# Chelsea Embankment > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chelsea_Embankment > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chelsea_Embankment.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Embankment > Source revision: 1335645309 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Reclaimed area along the bank of the River Thames in London, England Chelsea Embankment **Chelsea Embankment** is part of the [Thames Embankment](/source/Thames_Embankment), a road and [walkway](/source/Walkway) along the north bank of the [River Thames](/source/River_Thames) in [central London](/source/Central_London), England. The western end of Chelsea Embankment, including a stretch of [Cheyne Walk](/source/Cheyne_Walk), is in the [Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea](/source/Royal_Borough_of_Kensington_and_Chelsea); the eastern end, including Grosvenor Road and [Millbank](/source/Millbank), is in the [City of Westminster](/source/City_of_Westminster). Beneath the road lies the main low-level interceptor sewer taking waste water from west London eastwards towards [Beckton](/source/Beckton). [Chelsea Bridge](/source/Chelsea_Bridge) and [Albert Bridge](/source/Albert_Bridge%2C_London) are to the south. [Royal Hospital Chelsea](/source/Royal_Hospital_Chelsea) is to the north. [Sloane Square](/source/Sloane_Square_tube_station) is the closest tube station, located to the north. ## History The embankment was completed to a design by [Joseph Bazalgette](/source/Joseph_Bazalgette) and was part of the [Metropolitan Board of Works](/source/Metropolitan_Board_of_Works)' grand scheme to provide London with a modern [sewage system](/source/London_sewerage_system). It was opened on 9 May 1874 by [Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh](/source/Alfred%2C_Duke_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha).[1] In 2025, a new section of the embankment, designed by architects [Hawkins\Brown](/source/Hawkins%5CBrown) with an installation by Florian Roithmayer, was opened to the public as part of the [Thames Tideway Tunnel](/source/Thames_Tideway_Tunnel) project.[2] ### Roper's Garden Between [Chelsea Old Church](/source/Chelsea_Old_Church) and [Crosby Hall](/source/Crosby_Hall%2C_London) is a small [public park](/source/Public_park), Roper's Garden. In the [Tudor period](/source/Tudor_era), the site was an orchard belonging to Sir [Thomas More](/source/Thomas_More) who gave it to his daughter, [Margaret](/source/Margaret_Roper) as part of her settlement on her marriage to [William Roper](/source/William_Roper), from whom the garden's name derives.[3] Heavily built up in the 19th century, the majority of buildings on the site were destroyed by a [parachute mine](/source/Parachute_mine) dropped by the [Luftwaffe](/source/Luftwaffe) in April 1941.[4] In the post-war period, it was determined to redevelop the site as a small park. Designs were produced by [Peter Shepheard](/source/Peter_Shepheard) and the garden opened in 1964. The garden contains two sculptures, *Awakening*, an early work by [Gilbert Ledward](/source/Gilbert_Ledward) dating from 1915;[a] and an unfinished nude of 1950 by [Jacob Epstein](/source/Jacob_Epstein), who had a studio near the site. The garden is listed at Grade II on the [Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England](/source/Register_of_Historic_Parks_and_Gardens_of_Special_Historic_Interest_in_England).[6] ## Notable buildings - [Garden Corner](/source/Garden_Corner), 13 Chelsea Embankment - Grade II* listed [7] - [Swan House](/source/Swan_House_(Chelsea_Embankment)), 17 Chelsea Embankment - Grade II* listed [8] ## Local streets - [Chelsea Bridge Road](/source/Chelsea_Bridge_Road) - [Royal Hospital Road](/source/Royal_Hospital_Road) - West Road - [Tite Street](/source/Tite_Street) ## Gallery - Swan House - Swan House - Garden Corner - Garden Corner - Roper's Garden ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Gilbert Ledward](/source/Gilbert_Ledward)'s *Awakening* is a [Grade II listed structure](/source/Listed_building).[5] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Opening of the Chelsea Embankment"](http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=kccl&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=&docId=CS119321259&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0). *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. No. 27999. 11 May 1874. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tideway Chelsea Quay"](https://www.tideway.london/locations/chelsea-quay/). *Tideway London*. Retrieved 14 January 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Roper's Garden"](https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/parks-leisure-and-culture/parks/your-local-park/ropers-gardens). [Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council](/source/Kensington_and_Chelsea_London_Borough_Council). Retrieved 30 January 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Roper's Garden"](https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/roper-s-garden). London Remembers. Retrieved 30 January 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Awakening Sculpture, Roper's Garden (Grade II) (1468320)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1468320?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 30 January 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Roper's Garden (Grade II) (1468220)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1468220?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 30 January 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Garden Corner / 13 Chelsea Embankment SW3"](https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/IOE01/15429/18). *Historic England*. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Swan House, 17 Chelsea Embankment, London"](https://www.ribapix.com/Swan-House-17-Chelsea-Embankment-London_RIBA102277). *RIBApix*. Retrieved 13 October 2022. ## External links - [LondonTown.com information](http://www.londontown.com/LondonStreets/chelsea_embankment_f81.html) - [Chelsea Embankment Gardens](http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/az/az.aspx?searchletter=&orgid=267) information from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [51°29′02″N 0°09′43″W / 51.4840°N 0.1620°W / 51.4840; -0.1620](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Chelsea_Embankment¶ms=51.484_N_0.162_W_type:landmark_region:GB-KEC) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chelsea Embankment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Embankment) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Embankment?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.