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Aug 1, 1086
Lord of the Manor
Aubrey de Vere is
Lord of the Manor of Kensington. -
Nov 4, 1086
Chelsea Manor
Doomsday Book lists
the Earl of Salisbury
owning Chelsea Manor -
Apr 5, 1520
Thomas More comes to Chelsea
Thomas More built a home
where Beaufort Street is today,
called Beaufort House. -
Nov 27, 1536
Henry follows
Henry VIII began building his New Manor House
known as Chelsea Palace.
The New Manor House was
a wedding present for Catherine Parr. -
New Manor House, new owner
After the English Civil War,
Henry VIII's New Manor House
is bought by the state and then sold to Charles Cheyne -
Construction begins
Charles II approves construction of
the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and modeled
on the Hotel des Invalides in Paris -
Royal Hospital opens
476 veteran soldiers are the
first to be admitted to the Royal Hospital Chelsea. -
Sir Hans Sloane
New Manor House is bought
by Sir Hans Sloane,
who lived there until his death in 1753. -
PRB
The Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood is founded. -
The Great Exhibition
The Great Exhibition (or Crystal Palace Exhibition)
of modern industrial technology and design
is held in Hyde Park. -
The beginnings of the Borough
The Metropolis Management Act is introduced.
The Act creates throughout the city, a second tier of government on a local level.
Which is based on the church districts. -
Grand Opening
The V&A Museum is opened by Queen Victoria -
Shining with electric lights
The Royal Albert bridge is constructed -
Peter Jones
Peter Jones opens in Sloane Square and is the first to have electric lighting in a large store. -
Museum of Life
The Natural History museum is opened. -
Buffalo Bill
An entertainment ground on waste land between the railway lines at Earl’s Court opens. It becomes incredibly popular with the legendary cowboy Buffalo Bill visits with his Wild West Show . -
Crosby Hall
A Grade II listed building, Crosby Hall is moved 'brick by brick' from Bishopsgate to Chelsea. -
WWI
22nd Service Battalion of Kensington is formed by the Mayor & Borough of Kensington. -
Science Museum
The science museum is opened to the public -
Large Venue Constructed
Earls Court was largely a waste ground for many years.
The Earl’s Court Exhibition Hall is built. -
The Blitz
London is attacked by Nazi Germany planes for 57 consecutive nights. -
London attacked
Kensington incurs an estimated 3,000 casualties with 33,000 houses being destroyed by German V2 rockets. -
Fashionable Chelsea
Mary Quant accredited with inventing the mini skirt
opens 'Bazaar' fashion boutique in Kings Road. -
Bridge Saved
The much loved poet John Betjeman leads a successful campaign to save the Royal Albert Bridge from demolition. -
It's official...
London local government boundaries are redrawn.
Chelsea was unwilling to lose its name, and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea was the only double-barrelled name to be permitted.
By decree of HRH Queen Elizabeth II the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea became official in 1964. -
Synod of Chelsea
The Synod (meeting) of Chelsea
was held by King Offa of Mercia the
ruler of most of Southern England -
deciding the areas to be taken from the province of Canterbury. -
King Alfred holds meeting
A meeting held in Chelsea betweenthe Mercia ruler
Ealdorman Æthelred and King
Alfred the Great,
to discuss the restoration
of London. -
London attacked
During the Anglo-Saxon period an estimated 350 Danish Viking longboats sailed up the Thames and burned London to the ground.
