Chelsea Bridge Road
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Chelsea Bridge Road is the modern eastern boundary of Chelsea, in the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (often known by its initialism as RBKC) is an Inner London, Inner London borough with Royal borough, royal status. It is the List of English districts by area, smallest borough in London and the secon ...
, London, England. To the northeast is the district of
Pimlico Pimlico () is a district in Central London, in the City of Westminster, built as a southern extension to neighbouring Belgravia. It is known for its garden squares and distinctive Regency architecture. Pimlico is demarcated to the north by Lon ...
in the City of Westminster. The road runs between Chelsea Bridge on the Chelsea Embankment, with the
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to the southeast and a junction with Royal Hospital Road, Lower Sloane Street and Pimlico Road to the northwest. The closest tube station is Sloane Square to the north along Lower Sloane Street. The road is part of the A3216 route. Immediately to the southwest are Ranelagh Gardens. Beyond that are the grounds of the
Royal Hospital Chelsea The Royal Hospital Chelsea is an Old soldiers' home, Old Soldiers' retirement home and nursing home for some 300 veterans of the British Army. Founded as an almshouse — the ancient sense of the word "hospital" — by King Charles II of Eng ...
. Also close by is the National Army Museum, next to the Royal Hospital Chelsea on Royal Hospital Road. The Lister Hospital is also on Chelsea Bridge Road.


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Streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Streets in the City of Westminster Odonyms referring to a building {{London-road-stub