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HILAIRE BELLOC
Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) moved to 104
Cheyne Walk in 1900. He lived there for
five years. A plaque commemorating the
poet, essayist and historian who wrote
extensively during his lifetime can be
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seen on the wall of his Chelsea home.
He often worked closely with G K
Chesterton, leading George Bernard
Shaw to imagine them as one entity:
“Chesterbelloc.” Today his humorous
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poems are perhaps his most famous
works.
SYLVIA PANKHURST
Pankhurst (1882-1960) lived at 120
Cheyne Walk. She was the daughter of
LLOYD GEORGE Emmeline Pankhurst, founder of the
David Lloyd George (1863-1945) was one Women’s Social and Political Union. Like
of the 20th century’s greatest politicians. her mother and two sisters, Sylvia
He was the only Welsh prime minister campaigned as a suffragette for
and the last Liberal to hold the office. He women’s rights, enduring imprisonment
was Chancellor of the Exchequer 1908- and force-feeding.
1915 and then Prime Minister between
1916 and 1922. He lived at number 10
Cheyne Walk. Other creative residents of Cheyne Walk
have included:
Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams at
number 13; sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein’s
studio at number 72; More recently, The
Rolling Stones members Keith Richards
and Mick Jagger have lived here.
SIR MARC ISAMBARD
BRUNEL AND ISAMBARD
KINGDOM BRUNEL
Frenchman Marc
Isambard Brunel (1769-
1849) and his wife moved
to 98 Cheyne Walk in
1808 and lived there until
1825. Their son Isambard
Kingdom Brunel (1806-
1859) lived with them
and was, like his father,
a highly successful
engineer. He created the
Great Western Railway
and worked with his
father on the first tunnel
under the Thames.
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