Chelsea Collection (page 9)

Chelsea Hospital, lying-in-state of Duke of Wellington
The crowd going into Chelsea Hospital to see the lying in state of the Duke of Wellington who had died on 14th September 1852 at Walmer Castle. Date: 1852

Metropolitan Police B Division officers playing draughts
Officers of the Metropolitan Police B Division playing draughts during a rest break at the station. Two men are sitting at a table playing, with four men standing and watching. Date: circa 1930s

Just As it Used to Be by Fred Purvis
A lively scene of revelry in a Chelsea artists studio showing some Bright Young Things of the 1920s dancing, drinking and smoking at a party

Turners House, Chelsea, London Date: c. 1900s

House of Thomas Carlyle in Chelsea, London Date: c. 1900s

Pensioners Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London Date: circa 1907

Chelsea Polytechnic, Manresa Road, London
The Chelsea College of Art and Design was originally an integral school of the South-Western Polytechnic, which opened at Manresa Road, Chelsea

Richard Yates
RICHARD YATES churchman, rector of Ashen, Essex, and chaplain of Chelsea Hospital, historian of Bury St Edmunds. Date: 1769 - 1834

London / Cheyne Walk
Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. Famous former residents include David Lloyd George, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, George Eliot, James Whistler, Mrs Gaskell and J.M.W. Turner. Date: 18th century

King & Eight Bells Pub
The King and Eight Bells public house, Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London, once a popular haunt of Londons artistic Bohemian set. Date: 1930s

Chelsea Foreshore
Stretching along the foreshore to the west of Chelsea Bridge, London, is this long line of old sailing barges. This Barges Graveyard houses many bohemian artistic Londoners. Date: 1940s

Chelsea Physic Gardens
A corner of the water garden at Chelsea Physic Gardens, London, England. Date: 1960s

Georgian Windows
Oriel and bay windows on a Georgian town house, 102 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. Date: circa 1800

Botanic Garden, Chelsea, London
Colour drawing of the Botanic (Physic) Garden, Chelsea, London, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. The statue is of Sir (Dr) Hans Sloane. 1844

3 Cheyne Walk Chelsea
3 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, left to right are Carry, Count, Josephine. Date: circa 1840s

Cadogan Street, Chelsea, London
A March along Cadogan Street, Chelsea - a banner for the St Simon Zelotes Church, 40 Milner Street, Upper Chelsea, London. " For God and Church". Date: 1916

Turner / Cheyne Walk
JMW TURNER House in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, where the artist died on 19 December 1851 Date: 1775 - 1851

Inmates of the Chelsea workhouse, London
Elderly male inmates relax in a garden of the Chelsea workhouse, London. Some are smoking pipes, some are reading newspapers, others are feeding birds

Lady Mary Pakenham in her studio
Lady Mary Pakenham (later Lady Mary Clive) in her Chelsea studio, painting

Kensington & Chelsea District School, infirmary
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Kensington & Chelsea District School, gymnasium
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Kensington & Chelsea District School, gym team
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Kensington & Chelsea District School, boys group photo
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

The FA Cup Final 1922 held at Chelseas Stamford Bridge Ground in London, contested between Huddersfield and Preston in a Lancashire against Yorshire War of the Roses

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

Chelsea Old Church and the Embankment, 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

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

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

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

Old Moravian Chapel, Chelsea, London

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

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

Chelsea Bridge
Chelsea suspension bridge

Chelsea Physick Garden
River view of the Physick Garden, Chelsea

Beaufort House, Chelsea

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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