#friar park

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Photo by Mike Salisbury.

“There was a beautiful rock garden, with a waterfall and boulders as big as a Volkswagen. And there was a lake that flowed over a 3-foot waterfall onto another lake. Olivia told me that Paul would come by once in a while. She said he [George] and Paul would leave the house and go down by the lake. She’d see them, chattering away and walking with their arms around each others’ necks.” - Duane Eddy, The Tennesseean, December 1, 2001

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George and his literal Castel 🏰

My love for the Friar Park is undescribable 😭🧡

I'm actually number 1 hater of capitalism but if I was as rich as George I'd also buy me a literal Castel

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From countrylife.uk.com

It's amazing what he did with Friar Park.

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oh my god, George stop it 👁️👁️

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Pattie Boyd at Friar Park 1971

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Pattie Boyd and George Harrison at Friar Park, 1971

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😎😎

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Friar Park topiary garden throughout the years: top, 1970 (credit: Barry Feinstein); bottom left, original Victorian era; bottom right, 2023 (credit: Clive Nichols)

Harrison sometimes referred to the house at Friar Park as Crackerbox Palace, but, in 1970, it needed repair. Years later, he recalled the condition of the house at the time of his purchase: ‘It was all rotting—and nobody was interested. They were trying to pull it down and destroy it.’ He added, with justifiable pride: ‘Now, it’s a listed building.’

Repairing the house was a massive undertaking, but every part of the garden also called out for attention, as Harrison began to uncover and appreciate the structure of what remained of Crisp’s dramatic garden after nearly 30 years of neglect. Mrs Harrison has vivid memories of these years of rediscovery: ‘George used garden flame-throwers to clear the undergrowth and put two goats to clear the weeds and brambles on the rock garden. He hired and oversaw a team of local builders, who cleared ceramics and shopping trolleys out of the lake, which the nuns had allowed to be used as a dumping ground. And he personally oversaw the workmen he hired to cement the leaks and lay new pipework so that the lakes could be filled again.’ The topiary garden was completely overgrown, reduced to an impenetrable sea of bushes that had grown into each other and overrun by such weeds as ivy and brambles. Sir Frank’s sundials had long since disappeared.

From Country Life on George Harrison's restoration of Friar Park gardens (December 2023)

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Photo by Mike Salisbury.

“[George Harrison was] a gentleman who had no ego about him. And that’s unusual in the music business. If you went to his house, there was no butler to answer the door. Either he or Olivia came and greeted you. Most of the big artists become like royalty. I don’t crave the company of most of them. But I loved spending time with George. He was a nice, sweet person.” - Norbert Putnam, Clarion-Ledger, March 22, 2004

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Maureen with her children in Friar Park, 1977🌹🌹🌹

Via Something About The Beatles’ Girls FB🌹

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George Picture of the Day 5-16-24

Christmas at the Harrison's.

Thank you to owner.

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Hi, I'm a big fan of Dhani Harrison. I like him a lot and could you tell me a story about Dhani Harrison when he was a little newborn baby with his parents in the first days with him. Do you understand? and I want the story to be beautiful and tender please???🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️🥺🥺🥺😢😢😢,.

Here Comes My Son

August, 1978

Friar Park, England

George and Olivia Harrison walk into their home after a few days at the hospital. Olivia had just given birth to her and George's first child. A boy, who they decided to name Dhani, after two notes in the Indian scale.

George and Olivia walked into the door to Friar Park with George carrying Dhani in the carrier. George and Olivia took Dhani out of the baby carrier and sat down on the couch.

"Oh George, isn't he beautiful?" Olivia asked, the two of them looking at Dhani, who was asleep.

"He's perfect." George said, stroking Dhani's soft cheek as Dhani opened his dark eyes and smiled at his parents.

"Hello darling. We're home." Olivia smiled down at Dhani.

"Hello sweetheart." George smiled at Dhani, stroking his hair. Dhani wiggled his fingers and grabbed George's thumb with his fist, staring up at George and Olivia.

"You're right, George. He is perfect." Olivia smiled, her eyes welling up with tears of happiness.

At two am, the baby monitor in George and Olivia's bedroom went off with Dhani crying. George and Olivia groaned. Olivia went to get up, before George stopped her.

"Shh, go back to sleep. I'll take care of it." George said, sitting up in bed.

"You sure?" Olivia asked.

"I'm sure. You still need to rest honey." George said, patting her arm. Olivia nodded and smiled lightly, closing her eyes again.

George walked down the hall and entered Dhani's room. He turned on a dim light and reached into the crib to pick up Dhani, who was sobbing.

"Shh, shh. I'm here Dhani. Daddy's here for you." George said. "What's wrong, love? Hmm?"

George felt Dhani's forehead for a fever, but didn't find one. George changed Dhani's diaper and got a bottle to feed him, before burping him.

"Shh, it's alright honey." George said, trying to soothe Dhani, who was still crying. George wiped Dhani's tears, still soothing him.

"Oh Dhani, what's wrong?" George asked, growing tired after Dhani wouldn't stop crying. Finally, he got an idea. He carried Dhani downstairs and into the music room. He got out one of his acoustic guitars and sat on the couch. He laid Dhani down on the couch and put the guitar on his lap.

"Hopefully this will calm you down." George said. He fiddled with a few chords before gently playing the opening notes to Here Comes The Sun. George sang and played the song tenderly for his son, who finally seemed to be calming down. By the time George strummed the final chord, Dhani had stopped crying.

"Do you feel better, sweetheart?” George asked, putting the guitar back on its stand.

"Come on love, let's get you back to bed." George said, picking Dhani up and carrying him upstairs. Although he and Dhani didn't actually get back to bed until fifteen minutes later. Instead, he sat down in the rocking chair and rocked Dhani, stroking his face and hair and talking to him. Dhani stared up at his daddy with large brown eyes in fascination. Dhani let out a yawn.

"Are you getting sleepy Dhani?" George asked with a chuckle. Dhani closed his eyes, leaning against George's chest with his heartbeat against his daddy's. George nuzzled Dhani, holding his son close to him.

After a few minutes, George finally felt able to part with his son. He carried Dhani back to his crib, careful not to wake him up. He gently kissed Dhani's forehead before placing him back in the crib and leaving him to sleep peacefully.

“Goodnight, Dhani.” George whispered, before closing the door and returning to bed.

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this is where i post from btw

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If you want to understand George and Pattie better, I could not recommend these strange docs enough.

Friar park is more intricate than I could ever imagine, oh and it turned out, Pattie was the one who found it.

For such a long time I though that Pattie left George because he was too immersed in his garden and the spiritual world and not enough in her, but she was the one who got him into most of these things, from finding the Maharishi to finding Friar Park.

Certainly made me rethink their relationship a lot.