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
Tag: Chelsea
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
Alpha Place
Second World War On the 9th October 1940 (though the exact date may be in doubt) an incendiary bomb landed on the roof of ‘Shrimpton’s
Tryon Street
Second World War It could be argued, and rather facetiously, that the place to be in Chelsea during World War Two was Tryon Street- a
Beaufort Street (including Beaufort Mansions)
Second World War There were twenty bombing incidents in Beaufort Street during WW2 and six incidents impacting on Beaufort Mansions. In the worst, around 50