Pink Floyd David Gilmour's new Hove seafront home impresses

Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, 74, and author Polly Samson, 58, first purchased the Medina House site in Hove in 2015.

Through the year visitors and residents saw the progress being made at the site in King’s Esplanade.

The new building was designed by award-winning architect Keb Gavarito-Bruhn, and was based on the design of the former Turkish baths which had become derelict for many years.

Squatters had got into the property and caused significant damage inside, and fires in 2014 and 2015 left the building wrecked.

The building itself, which dated back to 1894, was beyond repair, and planning permission was granted in 2017.

But now the new home is complete, and Mr Gilmour known for his guitar playing on albums such as Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall with Pink Floyd, and Ms Samson, who published A Theatre for Dreamers, have been settling in over the festive period.

The couple married in 1994, and their amazing home boasts an open plan kitchen, living room, dining room and hall, as well as a study, library, snug, gym, and five bedrooms.

Outside on the seafront side there is a covered garden included.

The property is near “Millionaires Row” at the end of Western Esplanade in Hove, where stars including Fatboy Slim, Adele, and David Walliams have all been resident in the past.

The new home has delighted some residents. A letter writer to The Argus wrote: “It is truly a magnificent building. The craftsmanship of the exterior brickwork is superb. I stood in awe at this monument.

“In my view Medina House is an installation of artwork on the Hove seafront that will last for generations.”

The writer praised the star couple’s charity work and suggested David Gilmour should be considered for a Knighthood.

Meanwhile resident Miles Rose told The Argus: “What he is doing is to recreate something in keeping with the area and I think it’s good to keep the character of Brighton and Hove alive.”