Augustus John

Augustus John is a memorial in South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, England. Augustus John is situated nearby to the art gallery Hommage Art, as well as near the movie theater Everyman Chelsea.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stamford Bridge and Natural History Museum.

Stamford Bridge

Stadium

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Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, in West London. It is the home of Premier League club Chelsea. Stamford Bridge is situated 4,000 feet west of Augustus John.

Natural History Museum

Museum

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The Natural History Museum in London, England, is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Natural History Museum is situated 3,900 feet north of Augustus John.

Science Museum

Museum

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The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 2,817,852 visitors in 2025. Science Museum is situated 1 mile north of Augustus John.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include World’s End and Brompton.

World’s End

Neighborhood

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World's End is a district of Chelsea, London, lying at the western end of the King's Road. Once a Victorian slum area, council housing was built here in the 20th century, including the brutalist architecture World's End estate.

Brompton

Suburb

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Brompton, sometimes called Old Brompton, is an area in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. Until the latter half of the 19th century it was a scattered village made up mostly of market gardens in the county of Middlesex.

Chelsea

Suburb

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Chelsea is an area in West London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area.

Augustus John

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “This house was built for AUGUSTUS JOHN 1878–1961 Painter”
Category: historic site
Location: South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.48576° or 51° 29′ 9″ north

Longitude

-0.1748° or 0° 10′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C3XFRPG+83

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8018801121

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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