Durham Place, Chelsea

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]

View of Durham Place from St Leonard's Terrace, 2008

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.[5][6] The houses were being redeveloped at the time. Emergency services were called at 23:35 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 accurding to London Fire Brigade and Metropolitan Police.[5][7] The Health and Safety Executive are investigating the collapse of the buildings.[7]

References
  1. 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. Andrew Maunder (2006). Bram Stoker. Oxford University Press. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-0-7463-1102-8.
  4. "House prices in Durham Place, London SW3". Zoopla. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. "London street evacuated after two houses collapse during building works". The Guardian. PA Media. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. "'Total collapse' of west London houses sees 40 neighbours evacuated". Press Association. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. "Chelsea town houses collapse forces evacuations". BBC News. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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