Thatcher Lived Here
Margaret Thatchers former home when she became Tory leader.
Location: 19 Flood Street, Chelsea, London
Description: This house was bought by Margaret and Denis Thatcher in 1967, but the house first hit newspaper pages in the early 1970s, when the Iron Lady-in-waiting was Education Secretary.
Her abolition of free school milk attracted hordes of photographers and the extremely catchy 'Thatcher the milk snatcher' nickname.
In 1975, when Thatcher succeeded Edward Heath as Conservative leader, photographers again camped outside the house and took the famous picture of her sweeping the front patio, refusing to comment on the outcome of the contest.
It is believed that the dining room, which now boasts light oak panelling and a 'boardroom ambience', was the venue for the first meeting of her shadow cabinet.
Thatcher finally sold up in 1986.
The three-storey house, worth about £28,000 in 1967, has four bedrooms, three reception rooms, and parking space to the rear.
|
Margaret Thatchers former home when she became Tory leader. |
Ranking This Month: 1714/2838
Pages Hit This Month: 56
Credits: The Observer
Other places nearby:
Winston's First Married Home», 0.9km
Shoreditch Town Hall», 4.6km
Money, Money, Money», 3.4km
Oliver Tambo's ANC House», 7.7km
Stalin lived here», 5.3km
Home of the Iron Lady», 4.8km
Napolean lived here», 2.4km
Tony Blair lived here», 4.2km
Blair and Browns deal», 4.4km
Leyton-lad teaches Emperor», 9.1km
Location Pinpointed:
pinpointing the forgotten and lost history of London
Shady Old Lady »» Car Reviews »» Classic Telly »» Peckish © 2020 The Shady Old Lady, Privacy Policy
