Manresa Road is a street in Chelsea, London. In 2015, it was the third most expensive street in England and Wales.

Location

The street runs roughly north to south, from Chelsea Square to

King's Road King's Road or Kings Road (or sometimes the King's Road, especially when it was the king's private road until 1830, or as a colloquialism by middle/upper class London residents) is a major street stretching through Chelsea and Fulham, both ...

. The Hampshire School is based at no 15.

History

The former Chelsea College is now apartments. The

Trafalgar Studios Trafalgar Theatre is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London. The Grade II listed building was built in 1930 with interiors in the Art Deco style as the Whitehall Theatre; it regularly staged ...

was a set three-storey, 15-unit block of purpose-built artists' studios, built in 1878 by John Brass. Notable artists who have lived there include Henry Jamyn Brooks, Albert Arthur Toft,

Edward Gordon Craig Edward Henry Gordon CraigSome sources give "Henry Edward Gordon Craig". (born Edward Godwin; 16 January 1872 – 29 July 1966), sometimes known as Gordon Craig, was an English modernist theatre practitioner; he worked as an actor, director an ...

, Frank Brangwyn,

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, and Clifford Hall. In December 2015, it was considered to be the third most expensive street in England, with an average property price of £7,359,000, according to research from

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, based on

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data. In April 2015, The Guardian reported that a British financier in his late 30s had agreed to buy an apartment at no.21, a 19th-century building, formerly part of

Chelsea College of Science and Technology Chelsea College of Science and Technology was established as a College of Advanced Technology (United Kingdom), College of Advanced Technology on a single site on the corner of Manresa Road and King's Road, Chelsea, London, Chelsea, London SW ...

, for £27 million, making it the world's most expensive apartment. The building had been owned by

Bernie Ecclestone Bernard Charles Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930) is a British business magnate, motorsport executive and former racing driver. Widely known in journalism as the "F1 Supremo", Ecclestone founded the Formula One Group in 1987, controlling the c ...

, before being acquired and developed by

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and Nick Candy.

Notable residents

Ernest Dade Ernest Frederick Dade (1868–1935),Sources vary; others give 1864–1936England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1936. "DADE Ernest of 16 Langford-place St. John's Wood Middlesex died 3 November 1935 Administration York 13 November to Hele ...

and

Nelson Dawson Nelson Ethelred Dawson (5 May 1859 – 28 October 1941) was an English artist and member of the Arts and Crafts movement. Dawson was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, Stamford, Lincolnshire and educated at Stamford School. He moved to London, w ...

rented studios at Manresa Road. *

Frank Dobson Frank Gordon Dobson (15 March 1940 – 11 November 2019) was a British Labour Party politician. As Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St. Pancras from 1979 to 2015, he served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Health from 1997 ...

, sculptor, had a studio there during the

interwar period In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period, also known as the interbellum (), lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II ( ...

References

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