While the other Beatles were planning moves to the stockbroker belt in England’s Home Counties, Paul McCartney decided to remain in the capital city. On 13 April 1965 he bought a house at 7 Cavendish Avenue in St John’s Wood, London.
The three-storey Regency townhouse was purchased from a physician named Desmond O’Neill for £40,000. A short walk to EMI Studios on Abbey Road, it often functioned as a base for the group for meetings before or after they were recording.
McCartney moved in in March 1966, after he had made renovations and installed a sizeable gate and intercom system to ensure his privacy. The location was swiftly discovered by Beatles fans, however, several of whom kept a vigil at all hours and on occasion found their way inside.
Is the meditation dome still there? I thought I could see something like it in the google map, but it’s probably just a table.
I think it was still there in 94 cause Noel Galagher talked about entering it when he met Paul haha
We recently visited Abbey Road Studios it was was great experience. My mind wandered to the time and events that have been so significant at the Studios. To us (my wife and I) it is worth a visit as I found the same kind of feelings when we visited Graceland.
Out of sheer respect to Paul McCartney we did not go by his home as I feel it evades his private life. However, looking on line, IMO his home reflects his values. It is a relatively simple, modest home. There is no doubt that he owns other homes but I am impressed at the simplicity and lack of opulence of this one. I guess even though he has a lot of wealth he remains just a “lad from Liverpool” or at least that’s what I want to believe.
In 1965, I believe Paul would’ve paid about $90,000 (converted from pounds) on the Cavendish place. A lot of money back then even for a large house in a nice neighborhood.
I think it was around $112,000 back then (£40,000 x 2.8 according to this table).