St Catherine's Court is a grade I listed Tudor

Tudor period

The Tudor period usually refers to the period between 1485 and 1603, specifically in relation to the history of England. This coincides with the rule of the Tudor dynasty in England whose first monarch was Henry VII...

 manor house

Manor house

A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...

 in a secluded valley

Valley

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 north of Bath, England

England

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The manor of St Catherine

St Catherine, Somerset

St Catherine is a small village and civil parish in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 69.-History:St Catherine was part of the hundred of Bath Forum.-Governance:...

 belonged to the Prior

Prior

Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier, first', with several notable uses.-Monastic superiors:A Prior is a monastic superior, usually lower in rank than an Abbot. In the Rule of St...

 of Bath in medieval times. It takes its name from the church of St Catherine beside the manor house.

The oldest part of the house is Elizabethan. It was remodelled by William Blanchard, who bought St Catherine's Court and its estate in 1594. His initials appear in the plasterwork frieze of a bedroom. In the Victorian period Richard Strutt extended the house and added an orangery

Orangery

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In 1984, actress Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour (actress)

Jane Seymour, OBE is an English actress best known for her performances in the James Bond film Live and Let Die , East of Eden , Onassis: The Richest Man in the World , and the American television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman...

 bought the house with her then husband David Flynn for £350,000. After spending £3 million on refurbishments, Seymour spent summers at the house. After her divorce from Flynn and marriage to American film producer James Keach

James Keach

James Keach is an American actor, producer, and director. He is the younger brother of actor Stacy Keach, Jr., and son of actor Stacy Keach, Sr.-Background:...

, Seymour rented the manor as a film set, recording studio and latterly country house estate/hotel for corporate events and weddings. The English band The Cure

The Cure

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 recorded their album Wild Mood Swings

Wild Mood Swings

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there in 1996; and the rock

Alternative rock

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 band Radiohead

Radiohead

Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...

 recorded most of their 1997 album OK Computer

OK Computer

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there. English Rock/Electronic Band New Order

New Order

New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...

 also recorded part of their 2005 album Waiting for the Sirens' Call

Waiting for the Sirens' Call

-Singles:* "Krafty" * "Jetstream" * "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" * "Guilt Is a Useless Emotion" -Personnel:* Bernard Sumner – vocals, guitars, synthesisers and programming...

there, And the Home was also Rented by Robbie Williams as seen in the first episode of MTV Cribs.

In May 2007, Seymour was granted a 24-hour alcohol and entertainment licence under new UK regulations, by Bath and North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset

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council. Neighbours complained the access lane was too narrow and the noise excessive. Seymour won the court battle, but sold the house in November 2007 to an unknown buyer.