Gardens · London
The Pheasantry
The Pheasantry — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Adrian Dust — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
The Pheasantry 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
The Pheasantry, 152 King's Road, Chelsea, London, is a Grade II listed building that was home to a number of important figures in 1960s London and a small music venue in the 1970s where a number of bands were able to play their first gigs.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The original buildings, now largely demolished, may have been constructed in 1766 The site gets its name from the business of Samuel Baker who developed new breeds of oriental pheasants as well as cattle and foxes. Advertising appeared in The Field in 1865 offering pairs of birds for 15 guineas.
Description
Following the retirement of Felix Joubert in 1932, It was run by an Italian called Reny De Meo. The club closed in 1966 after the death of the owner Mario Cazzani, and the building was converted into apartments and the basement into a nightclub.
Visiting
The building now houses a branch of the PizzaExpress restaurant chain. In the basement is a cabaret club and music venue which opened in 2010 after the closure of Pizza on the Park, officially named PizzaExpress Live Chelsea.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4891, -0.1655
- District
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Parish
- Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW3 4UT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Phone
- +44 20 7349 9527
- Official site
- www.clarendonfineart.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q18161176 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Pheasantry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Pheasantry?
- The Pheasantry is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.4891°, -0.1655°.