While the stunning property was once the home for legendary band Pink Floyd’s recording sessions, Hook End Manor became known in later life for a tragic accident.
Guitarist and vocalist for the Floyd, David Gilmour, moved out of the £10million, 11-bedroom property in Gallowstreet Common, Oxfordshire, years ago after selling it to legendary pop producer Trevor Horn in the 1990s.
But tragedy struck in 2006 after his wife Jill Sinclair was struck by a stray pellet fired from her son Aaron’s air rifle in the garden of the mansion.
The pellet severed an artery and caused extensive brain damage from oxygen starvation to the brain.
Ms Sinclair spent three years in a coma before eventually coming round, however she never fully recovered and later died in 2014 aged 61 after a battle with cancer.
Guitarist and vocalist for the Floyd, David Gilmour, moved out of the £10million, 11-bedroom property in Gallowstreet Common, Reading, years ago after selling it to legendary pop producer Trevor Horn in the 1990s. But tragedy struck in 2006 after his wife Jill Sinclair was struck by a stray pellet fired from her son Aaron’s air rifle in the garden of the mansion
Haunting footage has emerged from inside the mansion once lived in by Pink Floyd star David Gilmour. Gilmour bought Gallowstreet Common in South Oxfordshire in 1980 but today it stands empty
Eerie images show a pool table apparently abandoned mid-game inside the once luxurious mansion. The home once housed a world-famous recording studio used by superstars including Rod Stewart, Tom Jones and the Kaiser Chiefs
Unsettling pictures from inside the house reveal the extent of its neglect. Tattered wallpaper clings to the walls of the mansion and the doors are badly damaged
This piano offers the only clue to the musical nature of the home’s former owner. Set in 25 acres, the mansion once boasted a state-of-the-art recording studio where Spandau Ballet and Jamiroquai also recorded hit tracks
The property once belonged to Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour (pictured). He bought the manor in 1980 from Alvin Lee of the blues band Ten Years After
Urban explorers who ventured into the property this week discovered a gravestone in the basement of the property.
Inscribed on the stone, it says: ‘Little Jack, April 17th 1909. Aged seven years. Thy love to me was wonderful.’
Last week, another group of explorers ventured inside the property that reveal the full extent of its faded grandeur.
A pool table apparently abandoned mid-game sits unattended in the house while a snooker table, set up and ready to play, had been left in pristine condition.
The living room has tattered wallpaper and the only nod towards the home’s rich musical heritage is a lone piano.
One of the urban explorers, who are behind the Facebook page Abandoned and Derelict Britain, told Get Reading: ‘It was quite eerie, the pool and snooker tables with games set up were definitely a bit spooky.
‘We also found a gravestone in basement.
‘It was very interesting experience looking around there, like it was a whole life frozen in time.’
The stunning pictures capture the grand house frozen in time.
The dining room contains a fireplace as well as a table with seating for 10 people. Plates still sit at the table, ready to be used.
A chess set sits in the lounge and the bathroom appears to be in a usable condition.
Today, the property lies empty and the staircase gathers dust. Its rich red carpets may not have been stepped on for many years
The home was sold by record producer Trevor Horn in 2007 after his wife Jill Sinclair, 55, was struck by a stray pellet fired from her son Aaron’s air rifle in the garden of the mansion
Unsettling images show the dining room still populated by a table with seating for up to 10 people. Crockery lines the cabinets on the walls
A chess set lies unused and gathering dust at the property. The haunting images were captured by an urban explorer couple
Set in 25 acres, the home once boasted a world-famous recording studio used by superstars including Rod Stewart, Tom Jones and the Kaiser Chiefs.
Spandau Ballet and Jamiroquai also recorded hit tracks inside its walls.
Gilmour bought the manor in 1980 from Alvin Lee of the blues band Ten Years After.
He recorded some of Pink Floyd’s 1987 album A Momentary Lapse of Reason in a studio at the house.
In its heyday the house – thought to have been built for the Bishop of Reading around 1580 – boasted a gym, heated swimming pool, croquet lawn and tennis court, pergola and terracing.
As well as the pool table, the explorers were shocked to discover a gravestone in the basement of the house, which is thought to have been built for the Bishop of Reading around 1580
One of the bathrooms inside the £10million mansion appears to have not been used in a long time
Disrepair: The ceilings inside the house are badly damaged and paint has peeled from the walls