Durham Place, Chelsea

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Coordinates: 51°29′15″N 0°09′40″W / 51.48762°N 0.16121°W / 51.48762; -0.16121
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View of Durham Place from St Leonard's Terrace, 2008

Durham Place is a row of terraced houses in Chelsea in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It was built in 1790 by a Mr. Richardson who was the steward to the Lord of the Manor.[1] It faces the open space of Burton's Court.[2] Richardson lived at the adjoining house to the north of Durham Place, which he named the Manor House.[1]

The author Bram Stoker moved to a small flat at 4 Durham Place in 1907.[3]

The average value of a property in Durham Place was estimated at £6.1 million in 2020.[4]

Two houses in the middle of Durham Place collapsed shortly before midnight on 2 November 2020.

GMT and local residents were evacuated and a cordon was put in place.[7]
Nobody was reported to be in the building and no casualties were reported according to London Fire Brigade and Metropolitan Police.[5][7] The Health and Safety Executive are investigating the collapse of the buildings.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b George Bryan (1869). Chelsea in the Olden & Present Times. The author. pp. 186–.
  2. ^ "A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 12, Chelsea. British History Online". Victoria County History. 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ISBN 978-0-7463-1102-8
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  4. Zoopla
    . Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b "London street evacuated after two houses collapse during building works". The Guardian. PA Media. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. Press Association
    . 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Chelsea town houses collapse forces evacuations". BBC News. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

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