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'Chester Terrace' is a street in Camden, London, England. At each end there is a Corinthian arch bearing at the top the street name in large lettering on a blue background, probably the largest street signs in London. Cars can enter Chester Terrace only from Regents Park "Outer Circle" road, by foot it can also be reached from Albany Street.

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Architecture

An Oddity

Former residents

Literary and other media appearances

References

Architecture

All 42 houses are Grade I listed buildings. They were designed by John Nash and built by James Burton in 1825. Five of the houses are semi-detached. The street has the longest unbroken facade in the Regents Park area, though probably the least decorated of those by Nash. All have 3 floors and a lower ground floor. House prices are more than four million pounds.

An Oddity

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Nash House in 3 Chester Terrace, but the main entrance is on Chester Row. On the west side of this building is a bust of John Nash, looking identical to the bust on All Souls Church, Langham Place.

Former residents

There are two blue plaques on the street, one for Charles Robert Cockerell and one for John Salmond. John Profumo lived in this street in 1963. His mistress Christine Keeler later lived in Chester Close North, 100 yards away.

Literary and other media appearances

''The Avengers'' used this location in the episode called "You'll Catch your Death" (1968).
It featured in the 1997 film version of George Orwell's "Keep The Aspidistra Flying".
The street is mentioned in the book "All Roads Lead to Calvary" by Jerome K. Jerome who used the location in the story "Malvina of Brittany".
It was a major location in the ''The End of the Affair'' (1955)
It featured in ''The Nanny'' (1965).

References

John Profumo

★ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2079791,00.html

★ http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/politicsphilosophyandsociety/0,,1873443,00.html
Painting by T.H. Shepherd

★ http://www.ph.ucla.edu/EPI/snow/1859map/chester_terrace_a4.html
Illustration of the street sign

★ http://www.kirbymaclean.co.uk/projects.htm
photograph about 1900

★ http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/detail.asp?calledFrom=oai&imageUID=79371&=&JS=True
The Avengers

★ http://avengerland.theavengers.tv/actioncity/nw.htm
Charles Robert Cockerell

★ http://www.blueplaqueproject.org/context.php?ID=363