The Pheasantry in King's Road
The Pheasantry in King's Road
Record No
57054
Title
The Pheasantry in King's Road
Description
The Pheasantry, 152 King's Road, Chelsea. Grade II listed, Georgian building built in 1769. The site gets its name from the business of one of its nineteenth century residents, Samuel Baker, a game dealer who provided pheasants for the royal household. Significant architectural decoration including the facade and entrance arch were added in the early 1880s. Princess Seraphine Astafieva lived and taught ballet on the site between 1916-1934. The ground floor and basement was a members-only restaurant and drinking establishment from 1932 until 1966, inhabited by the likes of Dylan Thomas, Humphrey Bogart and latterly Anthony Hopkins. In 1966 the ground floor became a nightclub which continued into the 1970s and although mainly a disco, it also hosted gigs by unknown up and coming artists and bands such as Lou Reed and Queen. Residential apartments were on the upper levels and notable residents included Eric Clapton and Germaine Greer. The buildings on either side of the property have been demolished. Protective hoardings encase the architectural sculpture of a warrior on a quadriga with horses, by Amedee Joubert that sits on top of the facade in front of the house. Hoardings are also up in front of each vacant lot either side of the house and a number of advertising posters are visible, including for Rowntrees Tots and also some fly posting for music artists including Thin Lizzy, David Essex, Blue Oyster Cult, the Drifters and Hall & Oates. A group of people are visible waiting at a bus stop outside the property.
Date of execution
1975
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_068_75_19060
London picture map location
Exact
Subjects
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