Chelsea Collection (page 3)

View of the River Thames from Chelsea, London, 1750. In the foreground a woman guides a child along the top of a wall

View of Sandford Manor House, Waterford Road, Chelsea, 1869. The house is also known as Nell Gwynnes house

Mars and Venus, or Sir Cecil chastised, 1784. Artist: Samuel Collings
Mars and Venus, or Sir Cecil chastised, 1784. Sir Cecil Wray stands between a Chelsea Pensioner and a servant-maid. One of many satires on Wrays unpopular election proposals to abolish Chelsea

Mars and Venus... Chelsea, Kensington, London, 1784. Artist: Samuel Collings
Mars and Venus... Chelsea, Kensington, London, 1784. Sir Cecil Wray is standing between a Chelsea Pensioner and a servant-maid. The maid is standing on a paper inscribed Tax on servants

Head of the River for Schools, (rowing race on the Thames, London), after c1925. The start of a school boat race, with Albert Bridge in the distance

Its most hinfamous to let these here steamers out on a Sunday... 1834. Artist
Its most hinfamous to let these here steamers out on a Sunday. If this is Chelsea Reach, I am afraid it will make me wery sick, 1834

The Cadogan Arms Inn, Kings Road, Chelsea, London, c1840. A horse drawn omnibus waits outside, people come and go, and a two wheeled cab approaches from the left

View of Stanley Grove, Kings Road, Chelsea, London, c1825. Artist: Louis Haghe
View of Stanley Grove, Kings Road, Chelsea, London, c1825. A large house set in landscaped grounds with open lawns, trees and classical statues. A gardener uses a roller to keep the lawn even

Chelsea Pensioners reading the gazette of the Battle of Waterloo, Chelsea, London, 1815. Scene of excitement outside the Duke of York public house as Chelsea Pensioners and others

A Chelsea Pensioner, Chelsea, London, c1830. A war veteran in the traditional red uniform of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea

The Chelsea Pensioner, Chelsea, London, c1840. A war veteran in the traditional red uniform of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea sits reading from a newspaper to a young boy

View of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, 1775. Artist: Peter Mazell
View of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, 1775. The facade of the Royal Hospital, with figures walking in the foreground

A fair held in the gardens of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, c1842. Well-to-do people - the men in top hats - watch a military band

View of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, 1751. The Royal Hospital and its formal gardens seen from the River Thames with sailing boats and rowing boats

Bird s-eye view of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, c1750. Artist: Sutton Nicholls
Bird s-eye view of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, c1750. The Royal Hospital with formal gardens and walkways leading down to the River Thames where boats pass up and down

The Royal Hospital and Ranelagh House, Chelsea, London, c1800. The Royal Hospital, reflected in the River Thames, with Ranelagh House and the Rotunda, right, and boats on the river

Jubilee Venetian masquerade ball in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, 1749. Artist
Jubilee Venetian masquerade ball in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, 1749. People in fancy dress for a masquerade ball; some are dressed as monks and nuns, sultans or cossacks

The Chinese Building and Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, c1750. Artist
The Chinese Building and Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, c1750. People stroll in the gardens or ride in boats along the canal

The Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, c1750. Artist: Thomas Bowles
The Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, c1750. Interior of the fashionable Rotunda where the well-to-do came to see and be seen

An eighteenth-century dandy in Ranelagh Gardens, London, 1772. A macaroni or dandy in powdered wig, lace shirt and knee-britches, with a sword, and carrying a three-cornered hat in his left hand

View of the Black Lion Inn, London, 1860. Artist: Walter Greaves
View of the Black Lion Inn, London, 1860. An inn and the street outside, with a lamppost, left. Signs advertise wine and spirits, and tea gardens

Chelsea Bridge, London, c1860. The recently-opened Chelsea Bridge with a steamship passing underneath it; passengers and boatmen in the foreground

West view of Chelsea Bridge, London, c1760. Artist: William Lodge
West view of Chelsea Bridge, London, c1760. The bridge over the River Thames in rural Chelsea with figures in the foreground

The fleet of the City steamboats passing in review order off Chelsea, London, c1860. A convoy of steamships proceeds up the river watched by crowds in the foreground

Aerial view of the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort, Chelsea, London, c1720. Artist
Aerial view of the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort, Chelsea, London, c1720. A large house surrounded by formal gardens leading down to the River Thames where boats pass up and down

The Chelsea Water Works, London, 1752. Artist: John Boydell
The Chelsea Water Works, London, 1752. People including women with large hooped skirts stroll in front of the waterworks. At left is a water barrel on a cart

The River Thames at Battersea, London, 1795. Artist: Joseph Constantine Stadler
The River Thames at Battersea, London, 1795. View of Battersea, the River Thames and Chelsea from East Wandsworth, showing farm animals and the surrounding countryside

Knightsbridge Fire Station, No 16 Basil Street, Chelsea, London, 1939. Interior of the station showing fire engines and ladders. Advertisement says Join the London Auxiliary Fire Service

View of Cadogan Pier with boats on the River Thames, Chelsea, London, c1860. The Albert Bridge is on the left of the picture

Earl Okin, songwriter and jazz singer / musician, Cadogan Hall, London, 2006. Artist
Earl Okin, songwriter and jazz singer/musician, Cadogan Hall, London, 2006

The Old Physic Garden of the Society of Apothecaries at Chelsea, 1750, 1890. Artist
The Old Physic Garden of the Society of Apothecaries at Chelsea, 1750, 1890

Coloured football favours and match programmes for sale, Walham Green, London, 20th century. Near Stamford Bridge, the ground of the Chelsea Football Club

A View of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea and the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, London, 1751. The Royal Hospital and its formal gardens seen from the River Thames with sailing boats and rowing boats

Houseboats, Chelsea Embankment, London

Statue of Sir Thomas More in front of Chelsea Old Church, Cheyne Walk, London. More (1478-1535) was Henry VIIIs Lord Chancellor

The Attic Study, Carlyle House, Chelsea, 1904. Carlyles House, in the district of Chelsea, in central London, England, was the home acquired by the historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle

Ranelagh in 1752, after Canaletti, c1750, (1904). Artist: Charles Grignion
Ranelagh in 1752, after Canaletti, c1750, (1904). After Giovanni Antonio Canaletto (1697-1768). Ranelagh Gardens were public pleasure gardens located in Chelsea, then just outside London

Turners House, Chelsea, 1929. From Old London, A Series of 25 Willss Cigarettes cards. [W.D. & H.O. Wills, London, 1929]

With Disabled Ex-Service Men, 1922 (1937). The Duke of York meeting injured servicemen at the England versus Scotland football match at Stamford Bridge, London, May 1922

At YMCA Sports Carnival, 1919 (1937). The Duke of York (1895-1952) visiting the YMCA Sports Carnival at Stamford Bridge, London, in May 1919

Royal Hospital, Chelsea, c1890 (1911). The Royal Hospital was founded by King Charles II (1630-1685) in 1682 as a retreat for veterans

The Pavilion, Hans Place, Chelsea, c1810 (1911). Artist: Thomas Mann Baynes
The Pavilion, Hans Place, Chelsea, c1810 (1911). Views of Hans Place Pavilion, designed by architect Henry Holland (1745-1806)

The Manor House at Chelsea, built by Henry VIII, c1810 (1911). King Henry VIII (1491-1547) moved to Chelsea in 1510. He began building his New Manor House, also known as Chelsea Palace in the 1540s

Chelsea Power Station, c1927, (1927). Artist: Reginald Belfield
Chelsea Power Station, c1927, (1927). Lots Road Power Station is a disused coal and later oil-fired power station on the River Thames at Lots Road in Chelsea, London

Chelsea Shops, c1855, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Chelsea Shops, c1855, (1904). From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]

Chelsea Wharf, 1863, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Chelsea Wharf, 1863, (1904). From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]

Interior of Crosby Hall, 1902. Artist: Thomas Robert Way
Interior of Crosby Hall, 1902. From Ancient Royal Palaces in and Near London. [John Lane, London and New York, 1902]

Swan Court, Chelsea, 1932. Swan Court, Chelsea Manor Street, London SW3. From The Studio Volume 103. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1932]

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