Chelsea, in the Olden & Present TimesBryan, George
History
Chelsea, in the Olden & Present Times
Bryan, George
Chelsea (London, England) -- History
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Mr. Stephens wrote much and well for the periodical press. The pages of
the Analytical Review abound in important articles from his pen. To the
Monthly Magazine, also, he was a frequent contributor. Besides the
composition of papers on the Belles Lettres, he was in the habit of
furnishing biographical notices for that journal. In extent of
information touching the lives and actions of the cotemporary generation,
he was equalled by few writers of his age. Mr. Stephens’s sound
constitution was gradually impaired by intense study, added to the
immoderate use of coldiam, on the efficacy of which he placed implicit
reliance. For the last two years of his life he suffered severely from
the gout, and at last died somewhat suddenly at his house in Upper Church
Street, in 1821, aged 64, and was interred in the burial ground attached
to St. Luke’s Church.
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A. H. Haworth, Esq., occupied a house in Upper Church Street in 1825, and
for some time previous to that year. He possessed an unrivalled Museum
of Entomology and Natural History, the collection of 40 years laborious
research. It would be impossible here to give any thing like an adequate
notice of what it contained. There were about 40,000 insects, arranged
in systematic order, and about 20,000 dried plants, arranged in natural
order, and glued. His contributions to the Linnæan Society and
Horticultural Society, Philosophical Magazine, &c., were greatly
esteemed.
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I. N. Sartorius, Esq., so long celebrated for his faithful delineations
of animal life, resided in this street in 1830, and for some years.
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Philip Reinagle, Esq., R.A., celebrated for his beautiful specimens of
landscape paintings, and whose family were eminent for their proficiency
in the fine arts, resided also here about the same period.
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W. H. Davis, Esq., at a much later period, resided also for many years in
Upper Church Street, near the King’s Road; he was considered to be one of
the best animal portrait painters, and was constantly employed every
Smithfield Cattle Show, his works being very highly prized.
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Crossing the King’s Road, we enter into that portion of Church Street
which leads direct to the Old Church. This ancient thoroughfare was
built upon at a very early period, and many eminent persons have resided
here at various times; but principally since the Rectory was removed
hither, in 1569, from Milman’s Row.
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