Walton Street, SW1X

Walton Street is a major road of Chelsea.

Walton Street, SW3
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The road was named after George Walton Onslow, a former trustee of the Smith’s Charity.

Running parallel to Brompton Road between South Kensington and Knightsbridge, Walton Street in Chelsea is now filled with boutiques and galleries. Though flanked by Harrods and The Conran Shop, it’s an enclave of independent shops.

Back in the day, Walton Street also had a panache for hosting a series of independent shops. The photo features shops repairing furniture, selling blinds and offering "shampooing". Fashionable, well-dressed Edwardians feature in the photograph - the street was once home to the humorist P.G. Wodehouse

Most notably in the image though, compared with modern days, is the health and safety nightmare of a ladder running from the pavement all the way to the roof.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Cadogan Hall Cadogan Hall is a 950-seat capacity concert hall in Sloane Terrace.

Cadogan Hall

Michelin House Michelin House was opened in 1911 as the first permanent UK headquarters for the Michelin Tyre Company Ltd.

Michelin House

South Kensington to Sloane Square walk Museumland

South Kensington to Sloane Square walk

NEARBY STREETS

Alexander Place, SW7 Alexander Place was originally called Alfred Place East (South Kensington)

Alexander Place, SW7

Alexander Square, SW3 Alexander Square is a garden square in Chelsea (Chelsea)

Alexander Square, SW3

Astaire House, SW1X Astaire House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Astaire House, SW1X

Beauchamp Mansions, SW3 Beauchamp Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Beauchamp Mansions, SW3

Beauchamp Place, SW3 Beauchamp Place was also the name of a 16th-century mansion of the Seymour family (Chelsea)

Beauchamp Place, SW3

Beauford Gardens, SW3 Beauford Gardens is a location in London (Knightsbridge)

Beauford Gardens, SW3

Beaufort Gardens, SW3 Beaufort Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Beaufort Gardens, SW3

Biddesden House, SW3 Biddesden House is a block on Cadogan Street (Chelsea)

Biddesden House, SW3

Bolebec House, SW1X Bolebec House is sited on Lowndes Street (Belgravia)

Bolebec House, SW1X

Brompton Place, SW3 Brompton Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Brompton Place, SW3

Brompton Road, SW3 Brompton Road begins at Knightsbridge Underground station and runs south-west until it reaches Egerton Gardens (Chelsea)

Brompton Road, SW3

Brompton Square, SW3 Brompton Square is a garden square designed by James Bonnin in 1821. (Knightsbridge)

Brompton Square, SW3

Bull’s Gardens, SW3 Bull’s Gardens was built as Bull’s Buildings at the beginning of the 19th century (Chelsea)

Bull’s Gardens, SW3

Cadogan Gardens, SW1X Cadogan Gardens is a complicated series of interlinked streets (Sloane Square)

Cadogan Gardens, SW1X

Cadogan Gate, SW1X Cadogan Gate is a transition between the busy, commercial Sloane Street and the quieter, residential, red brick terraces of Cadogan Square (Chelsea)

Cadogan Gate, SW1X

Cadogan House, SW1X Cadogan House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Cadogan House, SW1X

Cadogan Lane, SW1X Cadogan Lane is built on land acquired by Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan on his marriage to Sir Hans Sloane’s daughter. (Belgravia)

Cadogan Lane, SW1X

Cadogan Place, SW1X Cadogan Place was named after Earl Cadogan and runs parallel to the lower half of Sloane Street. (Belgravia)

Cadogan Place, SW1X

Cadogan Square, SW1X Cadogan Square was built between 1877 and 1888, largely on the grounds of the Prince’s Club - it was briefly known as Pavilion Square (Chelsea)

Cadogan Square, SW1X

Cadogan Street, SW3 Cadogan Street is named for the Cadogan family who own extensive properties in Chelsea (Chelsea)

Cadogan Street, SW3

Charles Street, SW1X Charles Street was a short-lived street on the Cadogan Estate (Belgravia)

Charles Street, SW1X

Chelsea Cloisters, SW3 On the west side of Sloane Avenue, a vast ten-storeyed block was built 1937-8 called Chelsea Cloisters (Chelsea)

Chelsea Cloisters, SW3

Chelsea House, SW1X Chelsea House is a block on Lowndes Street (Belgravia)

Chelsea House, SW1X

Cheval House, SW7 Cheval House is a block on Montpelier Walk (Knightsbridge)

Cheval House, SW7

Cheval Place, SW7 Cheval Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Cheval Place, SW7

Clabon Mews, SW1X Clabon Mews, Lennox Gardens, Lennox Gardens Mews were laid out on a former cricket field (Chelsea)

Clabon Mews, SW1X

Colebrook Court, SW3 Colebrook Court is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Colebrook Court, SW3

Colette Court, SW1X Colette Court is a block on Sloane Street (Sloane Square)

Colette Court, SW1X

Collier House, SW3 Collier House is a block on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)

Collier House, SW3

Cottage Place, SW3 Cottage Place was the location of Brompton Road station on the Piccadilly Line before its closure (Knightsbridge)

Cottage Place, SW3

Crescent Place, SW3 Crescent Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Crescent Place, SW3

Curran House, SW3 Curran House is a block on Elystan Street (Chelsea)

Curran House, SW3

Denyer Street, SW3 Denyer Street runs between Draycott Avenue and Milner Street (Chelsea)

Denyer Street, SW3

Donne Place, SW3 Donne Place is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

Donne Place, SW3

Dorchester Court, SW1X Dorchester Court is a building on Sloane Street (Chelsea)

Dorchester Court, SW1X

Draycott Avenue, SW3 Draycott Avenue is a notable shopping street (Chelsea)

Draycott Avenue, SW3

Draycott Terrace, SW3 Draycott Terrace is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

Draycott Terrace, SW3

Durley House, SW1X Durley House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Durley House, SW1X

D’Oyley Street, SW1W D’Oyley Street is the southern extension of Cadogan Lane (Belgravia)

D’Oyley Street, SW1W

Earl Street, SW1X Earl Street was a short-lived street in Hans Town (Belgravia)

Earl Street, SW1X

Edgo House, SW1X Edgo House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Edgo House, SW1X

Egerton Crescent, SW3 Egerton Crescent was described in 2013 as "the most expensive street in Britain" (Chelsea)

Egerton Crescent, SW3

Egerton Gardens Mews, SW3 Egerton Gardens Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Egerton Gardens Mews, SW3

Egerton Gardens, SW3 Egerton Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Egerton Gardens, SW3

Egerton Terrace, SW3 Egerton Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Egerton Terrace, SW3

Ellis Street, SW1X Ellis Street originated in 1791 (Belgravia)

Ellis Street, SW1X

End House, SW3 End House is a block on Rosemoor Street (Chelsea)

End House, SW3

Ennismore Garden Mews, SW7 Ennismore Garden Mews is a location in London (South Kensington)

Ennismore Garden Mews, SW7

Ennismore Gardens Mews, SW7 Ennismore Gardens Mews is part of the Kingston House Estate (South Kensington)

Ennismore Gardens Mews, SW7

Ennismore Mews, SW7 Ennismore Mews runs between Ennismore Gardens and Ennismore Street (Knightsbridge)

Ennismore Mews, SW7

Ennismore Street, SW7 Ennismore Street is a road in the SW7 postcode area (Knightsbridge)

Ennismore Street, SW7

Fairholt Street, SW7 Fairholt Street is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Fairholt Street, SW7

First Street, SW3 First Street was so-named as it was the first street to be laid out on the Hasker estate (Chelsea)

First Street, SW3

Fordie House, SW1X Fordie House is sited on Sloane Street (Chelsea)

Fordie House, SW1X

Glynde Mews, SW3 Glynde Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Glynde Mews, SW3

Green Lettuce Lane, SW3 Green Lettuce Lane was a country lane in Chelsea (Chelsea)

Green Lettuce Lane, SW3

Greville House, SW1X Greville House is a block on Halkin Arcade (Belgravia)

Greville House, SW1X

Grosvenor Court, SW1X Grosvenor Court is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Grosvenor Court, SW1X

Guinness Court, SW3 Guinness Court is a building on Guinness Court (Chelsea)

Guinness Court, SW3

Halkin Arcade, SW1X Halkin Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Halkin Arcade, SW1X

Halsey Street, SW3 Halsey Street lies over the tracks of the District Line (Chelsea)

Halsey Street, SW3

Hans Crescent, SW1X Hans Crescent forms part of an area informally called Hans Town which dates back to the 18th century (Knightsbridge)

Hans Crescent, SW1X

Hans Place, SW1X Hans Place, a square, is named after Sir Hans Sloane, physician and collector, whose bequest became the foundation of the British Museum (Chelsea)

Hans Place, SW1X

Hans Road, SW3 Hans Road dates from the late eighteenth century (Knightsbridge)

Hans Road, SW3

Hans Street, SW1X Hans Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Belgravia)

Hans Street, SW1X

Harrods Green, SW1X Harrods Green is a road in the HA8 postcode area (Knightsbridge)

Harrods Green, SW1X

Hasker Street, SW3 Hasker Street was built on land belonging to the Rev. G.H. Hasker (Chelsea)

Hasker Street, SW3

Herbert Crescent, SW1X Herbert Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW1X postal area (Knightsbridge)

Herbert Crescent, SW1X

Hugo House, SW1X Hugo House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Hugo House, SW1X

Ives Street, SW3 Ives Street dates from the 1820s (Chelsea)

Ives Street, SW3

Jefferson House, SW1X Jefferson House is a residential block on Basil Street (Knightsbridge)

Jefferson House, SW1X

Keppel House, SW3 Keppel House is a block on Fulham Road (South Kensington)

Keppel House, SW3

Kimbolton Row, SW3 Kimbolton Row is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

Kimbolton Row, SW3

Kings Road, SW1W Kings Road is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Sloane Square)

Kings Road, SW1W

Knowsley House, SW1X Knowsley House can be found on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Knowsley House, SW1X

Lennox Gardens Mews, SW1X Lennox Gardens Mews was built behind Lennox Gardens from 1882 onwards (Chelsea)

Lennox Gardens Mews, SW1X

Lennox Gardens, SW1X Named after Lord William Lennox, Lennox Gardens skirts the central gardens of the same name (Chelsea)

Lennox Gardens, SW1X

Lowndes Street, SW1X Lowndes Street was built by Thomas Cubitt and Seth Smith (Belgravia)

Lowndes Street, SW1X

Lucan Place, SW3 Lucan Place is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Lucan Place, SW3

Margaretha House, SW3 Margaretha House is a block on Draycott Place (Chelsea)

Margaretha House, SW3

Milner Street, SW3 Milner Street runs roughly west from Cadogan Square, crossing Ovington Street, Lennox Gardens and Clabon Mews (Chelsea)

Milner Street, SW3

Montpelier House, SW3 Montpelier House is located on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)

Montpelier House, SW3

Montpelier Mews, SW7 Montpelier Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Montpelier Mews, SW7

Montpelier Street, SW3 Montpelier Street runs north off of Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)

Montpelier Street, SW3

Montpelier Street, SW7 Montpelier Street is a location in London (Knightsbridge)

Montpelier Street, SW7

Montpelier Walk, SW7 Montpelier Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Montpelier Walk, SW7

Moore Street, SW3 Moore Street was named after Richard Moore of Hampton Court Palace, a former landowner (Chelsea)

Moore Street, SW3

Moreau House, SW3 Moreau House is sited on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)

Moreau House, SW3

Mossop Street, SW3 Mossop Street was once called Green Lettuce Lane (Chelsea)

Mossop Street, SW3

Motcomb Street, SW1X Motcomb Street is a now pedestrianised street in Belgravia (Belgravia)

Motcomb Street, SW1X

North Terrace, SW3 North Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

North Terrace, SW3

Oakley House, SW1X Oakley House is a building on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Oakley House, SW1X

Orford House, SW3 Orford House is a block on Rawlings Street (Chelsea)

Orford House, SW3

Ovington Gardens, SW3 Ovington Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Ovington Gardens, SW3

Ovington Square, SW3 Ovington Square is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Ovington Square, SW3

Ovington Street, SW3 Ovington Street is one of the widest and most imposing streets in Chelsea (Chelsea)

Ovington Street, SW3

Pavilion Road, SW1X Pavilion Road is London’s longest mews and runs parallel to Sloane Street (Chelsea)

Pavilion Road, SW1X

Pelham Crescent, SW7 Henry Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester was a former trustee of the Smith’s Charity Estate, upon which the road was built (South Kensington)

Pelham Crescent, SW7

Pelham Place, SW7 Pelham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)

Pelham Place, SW7

Pelham Street, SW3 Pelham Street - as Pelham Road - originated in the 1830s (South Kensington)

Pelham Street, SW3

Pont Street Mews, SW1X This is a street in the SW1X postcode area (Chelsea)

Pont Street Mews, SW1X

Pont Street, SW1X Pont Street is a fashionable street in Knightsbridge/Belgravia, not far from the Knightsbridge department store Harrods (Belgravia)

Pont Street, SW1X

Princes Court, SW3 Princes Court is a block on Brompton Road (Knightsbridge)

Princes Court, SW3

Princes Gate Mews, SW7 Princes Gate Mews is a road in the SW7 postcode area (South Kensington)

Princes Gate Mews, SW7

Queen’s Gardens, SW1X Queen’s Gardens was developed in about 1768–70 (Knightsbridge)

Queen’s Gardens, SW1X

Rawlings Street, SW3 Rawlings Street, formerly Princes Street was renamed in 1873 after Charles Rawlings who instituted a Chelsea Charity (Chelsea)

Rawlings Street, SW3

Relton Mews, SW7 Relton Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Relton Mews, SW7

Rich Lane, SW3 Rich Lane is a road in the SW5 postcode area (Chelsea)

Rich Lane, SW3

Richards Place, SW3 Richards Place is a location in London (Chelsea)

Richards Place, SW3

Rosemoor Street, SW3 Rosemoor Street was at first called Orford Terrace and then Little Orford Street (Chelsea)

Rosemoor Street, SW3

Rutland Street, SW7 Rutland Street is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (Knightsbridge)

Rutland Street, SW7

Sedding Street, SW1W Sedding Street was originally called Upper George Street (Sloane Square)

Sedding Street, SW1W

Shelton House, SW1X Shelton House is a block on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Shelton House, SW1X

Sloane House, SW1X Sloane House is located on Sloane Street (Belgravia)

Sloane House, SW1X

Sloane Square, SW1W Sloane Square forms a boundary between the two largest aristocratic estates in London, the Grosvenor Estate and the Cadogan (Sloane Square)

Sloane Square, SW1W

Sloane Street, SW1X Sloane Street runs north to south, from Knightsbridge to Sloane Square, taking its name from Sir Hans Sloane, who purchased the surrounding area in 1712 (Belgravia)

Sloane Street, SW1X

Sloane Terrace, SW1W Sloane Terrace is the location of Cadogan Hall (Sloane Square)

Sloane Terrace, SW1W

South House, SW3 South House is a block on Rosemoor Street (Chelsea)

South House, SW3

South Street, SW1W South Street was renamed Cadogan Gardens in 1869 (Chelsea)

South Street, SW1W

South Terrace, SW7 South Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW7 postal area (South Kensington)

South Terrace, SW7

St Catherine’s Mews, SW3 St Catherine’s Mews is a road in the SW3 postcode area (Chelsea)

St Catherine’s Mews, SW3

St Saviours House, SW3 St Saviours House is a block on Walton Street (Chelsea)

St Saviours House, SW3

Stackhouse Street, SW1X Stackhouse Street is a road in the SW1X postcode area (Knightsbridge)

Stackhouse Street, SW1X

Symons Street, SW3 Symons Street is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Symons Street, SW3

Thurloe Close, SW3 John Thurloe owned the land on which the mews was later built, and was said to have been given it by Oliver Cromwell for services during the Commonwealth (South Kensington)

Thurloe Close, SW3

Thurloe Place, SW7 Thurloe Place is named after John Thurloe, a secretary to the council of state during the Oliver Cromwell Commonwealth. (South Kensington)

Thurloe Place, SW7

Thurloe Square, SW7 Thurloe Square is a traditional garden square in South Kensington (South Kensington)

Thurloe Square, SW7

Walton Place, SW3 Walton Place is a location in London (Knightsbridge)

Walton Place, SW3

Walton Street, SW1X Walton Street is a major road of Chelsea (Chelsea)

Walton Street, SW1X

West House, SW3 West House is a block on Rosemoor Street (Chelsea)

West House, SW3

Wilbraham Place, SW1X Wilbraham Place is a road to the rear of Cadogan Hall (Sloane Square)

Wilbraham Place, SW1X

Wiltshire Close, SW3 Wiltshire Close is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Wiltshire Close, SW3

Yeoman’s Row, SW3 Yeomans Row is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area (Chelsea)

Yeoman’s Row, SW3

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