Trench shelters were a rapid and quick build solution for the construction of public air raid refuges in London during the Second World War. They
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Trying to find out the truth about Chelsea Hero GP Dr Richard Castillo’s murder in 1961
If any government authority knows it will always be able to find absolute or qualified statutory exemptions, and there are 23 of them, to refuse
Turk’s Row and Sloane Court East V1 doodlebug disaster
The slideshow above offers two views of the plaque unveiled in 1998 in memory of the V1 casualties as well as one view of the
Sloane Square Underground Station
Sloane Square was one of London’s first underground stations constructed for the Metropolitan and District Line in 1868. When the trains were powered by steam
Seaton Street (adjoining Cremorne Road)
Seaton Street is one of the lost streets of Chelsea, but certainly not forgotten. It was erased and eliminated from the map of Chelsea in
Bramerton Street
Bramerton Street has several strong historical resonances in the human and social narrative of Chelsea. It runs from Glebe Place to the King’s Road and