Lexham Gardens
Postal code | W8 |
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51°29′45″N 0°11′31″W / 51.4959292°N 0.1919530°W
Lexham Gardens is a street in South Kensington, London.
Although somewhat irregular in shape, the largest part of the street runs west to east from
The
Lexham Gardens figures in Part 6 of the BBC miniseries (1979) based on the novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Garden
Notable residents
Notable residents included the cricketer Learie Constantine, at no 101.[4][5]
Sir Alexander Carmichael Bruce, the second Assistant Commissioner "A" of the Metropolitan Police, lived at no 82.
Sir Juland Danvers, administrator and civil servant in India, lived at no. 103 after his retirement.[6]
The civil engineer Horace Bell lived and died at no 114.
Kenny Everett, the comedian, radio DJ and television entertainer lived at no 91 from 1981 to his death in 1995.
Derek Nimmo, character actor, producer and author lived in Lexham Gardens.
The actor Denholm Elliott was born at no. 48.[7]
On 15 June 1952, Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent Christine Granville was stabbed to death in the Shellbourne Hotel, 1 Lexham Gardens, by an "obsessed" Dennis George Muldowney, who was hanged on 30 September.[8]
References
- ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 13 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-4456-1192-1.
- ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). Kensington Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2013.
- ^ "CONSTANTINE, Sir Learie (1901-1971) | English Heritage". english-heritage.org.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ London History Tours, Adrian Sill, Jeremy Tipton. "Sir Learie lived here". shadyoldlady.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Obituaries - Sir Juland Danvers". The Times. No. 36903. London. 20 October 1902. p. 4.
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- ISBN 9781847946720.