Chelsea Manor Street
Chelsea Manor Street is a street in Chelsea, London. It runs roughly north to south from , crossing King's Road to . The southern continuation, ends at Cheyne Walk.
It was originally called Manor Street.[1]
In 1931, the Peabody Trust built the of eight blocks totalling 111 flats, designed by Victor Wilkins.[2] Following modernisation in the 1970s, there are now 103 flats.[2]
The designers Edward McKnight Kauffer and Marion Dorn lived at Swan Court, Chelsea Manor Street, and this is commemorated by a blue plaque placed by English Heritage in 2015.[3] Crime writer Dame Agatha Christie and travel writer Alasdair Alpin MacGregor also lived at Swan Court.[citation needed] American novelist,author of Butterfield 8, John O'Hara lived in Chesil Court.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 12, Chelsea". Victoria County History. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ a b "History of our estates: Chelsea Manor Street". Peabody. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "KAUFFER, McKNIGHT EDWARD, (1890-1954) & DORN, MARION, (1896-1964)". English Heritage. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
Coordinates: 51°29′18.15″N 0°10′6.24″W / 51.4883750°N 0.1684000°W
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