Chelsea, London

Chelsea is a well-known area in London. It was a borough, but now it is in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

It is an area where the property values are very high, and the shops and facilities cater to wealthy people. It is the home of Sloane Square, the King's Road and Chelsea F.C. It was the centre of Swinging London in the 1960s, and is still a centre of the fashion trade. Sloane Street is one of London's premier shopping destinations, with high-end fashion or jewellery boutiques such as Cartier, Tiffany & Co., Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Gucci, Harrods, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Jimmy Choo, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Valentino, Bvlgari, Gianni Versace and Graff.

Chelsea, London Media

• Chelsea Library and Town Hall, Kings Road SW3 (geograph 2752474).jpg

  Chelsea Library and Town Hall, King's Road SW3

• Royal-hospital-chel-fig.jpg

  Figure Court of Royal Hospital Chelsea

• Rhc-charles2.jpg

  Statue of King Charles II on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea

• Chelsea thomas more statue 1.jpg

  Statue of Thomas More on Cheyne Walk with Chelsea Old Church in the background (2006)

• Chelsea Bridge, River Thames, London, England.jpg

  Chelsea Bridge from the south bank

• Wildehouse.JPG

  Oscar Wilde's house on Tite Street, Chelsea

• Chelsea crosby hall 1.jpg

  Crosby Hall on Cheyne Walk. Parts of this building date back to the time of Richard III, its first owner. But it is not native to Chelsea – it is a survivor of the Great Fire of London. It was shipped brick by brick from Bishopsgate in 1910 after being threatened with demolition. (January 2006)

• Chelsea1885.png

  The Chelsea parliamentary constituency (1885) was coterminous with the ancient parish of Chelsea. The northern exclave of Kensal Town is shown.

• Chelsea Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg

  The Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea in 1916

• 

  Chelsea pensioners in scarlet coats and tricorne hats at the Founder's Day parade in the Royal Hospital Chelsea