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'Old Brompton Road' is a street in
South Kensington,
London.
It starts from
South Kensington tube station and runs south-west, through a mainly residential area, until it reaches
West Brompton and the area around
Earl's Court tube station. It runs through the SW5 and SW7 postcodes.
There are several 5-star hotels and upmarket shops along the road. One of the most famous auction houses in the world,
Christie's, is located near the eastern end of the road at number 85.
The
Coleherne pub, located at 261 Old Brompton Road, has become infamous for being the stalking grounds for three separate serial killers,
Dennis Nilsen,
Michael Lupo and
Colin Ireland. The pub was also mentioned in
Armistead Maupin's
Tales of the City book Babycakes.
The most famous resident was
Diana, Princess of Wales before her
1981 engagement and subsequent marriage to
Charles, Prince of Wales. She shared a flat with three others before subsequently moving on to
Clarence House, the home of the late
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
The road is sometimes confused with
Brompton Road which lies further to the east, in
Knightsbridge.