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Sloane Court West, LONDON, SW3 4TE

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.

This OS cut mark can be found on the wall SE side of Royal Hospital Road. It marks a point 4.768m above mean sea level.

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.

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

Looking across part of the grounds of the Royal Hospital towards the infirmary.

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.

The Margaret Thatcher Infirmary houses around 100 Chelsea Pensioners. Opened in 2009 by Charles (then Prince of Wales), it is a state-of-the-art care home that offers nursing and a GP surgery.