Alexander McQueen 's secret two-bedroom hideaway in Fairlight , East Sussex has been put up for sale for £695,000 . The property is a former school and was once owned by the Duchess of Cornwall The Old Granary was a rural retreat for the troubled designer who took his own life at his London home in 2010 . Sale comes as retrospective collection of McQueen 's work has gone on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum .
Alexander McQueen 's secret two-bedroom hideaway in Fairlight , East Sussex has been put up for sale for £695,000 . Property boasts impressive views of the Sussex coast and on a clear night the lights of France are visible . The Old Granary was a rural retreat for the troubled designer who took his own life at his London home in 2010 . Sale comes as retrospective collection of McQueen 's work has gone on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum .