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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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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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Illustration for the property section of The Notebook Magazine, London.
You can see the complete project at Walking Through SW3
St. Leonard`s Terrace, Chelsea, London SW3.
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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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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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In POST POP: EAST MEETS WEST exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery.
Michael, 2001 by Gary Hume
Gloss paint on aluminium
122 cm diameter
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Taken 5th November 2017 at Edgware Bus Station.
This route currently operates from Garston garage between Edgware Bus Station and Harrow Bus Station.
A large and imposing former corner pub with the name still intact, though it's now a wedding dress shop called David Fielden (and a florist).
Address: 241 Fulham Road.
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Silybum Marianum - it increases breast milk: any takers??
Physic Garden, Chelsea, SW3
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It is hardy to zone 7 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soil. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires dry or moist soil. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure.
Edible Parts: Flowers; Leaves; Root; Stem.
Edible Uses: Coffee; Oil.
Root - raw or cooked. A mild flavour and somewhat mucilaginous texture[K]. When boiled, the roots resemble salsify (Tragopogon hispanicus). Leaves - raw or cooked. The very sharp leaf-spines must be removed first, which is quite a fiddly operation. The leaves are quite thick and have a mild flavour when young, at this time they are quite an acceptable ingredient of mixed salads, though they can become bitter in hot dry weather. When cooked they make an acceptable spinach substitute. It is possible to have leaves available all year round from successional sowings[K]. Flower buds - cooked[1, 238]. A globe artichoke substitute, they are used before the flowers open. The flavour is mild and acceptable, but the buds are quite small and even more fiddly to use than globe artichokes. Stems - raw or cooked. They are best peeled and can be soaked to reduce the bitterness. Palatable and nutritious, they can be used like asparagus or rhubarb or added to salads. They are best used in spring when they are young[105]. A good quality oil is obtained from the seeds[4]. The roasted seed is a coffee substitute[21, 46, 61, 183].
Medicinal Uses
Plants For A Future can not take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of plants. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant medicinally.
Astringent; Bitter; Cholagogue; Diaphoretic; Diuretic; Emetic; Emmenagogue; Hepatic; Homeopathy; Stimulant; Stomachic; Tonic.
Blessed thistle has a long history of use in the West as a remedy for depression and liver problem]. Recent research has confirmed that it has a remarkable ability to protect the liver from damage resulting from alcoholic and other types of poisoning. The whole plant is astringent, bitter, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, hepatic, stimulant, stomachic and tonic. It is used internally in the treatment of liver and gall bladder diseases, jaundice, cirrhosis, hepatitis and poisoning. The plant is harvested when in flower and dried for later use. Silymarin, an extract from the seed, acts on the membranes of the liver cells preventing the entry of virus toxins and other toxic compounds and thus preventing damage to the cells. It also dramatically improves liver regeneration in hepatitis, cirrhosis, mushroom poisoning and other diseases of the liver. German research suggests that silybin (a flavonoid component of the seed) is clinically useful in the treatment of severe poisoning by Amanita mushrooms. Seed extracts are produced commercially in Europe. Regeneration of the liver is particularly important in the treatment of cancer since this disease is always characterized by a severely compromised and often partially destroyed liver[K]. A homeopathic remedy is obtained from equal parts of the root and the seed with its hulls still attached. It is used in the treatment of liver and abdominal disorders[9].
Other Uses: Green manure; Oil.
A good green manure plant, producing a lot of bulk for incorporation into the soil[K].
Cultivation details
Succeeds in any well-drained fertile garden soil[1, 200]. Prefers a calcareous soil and a sunny position. Hardy to about -15°c. The blessed thistle is a very ornamental plant that was formerly cultivated as a vegetable crop. Young plants are prone to damage from snails and slugs. Plants will often self sow freely.
Propagation
Seed - if sown in situ during March or April, the plant will usually flower in the summer and complete its life cycle in one growing season. The seed can also be sown from May to August when the plant will normally wait until the following year to flower and thus behave as a biennial. The best edible roots should be produced from a May/June sowing, whilst sowing the seed in the spring as well as the summer should ensure a supply of edible leaves all year round.
A gastropub makeover of an existing boozer, rather nice with some decent beers and a pool hall ("billiards room") upstairs. Since refurbished again. (Photo of it prior to refurbishment in 2008.) (View of tiling in side doorway.)
Address: 298 Kings Road.
Owner: ETM Group (former); TCG Acquisitions (former); Tattershall Castle Group (former); Punch Taverns [Spirit Group] (former).
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Autumn colours in the Physic Garden: the Curator's house in in the background.
The Chelsea Physic Garden was founded in 1673, as the Apothecaries' Garden, with the purpose of training apprentices in identifying plants. The location was chosen as the proximity to the river created a warmer microclimate allowing the survival of many non-native plants - such as the largest outdoor fruiting olive tree in Britain - and more importantly, to allow plants to survive harsh British winters. The river was also important as a transport route that linked the garden to other open spaces such as Putney Heath, facilitating easy movements of both plants and botanists. In fact the garden has always sought to achieve good communications with others working in the same field: by the 1700's it had initiated an international botanic garden seed exchange system, which continues to this day.
Some years later, Dr. Hans Sloane, after whom the nearby locations of Sloane Square and Sloane Street were named, purchased the Manor of Chelsea from Charles Cheyne. This purchase of about 4 acres was leased to the Society of Apothecaries for £5 a year in perpetuity.
Environments for supporting different types of plants were built, including the pond rock garden, constructed from a variety of rock types, namely stones from the Tower of London, Icelandic lava (brought to the garden by Sir Joseph Banks in 1772 on a ship named St. Lawrence), fused bricks and flint. This curious structure has been listed Grade II* and is the oldest rock garden in England on view to the public. It was completed on 16th August 1773.
In 1848 Robert Fortune used Wardian cases, which are rather like miniature greenhouses, to transport seedlings of Camelia sinensis (tea) from China leading to the establishment of the tea industry in India.
In 1876 the Garden enlarged its educational aspirations by deciding to run a lecture course for young women who were training as botany teachers. At the end of the 19th century the trustees of the City Parochial Foundation agreed to take over the running of the Garden from the Society of Apothecaries. In 1983 The Garden became a registered charity and open to the general public for the first time.
The Chelsea Physic Garden has developed a major role in public education focusing on the renewed interest in natural medicine. The Garden of World Medicine which is Britain's first garden of ethnobotany (or the study of the botany of different ethnic groups and indigenous peoples) is laid out together with a new Pharmaceutical Garden.
Now a clothing store, but sensitively adapted to the former pub facade.
Address: 72 Kings Road (formerly at Colville Terrace).
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