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Celebrate Sir Hans Sloane's 350th Birthday on April 16th

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"Welcome to Chelsea Physic Garden

Situated in the heart of London, this 'Secret Garden' is a centre of education, beauty and relaxation. Founded in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, it continues to research the properties, origins and conservation of over 5000 plant species.

Friends of the Garden have privileged access on weekdays throughout the year and on Sundays and Bank Holidays between April and October.
For the general public, our 2010 Opening times.

To celebrate the 350th Birthday of Sir Hans Sloane, the Garden will be not be charging admission fees on Friday 16th April 2010.
More details about Our Local Hero, Sloane."

Founded by Sir Hans Sloane - The British Museum

Summer Evening in Sloane Square

The sun was shining, and we sat on the sill of the big open front window swinging our legs, sipping champagne, spotting the 'human statue' climb down from her plinth and slip round the corner for a sneaky cigarette, and watching the latest batch of Sloane Rangers swing by. They are much prettier these days - their hair long and golden, their skirts much shorter, and their sense of style completely different from the pie-frill collars, frumpy long navy skirts, flat buckled shoes and padded velvet hair-bands of Princess Diana's youth. We could have been in Rome, with the fountain playing in the Square and the trees bursting into leaf.
From America's Huffington Post

Moby Busks at Sloane Square Tube Stop

This charming portrait of Moby seems to have been made centuries ago.

Not long ago, music god MOBY tried busking in the tube at Sloane Square. How did he do? Read about it here.

The Sloane Strangers

Once upon a time, anyone in London who considered themselves well-to-do lived in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – preferably SW3, or SW10 at a push. The King’s Road was the place to hang out and the locals wore a kind of uniform: coloured cords and a blazer for the men, twinset and pearls for the ladies.

Over the past few years, however, other areas have risen up the cool charts. Chelsea, with its pretty little townhouses and staid mansion blocks, has been left behind as wealthy buyers – Arabs, Russians and Kazakhs, in particular – have headed to Mayfair and Belgravia. Yes, there are famous faces living in Chelsea, but they tend to be less bling – think Jemima Khan, Ben Goldsmith and Heidi Klum and Seal.

Could that be about to change? The heartland of the Sloane is receiving a makeover, thanks to a series of new developments that will bring lateral living to the royal borough.

Read the article here