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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.
Chelsea London SW3
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.
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An unusual and unexpected sight of an Art Nouveau windowsill metalwork in Fulham Road Chelsea
Peter Jones Department Store (the firm of Slater, Crabtree and Moberly, completed 1936), Sloane Square SW3, Chelsea, London.
St Saviour's, Walton Place, Chelsea, SW3
This picture was taken not so much for the contrast between this exquisite Victorian church and the 21st c contraptions parked alongside it as to illustrate an economic phenomenon where cars are discouraged in central London by huge restrictions, high taxes and draconian parking penalties, but also and mainly by the exorbitant price of fuel.
Until now the Italian Vespas were regarded a purely peninsular phenomenon - not it has reached the (British) Isles....
Looking like overgrown garden sheds, these distinctive buildings can still be found on the streets of London, offering shelter for the drivers of hansom cabs and hackney carriages (taxis) since 1875.
Because cab drivers weren't allowed to leave their vehicles when parked at a stand, it was difficult for them to get a hot meal while at work, so The Earl of Shaftesbury and a few philanthropic chums decided to create a cabbie's charity in 1874.
Entitled the Cabmen's Shelter Fund, the charity set out to construct and run shelters to provide cabbies with 'good and wholesome refreshments at moderate prices.'
Between 1875 and 1914, a total of 61 shelters were built at cost of around £200 each.
Because the shelters stood on a public highway, the police stipulated that they weren't allowed to be any larger than a horse and cart.
Even with those restrictions, the huts still managed to wedge in a working kitchen and accommodate between ten and thirteen men.
The shelters came with seats and tables and were stocked with books and newspapers, usually donated by the publishers and other benefactors. Gambling, drinking and swearing were strictly forbidden.
Still maintained by the Cabmen's Shelter Fund, thirteen of these shelters still exist (all now Grade II listed buildings)
The surviving shelters can be seen at:
Chelsea Embankment - near the Albert Bridge SW3
Embankment Place WC2
Grosvenor Gardens - west side of north garden SW1
Hanover Square - north of central garden
Kensington Park Road - outside numbers 8-10 W11
Kensington Road - north side W8
Pont Street SW1
Russell Square - west corner (previously in Leicester Square) WC1
St George's Square, Pimlico SW1
Temple Place WC2
Thurloe Place, Kensington - opp the Victoria & Albert Museum SW7
Warwick Avenue - Clifton Gardens W9
Wellington Place, St John's Wood NW8
Peter Jones Department Store (the firm of Slater, Crabtree and Moberly, completed 1936), Sloane Square SW3, Chelsea, London.
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E.M. Foster's "Howard's End" (1910) Margaret Schlegel meets again Henry Wilcox whilst she is walking on Chelsea Embankment and eventually marries him.
Chelsea London SW3
The 1849 Obelisk in memory of the fallen soldiers of ther 2nd Sikh 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.