in September.
Brook Street was where Hendrix was said to feel most at ease. The flats below his were occupied by businesses, so he could make as much noise as he liked after the workers had gone home.
The planned opening of the museum is to be in 2015.
Public access is limited to an annual open house weekend in September.
Brook Street was where Hendrix was said to feel most at ease. The flats below his were occupied by businesses, so he could make as much noise as he liked after the workers had gone home.
The planned opening of the museum is to be in 2015.
