Rich & Famous
Has anyone ever called their house ‘Rich and Famous’?
We’re always looking for house names belonging to the rich and famous. Do you know of any? If you do (with 100% certainty) then Contact Us with the person’s name, their house name, any background you know about the name, what the person involved is well known for, in which country they are best known and in which area their named house is situated. We’d also appreciate your name, e-mail address, and if you have one, your own house name and the background to it.
Our list of house names used, now or in the past, by the rich and famous continues to grow and includes house names of personalities, politicians, officials, business executives and celebrities, from climbers to musicians, and from TV personalities to sportsmen and women.
Many of those listed below will have moved on to homes and jobs anew, and many have gone to a better place, but it’s still interesting to see the house names they used. It seems that public faces, just like the rest of us, like house names. We’ve highlighted some you may find of particular interest.
| NAME | KNOWN FOR | HOUSE NAME |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Archer | Writer / Politican | The Old Vicarage |
| Aileen Armitage | Author | Chapters |
| Sir Richard Attenborough | Film Director / Actor | Old Friars |
| David Basnett | Union Leader | Windrush |
| Raymond Baxter | Broadcaster | The Green Cottage |
| Bill Beaumont | Sportsman/Journalist | Alderley |
| David Bellamy | Naturalist | Mill House |
| Dickie Bird | Cricket Umpire | White Rose Cottage |
| Chris Bonington | Mountaineer | Badger Hill |
| Chris Brasher | Athlete/Broadcaster | The Navigator's House |
| David Broome | Showjumper | Mount Ballan Manor |
| Joe Brown | Climber | Menai Hall |
| R.A.C. Byatt | Ambassador | Drim-na-Vullin |
| Nicholas Cage | Actor | Midford Castle |
| Phyllis Calvert | Actress | Hill House |
| Michael Checkland | BBC Director General | Orchard Cottage |
| George Cole | Actor | Donnelly |
| Joseph Cooper | Musician | Octogon Lodge |
| Ted Croker | Ex Soccer Supremo | South Court |
| Sir Horace Cutler | Former GLC Leader | Hawkswood |
| Roald Dahl | Writer | Gipsy House |
| John Dankworth | Musician | The Old Rectory |
| Les Dawson | Comedian | The Bumbles |
| Derek Dougan | Former Footballer | Bayern House |
| Michael Douglas | Actor | Longlands (in Bermuda) |
| Charles Dyer | Novelist | Old Wob |
| Pat Eddery | Jockey | Musk Hill Farm |
| GlennEvans | Web Design | Myra House |
| Bud Flanagan | Entertainer | Arches |
| Bruce Forsyth | Entertainer | Straidarran |
| John Francome | Ex Jockey | Windy Hollow Stud |
| Brian Friel | Writer | Drumaweir House |
| Christopher Fry | Dramatist | The Toft |
| George Gale | Journalist | Titlington Hall |
| Sandy Gall | Newscaster | Doubleton Oast House |
| Ray Galton | Scriptwriter | The Ivy House |
| Bob Geldof | Singer/Fundraiser | Davington Priory |
| Sir John Gielgud | Actor | South Pavilion |
| Peter Glossop | Opera Singer | End Cottage |
| Michael Grade | TV Executive | Wycombe End House |
| Lucinda Green | Three-day Eventer | Appleshaw House |
| Kathleen Hale | Artist/Author | Tod House |
| RHammond-Innes | Author/Traveller | Ayres End |
| George Harrison | Ex Beatle | Friar Park |
| Jacquetta Hawkes | Author | Littlecote |
| JS Hawkesworth | Film/TV Producer | Fishponds House |
| Patrick Heron | Painter | Eagles Nest |
| Rachael Heyhoe Flint | Sports/Journalist | Danescroft |
| Colin Horsley | Pianist | Tawsden Manor |
| John Hurt | Actor | Ballintubbert House |
| L Henry Irving | Actor/Author | The Lea |
| A J G Isaac | Inland Revenue Executive | Moonsfield |
| H B Jacks | Bedales Headmaster | Applegarth |
| G N Jackson | Horse Writer | Lowbarrow House |
| John Jacobs | Golf Adviser | Stable Cottage |
| Dame Naomi James | Yachtswoman/Writer | Woodland Cottages |
| A W John | Financial Consultant | Limber |
| J F Josling | Legal Writer | Proton |
| Penelope Keith | Actress | Mousehill Manor |
| J W R Kempe | Ex Gordonstoun Headmaster | Maple Tree Cottage |
| William Kensall | Ex Cheshire Chief Constable | Three Keys Cottage |
| Michael Kenward | Editor, New Scientist | Grange Cottage |
| R R Kerr | Ex Sheriff of Tayside | Bagatelle |
| Robert Kilroy-Silk | MP, TV Presenter, MEP | Beel House |
| R Kilroy-Silk | TV Presenter/Ex MP | Woodlea House |
| P F King | Air Vice Marshall | Squirrel's Nook |
| Sir Larry Lamb | Ex Daily Express Editor | Hoskins Barn |
| K F Lane | Mining Consultant | Down House |
| James Leasor | Author | Swallowcliffe Manor |
| D G Leonard | Bishop of London | London House |
| Helen Liddell | Newspaper Director | Glenisla |
| Beatrice Lillie (Lady Peel) | Actress | Peel Fold |
| Penelope Margaret Lively | Writer | Duck End |
| Christopher Lloyd | Gardening Writer | Great Dixter |
| Sir Bernard Lovell | Director, Jodrell Bank | The Quinta |
| John Lunch | Port of London Executive | Twittens |
| Benjamin Luxon | Baritone | Bylands House |
| Humphrey Lyttelton | Musician/Journalist | Alyn Close |
| Hamish MacInnes | Climber/Author | Achnacone |
| Donald Whyte MacLeary | Dancer, Royal Ballet | Bunyans Cottage |
| Wolf Mankowitz | Author | The Bridge House |
| Derek H Martin | Professor of Physics | Hermanus |
| PeregrineMassey | High Sheriff of Kent (2010) | Bold Shaves |
| Richard Mayne | Writer/Broadcaster | Albany Cottage |
| Iverach McDonald | Ex 'Times' Director | Whistlers |
| John Ralph Merton | Painter | Pound House |
| Cliff Michelmore | Broadcaster | White House |
| P N Miller | Ex Chairman - Lloyds | Sarratt |
| Bert Millichip | F A Chairman | Fairlight |
| J W C Moir | BBC TV Executive | The Lawn |
| Geoffrey Moorhouse | Writer | Park House |
| H R V C Morgan | 'Lords' Librarian | Cliffe Cottage |
| John Mortimer | Barrister/Author | Turville Heath Cottage |
| Malcolm Muggeridge | Philosopher/Writer | Park Cottage |
| Frank Muir | Broadcaster/Writer | Anners |
| T F S Mullaly | Art Historian | Waterside House |
| James Neill | Lord Lieutenant, South Yorks. | Barn Cottage |
| Percy Newby | Novelist | Garsington House |
| D H Newsome | Master, Wellington College | The Retreat |
| Sir Leslie Newton | Ex Editor, Financial Times | Little Basing |
| Lord Oaksey | Racing Commentator | Hill Farm |
| Vincent O'Brien | Racehorse Trainer | Ballydoyle House |
| Detta O'Cathain | MD. Milk Marketing Board | The Old Malthouse |
| Michael O'Donnell | Author/Broadcaster | Handon Cottage |
| Hon. Angus Ogilvy | Businessman | Thatched House Lodge |
| P S Paine | Chairman 'Oracle' | Briarfield |
| C N Parkinson | Author/Historian | Delancey |
| John Paxton | Author | Moss Cottage |
| W (William Wood)Peat | Broadcaster | Carbro |
| E L Penning Rowsell | Wine Writer | Yew Trees House |
| Francis Mary Perry | Horticulturalist | Bulls Cross Cottage |
| Mary Peters | Sportswoman | Willowtree Cottage |
| K M Peyton | Writer | Rookery Cottage |
| Mary Phillpotts | Writer | Cobblestones |
| Lester Piggott | Ex Jockey | Florizel |
| Dr R W Pilkington | Author/Journalist | Les Cactus |
| Chapman Pincher | Journalist/Novelist | The Church House |
| Jenny Pitman | Racehorse Trainer | Weathercock House |
| David James Poole | Artist | The Granary |
| Dennis Potter | Playwright | Morecambe Lodge |
| Michael L Powell | Film Director | Lee Cottages |
| Ian Prestt | D.G. of the RSPB | Eastfield House |
| A O H Quick | Ex Head, Bradfield College | Corbin |
| J C F Quinn | Film Producer | Crescent Cottage |
| Harry Rabinowitz | Conductor/Composer | Hope End |
| Dr R G Rainey | Tropical Pest Consultant | Elmslea |
| Margaret Rawlings | Actress | Rocketer |
| Claire Rayner | Writer/Broadcaster | Holly Wood House |
| John (Robson) Reid | Architect/Designer | Arnoside House |
| Ruth Barbara Rendell | Crime Novelist | Nussteads |
| Robert Robinson | Writer/Broadcaster | Laurel Cottage |
| Nigel David Rogers | Singer/Conductor | Chestnut Cottage |
| Francis Rossi | Status Quo Frontman | Glade (The) |
| Raman Subba Row | Chairman TCCB | Leeward |
| E J C Russell | Sculptor | Lethendry |
| Robert Sangster | Ex Chairman, Vernons Pools | The Nunnery |
| Robert Scholey | Chairman, British Steel | The Coach House |
| Sir Peter Scott | Ornithologist | New Grounds |
| Desmonde Shawe-Taylor | Music Critic | Long Crichel House |
| Charles Hubert Sisson | Writer | Moorfield Cottage |
| Johnny Speight | Writer | Fouracres |
| Frank Showell Styles | Author | Trwyn Cae Iago |
| Julian Gustave Symons | Author | Groton House |
| Godfrey Talbot | Author/Journalist | Holmwell |
| Eric Taylor | Printmaker/Painter | Gordale |
| David Tench | Legal Adviser | Pleasant View |
| Norman Thelwell | Artist/Cartoonist | Herons Mead |
| Percy Thrower | Late gardening expert | The Magnolias |
| G H G Tilling | Ex Postal Executive | Standpretty |
| John Timpson | BBC Correspondent | Ark Cottage |
| Richard Todd | Actor | Chinham Farm |
| David Tomlinson | Actor | Brook Cottage |
| Nigel Tranter | Novelist/Author | Quarry House |
| Sir Anthony Tuke | Chairman, Savoy Hotel | Freelands |
| J O Urmson | Academic | Standfast |
| D J Urquhart | DG - British Library Lending Services | Wood Garth |
| L M Urquhart | MD, Burmah Oil | Beechwood |
| Charles Ivan Vance | Actor/Director | Oak Lodge |
| O J Vaughan-Jackson | Orthopaedic Surgeon | The White Cottage |
| Sir John Verney | Painter/Author | The White House |
| L E Waddilove | Housing Corporation Executive | Red Oaks |
| Richard Wainwright | Former Liberal MP | The Heath |
| Peter Walwyn | Racehorse Trainer | Seven Barrows |
| Fanny Waterman | Pianist/Teacher | Woodgarth |
| Auberon Waugh | Columnist | Combe Florey House |
| Sidney Weighell | Gen. Sec. NUR | Blenheim |
| Brian Wenham | BBC Executive | Red Cottage |
| Peter West | Radio Commentator | The Paddock |
| Marjorie Westbury | Singer/Actress | Copperdene |
| Lawrence Whistler | Engraver/Writer | The Old Manor |
| Lawrence Whistler | Engraver / Writer | Old Manor (The) |
| Mary Whitehouse | Media Critic | Ardleigh |
| J A Wight (James Herriot) | Author/Vet | Mire Beck |
| Colin Henry Wilson | Author | Tetherdown |
| Fred Winter | Racehorse Trainer | Uplands |
| Peregrine Worsthorne | Journalist/Editor | Westerlies |
| I H N Yates | Press Assoc. Executive | Woodbury |
| J R Youens | Ex Chaplain to the Queen | Fir Tree Cottage |
| Sir Brian Young | Chairman, Christian Aid | Hill End |
| J A Young | MD, Young & Co. Brewery | Moonsbrook Cottage |
| Sir Leslie Young | Bank of England Director | Overwood |
| R F C Zamboni | MD, Sun Life Society | Long Meadow |
| P S Zeigler | Author | Picket Orchard |
