Erection date: 1909
Grove Buildings
Erected in 1909 by the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea on land presented by Earl Cadogan KG.
Mayor Christopher Head, JP
Chairman of Housing Committee: W. J. Mulvey, FRCVS
Architects: Wills & Anderson
Town Clerk: T. Holland
Medical Officer of Health: L. C. Parkes, MD
Contractors: Gathercole Bros.
SW3, Chelsea Manor Street
Grove Buildings is also known as Grove House.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Grove Buildings
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