Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places . so, the assertion is not verycreditable to our character as a nation, consideringthe duties that we owe to those Avho defend ourhomes and our commerce in the field. In 1809, the Serpentine — which joined theThames by Ranelagh—rose so high as to overflowits banks, and boats were employed in carryingpassengers between the old Bun-house and ChelseaHospital. Mr. Larwood, in his History of Sign-boards,says that there is, or, at all events, was in 1S66, inBridge Row, a public-house bearing the sign of the Chelsea Water-wor
Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places . so, the assertion is not verycreditable to our character as a nation, consideringthe duties that we owe to those Avho defend ourhomes and our commerce in the field. In 1809, the Serpentine — which joined theThames by Ranelagh—rose so high as to overflowits banks, and boats were employed in carryingpassengers between the old Bun-house and ChelseaHospital. Mr. Larwood, in his History of Sign-boards,says that there is, or, at all events, was in 1S66, inBridge Row, a public-house bearing the sign of the Chelsea Water-works. These water-works, afterwhich it was named, were constructed about theyear 1724. A canal was dug from the Thames, nearRanelagh to Pimlico, where an engine was placedfor the purpose of raising the water into pipes, whichconveyed it to Chelsea, Westminster, and otherparts of western London, The reservoirs in HydePark and the Green Park were supplied by pipesfrom the Chelsea Waterworks, which, in 1767,yielded daily 1,750 tons of water. 84 OLD AND NEW LONDON. [ CHAPTER VIIL CHELSEA (conii>iueci).—CREMOR^E GARDENS, &c. Where smiling Chelsea spreads the cultured lands,Sacred to Flora, a pavilion stands ;And yet a second temple neighbring near Nurses the fragrance of the various year.—Anon. Chelsea Farm, the Residence of Lord Cremorne—Cremorne Gardens—Attempts at Aerial Navigation —Ashburnham House—The AshbuinhamTournament—The Captive Balloon—Turners Last Home—Noted Residents in Lindsey Row—The Kings Road—The Old Burial-ground—St. Marks College—The Worlds End Tavern —Chelsea Common—Famous Nurseries—Chelsea Park—The Goat inloots—TheQueens Elm—The Jews Burial ground—Shaftesbury House—The Workhouse—Sir John Cope—Robert Boyle, the Philosopher andChemist-The Earl of Orrery—Mr. Adrian Haworth—Dr. Atterbury—Shadwell, the Poet—The White Horse Inn-Mr. H. —The Original of Strap the Barber in Roderick Random—
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