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Medina House is a former Turkish bath on the seafront of Hove, Sussex, England. After falling into disuse it was squatted for several years. During this period Sirus Taghan, the then owner, 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. Taghan submitted several applications to demolish the building. However, they were turned down by the council and opposed by local residents. There were fires in May 2013 and December 2014. Polly Samson purchased the building in late 2015. ==History== Medina House was built in 1894 as a ladies' turkish bath. An adjacent building housed a ladies' swimming pool, although that has since been demolished. It was built for the Hove Bath and Laundry Company to the design of the architect P. B. Chambers. As part of Kings Esplanade, it now forms part of the Cliftonville Conservation Area within Hove. Its listing describes it as a ''"Strange and whimsical building"'' that ''"Possesses some charm and character as well as historical significance."'' In the Second World War it saw service as a makeshift hospital. Previously owned by Hove Borough Council, it was at the end tenanted by a firm of diamond cutters who tried to buy the premises from the Council and were refused. Around the time that Hove Borough Council was merged with Brighton Council to form the Brighton and Hove unitary authority 1997-8, they instead sold it for circa £300,000 to Sirus Taghan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Medina House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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