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Frieda founded the pop group the Sugababes. [3] He runs London's Matrix Studio and has also produced the Rolling Stones. [5]He is the owner of the 380 acres (1.5 km 2) Osea Island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex, England, [6] most of which he bought in 2000 for £6 million. [5]
Osea Island (Old English: Ōsgȳþes īeg, "Osyth's island"), formerly also Osey, [1] is an inhabited island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex, East England.It is approximately 380 acres (150 hectares) in size and is connected to the north bank of the river by a causeway that is covered at high water.
The island was eventually requisitioned by the Admiralty and subsequently turned into a top secret torpedo manufacturing base for both World Wars. In 2005, Brendan Quinn, a psychiatric nurse with a diploma in addiction treatment, founded The Causeway Retreat for addiction treatment on Osea island, with business partner Nigel Frieda, a music ...
Google cofounder Larry Page bought a private island for $32 million—it’s at least the 5th island he owns across the globe’s tropics. Paolo Confino. February 1, 2024 at 1:07 PM.
In 1946, President Harry Truman tried to buy the island from Denmark for $100 million in gold bullion, citing the island was a “military necessity,” according to NPR. Trump looking at more ...
Northey Island is an island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex. It is linked to the south bank of the river by a causeway, covered for up to 3 hours either side of high tide. The island is approximately 1 mile (2 km) to the east of Maldon, Essex and 1 mile (2 km) to the west of Osea Island. The island is owned by the National Trust.
The island is accessible by boat or bridge, which developer Todd Michael Glaser — who purchased the island for $85 million in 2021, then renovated and built out the main manse — emphasized in ...
The island rises to a height of 93 metres (305 feet) at Beinn Orasaigh and is linked to Colonsay by a tidal causeway called An Tràigh (The Strand) consisting of sands and mud flats. In the 2001 census Oronsay was recorded as having a population of five people, who lived at the farm adjacent to Oronsay Priory .