The former Malaga home of celebrated English writer Gerald Brenan is to be converted into a new museum, it has emerged.

According to Typically Spanish, the museum will comprise of three sections, with the first documenting Brenan’s life and work and the second dedicated to the “romantic travellers” of Spain.

The third part of the museum will house artefacts from the agricultural life of the Churriana district, where the building is located.

Brenan died in 1987 and is one of many authors from overseas who have been inspired by the Spanish lifestyle and landscape, forming part of a tradition which includes such figures as Laurie Lee and Ernest Hemingway.

Born in Malta, Brenan grew up in the UK but spent much of his life in Spain. His best known works include The Spanish Labyrinth and South From Granada: Seven Years in an Andalusian Village.