"As well as growing up from an eight-year-old boy into a twenty-year-old man at 4 Plaistow Grove in Bromley, the years 1955 - 1967 also saw David Robert Jones transform into David Bowie. The south London terraced house was the place where Bowie's musical journey started and it's where he wrote one of his most iconic songs, 'Space Oddity'."
"Now the house has been acquired by the Heritage of London trust, and it will be restored to its original 1960s appearance and opened to the public as a living continuation of Bowie's legacy of "free creative experimentation." Geoffrey Marsh, who co-curated the David Bowie Is exhibition at the V&A, and a never-before-seen archive, will be assisting on the project to recreate the interior as it was when the young Bowie lived there."
David Robert Jones lived at 4 Plaistow Grove, Bromley, from age eight to twenty (1955–1967), where he became David Bowie and wrote 'Space Oddity'. The Heritage of London Trust has acquired the terraced house to restore its original 1960s appearance and to open it to the public. Geoffrey Marsh, who co-curated David Bowie Is and a never-before-seen archive, will help recreate the interior, with Bowie's 9 ft by 10 ft bedroom as the central visitor experience. The house will host creative and skills workshops for young people. The project aims to preserve Bowie's London heritage and promote creative experimentation.
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