Jimi Hendrix spent his first night in London in September 1966 ensconced in a hotel, courtesy of his manager, Animals bassist Chas Chandler. But the process of settling Hendrix into somewhere more permanent quickly became a priority for Chandler.
Before The Animals left on their final US tour in July 1966, some of the band had lived in the basement flat at 24 Cranley Gardens, South Kensington. While they were away, it became home to their friends, two members of Les Fleur De Lys, a band that gigged regularly on the London club circuit.
