George Michael’s final years were spent in a secluded 16th-cen. Thames cottage

George Michael spent the final years of his life at Mill Cottage, a 16th-century riverside property in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The singer acquired the historic cottage in 1999 and valued the privacy it offered away from the demands of his international career. Far removed from the glamorous image associated with his decades as a pop star, the home had a distinctly traditional, lived-in character. It featured original beams, an old fireplace, a library filled with antique books and an Aga in the kitchen. Michael died at the cottage on Christmas Day 2016, aged 53, after spending years making the secluded Oxfordshire retreat his home.How George Michael found privacy at his 16th-century riverside cottage in OxfordshireMill Cottage stood in the Oxfordshire village of Goring-on-Thames, beside the River Thames, and became George Michael's home in 1999. House & Garden describes the property as a quintessentially English retreat that gave the singer privacy away from the demands of his international career. Michael had spent decades under intense public attention as a solo artist and as a member of Wham!, making the secluded cottage a markedly different setting from the world of stadium performances and global fame. The property was not simply a place he owned; it became the home where he spent the final years of his life.Inside Mill Cottage, the Oxfordshire retreat where…