Borodene Mansions

In the novel Third Girl, Borodene Mansions is a residential building of apartments in London where a large number of events in the plot take place. Ariadne Oliver describes the building as "that great block that looks rather like Wormwood Scrubs prison". Another time she observes that it looks like a large factory lifted out of the Great West Road and deposited in situ.

The building is believed to be based on Swan Court, a Art Deco apratment block in Chelsea where Christie and Max Mallowan lived from 1948.

Tenants

 * Flat 67 - Claudia Reece-Holland, Frances Cary and Norma Restarick.
 * Flat on 6th floor - Miss Jacobs
 * Flat 76 - Louise Charpentier

Portrayals
In the ITV 2008 adaptation of the novel, the name of the building was changed to "Borodene Court". Ariadne Oliver actually lived there and was a neighbour to the flat of the three girls who lived upstairs. Alexandra Court, Queensgate, Kensington was used as the filming location of Borodene Court. It looks nothing at all like a "great block" but does bear a striking resemblance to Swan Court.