Survey of London: Volume 2, Chelsea, Pt I

This first of two volumes on Chelsea details significant buildings in Paradise Row and in Cheyne Walk.

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Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Members of the Committee iii-vi
Description of the plates viii-xi
List of illustrations xii-xiii
Preface xv-xvii
Paradise Row, south side: Walpole House 3-7
Paradise Row, south side: Gough House 8-9
Paradise Row, south side: No. 73 Royal Hospital Road 10
Paradise Row, south side: Nos. 67-69 Royal Hospital Road and No. 1 Swan Walk 11-12
Paradise Row, south side: Nos. 2-4 Swan Walk 13-14
Paradise Row, south side: The Physic Garden 15-22
Paradise Row, north side: Nos. 2a, 3a and 4-7 (formerly) Queens Road West 23-28
Paradise Row, north side: Nos. 14 and 15 Royal Hospital Road 29
Paradise Row, north side: No. 41 (formerly) Queen's Road West 30
Cheyne Walk: No. 1 31-33
Cheyne Walk: No. 2 34-35
Cheyne Walk: No. 3 36-37
Cheyne Walk: No. 4 38-41
Cheyne Walk: No. 5 42-44
Cheyne Walk: No. 6 45-49
Cheyne Walk: No. 15 50-53
Cheyne Walk: Queen's House (No. 16) 54-60
Cheyne Walk: No. 17 and Don Saltero's Coffee House (No. 18) 61-64
Cheyne Walk: The Manor House, and Nos. 19-26 65-75
Cheyne Walk: Shrewsbury House, and Nos. 43-45 76-81
Cheyne Walk: Nos. 46-48 82-83
Cheyne Walk: Prospect Place (Nos. 62 and 63) 84-87
Index 88-103
Map of Chelsea (Plate 1): Map of Chelsea (1894-6) 1
Plate 2: Plan of Walpole House 2
Plate 3: Drawing Room, Walpole House 3
Plate 4: Chimney-piece in drawing room, Walpole House 4
Plate 5: Lead cistern, Walpole House 5
Plate 6: Garden buildings, Walpole House 6
Plate 7: Gough House from Paradise Row 7
Plate 8: Gough House from the river, 1720 8
Plate 9: Gough House (The Victoria Hospital for Children), 1908 9
Plate 10: No. 1 Swan Walk and Nos. 67 to 69 Royal Hospital Road 10
Plate 11: No. 1 Swan Walk; front door 11
Plate 12: Plan of the Physic Garden (1732) 12
Plate 13: Plan of the Physic Garden (1751) 13
Plate 14: The Physic Garden showing two of the Cedars 14
Plate 15: The Statue of Sir Hans Sloane in the Physic Garden 15
Plate 16: Lead cistern in the Physic Garden 16
Plate 17: North-east end of Paradise Row. 17
Plate 18: Paradise Row from the east 18
Plate 19: Paradise Row (Nos. 3a and 4) 19
Plate 20: Paradise Row; wrought-iron gate (No. 3a) 20
Plate 21: Paradise Row; garden front of east end 21
Plate 22: Paradise Row from the west 22
Plate 23: Paradise Row; doorway (No. 7) 23
Plate 24: Modern "Gothic" shop front 24
Plate 25: East end of Cheyne Walk 25
Plate 26: Doorway from No. 12, Cheyne Walk. 26
Plate 27: Chimney-piece from Radnor House 27
Plate 28: Nos. 3 and 4 Cheyne Walk 28
Plate 29: No. 3 Cheyne Walk; doorway 29
Plate 30: No. 3 Cheyne Walk; hall 30
Plate 31: No. 3 Cheyne Walk; staircase. 31
Plate 32: No. 3 Cheyne Walk, chimney-piece and stair 32
Plate 33: No. 4 Cheyne Walk; wrought-iron gate. 33
Plate 34: No. 4 Cheyne Walk; wrought-iron gate 34
Plate 35: No. 4 Cheyne Walk; front doorway 35
Plate 36: No. 4 Cheyne Walk; detail of front doorway 36
Plate 37: No. 4 Cheyne Walk; front doorway 37
Plate 38: No. 4 Cheyne Walk; staircase 38
Plate 39: No. 4 Cheyne Walk; fireplace, ground floor 39
Plate 40: No. 4 Cheyne Walk, chimney-pieces 40
Plate 41: No. 5 Cheyne Walk; wrought-iron gates 41
Plate 42: No. 5 Cheyne Walk; wrought-iron gates 42
Plate 43: No. 5 Cheyne Walk; staircase 43
Plate 44: No. 5 Cheyne Walk; lead vase 44
Plate 45: Portrait of Dr Bartholomew Dominiceti 45
Plate 46: No. 6 Cheyne Walk 46
Plate 47: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; ground plan 47
Plate 48: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; gate and railing 48
Plate 49: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; gate and railing 49
Plate 50: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; front doorway 50
Plate 51: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; view from the garden 51
Plate 52: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; garden entrance 52
Plate 53: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; stairs and hall 53
Plate 54: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; hall 54
Plate 55: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; staircase 55
Plate 56: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; staircase 56
Plate 57: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; dining room 57
Plate 58: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; iron grille 58
Plate 59: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; iron grille 59
Plate 60: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; wood grille, first floor 60
Plate 61: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; staircase 61
Plate 62: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; lead rain-water head 62
Plate 63: No. 6 Cheyne Walk; lead cistern 63
Plate 64: No. 15 Cheyne Walk 64
Plate 65: No. 15 Cheyne Walk; wrought-iron gates 65
Plate 66: No. 15 Cheyne Walk; front door 66
Plate 67: Queen's House 67
Plate 68: Queen's House; wrought-iron gate and lower part of house 68
Plate 69: Queen's House; gate and railings 69
Plate 70: Queen's House; wrought-iron gate 70
Plate 71: Queen's House; wrought-iron gate 71
Plate 72: Queen's House; garden front 72
Plate 73: Queen's House; hall from dining room 73