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Cremorne Gardens, London

1845 establishments in EnglandEntertainment in LondonFormer parks and open spaces of LondonGardens in LondonHistory of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Cremorne The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens by Phoebus Levin 1864
Cremorne The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens by Phoebus Levin 1864

Cremorne Gardens were popular pleasure gardens by the side of the River Thames in Chelsea, London. They lay between Chelsea Harbour and the end of the King's Road and flourished between 1845 and 1877; today only a vestige survives, on the river at the southern end of Cheyne Walk. Within the Chelsea area, Cremorne is a ward of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The 2011 census assessed the population of the ward at 7,974.

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Cremorne Gardens, London
Lots Road, London World's End (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)

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Cremorne The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens by Phoebus Levin 1864
Cremorne The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens by Phoebus Levin 1864
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