A house located on Kent’s ‘desert’ beachfront has gone on the market. The three-bedroom house, which neighbours Derek Jarman’s renowned Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, is up for sale for £875k. The property is just a stone’s throw from the cottage, which belonged to the artist, filmmaker, gay rights activist and gardener from 1986 until his death in 1994. In the 1980s, Jarman received a positive HIV test and wished to leave London and live by the sea in his final years. He visited the Kent coast with actress Tilda Swinton and fell in love with the cottage, which he purchased for £32k. He lived …
