The former mansion of Queen’s Roger Taylor — and the site of several smash-hit music videos — has found a buyer

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An aerial of the property. An aerial of the property. Knight Frank

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 red brick estate is currently under contract after relisting earlier this month. Knight Frank
Roger Taylor, 75, has performed as Queen’s drummer since the band formed in the early 1970s. Getty Images
Queen, pictured here in 1981, shot music videos in the mansion’s backyard. Getty Images

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 kitchen. Knight Frank
A dining area with wide-open views of the wooded property. Knight Frank
A sitting room. Knight Frank
An office area with parquet flooring. Knight Frank
A checkered bathroom. Knight Frank
A guest bedroom. Knight Frank
One of the lengthy entertainment rooms added by Taylor. Knight Frank
The private movie room. Knight Frank
The indoor pool. Knight Frank
The pool area includes a Jacuzzi, a steam room and a personal gym. Knight Frank

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.

Taylor’s backyard at Milhanger was used for two Queen music videos, including “We Will Rock You.”
The rural estate is off the market once more. Knight Frank
The property spans more than 70 acres. Knight Frank

The brick mansion’s history goes back to 1907, when it was designed by the British architect Harold Falkner, who specialized in the Arts and Crafts style. Taylor snapped up the property in the late 1970s at the height of Queen’s fame. 

The property’s garden notably served as the snowy backdrop to music videos for Queen hits “We Will Rock You” and “Spread Your Wings.” 

Taylor wasn’t the first rock drummer to be connected to the home, however. He bought it from the Rutter family, the Daily Mail previously reported, whose daughter Lindy Rutter was married to Pink Floyd’s drummer Nick Mason for a number of years.

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