1 - Syd Barrett's Former House For Sale

House viewed from bottom of garden

The former house of the late Roger Keith (Syd) Barrett who died on 7th July 2006 is up for sale. Cheffins, the auctioneers from Cambridge, have given a guide price for the house of GBP £300,000 (USD $571,500) which is fair for a 3 bedroomed semi-detached house in Cambridgeshire.

Viewings of the property by serious bidders can be arranged through Cheffins. It is not recommended that tourists book viewing time as this is not a tourist event.

Rosemary Breem (Syd's younger sister) made the following comments available through Cheffins.

Comments From Rosemary

Roger (Syd) Barrett was born in Cambridge in 1946. He attended the Boys County High School in Cambridge and following time at The Camberwell School of Art he co-founded The Pink Floyd......

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2 - David Gilmour on Abbey Road Live Session Program Dec 2006

On 29th August 2006, Pink Floyd's guitarist and singer David Gilmour recorded several songs for UK Channel 4's The Abbey Road Sessions, due to be broadcast in the UK on Sunday December 3rd 2006. David recorded with his touring band. The Abbey Road Sessions is a 12 part series which will be broadcast over several weeks.

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