St Leonard's Court

St Leonard's Court
General information
TypeResidential block of flats
AddressPalmers Road, London SW14 7NG
Town or cityEast Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°28′02″N 0°16′11″W / 51.46730°N 0.26975°W / 51.46730; -0.26975
Construction started1934
Completed1938
Design and construction
Architect(s)F G Fox
Air raid shelter at St Leonard's Court
Entrance to the air raid shelter
LocationEast Sheen (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames), London SW14 7NG, England
Built1938–1941
Restoredongoing
Restored byThe Environment Trust; Mortlake with East Sheen Society; Barnes and Mortlake History Society, St Leonard’s Court Residents Association and Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameAir Raid Shelter
Designated29 October 2010
Reference no.1395422

St Leonard's Court is a four-storey block of flats on Palmers Road, off St Leonard's Road in East Sheen, London SW14 in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 0.2 miles from Mortlake railway station. It was constructed between 1934 and 1938 and is remarkable for its surviving underground air raid shelter, built in anticipation of the Second World War and now Grade II listed.