Chelsea Library

Image credit: Robin Sones, CC BY_SA 2.0 (source: Geograph)

Open to the public

Library or archive in Kensington and Chelsea

70 artworks

Part of Kensington and Chelsea Local Studies

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Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, London, Greater London SW3 5EZ England

CentralLocalEnquiries@rbkc.gov.uk

020 7361 3038

Before making a visit, check opening hours with the venue

http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/leisureandlibraries/libraries/localstudiesandarchives.aspx

Artworks

  • Battersea Bridge
    Battersea Bridge Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)
    Chelsea Library
  • Cottage Walk, Sloane Street
    Cottage Walk, Sloane Street Josephine May Oakman (1900–1970)
    Chelsea Library
  • Old Trees in the Garden at Merton Villa
    Old Trees in the Garden at Merton Villa Beatrix Whistler (1857–1896)
    Chelsea Library
  • At Low Tide
    At Low Tide Paul Fordyce Maitland (1863–1909)
    Chelsea Library
  • The Back of 59 Park Walk
    The Back of 59 Park Walk Beatrice Stella Pedder (1875–1965)
    Chelsea Library
  • Corner of Bywater Street with King's Road
    Corner of Bywater Street with King's Road Josephine de Vidaud (active 1966–1971)
    Chelsea Library
  • Chelsea
    Chelsea Thomas Priest (active 1730–1790)
    Chelsea Library
  • 63 more

Not every artwork is on display – if you would like to see a particular work, contact the venue before your visit

Kensington and Chelsea Local Studies has another 182 artworks

Artists

  • 'Black Lion', Church Street
    Edwin Carswell (1868–1941)
  • The Blacksmiths
    Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)
  • Battersea Bridge, Misty Moonlight
    Walter Greaves (1846–1930)
  • Snape, Suffolk
    James Webb (1835–1895)
  • The St Vincent in Portsmouth Harbour
    Charles Edward Holloway (1838–1897)
  • Old Trees in the Garden at Merton Villa
    Beatrix Whistler (1857–1896)
  • Alderman Captain Alfred Charles Seton Christopher (1856–1934), Mayor of Chelsea (1925–1926)
    L. C.
  • Charles Dickens (1812–1870)
    Thomas Bewick
  • 'The Royal Hospital' Tavern
    Louise Surrey (1863–1949)
  • Church of the Abbey of Misericordia, Venice
    James Kerr-Lawson (1864–1939)
Chelsea Library is part of

Kensington and Chelsea Local Studies

Kensington and Chelsea Local Studies artworks can also be found at these venues

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Venues in Kensington and Chelsea

  •
    Cecil French Bequest
  • Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
  • Holland Park
  • Kensington Central Library
  • Kensington Palace
  • Kensington Town Hall, Leighton House Museum
  • Kensington Town Hall, Mayor's Parlour
  • Leighton House Museum
  • National Army Museum
  • National Trust, Carlyle's House