Samuel Beckett’s Former Home Is Up For Sale

Standing proudly on the edge of Paultons Square in Chelsea is this handsome property, which bears not one but two blue plaques – it was once the home of Samuel Beckett, before being inhabited by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Patrick Blackett. 

Inside Samuel Beckett’s Double Blue Plaque Home In Chelsea

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While any Chelsea home is certainly an enviable asset, this one is rather special: it’s one of just 19 homes to boast two blue plaques. Author Samuel Beckett lived here in 1934, and renowned physicist Patrick Blackett resided here from 1953 to 1969. 

The Grade II listed property is now worth an impressive £5.5 million. It’s been sensitively modernised to create a stunning family home, providing four bedrooms, two bathrooms and three reception rooms.

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Step inside and you’ll be greeted by a breathtaking reception space showcasing huge bay windows and an elegant fireplace. On the lower ground floor, you’ll find the large kitchen (featuring a gorgeous blue island), dining area and sitting room, which is complete with double-height glass panels and built-in French doors leading out to the 18-metre rear garden.

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Heading back upstairs, you’ll spot the gorgeous principal suite – which commands particularly gorgeous views of the communal gardens on the other side of the house – alongside a charming study on the first floor. The top level of the property is occupied by the remaining three bedrooms and a family bathroom.

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With such incredible history, picture-perfect interiors and no less than two lush outdoor spaces, you can’t ask for much more than this. Beckett (and Blackett) certainly had the right idea with this Chelsea gem.

Available through John D Wood & Co at a guide price of £5.5 million. For more information, visit johndwood.co.uk