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Chelsea Collection (page 7)

Background imageChelsea Collection: Costumes from The Dazzle Ball

Costumes from The Dazzle Ball
Attendees of The Dazzle Ball in costumes inspired by dazzle camouflage from the First World War, at the Albert Hall, March 12 1919. Date: 1919

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Arts Dazzle Ball

Chelsea Arts Dazzle Ball
People dancing in dazzle costume at The Dazzle Ball, Albert Hall, March, 1919 Date: 1919

Background imageChelsea Collection: Women in dazzle fancy dress for the Chelsea Arts Ball

Women in dazzle fancy dress for the Chelsea Arts Ball
Examples of women dressed in dazzle fancy dress for the Chelsea Arts Ball at the Albert Hall in March 1919. Date: 1919

Background imageChelsea Collection: Cheese and wine restaurant in Chelsea, 1966

Cheese and wine restaurant in Chelsea, 1966
Patricia and Peter McGrail at the opening of their Wine and Cheese restaurant in Chelsea in 1966, pictured with actress Suzanna Leigh. Date: 1966

Background imageChelsea Collection: Manor house at Chelsea, built by Henry VIII

Manor house at Chelsea, built by Henry VIII
The old Chelsea Manor House in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, built by King Henry VIII. Date: C.1750

Background imageChelsea Collection: Drayton Gardens, Chelsea, London, England

Drayton Gardens, Chelsea, London, England
Drayton Gardens, Chelsea, London, County of London, England. Date: 1920s

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea pensioners discuss the war, WW1

Chelsea pensioners discuss the war, WW1
Chelsea veterans discussing the position of the opposing armies in August 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageChelsea Collection: An 18th century Venetian costume for Chelseas Arts Club ball

An 18th century Venetian costume for Chelseas Arts Club ball
A Venetian dress of the eighteenth century suggested for the annual Chelsea Arts Ball in 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageChelsea Collection: Charles Whitmore

Charles Whitmore
Charles Algernon Whitmore (1851 1908), British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1886 to 1906, as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chelsea. Date: 1901

Background imageChelsea Collection: Girl with Python Kings Road Chelsea

Girl with Python Kings Road Chelsea
Girl with her boyfriend walking down Kings Road, Chelsea, wearing a mini skirt, leg warmers and a python in 1983 Date: 1983

Background imageChelsea Collection: Suffragette Augustine Birrells Doorstep

Suffragette Augustine Birrells Doorstep. Suffragette on the doorstep of Augustine Birrells Chelsea Home, and Votes for Women placard tied to the railings

Background imageChelsea Collection: Visit by HM The Queen Mother to Chelsea Fire Station

Visit by HM The Queen Mother to Chelsea Fire Station on 4 July 1996. Date: 1996

Background imageChelsea Collection: THE VETERANs FAREWELL GOOD BYE, MY LAD

THE VETERANs FAREWELL GOOD BYE, MY LAD
The Veterans Farewell. good Bye, my Lad. I only Wish I were Young Enough to Go with you ! Enlist Now !. Poster Date: 1915

Background imageChelsea Collection: River trip for wounded soldiers, WW1

River trip for wounded soldiers, WW1
An up river trip on the River Thames from Kingston to Walton and back for wounded soldiers convalescing at the Victoria Hospital Chelsea arranged by the print-machine managers at the Illustrated

Background imageChelsea Collection: King Manuel & Queen Augusta at Chelsea Flower Show

King Manuel & Queen Augusta at Chelsea Flower Show
King Manuel of Portugal, who spent most of his exile in England, together with his wife, Queen Augusta (formerly Princess Augustine Victoria of Hohenzollern)

Background imageChelsea Collection: Exhibition for garden and flower lovers

Exhibition for garden and flower lovers
A Great Exhibition for garden and flower lovers: a birds eye view of the Horticultural Exhibition in Chelsea Hospital Gardens, London, with Chelsea Embankment and the River Thames in the foreground

Background imageChelsea Collection: Football in aid of Prince of Wales Fund, WW1

Football in aid of Prince of Wales Fund, WW1
A crowd of spectators at the first football match of the season at Chelsea. Receipts went towards the Prince of Wales War Fund. Date: August 1914

Background imageChelsea Collection: Queen Elizabeth II at Chelsea Flower Show

Queen Elizabeth II at Chelsea Flower Show
Queen Elizabeth II visiting the Chelsea Flower Show in 1955, inspecting a rock garden feature that has taken her attention. She is conducted around the show by her maternal uncle, the Hon

Background imageChelsea Collection: The Sketch front cover 1955, Chelsea Flower Show

The Sketch front cover 1955, Chelsea Flower Show
Front cover of The Sketch featuring an illustration of two elegant ladies among the blooms at the annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Date: 1955

Background imageChelsea Collection: Duchess of Kent at the Chelsea Flower Show

Duchess of Kent at the Chelsea Flower Show
A sketch showing Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, elegantly dressed as always, and inspecting some outsize roses at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1950. Date: 1950

Background imageChelsea Collection: Queen Mary at the Chelsea Flower Show

Queen Mary at the Chelsea Flower Show
Sketch of Queen Mary pictured inspecting Ian Walkers thatched cottage garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, 1950. Date: 1950

Background imageChelsea Collection: Shrewsbury House

Shrewsbury House, Chelsea, at the close of the 17th century. Date: 1699

Background imageChelsea Collection: Ranelagh in 1750

Ranelagh in 1750
A Masquerade in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, one of Londons favourite places of entertainment. Date: 1750

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Hospital

Chelsea Hospital - labelled here the Military Asylum. Date: 1805

Background imageChelsea Collection: Cheyne Walk

Cheyne Walk
The Thames at Cheyne Walk Date: circa 1860

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Old Church

Chelsea Old Church Date: circa 1830

Background imageChelsea Collection: King James College

King James College
KING JAMES COLLEGE formerly on the site of Chelsea Hospital, as it was intended to be built. Date: 17th century

Background imageChelsea Collection: Jennys Whim

Jennys Whim
Chelsea Bridge and Jennys Whim pleasure gardens, viewed from the west. Date: 1761

Background imageChelsea Collection: The Portico of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, 1888

The Portico of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, 1888
Engraving showing the portico of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, viewed from the South-East, London, 1888. The Royal Hospital is the home of the Chelsea Pensioners. Date: 11 February 1888

Background imageChelsea Collection: Smollett home Chelsea

Smollett home Chelsea
TOBIAS SMOLLETTs home at Monmouth House, Lawrence Street, Chelsea, demolished in 1833 before they could put a blue plaque on it. Date: 1721 - 1771

Background imageChelsea Collection: Maria Teresa Del Riego

Maria Teresa Del Riego
MARIA TERESA DEL RIEGO wife and subsequently widow of Rafael del Riego, Spanish patriot and military commander - she took refuge in England and died in Chelsea. Date: ? - 1824

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Supporters

Chelsea Supporters
A group of Chelsea Football Club supporters, mostly women and one of them playing a banjo, during a Cup Tie. Date: early 1930s

Background imageChelsea Collection: Messenger Monsey

Messenger Monsey
MESSENGER MONSEY Physician to Chelsea Hospital, London, noted for his eccentricities. Date: 1693 - 1788

Background imageChelsea Collection: Maclises Home

Maclises Home
The home of Irish artist Daniel Maclise in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. Date: 1870

Background imageChelsea Collection: Scene in Chelsea Park

Scene in Chelsea Park. Woolmer, Alfred Joseph 1805-1892

Background imageChelsea Collection: Advertisement for Life cigarettes

Advertisement for Life cigarettes -- male and female models (Helen Connor and Christopher Powell) with Facel Vega car. 1959

Background imageChelsea Collection: Installing Fireproof slabs on the roof of Chelsea Town Hall

Installing Fireproof slabs on the roof of Chelsea Town Hall
Installing Mack Fireproof slabs on iron purlins on the roof of Chelsea New Town Hall, London. Date: 1907

Background imageChelsea Collection: Greetings from Chelsea - London

Greetings from Chelsea - London - Featuring the chelsea Embankment, Chelsea Old Church, Cheyne Walk and Dr Phenes House Of Mystery! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageChelsea Collection: The Quadrangle - Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London

The Quadrangle - Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageChelsea Collection: Irony of a sweet child wearing an HMS Furious cap

Irony of a sweet child wearing an HMS Furious cap
HMS Furious - somewhat ironic picture showing an old soldier and the least likely ilor of the HMS Furious, a sweet little child in a sailor suit. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageChelsea Collection: Chelsea Pensioner reads the latest news from the Boer War

Chelsea Pensioner reads the latest news from the Boer War
A Chelsea Pensioner reads the latest news from the front (during the Second Anglo-Boer War). Date: 1900

Background imageChelsea Collection: Grand Aerostatic Balloon - Blanchard

Grand Aerostatic Balloon - Blanchard
Grand Aerostatic Balloon in which M. Blanchard ascended from the Royal Military Academy at Little Chelsea, 16 October 1784. [C.F.A. Pierce Collection]

Background imageChelsea Collection: Hibiscus syriacus, rose of althea and Ketmia syrorum, flore

Hibiscus syriacus, rose of althea and Ketmia syrorum, flore albo. Dried specimens taken from the museum herbarium. Plants from Chelsea Physick Garden

Background imageChelsea Collection: Nerine sarniensis, Guernsey lily

Nerine sarniensis, Guernsey lily
Drawing by Georg Dionysius Ehert. Image from The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 1

Background imageChelsea Collection: Entrance to Kensington & Chelsea District School, Banstead

Entrance to Kensington & Chelsea District School, Banstead
Entrance to the Kensington & Chelsea District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme). As well as cottage homes, each housing 40 children

Background imageChelsea Collection: Visit by HM The Queen Mother to Chelsea Fire Station

Visit by HM The Queen Mother to Chelsea Fire Station on 4 July 1996, with Chief Fire Officer Robinson, ACO Gill and others

Background imageChelsea Collection: An overturned lorry spills its load, Cheyne Walk

An overturned lorry spills its load, Cheyne Walk
Road traffic accident - an overturned lorry spills its load of water coolers across the road at 91 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea

Background imageChelsea Collection: Firefighters at Royal Hospital Chelsea

Firefighters at Royal Hospital Chelsea
Firefighters during a pump exercise at Royal Hospital Chelsea, SW London



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