The Royal Hospital and Ranelagh House, Chelsea, London Finish:Stretched a basket balanced on his

a basket balanced on his back

In the foreground is the site for the new Ballium Wall

Back view of an Alderman of the City of London in civic costume standing on a hill overlooking some workmen

View east along Holborn

King George IV riding through Hyde Park

The Royal Hospital and Ranelagh House, Chelsea, London Finish:Stretched a basket balanced on hisThe Royal Hospital and Ranelagh House, Chelsea, London, c1800. The Royal Hospital, reflected in the River Thames, with Ranelagh House and the Rotunda, right, and boats on the river. The hospital was designed by Christopher Wren and was built between 1682 and 1692 to house war veterans.