Hans Sloane and Henry VIII blue plaque

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# 23 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea Standing before the elegant Georgian townhouse at number 23, you're looking at ground that once held Henry VIII's prized Manor House—a royal retreat that would later become intimately connected to one of history's greatest collectors. Though Henry himself had long passed i...

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23 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, SW3

Inscription

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.