Du Cane Court

Du Cane Court is an Art Deco apartment block on Balham High Road, Balham, south London.

[1] It was a popular place to live for many music hall stars in the 1930s and 1940s and boasted a social club, on the top floor, before the area was converted into flats.

Past residents have included the comedian Tommy Trinder.

[2] Currently comedian and writer Arthur Smith, the self-styled 'Bard of Balham', is a resident.

[3] During the Second World War it was speculated that Du Cane Court had escaped bombing because it was planned for use by military officers in the event of a successful German invasion.