Quarwood

Quarwood or Quar Wood is a Victorian house in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England. It was owned for 27 years by The Who's bassist John Entwistle.

Description

The Rhenish Gothic house is built on a hill in Lower Swell, approached by a long driveway and an entrance with two stone pillars decorated with lion plinths. The house, which includes a saddle roof and open loggia, has 55 rooms.

The main hallway features a cantilevered staircase with wrought-iron balustrade and oak handrail which leads to a galleried landing. A formal drawing room has an open fireplace with a timber surround. The Cotswold landscape is visible through picture windows, and formal gardens include terraces and a croquet lawn facing south toward the Dikler river valley. When Entwistle bought the home, he installed two recording studios, one on the main floor and one on the top floor, and a bar with game rooms. Known for a macabre sense of humour, Entwistle kept skeletons in the master bedroom to frighten guests.