• A selection of newspapers and hat is displayed in a recreation of Jimi Hendrix’s bedroom as it is displayed as part of the Handel and Hendrix exhibition. Ben Pruchnie / Getty Images
    A selection of newspapers and hat is displayed in a recreation of Jimi Hendrix’s bedroom as it is displayed as part of the Handel and Hendrix exhibition. Ben Pruchnie / Getty Images
  • Kathy Etchingham, former girlfriend of Jimi Hendrix, sits in the flat she once share with Hendrix in London, Britain. Etchingham and Hendrix shared the third floor flat in Brook Street, Mayfair between the summer of 1968 and the spring of 1969. Following a 2.4 million British pound restoration, the flat is the only Hendrix home in the world that is now open to the public. Andy Rain / EPA
    Kathy Etchingham, former girlfriend of Jimi Hendrix, sits in the flat she once share with Hendrix in London, Britain. Etchingham and Hendrix shared the third floor flat in Brook Street, Mayfair between the summer of 1968 and the spring of 1969. Following a 2.4 million British pound restoration, the flat is the only Hendrix home in the world that is now open to the public. Andy Rain / EPA
  • A stereo with a selection of records is displayed in a recreation of Jimi Hendrix’s bedroom as it is displayed as part of the Handel and Hendrix exhibition on February 8, 2016 in London, England. Ben Pruchnie / Getty Images
    A stereo with a selection of records is displayed in a recreation of Jimi Hendrix’s bedroom as it is displayed as part of the Handel and Hendrix exhibition on February 8, 2016 in London, England. Ben Pruchnie / Getty Images
  • Kathy Etchingham sits on a bed in the restored bedroom of the home where they lived in 1968-69 London. The third floor Mayfair flat will open to the public on February 10, following at 2.4 million pound, two year restoration, which is also the former home of composer, George Frederic Handel. Peter Nicholls / Reuters
    Kathy Etchingham sits on a bed in the restored bedroom of the home where they lived in 1968-69 London. The third floor Mayfair flat will open to the public on February 10, following at 2.4 million pound, two year restoration, which is also the former home of composer, George Frederic Handel. Peter Nicholls / Reuters
  • A record player displayed in a recreation of Jimi Hendrix’s bedroom as it is displayed as part of the Handel and Hendrix exhibition. Ben Pruchnie / Getty Images
    A record player displayed in a recreation of Jimi Hendrix’s bedroom as it is displayed as part of the Handel and Hendrix exhibition. Ben Pruchnie / Getty Images
  • Record covers of albums Jimi Hendrix owned or made are displayed in exhibition space at his former central London flat. Matt Dunham / AP photo
    Record covers of albums Jimi Hendrix owned or made are displayed in exhibition space at his former central London flat. Matt Dunham / AP photo

Inside Jimi Hendrix’s restored London flat — in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

February 09, 2016

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The London flat where US musician Jimi Hendrix lived in 1968 and 1969 opens to the public as a permanent exhibition on February 10 with the bedroom containing items sourced or crafted to replicate how it would have looked when he lived there.

2020 Oscars winners: in numbers
  • Parasite – 4
  • 1917– 3
  • Ford v Ferrari – 2
  • Joker – 2
  • Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood – 2
  • American Factory – 1
  • Bombshell – 1
  • Hair Love – 1
  • Jojo Rabbit – 1
  • Judy – 1
  • Little Women – 1
  • Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) – 1
  • Marriage Story – 1
  • Rocketman – 1
  • The Neighbors' Window – 1
  • Toy Story 4 – 1
The bio

Job: Coder, website designer and chief executive, Trinet solutions

School: Year 8 pupil at Elite English School in Abu Hail, Deira

Role Models: Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk

Dream City: San Francisco

Hometown: Dubai

City of birth: Thiruvilla, Kerala

Traits of Chinese zodiac animals

Tiger:independent, successful, volatile
Rat:witty, creative, charming
Ox:diligent, perseverent, conservative
Rabbit:gracious, considerate, sensitive
Dragon:prosperous, brave, rash
Snake:calm, thoughtful, stubborn
Horse:faithful, energetic, carefree
Sheep:easy-going, peacemaker, curious
Monkey:family-orientated, clever, playful
Rooster:honest, confident, pompous
Dog:loyal, kind, perfectionist
Boar:loving, tolerant, indulgent   

While you're here
Who has lived at The Bishops Avenue?
  • George Sainsbury of the supermarket dynasty, sugar magnate William Park Lyle and actress Dame Gracie Fields were residents in the 1930s when the street was only known as ‘Millionaires’ Row’.
  • Then came the international super rich, including the last king of Greece, Constantine II, the Sultan of Brunei and Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal who was at one point ranked the third richest person in the world.
  • Turkish tycoon Halis Torprak sold his mansion for £50m in 2008 after spending just two days there. The House of Saud sold 10 properties on the road in 2013 for almost £80m.
  • Other residents have included Iraqi businessman Nemir Kirdar, singer Ariana Grande, holiday camp impresario Sir Billy Butlin, businessman Asil Nadir, Paul McCartney’s former wife Heather Mills. 
Hunting park to luxury living
  • Land was originally the Bishop of London's hunting park, hence the name
  • The road was laid out in the mid 19th Century, meandering through woodland and farmland
  • Its earliest houses at the turn of the 20th Century were substantial detached properties with extensive grounds

 

RESULT

Kolkata Knight Riders 169-7 (20 ovs)
Rajasthan Royals 144-4 (20 ovs)

Kolkata win by 25 runs

Next match

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders, Friday, 5.30pm

New UK refugee system

 

  • A new “core protection” for refugees moving from permanent to a more basic, temporary protection
  • Shortened leave to remain - refugees will receive 30 months instead of five years
  • A longer path to settlement with no indefinite settled status until a refugee has spent 20 years in Britain
  • To encourage refugees to integrate the government will encourage them to out of the core protection route wherever possible.
  • Under core protection there will be no automatic right to family reunion
  • Refugees will have a reduced right to public funds
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