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London Streets and Squares: Chelsea

King's Road, Chelsea, was named in honour of Charles II., who caused it to be made passable, chiefly for the benefit of the frequenters of "The World's End," then a popular house of entertainment. Cheyne Row and Cheyne Walk perpetuate the memory of Lord Cheyne, who held the Manor of Chelsea in the seventeenth century. Justice Walk formerly contained the residence of a magistrate. Marlborough Square and Marlborough Road derived their names from a neighbouring tavern displaying the sign of "The Duke of Marlborough"; and Keppel Street, from "The Admiral Keppel," situated at the corner of Fulham Road.