The Carlyles’ House

The Carlyles' House, in Cheyne Row, Chelsea, central London, was the home of the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle and his wife Jane from 1834 until his death.

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Type: Museum
Description: historic house museum in London, England, UK
Also known as: “24 Cheyne Row”, “Carlyle’s House”, and “Carlyles House”
Address: 24 Cheyne Row, London, SW3 5HL
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas More, Chelsea and Albert Bridge.

Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas More, Chelsea

Church

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The Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas More, also referred to as Holy Redeemer Church, is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Chelsea, London. it was built in the 19th century and opened on 23 October 1895.

Albert Bridge

Bridge

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Albert Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames connecting Chelsea on the north bank to Battersea on the south. Designed and built by Rowland Mason Ordish in 1873 as an Ordish–Lefeuvre system modified cable-stayed bridge, it proved to be structurally unsound, so between 1884 and 1887 Sir Joseph Bazalgette incorporated some of the design elements of a suspension bridge. Albert Bridge is situated 960 feet southeast of The Carlyles’ House.

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 1 mile west of The Carlyles’ House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chelsea and World’s End.

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.

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.