Gardens · London
Ranelagh Gardens
Ranelagh Gardens — 18th-century garden once located in Chelsea, (then outside London, today in London).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Sloane Square · 0.6 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Ranelagh Gardens is a public garden in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "18th-century garden once located in Chelsea, (then outside London, today in London)". Coordinates: 51.4872°, -0.1553°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ranelagh Gardens (; alternative spellings include Ranelegh and Ranleigh, the latter reflecting the English pronunciation) were public pleasure gardens located in Chelsea, then just outside London, England, in the 18th century.
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Background
History
The Ranelagh Gardens were so called because they occupied the site of Ranelagh House, built in 1688–89 by The 1st Earl of Ranelagh, an Anglo-Irish peer who was the Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital (1685–1702), immediately adjoining the hospital; according to Bowack's Antiquities of Middlesex (1705), it was "Designed and built by himself". Ranelagh House was demolished in 1805 (Colvin 1995, p. 561). The original Ranelagh () was one of the Earl's Irish estates: a similar pleasure garden was opened near Dublin city, and this gives its name to the present-day suburb of Ranelagh. In 1741, the house and grounds were purchased by a syndicate led by the proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4872, -0.1553
- District
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Parish
- Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW3 4NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Nearest railway station
- Sloane Square — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.chelsea-pensioners.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2130851 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ranelagh Gardens (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ranelagh Gardens?
- Ranelagh Gardens is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.4872°, -0.1553°. The nearest railway station is Sloane Square, around 0.6 km away.