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The Grade II-listed Cotswolds manor rented by Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher in the run up to his Definitely Maybe tour is up for sale for £5,895,000.
After an epic restoration by property entrepreneur Rebekah Seddon-Wickens, the 11-bedroom Stanley Park was rented out by Gallagher and his fiancée Debbie Gwyther — reportedly for the princely sum of £16,950 per month.
The couple are thought to have lived at the property in Selsley, near Stroud, for around a year in the run up to the singer’s 2024 Definitely Maybe tour. In April 2024, Gallagher said he was “living like a monk” while in rehearsals for the tour which kicked off in June.
Liam and Noel Gallagher reunited for the Oasis Live ‘25 tour which began in Cardiff in July this year and is due to end on November 23 in São Paulo, Brazil. The brothers’s expected earnings from the 33-gig tour are vast, with recent reports suggesting a figure of £100 million each.
When rumours started swirling that Liam Gallagher and Debbie Gwyther were considering using some of the tour proceeds to fund a permanent return to the Cotswolds, the Wonderwall singer wrote on X: “Not looking to buy a high security manor house in Cotswolds.”
And, when fans teased him for all the “celebrity folk” he’d mingle with if he moved there, Gallagher wrote: “Leave it out.”
Celebrities to call the region home include the Beckhams, Ellen DeGeneres, Jeremy Clarkson and Simon Cowell. Beyoncé and Jay-Z are the latest A-listers thought to be planning a move there.
Should Gallagher change his mind about a home in the Cotswolds, he might be interested in adding Stanley Park to his already impressive property portfolio. Current owner Rebekah Seddon-Wickens — who snapped up the Gothic mansion at auction for £765,000 in 2015 — has decided the time has come to sell.
Believed to date back to 1584, the manor was extended in the 19th century and became the main home of the Marling family from 1850 until the early 1950s.
There are royal ties, too. Queen Mary, grandmother of the late Queen Elizabeth II, enjoyed afternoon tea at Stanley Park with her friend, Lady Beatrice Marling in April 1941.
Local newspapers at the time documented the Queen's "private and quite informal" visit, noting her admiration for "the beautiful Cotswolds views, the sunken lawn and fountain, a huge hothouse... and the gardens generally".
However, like many stately homes, Stanley Park faced a challenging post-war period. Following Lady Marling's death, the house was divided into 11 flats. By 1952, the entire estate was auctioned off in 54 lots, and Stanley Park fell into considerable disrepair, its magnificent features hidden beneath decades of neglect and subdivision.
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It was in this state that Rebekah Seddon-Wickens discovered Stanley Park. The property entrepreneur, who has a passion for historic buildings, spotted it for sale and purchased the derelict mansion at auction in 2016.
"I think I probably looked at it through very rose-tinted glasses, because even when it was terrible, I still thought it was great,” says Seddon-Wickens, adding that the property’s “size, scale and architecture” were what first drew her to the manor.
“It looks like a miniature castle,” says Seddon-Wickens, before joking that the castle emoji bears a striking resemblance to Stanley Park.
Seddon-Wickens had a vision for Stanley Park from the outset “It’s such a spectacular property,” she says.
An epic seven-year transformation of Stanley Park saw the house reworked according to its original floor plans and architectural design.
"In the early days, the process felt like piecing together an incredibly complicated jigsaw," says Seddon-Wickens.
Among the most satisfying discoveries was uncovering two original stone fireplaces that had been covered up by modern electric fireplaces.
She also found original plans for a fireplace in what is now the dining room, allowing her to replicate it exactly.
A stencilled ceiling had been painted over. By carefully scraping off the paint, she was able to "find a stencilled panel" and "re-stencil the ceiling back to the way it was". In addition, she moved the main staircase back to its original position according to a layout from the late 1800s, which put "two wings back on the house".
Seddon-Wickens says the sheer scale was difficult because it was "living work" for eight years, but adds that it is "rewarding now it's done".
"I'm pleased we're at the end of it. It was satisfying to do".
Today, the property is arranged over four floors. On the lower-ground floor, former servants quarters have been converted into contemporary living spaces that include a cinema, kitchen, dining room and chef’s kitchen. There’s also an original wine cellar with capacity to store 4,000 bottles. A ball room, library and billiards room are on the ground floor, while bedrooms are arranged over the two top floors.
Seddon-Wickens paid £765,000 for Stanley Park at auction, before embarking on the seven-year renovation likely to have inflated the home’s true cost to several millions. It’s now on the market with Savills with a guide price of £5,895,000.
Planning to take a break between projects, Seddon-Wickens hopes to tackle another restoration in the future, although perhaps not one of quite the same scale.
“It’s just about finding the right one,” she says.
