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Exclusive, tall apartment blocks opposite the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. They are brick with plaster bays

This OS cut mark can be found at the London Gate entrance to the Royal Hospital. It marks a point 7.063m above mean sea level.

The hospital is directly on the right.

King Charles II founded the Royal Hospital as a retreat for veterans in 1682. A full history can be seen here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Hospital_Chelsea The Burial Ground was closed for burial of In-Pensioners in 1854. A plot in Brompton Cemetery was used from 1855 until 1893 when a portion of Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey, known as the Old Plot, was acquired. That was closed for burials in 1962 although it continued to be used for the interment of cremated remains until 2004. A second plot at Brookwood, known as the New Plot, is still used for burials - see www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7346234 The Burial Ground here at Chelsea was reopened for the interment of cremated remains in 2004. These include the ashes of Denis Thatcher who died in 2003 and Margaret Thatcher who died in 2013 - see www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7601200

King Charles II founded the Royal Hospital as a retreat for veterans in 1682. A full history can be seen here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Hospital_Chelsea The Burial Ground was closed for burial of In-Pensioners in 1854. A plot in Brompton Cemetery was used from 1855 until 1893 when a portion of Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey, known as the Old Plot, was acquired. That was closed for burials in 1962 although it continued to be used for the interment of cremated remains until 2004. A second plot at Brookwood, known as the New Plot, is still used for burials. The Burial Ground here was reopened for the interment of cremated remains in 2004. These include the ashes of Denis Thatcher who died in 2003 and Margaret Thatcher who died in 2013.

King Charles II founded the Royal Hospital as a retreat for veterans in 1682. A full history can be seen here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Hospital_Chelsea The hospital's chapel was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and was completed in 1687. The Chapel was consecrated in August 1691, and services were formerly held twice daily. Nowadays services are confined to Sunday mornings and special military occasions.

King Charles II founded the Royal Hospital as a retreat for veterans in 1682. A full history can be seen here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Hospital_Chelsea The hospital's chapel was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and was completed in 1687. The Chapel was consecrated in August 1691, and services were formerly held twice daily. Nowadays services are confined to Sunday mornings and special military occasions.

Part of the Royal Hospital, home of the Chelsea Pensioners. The one on the bench is a model, the one in the doorway is real.

The Burial Ground was closed for burial of In-Pensioners in 1854. A plot in Brompton Cemetery was used from 1855 until 1893 when a portion of Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey, known as the Old Plot, was acquired. That was closed for burials in 1962 although it continued to be used for the interment of cremated remains until 2004. A second plot at Brookwood, known as the New Plot, is still used for burials. The Burial Ground here was re-opened for the interment of cremated remains in 2004.