We remember Ian Curtis through images of his home in Macclesfield
77 Barton Street, Macclesfield seems, at first glance, an unassuming abode. Its red brick exterior, rectangular windows and stout chimney are echoed across this quiet Victorian terrace. Yet no.77 has an exciting historic pedigree: it was once the home of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, the place he wrote many of his songs, and the site of his tragic suicide, aged just 23, in 1980.
Fans of the ground-breaking post-punk band have pilgrimaged to this street for years, and Anton Corbijn even used it as a location in his 2007 film homage to the group, Control. "He lived in Barton Street with [his wife] Debbie," former bandmate Stephen Morris told the Independent in 2010. "It was a very nice house. But he was leaving the country. He was off to the romantic horizons of Europe. But maybe he wasn't. He just couldn't make his mind up." Recently, the house appeared on rightmove.com with an asking price of £115,000, and one super-fan, Zak Davies, started a campaign on Indiegogo to purchase it and turn it into a museum to the band and its ill-fated star. “By donating you would help keep Joy Division and Ian Curtis alive through further generations and help provide somewhere for their millions of fans to meet and discover more,” says Davies. Pledge your support here…
Read AnOther's investigation of Ian Curtis' unique style here.
