Markham Square

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

^Griswold, John (15 June 2018).Ian Fleming's James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming's Bond Stories.AuthorHouse.ISBN 9781425931001– via Google Books.
^^a ^bChristopher Hibbert; Ben Weinreb; John Keay; Julia Keay (9 September 2011).The London Encyclopaedia.Pan Macmillan.pp. 530–.ISBN 978-0-230-73878-2.
^"Q&A: Police siege tactics at killing of Mark Saunders".BBC News.7 October 2010.Retrieved21 January2021.

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[1] Griswold, John (15 June 2018).Ian Fleming's James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming's Bond Stories.AuthorHouse.ISBN 9781425931001– via Google Books.

[HibbertWeinreb2011-2] Christopher Hibbert; Ben Weinreb; John Keay; Julia Keay (9 September 2011).The London Encyclopaedia.Pan Macmillan.pp. 530–.ISBN 978-0-230-73878-2.

[3] "Q&A: Police siege tactics at killing of Mark Saunders".BBC News.7 October 2010.Retrieved21 January2021.

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