Gardens · London
Bluebird Garage
Bluebird Garage — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
Bluebird Garage is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bluebird Chelsea, at 330–350 King's Road, Chelsea, London, is a Grade II-listed building that is now a noted D&D London restaurant and café, but which had its origins as a noted Art Deco garage complex built for the Bluebird Motor Company, which had connections with Sir Malcolm Campbell.
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Background
History
The garage was built for the Bluebird Motor Company in 1923, designed to the very latest style by the architect Robert Sharp. At the time of its completion the garages were claimed to be the largest in Europe. At 50000 sqft, there was room for 300 cars in the main garage, a further 7000 sqft was given over to workshops. On either side of the garage two further buildings contained lounges and writing rooms. The lounges were segregated for ladies, owners and chauffeurs. The land speed record breaker Malcolm Campbell was connected with the Bluebird garage, initially holding the franchise for Itala and Ballot cars. He raced both of these marques, using this hobby as a form of advertising. In…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4850, -0.1755
- District
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Parish
- Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW3 5UH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Official site
- hommage-art.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q4930248 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bluebird Garage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bluebird Garage?
- Bluebird Garage is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.4850°, -0.1755°.