Medina House

Medina House

Medina House is a building located on the seafront of Hove, Sussex, England. After falling into disuse it was squatted for several years. During this period the property owner, Sirus Taghan, agreed that the occupants could remain, so long as the property was kept in the same condition as before occupation. It was finally evicted in September 2006, although it was re-occupied for a week at the end of January 2007. There are now plans to develop the building.

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History

Medina House was built as a Turkish bath and subsequently owned by a diamond cutter. In the Second World War it saw service as a makeshift hospital.[1]

Squatted

In 1999, the building was squatted by a group of artists known as the Chalk Circle who used the space for exhibitions. It was squatted until 2006, when it was evicted owing to complaints about noise and rubbish. The squatters appealed against the decision but were evicted. City councillors had been campaigning for four years over the problems. [1]

The occupants of the building pd a small rental but it soon became out of control, turning into a squat. In 2007, the building was briefly re-squatted.[2] The squatters were evicted and a fire prohibition order was then placed on the building.[3]

Development

Sirus Taghan plans to demolish Medina House and build a new tower block. He first put in a planning application for an 18 storey building in 2002, but this was rejected. Subsequently he planned a smaller tower but never put in a formal application. Taghan's latest[when?] proposal for Sirus Tower is a 12 storey building, which would house 25 flats.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Squatters are finally evicted, The Argus, 21 October 2006, http://www.theargus.co.uk/search/981264.Squatters_are_finally_evicted/ 
  2. ^ Squatters move back into seafront property, The Argus, 23 January 2007, http://www.theargus.co.uk/search/1141327.Squatters_move_back_into_seafront_property/d 
  3. ^ Seafront squatters evicted, The Argus, 1 February 2007, http://www.theargus.co.uk/search/1161719.Seafront_squatters_evicted 
  4. ^ Quirky tower plans anger campaigners, The Argus, 16 October 2006, http://www.theargus.co.uk/search/970745.Quirky_tower_plans_anger_campaigners/ 

Coordinates: 50°49′28″N 0°10′35″W / 50.8245°N 0.1763°W / 50.8245; -0.1763


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