Nelson Mandela House
Del and Rodney in their flat in 1984 with an oil rig salesman. rotter family have lived in a 12th floor flat in Nelson Mandela House, Nyrere Estate, Peckham, London, SE15 which is a towerblock built in 1959-1960 on the site of an old ammunitions factory.

Where is Nelson Mandela House from Only Fools And Horses?

Nelson Mandela House, the tower block where the Trotter family lived, doesn’t exist. Instead, the location used in Only Fools and Horses for the first few series was Harlech Tower, Park Road East, Acton, in west London.

Where was the tower block in Only Fools And Horses?

Acton
A fire broke out at a block of flights featured as the Trotter’s home in Only Fools And Horses. Harlech Tower, in Acton, west London, was used to portray Nelson Mandela House in the opening credits of the beloved sitcom.

Where is Delboys flat?

The flat is being ‘rented out’ by TV channel Gold who have created the replica of the council flat in another 1960s block. While this flat is in Peckham, Del Boy’s one in Only Fools And Horses was in fact Harlech Tower in Acton, West London.

Was Only Fools and Horses filmed in Bristol?

Written by John Sullivan, Only Fools and Horses was set in Peckham in South East London. However, the show was never filmed there, instead being filmed primarily in West London and Bristol in the West of England.

Is Peckham a real place?

Peckham (/ˈpɛkəm/) is a district of south London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of Charing Cross. At the 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720.

Is the Nags Head a real pub?

While the majority of the scenes at Trotter’s go-to boozer the Nag’s Head were filmed in Bristol, one London pub was used for its exterior.

Can you visit the Only Fools and Horses set?

Please note that this is NOT an interior set tour as the sets are not accessible to the general public. You will be visiting only external locations used in the show.

Can you visit the Only Fools And Horses set?

Is Nelson Mandela house still there?

It is part of Acton Gardens, formerly known as the South Acton Estate, which has been undergoing redevelopment since 2012.

Where was Nelson Mandella house in Only Fools and horses?

Bristol is certainly a great location for any fan of the BBC sitcom as the locations are plentiful. Darren Lovett has been on his travels and will now share his photos in a series of articles naturally called Lovetts Locations… Today it’s Nelson Mandella house in the sitcom but in real life we are at Whitemead House

Where does Del Boy live in Only Fools and horses?

Nelson Mandela House is the name of a high-rise tower block, where Del Boy rents one of the council flats. It serves as the show’s primary setting. Nelson Mandela House is a block of flats in Peckham, south London; perhaps one of the ones adjacent to Peckham Rye Common.

Where was the tower block in Only Fools and horses?

This tower block on Park Road, Acton, West London, and part of the South Acton Estate is now called Acton Gardens. Today we look at a newer block based in Bristol. The backdrop for the later series of Only Fools & Horses, mainly due to its popularity being impossible to film in London Acton.

Where was Harlech Tower in Only Fools and Horses filmed?

It was certainly the base location until popularity made it impossible to film in london and the team moved to Bristol. Rumours were the block was about to be pulled down in 2011. Sixties tower blocks on the sprawling South Acton Estate were used as the location for the long-running sitcom.