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The museum tells the story of the British Army from the time of the Battle of Agincourt to the early 21st century. Admission is free. There are five permanent galleries, which are arranged chronologically:
Redcoats: The British Soldier 1415–1792
The Road to Waterloo (the Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815)
The Victorian Soldier
From World War to Cold War
The Modern Army
The museum also stages temporary exhibitions on more specific subjects. In February 2005, the current exhibition is A Most Desperate Undertaking:The British Army in the Crimea 1854–1856.
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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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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.
Peter Jones Department Store (the firm of Slater, Crabtree and Moberly, completed 1936), Sloane Square SW3, Chelsea, London.
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.
In POST POP: EAST MEETS WEST exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery.
By Rostislav Lebedev
Oil on canvas
205 x 275 cm
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Cottage Place elevation of the former Brompton Road Underground Station (Leslie Green, opened 1906, closed 1934), Cottage Place SW3, Chelsea, London.
Tucked behind the tall range of Victorian buildings along the Thames embankment, this small cottage painted pink at the corner with Swan walk, near the Physic Garden has an unusually large garden, by London Standards.
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The 1949 Obelisk in memory of the fallen soldiers of the 2nd Siks war in Punjab: the names read like an irish parish church register.
The victory of General Gough in Punjab brought him a title and a place in the House of Lords, the Crown the Kohinoor and the Irish soldiers an obelisk.