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Chelsea has long been home to a fascinating array of characters who have honed its unique personality — from the wide-scale vision for the neighbourhood and its buildings, and the architects and artisans who made them, to the flamboyant individuals who commissioned and inhabited them. Join a walking tour led by Kira Charatan from Cadogan, who explores the craftsmanship inherent in the neighbourhood’s past and how it is shaping an exciting future.

Pioneering artisanal making through championing individuality of architectural style, the New Queen Anne ‘Pont Street Dutch’ architecture, so synonymous with the locale, focuses on carved brickwork, mouldings and the finest materials and detail. Drawing inspiration from the artisan-focused Arts & Crafts movement for motifs and embellishments and encompassing the creativity of visionary (often bohemian) patrons, the area has been shaped by interwoven influences and skills, which resonate through the years.