Designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette. Apart from providing a pleasant riverside walk, it was built with the dual purpose of providing a flood barrier and as a covering for the main low level sewer for West London. It runs along the north bank of the Thames from Chelsea Bridge to Albert Bridge.
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Chelsea Embankment
{Inscribed on a stone plaque on the plinth, on the east side:} Chelsea Emban...
There were at least 3 designs for lamps along the Thames Embankments. This on...
The mediaeval church dates from 1174. Rebuilt in 1437 and then destroyed in ...
We are grateful to Rambissoon’s daughter, Meera, who told us that her father ...
St. Michaels Church was erected in 1833 at the S. W. corner of Burleigh and E...
