Comments on: Delving Into The History And Treasures Of Chelsea Old Church

By: Mike Mahlmeister

Mike Mahlmeister — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:46:12 +0000

This church is now on my list of historical building to visit on my next trip to London. Although some attractions such as the British Museum are worth returning to every visit, I always look forward to new experiences – both my husband and myself who have just turned 80 and have visited Britain dozens of times!

By: Christina Comer

Christina Comer — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:51:34 +0000

Thank you for this history! I really enjoy reading your emails and imaging what life was like in those years! I appreciate your writing and pictures! I am not sure if I will ever be able to visit Chelsea. But, I can live through your words and I savory the pictures you post! I am from Indianapolis, Indiana. USA

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:49:52 +0000

What an extraordinarily rich and fulsome historical site. Such disparate and far reaching elements. The Bernini statue is absolutely stunning.
In the early 70s I spoke with a very old lady who had been born in Chelsea. She described it as having been a rustic village .
It is hardly that now but this church despite the battering of time and wars, has successfully remained an island of peace and solace in the tide of a changing world

By: Jenny Sheridan

Jenny Sheridan — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:22:32 +0000

Very interesting article, thank you. I lived near the church in the 1950s and I’m ashamed to say that although I have revisited, I didn’t know about those memorials. Thanks to Kate Chetwood too.
Before the rather arid Roper Gardens was designed there were informal post-war allotments on the site. It’s a shame they are no longer there.

By: Kate Chetwood

Kate Chetwood — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:59:45 +0000

Excellent article. Thank you. It’s not allowing me to post the photograph but here’s the text from another memorial stone that’s inside the church on the left hand side. Absolutely tragic. “In Memory of MARIANNE, aged four Months.
GEORGE, aged six Years and
JOHN, aged three Years:
the beloved and lovely offspring of
GEORGE HAY DRUMMOND. A.M.
Prebendary of York, and
ELIZABETH MARGARET his Wife. Whose Spirits returned unto God in the Months of November and December 1795, and January 1796, and whose mortal Remains repose together within twelve feet South of this Pillar.
This Tablet is erected by their affectionate, parents sorrowful yet always rejoicing that of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven.”