View of the west side of 77 Cheyne Walk, seen from Danvers Street, and showing a Post Office sign, and a wall-mounted inscribed tablet reading 'This is DANVERS Street begun in ye year 1696 by Benjamin Stallwood'

Date:
1890 - 1925
Location:
77 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London Authority
Reference:
OP17433
Type:
Photograph (Printing Out Paper Print)
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Description

This building was destroyed by bombing during World War II - Roper's Gardens is now on the site. A 19th century sketch of the name tablet made by Joseph Pennell is held by the Department of Prints and Drawings at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/71 Early Photographic Print Collection: Kensington And Chelsea; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Gowing, Lionel Francis

Keywords

Sign, Victorian Post Office