This undated handout image shows the house known as the Garden Lodge in London, where rock star Freddie Mercury’s lived the final decade of his life. The mansion that was Freddie Mercury’s sanctuary in London is on sale for the first time in nearly 45 years. This undated handout image shows the house known as the Garden Lodge in London, where rock star Freddie Mercury’s lived the final decade of his life.
Mercury, the frontman for Queen, bought the house in 1980 — the year the band’s album “The Game,” with hits “Another One Bites the Dust” and “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” topped the charts. He reportedly paid cash for the property, which was listed for more than 500,000 pounds, according to “Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury.”
Mercury had extensive renovations done to the house and loaded it with precious artwork, including pieces by Picasso, Dalí and Matisse.