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David Bowie’s childhood home to open to the public for first time The London house where Bowie, then David Jones, lived from 1955 to 1968 will be opened at the end of 2027 On the evening of 6 July 1972, thousands of kids across the UK had their lives changed when the sight of David Bowie performing Starman on Top of the Pops was beamed into their living rooms. Come the end of 2027, Bowie fans will be able to walk the very floorboards where the young David Jones grew up, when his childhood home in Bromley, south London, is opened to the public for the first time. Ahead of the 10th anniversary of Bowie’s death this weekend (he would have turned 79 on Thursday), the Heritage of London Trust has announced that it has acquired the two-up, two-down house at 4 Plaistow Grove where Bowie lived from 1955 to 1968. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/08/david-bowies-childhood-home-to-open-to-the-public-for-first-time?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu