Always wanted to live like a legendary reggae musician who sold more than 20 million records during his lifetime? Now’s your chance, because the blissful Jamaican retreat currently appearing in the newly released filmThe ‘Titanic’ Door That Could’ve Saved Jack Just Fetched $718,750 at AuctionFeatured prominently in the biopic, it’s at these cool digs that the late Bob Marley went to recuperate after he was shot during a 1970s assassination attempt.
Originally built in the 18th century, Strawberry Hill actually began its life as a coffee plantation and strawberry farm that was gifted by the Royal Family in 1780 to Horace Walpole, the 4th Earl of Orford and son of Prime Minister Robert Walpole. The site went on to serve as a naval hospital for foreign officers in the late 18century, then belonged to several well-known Jamaican families before ultimately going to Blackwell.