T district defined southern p p Royal Borough Kensington Chelsea (RBK & C). I includes south Royal Parks commonly known Hg Street Kensington South Kensington Earl's Court Olympia south Sloane Square Chelsea. Hy P Kensington Gardens combine largest green space metropolitan London provide oasis heart y.

South Kensington hosts London's largest finest museums venerable Imperial College. Hg Street Kensington leads g shops department stores, offering hectic version Oxford Street y upmarket stores Knightsbridge. Sloane Street connects Knightsbridge Chelsea Sloane Square lined luxury brand boutiques.

Chelsea extensive riverside London extends broadly Sloane Square World's E p River Thames. T King's R marks thoroughfare Chelsea.

T whole district contains expensive residential property world little downmarket towards western edges.

History Chelsea

Chelsea's modern reputation centre innovation influence originated period during 19 century became veritable Victorian artists' colony: artists Dante Gabriel Rossetti, J.M.W. Turner, James McNeill Whistler, William Holman H J Singer Sargent, writers George Meredith, Algernon Swinburne, Leigh H Thomas Carlyle lived worked . A particularly large concentration artists existed around Cheyne W (pronounced Cy-) Cheyne R, where p-Raphaelite movement heart.

Following Second World W, Chelsea, y other formerly prosperous areas became rather p. I became prominent again artistic centre, Bohemian district spots young professionals 1960s. T Americans called period "Swinging London" King's R became definition style fashion Beatles Rolling Stones lived neighbourhood.

I 1970s, "World's E" King's R Vivienne Westwood's p ("Sex"), witnessed genesis p music style y Mohawks against background closed shops. Thereafter, working class youth culture priced gravitated Camden, Islington, Ladbroke Grove, Brixton Brick L.

T 1980s Sloane (archetypally Princess Diana) Mohawks g y pearls, p P shirts American would "preppy". Chelsea seems settled stylish affluence aspiration although 'Hooray Henries' y stand , their braying voices, youth wealth . Ty their natural habitat particularly school holidays y return their boarding schools y friends house, "King's Road, mate".