David Bowie’s Family Home to be Preserved as Legacy Project

Heritage of London Trust has acquired the family home of David Bowie, located at 4 Plaistow Grove in the London borough of Bromley. It served as Bowie’s family home between the ages of eight to 20 (1955-1968).

Formative years:

• The heritage project is due for completion in late 2027 and will restore the house to its original 1960s appearance.

• Working with curator Geoffrey Marsh (co-curator of the ‘David Bowie Is’ museum exhibition) and utilizing never-before-seen archives, the restoration will recreate the interior layout exactly as it was when Bowie lived there.

• The site will also host creative and skills workshops for young people.

• Fundraising for the project will begin this month; the Jones Day Foundation has already made a donation of £500,000.

What they said:

• Geoffrey Marsh: “It was in this small house, particularly in his tiny bedroom, that Bowie evolved from an ordinary suburban schoolboy to the beginnings of an extraordinary international stardom – as he said, ‘I spent so much time in my bedroom. It really was my entire world. I had books up there, my music up there, my record player. Going from my world upstairs out onto the street, I had to pass through this no-man's-land of the living room.’”