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Who will be next?!
And what will prove to be the catalyst of such succulent beef?!
There have been feisty interviews, council appearances, a peacock invasion … you name it!
But what therehasntbeen is any official truce.
What ensues is a timeline thats less about rich-people problems and more about … historical preservation?
Its Burgess attention to detail that is so fascinating.
That French Gothic Revival style hubba-hubba!
(It was also built in the late 19th century.)
He pays 17.5 million for it.
We love a good English Baroque look.
December 2014:The drama, and thepaperwork, officially begins.
This includes roof repair, extensive tweaks to the internal layout, and an entire new subterranean floor.
Also, some garden work.
March 2015:Page seemingly secures an early victory: Williamswithdrawsevery single one of his renovation plans.
April 2015:Psych!
Williams isbackwith some plans, baby, and theyre new and improved.
He also wants to demolish the garage and build a new one from scratch.
Despite this retreat in plans, Page is still wholly unamused and fires some poetic ammo yet again.
He also lays this burn on the intended garage design: Extremely unfortunate in architectural terms.
July 2015:Its a win for Williams.
The borough planning chiefs officially rule that his current renovation plans pose no harm to Tower House.
October 2015:Taking the summer to fume and plan his revenge, Page strikes.
However, a few weeks later, construction is cleared to begin once again.
February 2016:Page gets a key ally.
Michael planted them when they were just a foot high.
I dont know if there are any winners, necessarily.
Im really pleased its Jimmy Page and not Jimmy the accountant,he toldThe Sun.
But its a great story, for you guys and for me, so everybody wins.
October 2016:Williams and his family move into the house, nearly three years after purchasing it.
Hes recording the workmen to see if theyre making too much noise.
And also two weeks ago, the builders came in and he was asleep in his garden, waiting.
To add insult to injury, Geraldine Winner releasesa Twitter statementto express admiration for the renovations.
In a separateinterviewwithRadio Timesa few weeks later, Williams also declares Page as more than a tit.
I am kind of concerned.
Surprisingly, Page doesnt object to this proposal, and building commences on it a few months later.
This time, Williams decides to fight back … with research.
He even appears in person at the planning and applications meeting later in the month to plead his case.
Tower House is a unique building, he explains to the council.
Jimmy Page asking@RBKCcouncil not to allow the huge basements that are being planned around his house.
I feel its my duty to protect that house, I really do.
One of these interviews, withITV News, generates headlines when Page insults the idiotic and tasteless Williams.
Williams also apparently enjoys dressing up as fellow Led Zeppelin-er Robert Plant long wig, full stomach, etc.
when he leaves his house, with the sole purpose of pissing off Page.
