Chelsea Physic Garden
the Chelsea Physic Garden is part of North Kensington, United Kingdom.Top photos chosen by u all:
London SW3 Chelsea - The Physic Garden
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Swan Walk is suggestive of the proximity of river Thames. It goes back at least to the 17th century when this place was no more than a village at the time when the Society of Apothecaries founded the Physic Garden. The location was chosen as the proximity to the river created a warmer microclimate allowing the survival of many non-native plants - such as the largest outdoor fruiting olive tree in Britain - and more importantly, to allow plants to survive harsh British winters. The river was also important as a transport route that linked the garden to other open spaces such as Putney Heath, facilitating easy movements of both plants and botanists. In fact the garden has always sought to achieve good communications with others working in the same field: by the 1700's it had initiated an international botanic garden seed exchange system, which continues to this day. Dr. Hans Sloane, after whom the nearby locations of Sloane Square and Sloane Street were named, purchased the Manor of Chelsea from Charles Cheyne. This purchase of about 4 acres was leased to the Society of Apothecaries for £5 a year in perpetu
London SW3 Chelsea - The Physic Garden
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The foundation plaque of the Physic Garden started by the Society of Apothecaries in 1686 (1673). It is the oldest London Garden and has some venerable specimen trees. The location was chosen as the proximity to the river created a warmer microclimate allowing the survival of many non-native plants - such as the largest outdoor fruiting olive tree in Britain - and more importantly, to allow plants to survive harsh British winters. The river was also important as a transport route that linked the garden to other open spaces such as Putney Heath, facilitating easy movements of both plants and botanists. In fact the garden has always sought to achieve good communications with others working in the same field: by the 1700's it had initiated an international botanic garden seed exchange system, which continues to this day. Dr. Hans Sloane, after whom the nearby locations of Sloane Square and Sloane Street were named, purchased the Manor of Chelsea from Charles Cheyne. This purchase of about 4 acres was leased to the Society of Apothecaries for £5 a year in perpetu
London SW3 Chelsea Embankment
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Leafy Neighbourhood SW3
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Chelsea Embankment
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Nearest places of interest:
| comercial building Albert Bridge Peace Pagoda Battersea Park | National Army Museum Chelsea Hospital Chelsea Old Town Hall Nell Gwynn House |
