Plaque

Henry VIII’s Manor House - Cheyne Walk

Inscription

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
King Henry VIII’s Manor House stood here until 1753 when it was demolished after the death of its last occupant, Sir Hans Sloane. Nos. 19 to 26 Cheyne Walk were built on its site in 1759-65. The old manor house garden still lies beyond the end wall of Cheyne Mews and contains some mulberry trees said to have been planted by Queen Elizabeth I.

Site: Henry VIII’s Manor House - Cheyne Walk (1 memorial)

SW3, Cheyne Walk, 23

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Henry VIII’s Manor House - Cheyne Walk

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Henry VIII’s Manor House

King Henry VIII got to know Chelsea during his visits to Sir Thomas More and ...

Queen Elizabeth I

Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Born Greenwich Palace. Succeede...

King Henry VIII

Son of Henry VII. Born Born Greenwich Palace, as the spare, not the heir but ...

Sir Hans Sloane

Physician, benefactor of the British Museum and an early benefactor to the Ch...

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