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Markham Square is a garden square in Chelsea, London. It was laid out in 1836. The square is accessed from the King's Road. A Congregational chapel that stood at the north end of the square was demolished in 1953. The 1965 TV special '' The Incredible World of James Bond'' filmed at Markham Square for fictional secret agent James Bond's flat. In 2008, the square was the scene of a police siege after 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.


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Squares in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Chelsea, London Communal gardens 1836 in London 1836 establishments in England King's Road, Chelsea, London {{London-geo-stub