Chelsea Embankment
{{Short description|Reclaimed area along the bank of the River Thames in London, England}}
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Chelsea Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment, a road and walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England.
The western end of Chelsea Embankment, including a stretch of Cheyne Walk, is in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; the eastern end, including Grosvenor Road and Millbank, is in the City of Westminster. Beneath the road lies the main low-level interceptor sewer taking waste water from west London eastwards towards Beckton.
Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge are to the south. Royal Hospital Chelsea is to the north. Sloane Square is the closest tube station, located to the north.
History
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The embankment was completed to a design by Joseph Bazalgette and was part of the Metropolitan Board of Works' grand scheme to provide London with a modern sewage system. It was opened on 9 May 1874 by Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.{{cite news |url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=kccl&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=&docId=CS119321259&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 |title=Opening of the Chelsea Embankment |work=The Times |date=11 May 1874 |issue=27999 |page=7 |access-date=28 August 2017}}
Notable buildings
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- Garden Corner, 13 Chelsea Embankment - Grade II* listed {{Cite web| title=Garden Corner / 13 Chelsea Embankment SW3|url= https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/IOE01/15429/18|website=Historic England|date=2006-05-13|access-date=2022-10-13}}
- Swan House, 17 Chelsea Embankment - Grade II* listed {{Cite web|url=https://www.ribapix.com/Swan-House-17-Chelsea-Embankment-London_RIBA102277|title=Swan House, 17 Chelsea Embankment, London|website=RIBApix|access-date=2022-10-13}}
Local streets
References
External links
- [http://www.londontown.com/LondonStreets/chelsea_embankment_f81.html LondonTown.com information]
- [http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/az/az.aspx?searchletter=&orgid=267 Chelsea Embankment Gardens] information from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Category:Streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea