The house that used to be the residence of the lead singer of the group Deep Purple is subject to destruction

The house that used to be the residence of the singer of the group Deep Purple is subject to destruction

The mansion built in the style of Tudor Gothic stands in Wallingford, in the English county of Oxfordshire. Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan bought it back in 1973 and, according to the Daily Mail server, he was supposed to spend 443,000 pounds on its reconstruction at the time, which translates to almost 13 million crowns.

In addition to the grandiose repairs carried out on the house, part of the transformation of the historic residence was also the construction of a large swimming pool in the garden. And a stylish one, it has the shape of a guitar body. Above its murky green water, a reminder of the last rains, only a swarm of mosquitoes floats, not smoke.

Even the interior doesn't look more attractive. While in some rooms the walls are still lined with elegant wooden panels, in others one can look out through complex large windows, which here and there are missing glass panels, on the ceiling of the former living room it is still possible to admire the wonderful rich stucco. But as soon as one focuses attention on the textile parts of the device, it is bad. Mold grows through the carpets and mattresses on the beds.

In 1995, the residence was bought by the Franklin couple, who had it turned into a 32-bed hotel in a golf resort. It was called The Springs and was in operation until 2014. But then the owners ran out of money because it turned out that the property was costing more money to maintain than it was making as a hotel. Since then, it remains without any care and decays.

The hotel character of the house has remained clearly visible to this day, individual rooms have labels on the doors, bedspreads and carpets bear a recognizable logo. In the reception hall, half-opened personal safes for storing the valuables of guests who will no longer arrive are staring.

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The video appeared on the Internet thanks to Warren Tepper from Hampshire, who is engaged in so-called urban exploring, i.e. exploring (often illegal and dangerous) abandoned places created by human hands. He published footage from the house and its surroundings on his YouTube profile.