King's Manor House (Henry VIII) - Cheyne Gardens, London, UK
N 51° 29.059 W 000° 09.949
30U E 696777 N 5707494
This blue plaque advises that "close to this site stood the King's Manor House. The plaque is attached to a building on the south west side of Cheyne Gardens in Chelsea.
Waymark Code: WMPC53
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/07/2015
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The London Remembers website tells us about the King's Manor House:
King Henry VIII got to know Chelsea during his visits to Sir Thomas More and moved to the old manor house in 1510. The house was originally owned by the Bray family who eventually surrendered it to Sir William Sandys, who in turn swapped it with the king for property in Hampshire. Henry commissioned its rebuilding as a wedding present for Catherine Parr. Queen Elizabeth I lived there as a child, as did Anne of Cleves after her divorce from Henry. The building was demolished after the death of its last occupant, Sir Hans Sloane.
