in the United States, Lennon sold Tittenhurst Park to his former bandmate Ringo Starr, who purchased the property on 18 September 1973. Starr renamed the studio "Startling Studios" and made the facility available for use by other recording artists. Portions of T. Rex's film Born to Boogie were shot there, Judas Priest planned to record their British Steel album at Startling Studios, but found the house itself more suitable, and moved recording equipment there. Judas Priest's live album Unleashed in the East was also mixed and completed there. Def Leppard's 1980 debut album On Through the Night was also recorded there. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan In 1988, Starr sold the property for £5 million to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, former President of the United Arab Emirates and former ruler of Abu Dhabi. Zayed also owned Park Gate House in Ham, south west London, and would buy another property in Berkshire, Ascot Place, the year after his purchase of Tittenhurst. During Zayed's subsequent renovations of Tittenhurst in 1989 and 1990, master recordings and films from Startling Studios and paintings by Lennon on the walls of the house were destroyed, and a wall was constructed around the perimeter of the property. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan died on 2 November 2004. See also 251 Menlove Avenue, John Lennon boyhood home 10 Admiral Grove, childhood home of Ringo Starr Kenwood, John Lennon home The Dakota, John Lennon home References Further reading Scott Cardinal, Tittenhurst Park: History, Gardens, & Architecture, vol. 1, Campfire Network, 2017 Scott Cardinal, Tittenhurst Park: John Lennon & Yoko Ono, vol. 2, Campfire Network, 2017 Scott Cardinal, Tittenhurst Park: Ringo Starr & the Sheikh, vol. 3, Campfire Network, 2017 External links Ascot Sound Studios & Ascot Sound Label – official website Photoblog for John Lennon at Tittenhurst Park Photoblog for Tittenhurst Park Architecture, Gardens, History, Books Beatles final photo session – held at Tittenhurst Park in 1969 IMDb – filming at Tittenhurst Park Terra Firma Landscape Architects Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Country houses in Berkshire Georgian architecture in England Grade II listed buildings in Berkshire Grade II listed houses Houses completed in the 18th century John Lennon Yoko Ono Ringo Starr Sunninghill and Ascot