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London Chelsea SW3, Cadogan Estate,
King's Road, York Place, York Barracks
Saatchi Gallery, Russian Art 1960s-1980s
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The memorial to Sir Hans Sloane, at one time the Lord of the Manor of Chelsea is situated to the right of the picture by the huge firtree
Sir Thomas More's body is supposed to have been buried in an unmarked grave in this church.
Henry James's memorial Service was officiated here.
Promenades & Streetscapes
Chelsea SW3. The Thames Embankment,
& Wandsworth - Battersea SW18
Soon after WWII the oiks of the Kensigton & Chelsea Burough Council proposed to replace the old Albert Bridge (above) with a concrete structure....
Thanks to the effort of an old Chelsea resident and conservationist - the Poet Laureate John Betjeman (1906-1984), who rallied the residents against the sham, uneducated plutocracy the plan of replacing the old bridge was dropped and the old structure restored.
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Thames Embankment SW3 near Albert Bridge
Derwent Wood better known for the bronze of David for the Machine Guns Corps Memorial, Hyde Park Corner.
Peter Jones Department Store (the firm of Slater, Crabtree and Moberly, completed 1936), Sloane Square SW3, Chelsea, London.
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this was a wonderful pub full of charm especially because it was not tarted up and had genuinely local patrons and a friendly atmosphere. The chorister of St Luke's church opposite were reputed to use the Wellington as their watering hole.
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Tite Street SW3 Chelsea
NOTE: sadly, since taking this photo, this impressive ivy was removed when the builders erected their scaffolding and this corner lost its charm
In POST POP: EAST MEETS WEST exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery.
By Geoge Pusenkoff
Double Elvis (After Warhol), 1996
Acrylic on canvas
210 x 200 cm
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