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Map of the Kensington Canal area. Credit: John Greenwood TUM image id: 1556881759 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Lots Road Power Station (2005). Credit: Adrian Pingstone TUM image id: 1526051282 Licence:	Chelsea Farm was constructed in the 17th century and was used for market gardening, supplying central London. The Earl of Huntingdon, in the middle of the eighteenth century, rebuilt Chelsea Farm as a house rather than a farm. It became the residence of the Countess of Huntington, a pious Methodist. Chelsea Farm was bought in 1778 by Thomas Dawson, who was created Viscount Cremorne in 1785. Cremorne House was then built along with Ashburnham House and Ashburnham Cottage. By the early 1800s the grounds extended north from the river Thames up to the King’s Road. The estate was famous for its elegant gardens, laid out by Nathaniel Richmond. After Lady Cremorne’s death (his second wife, who was the grand-daughter of William Penn, who founded Pennsylvania) there were no direct male heirs. In 1825 the ‘Lammas’ rights of common grazing were abolished and in 1831 it was sold to Charles Random who established a ’National Sporting Club’, called the Stadium, in the grounds for ’the cultivation of skilful and manly exercise’ which included shooting, sailing, bathing, archery and fencing. The name lives on in Stadium Street. The venture failed and he was forced to surrender the property to his creditors. Credit: Kensington and Chelsea Libraries TUM image id: 1526048909 Licence:	Salve Volpe - known locally as "Jacko" - selling chestnuts from an ice cream barrow outside the World’s End pub, Chelsea (1951) "Jacko", who lived in Fulham, branched out to selling ice cream in the summer. Selling chestnuts on London streets seems to have largely died out. Credit: Mirrorpix TUM image id: 1684934610 Licence:	The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens (1864) In the 17th century, Chelsea Farm was formed and the area was used for market gardening plots, supplying central London. In 1778, Lord Cremorne bought Chelsea Farm and Cremorne House was built. In 1830 Charles Random de Berenger, a colourful character implicated in financial fraud during the Napoleonic War, purchased Cremorne House. He was a keen sportsman and opened a sports club know as Cremorne Stadium for ‘skilful and manly exercise’ including shooting, sailing, archery and fencing. In 1846, De Berenger’s Cremorne Stadium was transformed into a pleasure garden which became a popular and noisy place of entertainment. The entertainment included a diverse range of activities including concerts, fireworks, balloon ascents, galas and theatre. Credit: Phoebus Levin TUM image id: 1526047056 Licence:
Early 20th century view looking south towards the railway. Credit: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham TUM image id: 1562593848 Licence: CC BY 2.0	24-hour potato service on the King’s Road, Chelsea (1962) TUM image id: 1660647630 Licence:	Perrymead Street, SW6 TUM image id: 1466600332 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Boys and girls kick a ball around a quiet Uverdale Road, Chelsea (early 1960s). The road is now filled with parked cars and a gated playground. Just down the road from major bomb sites, this was one of a cluster of streets that became a ghost town in the wake of the Blitz Credit: John Bignell TUM image id: 1633096670 Licence:	Ashcombe Street, SW6 Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1594054582 Licence:
Riverside apartments at Imperial Wharf (2016) Credit: Geograph/N Chadwick TUM image id: 1658145685 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Graffiti, Raasay Street, Chelsea (1969). Credit: Roger Perry TUM image id: 1565109451 Licence:	Walham Green Station (1907) This later became Fulham Broadway station. TUM image id: 1668003463 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Walham Green station platform (1939) TUM image id: 1668003602 Licence: CC BY 2.0