Chelsea Manor

In the civil parish of Chelsea.
In the historic county of Middlesex (Modern Authority of London Borough of Tower Hamlets, 1974 county of Greater London).

Royal manor acquired by Henry VIII in 153.6 Henry VIII’s manor house built in 1536, now the site of 19-26 Cheyne Walk, was a wedding present for Katherine Parr. It became home to Henry’s children and to the tragic Lady Jane Grey, the nine-day queen. The last royal resident was Anne of Cleves, Henry’s fourth wife, who died here in 1556. In 1712 it was bought by Sir Hans Sloane and demolished soon after his death.

This site has been described as a;
Palace.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ274777

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

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