Royal Avenue, Chelsea

Royal Avenue was laid out in the 1690s by William III with the intention that it form part of a proposed carriage way between the Hospital with Kensington Palace.

[1] Royal Avenue is the fictional home of James Bond in the Ian Fleming novels.

[1] No.2 was the birthplace of David Carritt (1927–1982), art historian, dealer and critic.

[1] No.29 has been home to Joseph Losey, the American film director, and his 1963 film The Servant starring Dirk Bogarde, Susannah York and Edward Fox was shot in an empty house opposite.

[1] No.36 was rented by Dante Gabriel Rossetti for his mistress Fanny Cornforth.