9781910787434
The Cadogan Estate in Chelsea is one of the few remaining ancient family estates in London, covering one of the capital’s most dynamic, thriving and fashionable districts. Its foundations were laid in 1717, when Charles, Second Baron Cadogan married the daughter of Sir Hans Sloane, who had purchased the Manor of Chelsea in 1712. This lavish book celebrates the family’s three-hundred-year stewardship of the estate, which today is in the hands of the present Viscount Chelsea, who succeeded his father, Earl Cadogan, as group chairman in 2012.
Beautifully illustrated, this collection of essays by expert commentators looks at the history and lineage of this noble family and the formation of the Estate as we know it today.
Beautifully illustrated, this collection of essays by expert commentators looks at the history and lineage of this noble family and the formation of the Estate as we know it today.
224 pages | 100 color plates, 75 halftones | 9 3/4 x 11 | © 2018
History: European History, General History

Table of Contents
Foreword
Earl Cadogan
The Cadogan Estate: A History
John Julius Norwich
Chelsea in Two World Wars
John Simpson
The Changing Face of Retail
Amber Butchart
A Horticultural Heritage
Brent Elliott
A Fashionable History of the King’s Road
Beatrice Behlen
Architecture of the Estate
Alan Powers
The Arts in Chelsea
Alwyn W. Turner
Into the Twenty-First Century
Viscount Chelsea
Notes and Biographies
Acknowledgements and Picture Credits
Index
Earl Cadogan
The Cadogan Estate: A History
John Julius Norwich
Chelsea in Two World Wars
John Simpson
The Changing Face of Retail
Amber Butchart
A Horticultural Heritage
Brent Elliott
A Fashionable History of the King’s Road
Beatrice Behlen
Architecture of the Estate
Alan Powers
The Arts in Chelsea
Alwyn W. Turner
Into the Twenty-First Century
Viscount Chelsea
Notes and Biographies
Acknowledgements and Picture Credits
Index
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