Markham Square
Appearance
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Markham Squareis a garden square inChelsea, London.It was laid out in 1836.[1][2] The square is accessed from theKing's Road.
ACongregational chapelthat stood at the north end of the square was demolished in 1953.[2]
The 1965 TV specialThe Incredible World of James Bondfilmed at Markham Square for fictional secret agent James Bond's flat.
In 2008, the square was the scene ofa police siegeafter a resident (Mark Saunders, a lawyer) opened fire with a shotgun from a kitchen window. After a five-hour standoff, the gunman was shot dead by police.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Griswold, John (15 June 2018).Ian Fleming's James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming's Bond Stories.AuthorHouse.ISBN9781425931001– via Google Books.
- ^abChristopher Hibbert; Ben Weinreb; John Keay; Julia Keay (9 September 2011).The London Encyclopaedia.Pan Macmillan.pp. 530–.ISBN978-0-230-73878-2.
- ^"Q&A: Police siege tactics at killing of Mark Saunders".BBC News.7 October 2010.Retrieved21 January2021.
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