Chapel Street, Belgravia Explained

Chapel Street is a street in central London's Belgravia district. It runs south-west to north-east from Belgrave Square to Grosvenor Place.

No. 24 was home to Brian Epstein, the manager of the Beatles, who moved there in January 1965 from a flat in nearby Whaddon House. The house hosted numerous parties, including the Sgt Pepper album release party.[1] He died there on 27 August 1967 of an accidental barbiturate and alcohol overdose.[2]

Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster gave a house in the street to Norman Tebbit and his wife, following the Brighton bombing in 1984.[3]

Michael Heseltine lived at No. 30 for many years, formerly home to Nina Campbell.[4] It was from the steps of this house that Heseltine announced that he would challenge Margaret Thatcher for the leadership of the Conservative Party.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beatle Homes in London . Courses.music.indiana.edu . 17 March 2017 . 17 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317143350/http://courses.music.indiana.edu/rock/londonhomes.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Beatles in London . Knowledgeoflondon.com . 27 August 1967 . 17 March 2017.
  3. News: Duke of Westminster gave the Tebbits a home after Brighton bombing . Hannah . Furness . The Telegraph . 12 August 2016 . 1 March 2018 . www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Interiors porn! Inside Nina Campbell and Rita Konig's London homes . 12 May 2017. www.tatler.com . 1 March 2018.
  5. Book: Kevin Jefferys . Finest and Darkest Hours . 1 March 2018 . 10 September 2015 . Atlantic Books . 978-1-78239-869-1 . 199–200.