Exclusive | The former mansion of Queens Roger Taylor and the site of several smash-hit music videos has found a buyer

This piece of rock history relisted for the princely sum of $11.98 million this month — and it’s already off the market.Queen drummer and songwriter Roger Taylor, 75, called this Surrey, England estate home for nearly a decade.His tenure at the property, called Milhanger, saw the production of Queen music videos, a record-breaking live-streamed concert and several solo albums. The home has changed hands more than once since Taylor parted with it in 2003.

It relisted early in April for $11.94 million and quickly entered contract for an unknown sum.Knight Frank, whose agents Oliver Rodbourne and Nigel Mitchell hold the listing, could not be reached for comment at press time.Milhanger includes a seven-bedroom main house and multiple out buildings spread across more than 70 wooded acres.

Taylor’s additions to the home, including a library and a games room, expanded the main house’s footprint to nearly 20,000 square feet. The home also features a heated indoor pool, a gym, a steam room and a Jacuzzi.Recent upgrades to the mansion include new windows, a layout redesign and a rebuilt orangery off the kitchen, according to the listing.  The property’s outbuildings include a 450-year-old water mill, Cosford Mill.The mill now functions as a guesthouse with four bedrooms and two bathrooms.Cosford Mill Studios has been variously credited as the recording studio behind some of Taylor’s solo albums, including “Happiness?” and “Electric Fire.” The Milhanger property also boasts a 2,300-square-foot “party barn.” That barn was used by Taylor as a rehearsal space and the one-time site of a live streamed concert in 1998.

The event reportedly broke a world record at the time for the largest-ever audience for an internet gig — with 595,000 hits. Other outdoor amenities include a tennis court and a horse stable, according to the listing.The brick mansion’s history goes back to 1907, when it was designed by the British architect Harold Falkner, who spe...

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