Historic houses · London
Swan House
In or near City of Westminster.
Swan House — house in Chelsea, London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sloane Square · 1.1 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Swan House in Kensington and Chelsea, the nearest railway station is Sloane Square, which is 1.1 km away. Admission is paid, and wheelchair access is limited. The postcode for sat-nav is SW3 4LA.
About
Swan House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Records date its origin to 1876. Designed by Richard Norman Shaw. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Address: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2180049. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Chelsea, London". Coordinates: 51.4840°, -0.1634°.
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Summary from the official site
Chelsea Physic Garden, established in 1673, is London's oldest botanic garden featuring over 4,500 medicinal and edible plants. Visitors can explore historic glasshouses, enjoy the diverse plant collection, and relax in the four-acre green space.
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From the Wikipedia article
Swan House is a Grade II* listed house at 17 Chelsea Embankment on the north bank of the River Thames in Chelsea, central London, England. Built in 1876 by the architect Richard Norman Shaw, architecturally it is relevant both to the Queen Anne Revival and to the Arts and Crafts movement. It was built by Shaw for the artistic patrons Wickham and Elizabeth Flower. Jones and Woodward, in their Guide to the Architecture of London, consider Swan House to be the "finest Queen Anne Revival domestic building in London."
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Background
History
The building is one of eighteen elegant contiguous red-brick houses built in the late 1870s, adjacent to the Chelsea Physic Garden by notable architects of the day. In 1892, the journal The British Architect hailed Swan House and its neighbours as "some of the finest specimens of modern domestic architecture in London." The building owes its name to its location on the site of what was an inn named The Swan. with any of several Swan inns and taverns visited by diarist and politician Samuel Pepys. The house built in 1875–76 made a home for solicitor and art collector Wickham Flower and his artist wife Elizabeth. Shaw designed the lower part of the building in the Queen Anne Revival style…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4840, -0.1634
- District
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Parish
- Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW3 4LA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Established
- 1876
- Nearest railway station
- Sloane Square — 1.1 km
- Opening
- Sunday – Friday, 11am – 5pm
- Official site
- www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15979543 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Swan House, Chelsea Embankment (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Swan House, Landow.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Swan House?
- Swan House is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW3 4LA), in the parish of Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area.
- What is Swan House?
- Swan House — house in Chelsea, London.
- How do I get to Swan House?
- The nearest railway station is Sloane Square, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode SW3 4LA.
- When was Swan House built?
- Built or established in 1876. Designed by Richard Norman Shaw.
- Is Swan House a listed building?
- Swan House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Swan House?
- The nearest railway station is Sloane Square, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SW3 4LA.