The best of Chelsea by the people who know - Cadogan

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Foreword
by Viscount Chelsea,
Chairman, Cadogan
Three hundred years ago this year,
the eminent physician and collector
Sir Hans Sloane bought the Manor of
Chelsea – a collection of 11 houses,
a handful of tenements and 166
acres of what was then countryside
and farmland.
Today, Chelsea is a thriving and
densely populated residential district,
an upmarket shopping and dining
destination and one of London’s
iconic urban villages, buzzing with
history and culture. It is noted for its
style, its friendliness and – yes, on
occasion – its artistic eccentricity.
For Cadogan, 2012 is a year of
celebration: it is the 300th
anniversary of the birth of modern
Chelsea, the year of the Olympics
and – importantly – the Diamond
Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
This intimate guide to Chelsea –
rather more comprehensive than the
few pages devoted to the district in
most London guides – is part of that
celebration; an affectionate tribute to
the people famous and forgotten
who have made Chelsea what it is
today.
We hope you enjoy browsing through
the guide and strolling around
Chelsea’s streets and squares.
There is much to see and
experience.
And here’s to the next 300 years.
Publisher: Erik Brown
Editor: Lucy Brown
Researcher: Alex Mackenzie
Design: Adrian Day and Andy Lowe
Sponsored by Cadogan.
Published in 2012 by
Publishing Business Ltd.
© Cadogan 2012
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