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Royal Hospital Chelsea
London SW3
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The Royal Chelsea Hospital was founded by Charles II being inspitred by the "Invalides" in Paris, therefore intended as an Asylum for war veterans. It is modeled after the Oxbridge colleges, and as such the Hospital is provided with a Master, Chaplain and carers, It has its own (dining) Hall, Chapel, and bedroom accommodation, a small post office and huge park-like grounds. Most inmates are provided with individual electric vehicles to zip around.
Around 400 guests are on board of the Sea Watch 3 vessel after a rescue mission at night of 165 people and a transfer of more guests from Pro Activia Open Arms vessel to the Sea Watch 3 vessel later that day.
Credit: Marcus Wiechmann // Sea-Watch e.V.
Some guests look out to the Italian shore during the morning light while heading to Disembarkation to Messina, Italy.
Credit: Marcus Wiechmann // Sea-Watch e.V.
King's Road shoppers on a rainy day in September 1983. This shot was taken on the north side of the road looking east towards Sloane Square, more or less opposite the iconic Chelsea Drugstore, which was still very much in business when I took this photo. See others in this set for images of the Drugstore.
Around 400 guests are on board of the Sea Watch 3 vessel after a rescue mission at night of 165 people and a transfer of more guests from Pro Activia Open Arms vessel to the Sea Watch 3 vessel later that day.
Credit: Marcus Wiechmann // Sea-Watch e.V.
TfL route 340 from Harrow to Edgware via Harrow Weald and Stanmore is currently worked by Wrightbus StreetDecks from Garston garage. SW3 is seen here arriving at Harrow Bus Station - and how nice to see the full destination on the blind rather than just "Harrow".
A pub on busy Kings Road.
Addresss: 119 Kings Road.
Former Name(s): The Commercial Tavern.
Owner: Greene King; Watney Combe Reid (former)
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Dead Pubs (history)
A bar/restaurant in a former pub building. As of late-2009 (after this photo was taken), it is being renovated following a fire, but it looks much the same (more recent photo from the front).
Address: 392 Kings Road (formerly at Park Terrace).
Former Name(s): The Man in the Moon.
Owner: Ricker Restaurants.
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A guest looks out on the Mediterranean sea from alongside the Sea Watch 3 vessel while heading to Disembarkation to Messina, Italy.
Credit: Marcus Wiechmann // Sea-Watch e.V.
Tango RHIB Team receives people from a wooden boat in distress by Bosun Kim who is on the wooden boat to perform help to the people.
Credit: Marcus Wiechmann // Sea-Watch e.V.
Promenades & Streetscapes
River Thames, South London
Chelsea SW3 & Wandsworth
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Immediately behind the bus stop is the jetty having access to the Cadogan Pier
Behind the jetty, dominating the picture, is the structure of the listed Victorian bridge which was threatened to be demolished by Local borough councillors, (in the early '60s): their plans were successfully derailed by a robust campaign initiated and led by Sir john Betjeman - the late Poet Laureate.
Illustration for the property section of The Notebook Magazine, London.
You can see the complete project at Walking Through SW3
It's such a well-heeled expensive area, and yet this pub is a great let-down, and far far too dark inside. (It was in the Good Beer Guide as the Grove Tavern.) Closed by 2017.
Address: 43-44 Beauchamp Place.
Former Name(s): JJ Murphy's; The Grove Tavern.
Owner: Punch Taverns (former); Whitbread (former).
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Dead Pubs (history)
The cinema at Chelsea, opened 1910.
Address: 279 Kings Road.
Former Name(s): UGC Chelsea; Virgin; MGM; Cannon; Classic 1-2-3-4 Chelsea; King's Road Theatre; Classic Curzon Cinema Chelsea; Essoldo Chelsea; Ritz; King's Picture Playhouse; Palaseum Rink and Picture Palace.
Owner: Cineworld (website); Vue (former).
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