The battery of guns

The battery of guns is in South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, England. The battery of guns is situated nearby to Royal Hospital Chelsea, as well as near the garden College Court.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Hospital Chelsea and National Army Museum.

Royal Hospital Chelsea

Photo: Camster2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Royal Hospital Chelsea is an old soldiers' retirement home and nursing home for some 300 veterans of the British Army. Founded as an almshouse — the ancient sense of the word "hospital" — by King Charles II in 1682, it is a 66-acre site located on Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea, London.

National Army Museum

Museum

Photo: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Army Museum is the national home of the history and heritage of the Army. Through permanent galleries, special exhibitions, collections and programmes, the museum explores how soldiers have shaped our world and lives, from the British Civil Wars to the Army's role today. National Army Museum is situated 690 feet west of The battery of guns.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Garden

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The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines. Chelsea Physic Garden is situated 1,300 feet southwest of The battery of guns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chelsea and Sutton Dwellings.

Chelsea

Suburb

Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Sutton Dwellings

Neighborhood

Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sutton Dwellings, also known as the Sutton Estate, are a series of 14 residential buildings in Chelsea, London, United Kingdom.

Churchill Gardens

Neighborhood

Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Churchill Gardens is a large housing estate in the Pimlico area of Westminster, London. The estate was developed between 1946 and 1962 to a design by the architects Powell and Moya, replacing Victorian terraced houses extensively damaged during the Blitz.

The battery of guns

Type: Tourist attraction
Category: tourism
Location: South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.48667° or 51° 29′ 12″ north

Longitude

-0.15735° or 0° 9′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C3XFRPV+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 901510304

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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