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Chelsea Collection (page 10)

Background imageChelsea Collection: Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea

Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea, London(toward the Embankment end) Date: circa 1920s

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Old Church and the Embankment, London

Chelsea Old Church and the Embankment, London

Background imageChelsea Collection: The Grill Room - Crosby Hall, London

The Grill Room - Crosby Hall, London. Crosby Hall, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea originally stood in Bishopsgate, where it was the Great Hall of the 15th century Crosby Place

Background imageChelsea Collection: Collecting supplies for refugees WWII

Collecting supplies for refugees WWII
Rich and poor alike bring gifts to the Womens Voluntary Service Depot for the Belgian refugees during World War II. Here the local chimney sweep brings a pram whilst Lady Lucas Tooth

Background imageChelsea Collection: Womens sewing circle WWII

Womens sewing circle WWII
At Chelsea Town Hall, Lady Musprett is in charge of the sewing circle of Voluntary Workers who are here making black curtains and towels for use in the refugees billets during World War II

Background imageChelsea Collection: House requisition WWII

House requisition WWII
Empty houses in Chelsea are requisitioned by the Town Clerk for refugees and bear this notice on their doors during World War II

Background imageChelsea Collection: Old Moravian Chapel, Chelsea, London

Old Moravian Chapel, Chelsea, London

Background imageChelsea Collection: George V visiting Chelsea Pensioners

George V visiting Chelsea Pensioners
King George V visiting Chelsea Pensioners at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London. This visit may have coincided with the Royal International Horticultural Exhibition

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Embankment Open

Chelsea Embankment Open
Opening of the Chelsea Embankment by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Bridge

Chelsea Bridge
Chelsea suspension bridge

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Physick Garden

Chelsea Physick Garden
River view of the Physick Garden, Chelsea

Background imageChelsea Collection: Beaufort House, Chelsea

Beaufort House, Chelsea

Background imageChelsea Collection: The Bright Young People Being Bright

The Bright Young People Being Bright
Guests at the party given by Marjorie Firminger and Olivia Wyndham at Glebe Place, Chelsea

Background imageChelsea Collection: The Gardeners Seasonal Delight

The Gardeners Seasonal Delight
A group of elegantly dressed people attending the Chelsea Flower Show. Part of the London Season, the flower show, run by the Royal Horticultural Society was, and still is

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Bridge, London, 1858

Chelsea Bridge, London, 1858
Engraving showing Chelsea Bridge, then newly built, London, in 1858

Background imageChelsea Collection: Thames Embankment Works, London, 1873

Thames Embankment Works, London, 1873
Engraving showing the construction of the Thames Embankment at Chelsea, London, 1873

Background imageChelsea Collection: Construction of the Chelsea Embankment, London, 1857

Construction of the Chelsea Embankment, London, 1857
Engraving showing the construction of the Chelsea Embankment, London, in 1857

Background imageChelsea Collection: Number 4, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, 1881

Number 4, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, 1881
Engraving showing the exterior of No.4 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1881. This building was formerly the home of George Eliot, the English writer, whose real name was Mary Ann Cross (1819-1880)

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Pensioners Relaxing, 1882

Chelsea Pensioners Relaxing, 1882
Engraving showing a Chelsea Pensioner, of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, playing The British Grenadier on his flute, to his two comrades, 1888

Background imageChelsea Collection: Cheyne Row, Chelsea, 1881

Cheyne Row, Chelsea, 1881
Engraving showing Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London in 1881. Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), the Scottish historian and essayist, lived here

Background imageChelsea Collection: The Old Swan, Chelsea, 1873

The Old Swan, Chelsea, 1873
Engraving showing the Old Swan Inn, Chelsea, London, seen from the River Thames in 1873

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 1909

Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 1909
Illustration showing Windridge scoring for Chelsea Football Club, during the First Division, Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur match of December 1909

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Pensioners

Chelsea Pensioners
Chelsea pensioners dining in their hall at Chelsea Hospital : tradition holds that the original inspiration for the Hospital came from Nell Gwynne

Background imageChelsea Collection: Sir Thomas More / Chelsea

Sir Thomas More / Chelsea
SIR THOMAS MORE Chelsea home of the English statesman and author

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Pensioner / 1904

Chelsea Pensioner / 1904
A Chelsea pensioner holds the hand of a young girl as they admire the flowers in the pensioners garden, Royal Hospital, Chelsea

Background imageChelsea Collection: Carlyles at Home

Carlyles at Home
THOMAS AND JANE WELSH CARLYLE Scottish writer and his wife at home, 5 Cheyne Row, Chelsea

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea / Pensioners 1876

Chelsea / Pensioners 1876
Young women mingle with Chelsea pensioners in the garden of Chelsea Hospital

Background imageChelsea Collection: Pensioners at Church

Pensioners at Church
Pensioners of the Hospital of Grey Friars listening to prayers and psalms (from Thackerays " The Newcomes" )

Background imageChelsea Collection: Shelley / Chelsea

Shelley / Chelsea
PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY English poets house on the Chelsea Embankment: it contained a private theatre, where his play, The Cenci, was performed

Background imageChelsea Collection: Carlyle / Chelsea Moonligh

Carlyle / Chelsea Moonligh
THOMAS CARLYLE Scottish philosopher and historian, enjoying a moonlit evening outside his Chelsea home

Background imageChelsea Collection: Royal Visit to Hospital

Royal Visit to Hospital
Princess Louise visits the Victoria hospital for sick children in Chelsea

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Bridge 1858

Chelsea Bridge 1858
with boats

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Bridge 1906

Chelsea Bridge 1906

Background imageChelsea Collection: Sloane Square / 1905

Sloane Square / 1905
Sloane Square, Chelsea

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Embankment 1905

Chelsea Embankment 1905
Chelsea Embankment and Albert Bridge

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea / Old River Wall

Chelsea / Old River Wall
Chelsea: the old river wall

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Embankment 1904

Chelsea Embankment 1904
Chelsea Embankment on a grey day

Background imageChelsea Collection: Hip Chelsea Types

Hip Chelsea Types
She wears a scoop neckline mini-dress and knee high boots; he is more outrageous in brightly patterned drain- pipe hipster trousers, silk scarf and lounge jacket

Background imageChelsea Collection: Thomas Carlyle / Cheyne Rw

Thomas Carlyle / Cheyne Rw
THOMAS CARLYLE Scottish writers home in Cheyne Row, Chelsea

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Waterworks

Chelsea Waterworks
Chelsea waterworks in the 18th century : the Newcomen steam engine which provides the pumping power can be seen between the two brick buildings

Background imageChelsea Collection: Living Room by Maugham

Living Room by Maugham
An all white living room in the Chelsea home of Syrie Maugham

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Pensioners Sing

Chelsea Pensioners Sing
Chelsea Pensioners, veterans of the Chelsea Hospital, were early rehearsing their Christmas carols when our photographer called upon them this morning

Background imageChelsea Collection: Botanical Garden Chelsea

Botanical Garden Chelsea
The entrance to the Apothecaries Garden (the Old Physick Garden), Chelsea, London

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Shopping Centre

Chelsea Shopping Centre
Busy scene at Chelsea shopping precinct, London, with a son helping his mother to pull her trolley along, old ladies buying flowers from a stall and Sainsburys store behind

Background imageChelsea Collection: The Industrial Thames

The Industrial Thames
A tug hauls industrial barges along the River Thames, photographed from Chelsea Bridge at flood tide

Background imageChelsea Collection: Pensioner Driver

Pensioner Driver
Its never too late, as this Chelsea Pensioner, with a lady instructor or passenger demonstrates, as he learns to drive a car!

Background imageChelsea Collection: Cheyne Row Chelsea

Cheyne Row Chelsea
A hansom cab delivers a visitor to Cheyne Row, Chelsea

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Bridge 1877

Chelsea Bridge 1877
The ornate bridge at Chelsea



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