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
- ^ "Beatle Homes in London". Courses.music.indiana.edu. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Beatles in London". Knowledgeoflondon.com. 27 August 1967. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Interiors porn! Inside Nina Campbell and Rita Konig's London homes". www.tatler.com. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Kevin Jefferys (10 September 2015). Finest and Darkest Hours. Atlantic Books. pp. 199–200. ISBN 978-1-78239-869-1. Retrieved 1 March 2018.