The former beachfront home of Steve O’Rourke, the late manager of Pink Floyd, is on the market in West Wittering, Sussex, for £3.5 million. The property, known as Beauty Point, is a single-storey, five-bedroom house constructed around two 19th-century railway carriages and clad in grey clapboard.
O'Rourke, who managed Pink Floyd from 1968 until his death in 2003, lived in the house during the band's rise to fame. The house served as a hub for the band, earning the local nickname "The Pink House." O'Rourke facilitated jam sessions and creative gatherings for the band and other musicians.
After O'Rourke's death, the property was sold in 1997 to garden designer Elsebeth Gatacre and her husband Thomas, who extensively renovated it. The house retains a white color scheme, with features such as mahogany floors, sash windows, and a bar fashioned from an old railway carriage. The ground floor includes three bedrooms within the rail carriages, a kitchen-diner, and a reception room. The upper floor has two additional bedrooms, an office, and a TV living room, with a roof deck offering beach views.
Film and TV producer Simon Vaughan purchased the house in 2014, using it first as a holiday retreat and later as his main residence. Vaughan made additional improvements, including a sauna, hot tub, fire pit, and an al fresco bar made from a boat. Now listed with Savills, the property is available for £3.5 million.