Lettings agents in Chelsea: Lettings in London SW3 & SW10
Chelsea is a district of London, loosely defined by the area
around the King's Road, beginning at Sloane Square at one end,
and the "World's End" public house at the other, the
River Thames and the Victorian artists' district to the south,
and some parts between the King's Road and the Fulham Road. The
eastern boundary is defined by the River Westbourne, which is
now in a pipe above Sloane Square Underground and Counter's Creek
provided the original western boundary. The district is part of
the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Although the heady days of the Sixties are long gone the King's
Road still retains its charm and character and is an excellent
street for shopping. As a residential area Chelsea has a reputation
for elegance and is therefore home to many a celebrity. The properties
are smart and can command high rental figures.
Chelsea History
The King's Road was named for Charles II, recalling the king's private road from St James's Palace to Fulham, which was maintained until the reign of George IV. According to Encyclopædia Britannica "the better residential portion of Chelsea is the eastern, near Sloane Street and along the river; the western, extending north to Fulham Road, is mainly a poor quarter". And it is so today.
The memorials in the churchyard of St Luke near the river, known as the Old Church, illustrate much of the history of Chelsea. Chelsea was once famous for the manufacture of Chelsea buns (a Chelsea bun is made from a long strip of sweet dough tightly coiled, with currants trapped between the layers, and topped with sugar). Chelsea is still famous for its "Chelsea China" ware, though the works were sold in 1769, and moved to Derby. Examples of the original Chelsea ware fetch high values.
The best-known building is Chelsea Royal Hospital for invalid
soldiers, set up by Charles II and opened in 1694. The beautifully
proportioned building by Wren stands in extensive grounds. There
was also until recently the Duke of York's Barracks off the King's
Road, now a shopping mall. Chelsea Barracks, at the end of Lower
Sloane Street, is still in use - primarily by ceremonial troops
of the Household Division.
Famous Residents of Chelsea
Chelsea probably has more Blue Plaques than any other district of London. Some of the great and not-so-good who have lived here include:
James Bond (fictional) and John le Carre's Smiley.
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel and Isambard Kingdom Brunel (civil engineers)
(Cheyne Walk)
George Eliot
Elizabeth Gaskell
Mick Jagger and (at one time) all the Rolling Stones (h Grove)
Roger Keyes
Freddie Mercury (1 Logan Place, W8), the outer wall is covered
in graffiti and messages by Queen fans from around the world,
particularly from Japan.
Sylvia Pankhurst (Cheyne Walk)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Gerald Scarfe and Jane Asher
Algernon Swinburne
Margaret Thatcher (Flood Street)
William Turner
James McNeill Whistler
Oscar Wilde (Tite Street)
Agatha Christie
Francis Bacon
Bob Marley composed his hit "I Shot The Sheriff" in
a one-bedroom flat off Cheyne Walk in the mid-Seventies.
Gwyneth Paltrow has recently put in an offer for a £1.25
million apartment just off the King's Road. Johnny Depp rented
a property on the King's Road for the duration of filming Finding
Neverland, which follows the life of J.M. Barrie, creator of Peter
Pan.
Travel Links to Chelsea
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Sloane Square (Circle & District lines), South Kensington (Circle, District and Piccadilly lines), Gloucester Road (Circle, District and Piccadilly lines)
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Clapham Common Railway Station
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Motorway Junction M4 Junction 1
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Airport London City
Primary Schools in Chelsea
Ashburnham
Blantyre Street
Chelsea, London
SW10 0DT
020 7352 5740
Avondale Park
Sirdar Road
Chelsea, London
SW11 4EE
020 7727 7727
Christ Church CE
1 Robinson Street
South Kensington, London
SW3 4AA
020 7352 5708
Colville
Lonsdale Road
Portobello Road
Chelsea, London
SW11 2DF
020 7229 6540
Fox
Kensington Place
Kensington Church Street
Kensington, London
W8 7PP
020 7727 7637
Holy Trinity CE
Sedding Street
Belgravia, London
SW1X 9DE
020 7730 5320
Marlborough
Draycott Avenue
South Kensington, London
SW3 3AP
020 7589 8553
Oratory RC
Bury Walk
Cale Street
South Kensington, London
SW3 6QH
020 7589 5900
Secondary Schools in Chelsea
Holland Park School
Airlie Gardens, Campden Hill Road, Kensington, London, W8 7AF
Telephone: 020 7727 5631 Fax: 020 7908
St Thomas More Language College
Cadogan Street, South Kensington, London, SW3 2QS
Telephone: 0207 589 9734 Fax: 020 7823 7968
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
Addison Road, Holland Park, London, W14 8BZ
Telephone: 020 7603 8478 Fax: 020 7602 3124
Libraries in Chelsea
Chelsea Library
Old Town Hall, Kings Rd, South Kensington, London, SW3 5EZ
Tel: 020 7352 6056
Doctors in Chelsea
Drs Russell Jeremy,Hawley Kate & Nielsen Ebba
5, Paultons Square, South Kensington, London, SW3 5AP
Tel: 020 7352 6464
Dr Eleanor F Shaw
Worlds End Health Centre, 529, Kings Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10
0UD
Tel: 020 7351 0357
The Good Practice (Dr.E.Sinclair)
409, Kings Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10 0LR
Tel: 020 7351 1766
Dr M.E Clarke
104, Oakley St, South Kensington, London, SW3 5NR
Tel: 020 7352 1991
Dr W.M Robarts
31, Sloane Avenue, South Kensington, London, SW3 3JB
Tel: 020 7589 6666
Dr A.J Rose MRCGP
5, Sloane Avenue, South Kensington, London, SW3 3JD
Tel: 020 7581 3187
Dr D.M Geddes
Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney St, South Kensington, London,
SW3 6NP
Tel: 020 7351 8182
Dr S Parameshwaran
269, Old Brompton Rd, Earls Court, Chelsea, London, SW5 9JA
Tel: 020 7370 2643
Dentists in Chelsea
Healthy Mouths
147, Kings Rd, South Kensington, London, SW3 5TX
Tel: 020 7352 1840
V.F Hillman
57, Markham St, South Kensington, London, SW3 3NR
Tel: 020 7352 5658
The Brompton Dental Clinic
221-225, Old Brompton Rd, Chelsea, London, SW5 0EA
Tel: 020 7370 0055
T.C Yeoh BDS & Associates
4 World's End Place, King's Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10 0HE
Tel: 020 7352 0926
R.G Morris
57, Markham St, South Kensington, London, SW3 3NR
Tel: 020 7584 1773
Pubs, Bars, Cafés and Restaurants in Chelsea
Queen's Head
27, Tryon St, South Kensington, London, SW3 3LG
Tel: 020 7589 0262
Bardo Bar Ltd
196, Fulham Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10 9PJ
Tel: 020 7351 1747
The Hour Glass
279, Brompton Rd, South Kensington, London, SW3 2DY
Tel: 020 7581 2840
Goat in Boots
333, Fulham Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10 9QL
Tel: 020 7352 1384
Hollywood Arms
Hollywood Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10 9HX
Tel: 020 7349 7840
The Bunch of Grapes
207, Brompton Rd, South Kensington, London, SW3 1LA
Tel: 020 7589 4944
Cadogan Arms
298, Kings Rd, South Kensington, London, SW3 5UG
Tel: 020 7352 1645
Fox & Pheasant
1, Billing Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10 9UJ
Tel: 020 7352 2943
Front Page Pubs Ltd
6, Camera Place, Chelsea, London, SW10 0BH
Tel: 020 7352 6465
The Phene Arms
9, Phene St, Chelsea, South Kensington, London, SW3 5NY
Tel: 020 7352 3294
Eight Over Eight Ltd
392, Kings Rd, South Kensington, London, SW3 5UZ
Tel: 020 7349 9934
Nirvana Restaurant
430, Kings Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10 0LJ
Tel: 020 7352 7771
Aubergine Restaurant
11, Park Walk, Chelsea, London, SW10 0AJ
Tel: 020 7352 3449
Chelsea Kitchen
98, Kings Rd, South Kensington, London, SW3 4TZ
Tel: 020 7589 1330
Benihana
77, Kings Rd, South Kensington, London, SW3 4NX
Tel: 020 7376 7799
Tandoori of Chelsea
153, Fulham Rd, South Kensington, London, SW3 6SN
Tel: 020 7589 7617
El Blason
8-9, Blacklands Terrace, South Kensington, London, SW3 2SP
Tel: 020 7823 7383
Chelsea Meze
294, Fulham Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10 9EW
Tel: 020 7351 0044
Pizza Express plc
363, Fulham Rd, Chelsea, London, SW10 9TN
Tel: 020 7352 5300
Lucio
257, Fulham Rd, South Kensington, London, SW3 6HY
Tel: 020 7823 3007
The Gaucho Grill
89, Sloane Avenue, South Kensington, London, SW3 3DX
Tel: 020 7584 9901
Krungtap 9 Restaurant
227, Old Brompton Rd, Chelsea, London, SW5 0EA
Tel: 020 7259 2314
Scalini Restaurant
1-3, Walton St, South Kensington, London, SW3 2JD
Tel: 020 7225 2301
Thai Noodle Bar
7, Park Walk, Chelsea, London, SW10 0AJ
Tel: 020 7352 7222
Poissonnerie de L'Avenue
82, Sloane Avenue, South Kensington, London, SW3 3DZ
Tel: 020 7589 2457
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