Bromley, United Kingdom, April 9, 2026 (AFP) - Home where young Bowie dreamt of 'fame' to open to public

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With its grey front door and battered picket fence, No. 4 Plaistow Grove in the anonymous London suburb of Bromley is unremarkable in every way except for one. The modest terraced house -- originally built as a railway workers' cottage in the late 19th century -- is the childhood home of pop phenomenon David Bowie. An inscription on a small blue plaque to the right of the front door is the only clue to the property's extraordinary past. "David Bo......

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