Chapel Street, Belgravia

24 Chapel Street, Belgravia, London

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]

References

  1. ^ "Beatle Homes in London". Courses.music.indiana.edu. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Beatles in London". Knowledgeoflondon.com. 27 August 1967. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ Furness, Hannah (12 August 2016). "Duke of Westminster gave the Tebbits a home after Brighton bombing". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 March 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Interiors porn! Inside Nina Campbell and Rita Konig's London homes". www.tatler.com. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. ^ Kevin Jefferys (10 September 2015). Finest and Darkest Hours. Atlantic Books. pp. 199–200. ISBN 978-1-78239-869-1. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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