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| Mill from Bryan Adams' Robin Hood music video for sale | Mill from Bryan Adams' Robin Hood music video for sale |
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| The mill that appears in a Bryan Adams' music video is for sale for £75,000 | The mill that appears in a Bryan Adams' music video is for sale for £75,000 |
| An old mill that features in the music video for Bryan Adams' song (Everything I Do) I Do It For You is up for sale with an asking price of £75,000. | An old mill that features in the music video for Bryan Adams' song (Everything I Do) I Do It For You is up for sale with an asking price of £75,000. |
| Adams is featured performing the power ballad next to the silk mill, built 500 years ago near the village of Holford in Somerset, in the pop video from film maker Julien Temple. | Adams is featured performing the power ballad next to the silk mill, built 500 years ago near the village of Holford in Somerset, in the pop video from film maker Julien Temple. |
| The hit topped the charts for a record 16 weeks in 1991 and served as the theme for hit movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. | |
| "It's quite an unusual property but it's an incredible place, truly magical and it has a lot of local folklore around it," estate agent Ross Walls said. | "It's quite an unusual property but it's an incredible place, truly magical and it has a lot of local folklore around it," estate agent Ross Walls said. |
| Mr Walls said the property would not be suitable for someone trying to turn it into a home, but would be ideal for someone who "wants to park up and go for a wander and escape". | Mr Walls said the property would not be suitable for someone trying to turn it into a home, but would be ideal for someone who "wants to park up and go for a wander and escape". |
| He added: "Within the music video, you can see the ruin directly behind where he [Adams] was singing." | He added: "Within the music video, you can see the ruin directly behind where he [Adams] was singing." |
| The mill can be clearly seen in the music video behind Adams | The mill can be clearly seen in the music video behind Adams |
| The main stipulation for where the music video would be filmed was that Mr Temple - who lived in the Quantocks - could "walk to work". | The main stipulation for where the music video would be filmed was that Mr Temple - who lived in the Quantocks - could "walk to work". |
| "The producer didn't think it would be such a big hit. He lived locally and said it would need to be filmed close to where he lives," Mr Walls said. | "The producer didn't think it would be such a big hit. He lived locally and said it would need to be filmed close to where he lives," Mr Walls said. |
| Speaking to the BBC in 2021, Mr Temple said: "Little did we know that it was going to be on Top of the Pops for months. | Speaking to the BBC in 2021, Mr Temple said: "Little did we know that it was going to be on Top of the Pops for months. |
| "I was kind of embarrassed by the length it [the video] went on, because it's not my finest hour as a film-maker." | "I was kind of embarrassed by the length it [the video] went on, because it's not my finest hour as a film-maker." |
| Founded by Huguenot refugees - protestants who fled France and Wallonia (southern Belgium) from the 16th to the 18th century - Holford's silk mills once buzzed with industry, powered by the Holford River. | Founded by Huguenot refugees - protestants who fled France and Wallonia (southern Belgium) from the 16th to the 18th century - Holford's silk mills once buzzed with industry, powered by the Holford River. |
| But nestled in the Quantock Hills, the mill fell into disrepair in 1860 after two fires destroyed it. | But nestled in the Quantock Hills, the mill fell into disrepair in 1860 after two fires destroyed it. |
| It is now ivy-clad and close to woodlands purchased by Paul McCartney - donated to League against Cruel Sports - as a sanctuary for wildlife. | It is now ivy-clad and close to woodlands purchased by Paul McCartney - donated to League against Cruel Sports - as a sanctuary for wildlife. |
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