Transcribed from the 1863 Tomkies and Son edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org. Many thanks to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries for allowing their copy to be used for this transcription.

SIMPSON’S
CHELSEA, PIMLICO, BROMPTON,
AND KNIGHTSBRIDGE
DIRECTORY,
AND
COURT GUIDE,

INCLUDING
LIST OF VESTRY, PARISH OFFICERS, POST OFFICE
INTELLIGENCE, CHELSEA CHARITIES, &c. &c.

1863.

COPYRIGHT.
TO BE PUBLISHED ANNUALLY.

LONDON
PUBLISHED BY TOMKIES AND SON,
4, Bedford Terrace, Church Street, Kensington.

INTRODUCTION. [0]

In introducing this Directory, in a cheap and comprehensive form, to our numerous subscribers, very few comments are necessary. Great inconvenience is felt in all large districts through not being able at a moment’s notice to discover the place of abode of various individuals, such as customers, friends, &c. To obviate this has induced us to attempt the compiling one of a pure local character, at a price within the means of all classes. We trust we have succeeded in completing a work which cannot fail in giving satisfaction to our subscribers. It is our intention to publish annually, and doubt not, as we become more acquainted with the locality, being enabled to establish a work which will become thoroughly useful as a book of reference.

SIMPSON & CO.

March, 1863

LIST OF VESTRYMEN & PARISH OFFICERS

CHELSEA DISTRICT.

The Names and Places of Abode of the Rector, Incumbent of the Parish Chapel, Curates, Churchwardens, Representative Member of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Vestrymen, Auditors and Officers under the Metropolis Local Management Act, Overseers, Relieving Officers, Medical Officers, Superintendent Registrar and Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Vestry Clerk, Deputy Parish Clerk, Beadles, Engine Keepers, Fire Escape Conductors, Turncocks, Collectors of the different Rates and Taxes, &c.

The Fire Engines and Ladders are kept at the Workhouse, Arthur Street, King’s Road; at the Old Church, by the Waterside; and at the Depôt in Draycott Place. In Case of Fire give immediate notice to the Engine Keepers, William Piggott, Superintendent, 1, Arthur Street, King’s Road; Charles Greaves, 4, Duke Street, Chelsea, near the Old Church; Henry Adams, 14A, Symons Place, Sloane Square; Chief Station, at the Workhouse, Arthur Street, King’s Road.

The nearest Fire Escapes are stationed at Oakley Square, Sloane Square, Pelham Crescent, and Knightsbridge Green.

BROMPTON VESTRY.

PIMLICO AND KNIGHTSBRIDGE VESTRY.

CHELSEA ANNUAL CHARITIES.

POSTAL INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTH-WESTERN DISTRICT. (S.W.)

This District extends from Charing Cross by the river to Battersea-bridge; and thence to Wimbledon, Kingston, Sunbury, Twickenham, Richmond, Mortlake, Brompton, Knightsbridge, and St. James’s, as far as Piccadilly.

CHIEF DISTRICT OFFICE, 8, BUCKINGHAM GATE, PIMLICO, (S.W.)

Money Orders are issued and paid at this Office, and inquiries received for misdirected letters, &c.

235. The following are the latest times for posting Letters, &c. at this Office for the London District deliveries. Care should be taken to deposit the letters, &c. in the proper box.

TOWN RECEIVING HOUSES AND PILLAR BOXES.

Those marked * are Money Order Offices and Savings Banks.

PIMLICO DISTRICT, RECEIVING HOUSES.

BELGRAVIA DISTRICT. PILLAR BOXES.

CHELSEA AND BROMPTON DISTRICT. RECEIVING HOUSES.

PILLAR BOXES.

GAS CHENDELIERS AND GAS FITTINGS,
WHOLESALE, RETAIL, AND FOR EXPORTATION.

WARREN SMITH,
MANUFACTORY AND SHOW ROOMS,

66, COLLEGE STREET, CHELSEA, S.W.,
(Opposite Pelham Crescent, Brompton,)
AND AT 3, QUEEN’S ROAD, BAYSWATER,
(Five doors down from Kensington Gardens).

Gas Fitters & Plumbers’ Brasswork
BEST WELDED IRON BARREL,
Composition and Brass Tubes.
The Cheapest House in London for
Plain and Cut Gas Glasses.
BATH, HOT WATER, AND STEAM
FITTINGS.

Price Lists on Application.

A Large Stock of Shop and Factory Fittings always ready.

PLANS AND ESTIMATES FOR LIGHTING PUBLIC OR PRIVATE BUILDINGS IN TOWN OR COUNTRY.

Experienced Workmen sent to all parts on the shortest notice.

Burners and Fittings in Mansions and Public Buildings kept in Order by Contract.

S. W. MOSS,
Cabinet Maker, Upholsterer, and Undertaker,
187, YORK HOUSE, FULHAM ROAD,

An extensive and well-seasoned Stock of New and Second hand Furniture.

Bronze and Iron Bedsteads of every description.

Houses Furnished throughout at the Shortest Notice.

SULPHUR.

NO MORE ERUPTIONS ON THE SKIN.—A. MOLLARD’S Perfumed Toilet Sulphur Soap and Sulphur Cream are entirely free from any unpleasant Smell, and are sovereign remedies against local or chronic cutaneous eruptions, rheumatism, pains in the joints, &c. The Sulphur Cream possesses all the properties of the renowed “Barege Waters for baths,”—recommended by the most eminent physicians. Prospectuses and testimonials on application.

Sold Wholesale and Retail by Messrs. Newbery and Sons, 45, St. Paul’s-church-yard; Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdon-street; T. Keating, 79, St. Paul’s-church-yard; Districhsen and Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; G. Jozeau, 49, Haymarket; P. A. Gerard, 390, Strand; Bainbridge and Pound, 60 Leather-lane; Bosley and Coleman, Chemists, 26, Brompton-row, and at the Depot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, W.

B. ARMSTRONG,
FAMILY, DISPENSING & CONSULTING
CHEMIST.

OPPOSITE MARKHAM SQUARE,
KING’S ROAD, CHELSEA.

PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY DISPENSED.

N.B. All Chemicals and Drugs carefully selected from the first wholesale houses in London, and warranted of the choicest quality.

J. C. SAWYER,
STATIONER AND BOOKSELLER,
323, FULHAM ROAD,
Near the Gilston Road, West Brompton.

Repository for all kinds of Berlin and Fancy Articles. A large and cheap assortment of Photographic Albums, Carte de Visite Portraits, and all the materials for the new art of Decolcomania, with instructions for the same.

Noted House for Foreign Postage Stamps of every nation.

CATALOGUE, ALBUMS, &c.
LIBRARY IN CONNEXION WITH MUDIE’S, AND SMITH & Co.
REGISTRY FOR SERVANTS.

MACMICHAEL’S LIBRARY,
207, KING’S ROAD, CHELSEA.

ESTABLISHED 1847.

In connexion with Mudie’s, also with the united Libraries of Booths, Churton’s, Saunders and Otley’s, Regent-street, and the Library Company, 30, St. James’s-square.

Residents in South Kensington, Brompton, and Chelsea, may obtain all the advantages of a First Class Library, by subscribing for any of the following Terms:—

All New Books, and exchangeable at pleasure.

J. M. begs to call the attention of the Gentry to the above Reduced Scale of Subscriptions to his Library.

THE LARGEST COLLECTION IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF

Original Carte de Vesite Portraits,

By Kilburn, Silvy, Mayall, and Others.

Also, Album Portraits of all the Local Clergy, &c., &c., &c.

portrait albums, from 2s. 6d. to £2 2s.

An Extensive Assortment of Gift Books suitable for Prizes, Presents, or New Year’s Gifts.

Hymn Books, as used at St. Paul’s Church, Onslow-sq. 6d. each and upwards

All the Works of the Rev. Capel Molyneux kept in stock.

MUSIC AT HALF PRICE.

BOOKBINDING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.

Note Paper, 6d., 1s. 6d., 2s. and 3s. per packet of Five Quires.
Envelopes, 6d., 9d., 1s., and 1s. 6d. per 100.
Black Bordered Note, 6d. per quire. Ditto Envelopes 1s. 6d. per 100.
Depot for De La Rue’s Note Paper and Envelopes.

NEWSPAPER AND ADDRESS OFFICE.

DUTY OFF PLAYING CARDS.

De La Rue’s Cards from 1s. per pack.

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.
(From the Standard and Morning Herald, Dec. 26, 1862.)

In the balance sheet, one of the most satisfactory items will be the shilling and 2s. 6d. day tickets, which sold remarkably well. One agent alone, Macmichael’s Library, of 207, King’s Road, Chelsea, who was the first to take the matter up, disposed of over £5,000 worth of day and season tickets, which numbered upwards of one hundred thousand.

Agent for the Sale of Tickets for the Monday Popular Concerts and the National
Harp Concerts at St. James’s Hall.

W. G. CATTLE & Co. [12]

CIGARS by the BOX, containing over 100 in number, from 9s. 6d.

SNUFFS, very choice, our own and Foreign Manufacture.

TOBACCOS, of the finest quality imported.

N.B. A famous and delicious SMOKING MIXTURE, that will not blister the mouth, 7s. 6d. per lb.

Address W. G. CATTLE & Co, 102, King’s Road,
Chelsea, S.W.

W. ATKINSON,
TAILOR AND TROUSERS MAKER,
56, WALTON STREET, BROMPTON.

In expressing his acknowledgement for the support he has hitherto received, begs to inform his Customers and the Inhabitants generally of the neighbourhood, that he continues to furnish the best materials, made up in a fashionable and elegant style, at a moderate scale of charges; and begs to assure those who may entrust him with their commands, that every attention shall be paid to their wishes.

Liveries and Juvenile Clothing on the shortest notice.

R. BIRD
FRENCH DYER & FINISHER, HOT PRESSER, &C.,
33, LOWER SLOANE STREET, CHELSEA.

Feathers Cleaned or Dyed as in Paris. Moire Silks Dyed and Re-watered. Satins Dyed and Embossed, or Finished Plain, Shawls, Silks, Dresses, Gloves, &c., Cleaned and Dyed. Chintz Furniture Cleaned and Glazed. Bed and Window Curtains of every description Cleaned and Dyed. Blacks Dyed every Week. Gloves and Ribbons Cleaned Twice a Week.

ESTABLISHED 1849.

DAY’S RESTORATIVE ESSENCE,

A preventive of Indigestion, Spasms, Flatulence, Diarrhœa, Cramp, Cholera, Cholic, Neuralgia, Nervous Depression, &c.

Invaluable to Military and Naval Gentlemen, Travellers, Sportsmen, &c., also to Public Speakers and Vocalists for preserving the Voice. In stamped Bottles, 2s. 9d. and 11s. each.

CAUTION.—Please to observe the written Signature (Charles Day), upon the Government Stamp, without which none is genuine.

Dose.—For Adults, from one dessert spoonful to two table spoonfuls. Dose, for Children, from half a teaspoonful to two tea spoonfuls, according to age.

This preparation can be taken either with or without the addition of water. The proportion of a table spoonful to a bottle of Soda or Seltzer Water, forms a most refreshing and invigorating draught.

Mr. DAY was elected, by examination, and for many years Dispenser, at the King’s College and Middlesex Hospitals; he can, therefore, with confidence, offer this Preparation as a boon to the public.

Prepared only by CHARLES DAY, Family Chemist, 24, Sloane Street, Lowndes Square, S.W.

CONFIDENT
LIFE ASSURANCE
AND
Loan Company, Limited.

ESTABLISHED 1855.

CAPITAL, £100,000.

Chief Office:
13, FINSBURY PLACE SOUTH,
LONDON, E.C.

All kinds of Assurance and Annuity
Business transacted.

Seventy per Cent. of the Profits divided amongst the
Insurers every fifth year.

POLICIES MADE PAYABLE DURING THE
LIFETIME OF THE INSURER.

SICK POLICIES

Guaranteeing from 5s. to £1 per week during Sickness.
Stamp and Medical Fees paid by the Company.

LOANS

Are granted in connexion with Life Assurance, at a moderate
rate of interest.

G. W. GIDLEY LAKE,
Secretary.

ACTIVE AGENTS WANTED.

SMITH’S STEAM BAKERY,
1, GROVE TERRACE, BROMPTON.

Report on the Bread made by Mr. SMITH, by
DR. HASSELL.

I hereby certify that I have examined several samples of Bread purchased at the Establishment of Mr. Smith, of No. 1, Grove Terrace, Brompton.

I found them to be made of Flour of excellent Quality, to be free from Alum, and to be PERFECTLY GENUINE.

The Bread manufactured by W. Smith was furnished to Messrs. F. E. Morrish & Co., Refreshment Contractors at the Great International Exhibition, and will serve as an interesting record of the unprecedented consumption in that department, and the satisfactory quality of the Bread supplied, which was as follows:

W. SMITH,
COOK, CONFECTIONER,
AND
BISCUIT BAKER,
37, BROMPTON ROW, S.W.

Wedding Breakfasts, Tea Parties, & Ball Suppers
supplied by Contract.

ICES, JELLIES, BLANCMANGES, CUSTARDS, &c.
DESSERT AND LUNCHEON CAKES.

Rich Wedding, Sponge, Pound and Madeira Cakes, made to order.

REFRESHMENT ROOMS.

T. JONES,
TRUSS & BANDAGE MAKER,
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, ETC.,
35, SLOANE STREET, LONDON, S.W.

Elastic Stockings, Knee Caps, &c. Waterproof Sheeting. Air and
Water Cushions. Enemas, Injection Bottles, Urinals, &c.

Crutches, Armslings. Instruments Repaired. Charities supplied.

IMPROVED INVALID FEEDING TUBES.

Ladies attended by Mrs. Jones.

Good Tea.

James Wells,

4b, Sloane Street,

Ten Doors from Knightsbridge.

Umbrellas, Parasols, & Walking Sticks.
H. C. PRINCE,
UMBRELLA, PARASOL,
AND
WALKING-STICK MANUFACTURER,
147, FULHAM ROAD, BROMPTON.

Umbrellas and Parasols Recovered and Repaired. Walling Sticks
Dressed and Mounted.

S. W. PASKELL,
Liner, Cleaner, and Restorer of Old Pictures,
1, GLOUCESTER ROAD, OLD BROMPTON.

Gilding in all its branches. New Frames to Order. Old ones
Re-gilt equal to New.

S. W. PASKELL begs to thank his Patrons for their liberal support, and assures them that all Pictures entrusted to him will be done with the greatest care, S. W. P. having had great experience for the last 25 years.

ESTABLISHED 1826.

DUNKLEY’S

Cheapest House in London for

GENTLEMENS’ BOOTS & SHOES,

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, OF THE FIRST QUALITY.

DUNKLEY’S
NOTED HOUSE,
17, QUEEN’S ROW, PIMLICO,
FOR
Ladies’ Fashionable Boots and Shoes
OF EVERY KIND.

DUNKLEY’S
CELEBRATED HOUSE FOR
Youths’, Young Ladies’, and Childrens’
BOOTS AND SHOES,
In Immense Variety, at the very Lowest Prices.

FOR TENDER FEET,
The Softest of French Calf Kid Boots,
DURABLE, PLIANT, AND HANDSOME.

DUNKLEY’S
GOLDEN BOOT,
17, QUEEN’S ROW, PIMLICO, S.W.,
OPPOSITE BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

Merchants, Captains, and Schools Supplied on Liberal Terms

THE CHELSEA COURT GUIDE.

Aberall Mrs. 29 Wellington st

Abrahams John, 18 Chelsea villas

Acton Lady, 105 Sloane st

Acton Madame, 8 Halsey st

Adams Mrs. 2 Cheltenham ter

Adams W. 20 Danvers st Paulton’s sq

Adeney Edwd. 8 Markham sq

Ainsley Capt. 45 Hans pl

Alchin W. T. 13 Whithead grove

Alexander Miss, 115 Sloane st

Alexander Rev. Thos. M.A.., 1 Rayner pl

Allen Jos. 51A Paulton’s sq

Allen Alfred, 54 Paulton’s sq

Allet Wm. 43 Paulton’s sq

Alsbury G. 39 Sydney st

Ambler Thomas B. surveyor, 10 Oakley sq

Amos G. 29 Sydney st

Anderson Miss, 41 Smith st

Anderson Mrs. 19 Royal Avenue ter

Andrews Mrs. 9 Lincoln st.

Angel W. Edwd. 19 Chelsea villas

Appleton James, 6 Park rd

Archer Rev. Dr. 18 Hans pl

Archer T. D. 18 Hans pl

Armer Mrs. 10 Markham sq

Armsby Miss, 133 Sloane st

Armstrong Miss, 27 King’s rd

Arnaud Madame, 15 Whitehead grove

Arnold Mrs. 58 Sydney st

Arthur Dr. J. 1 Robert st

Artis Mrs. M. 66 Sydney st

Ashworth William, 18 Stanley st

Aspin John, 35 Halsey st

Astell, Mrs. 9 Oxford ter

Atkinson Mrs. 5 Oakley sq

Attreed George, 45 Halsey st

Attreed William, 38 Halsey st

Austain Miss M. 6 Oakley sq

Austin R. 51 Stanley st

Austin W. W. 17 Danvers st Paulton’s square

Baber Rev. H. 8 St. Leonard terrace

Backhouse Mrs. 28 Hans pl.

Badger Rev. Alb. M.A., 11 Gunter’s gr

Bagwell J. 17 Royal Avenue ter

Bailey & Child, solicitors 51 Sloane st

Bailey L.C., R.N., 3 Durham pl

Bailey A. Esq. 40 Hans pl

Bainbridge Mrs. 28 Wellington st

Bainbridge Artnur, 17 Margaretta ter

Baker William 158 Sloane st

Baker Edmund, 14 Whitehead grove

Balch Henry, 38 Smith st.

Balcolm John, 9 Stanley villas

Baldry Mrs. 1 Oakley sq

Banbee R. 42 Beaufort st

Banks Misses, 1 Barossa pl

Bannester James, 11 Trafalgar sq

Barker Henry, 1 Stanley villas

Barker William, 6 Stanley villas

Barkley C. William, 7 Paulton’s sq

Barley William, 17 Walpole st

Barnard William, 17 Princes st

Bartholomew Charles, 29 Walpole st

Bartlett Capt. 10 Glo’ster ter

Barrable Mr. artist, 162 Sloane st

Barrard Mrs. 2 Rayner pl

Barrie William, 19 Moore st

Barrell Mrs. 12 Milner st

Barrow Mrs. 23 Hemus ter

Barry Francis, 11 Park walk

Basley E. Henry, 5 Bolton pl. Upper Church st

Bartlett John, 9 Cadogan ter

Bassan Geo. 2 Paulton’s sq

Batchelor Mrs. 8 Paulton’s sq

Batt Rev. C. Cadogan ter

Batten John, 27 Milner st

Batten Henry, 4 Oakley crescent n.

Batten John, 27 Milner st

Bawkwell Miss E. 31 Stanley st

Baynon Miss, 9 Margaretta ter

Beach Mrs. 24 Moore st

Beard Edwd. 44 Smith st

Bean Miss, 57 Sydney st

Becker John, 7 Victoria grove

Bedford Wm. R. 4 Manor st

Beggi Dr. 12A Hobury st

Bell Mrs. 61 Sloane st

Benson Wm. B. 2 St. Leonard ter

Benson Thos. 37 Stanley st

Bentey John, artist, 128 Sloane st

Benturi Sebastian, 1 Albion ter

Bennett Miss, 87 Sloane st

Bennet Athr. J. 81 Walton st. Ovington sq

Bennett Ch. 16 Oakley crescent south

Berh W. H. 21 Park walk

Bernard Col. 35 Hans pl

Bertram Mrs. 151 Sloane st

Berry Geo. 55 Paulton’s sq. King’s rd

Berry Miss C. E. 31 Walpole st

Betts Chas. 12 St. Leonard ter

Bickers Henry, 3 Victoria grove

Bickers Charles, 135 Sloane st

Biddle Mrs. 18 Royal Avenue ter. King’s rd

Bilin P. 107 Sloane st

Birch Henry, 5 Durham pl

Birkhead Mr. 34 Hans pl

Bishop Hen. 10 Charles st. Fulham rd

Black John, 8 Victoria grove

Black Mrs. 11 Hemus ter. King’s rd

Blackburn B. Esq. 25 Hans pl

Blencow Mrs. 17 Park walk

Blogg William, 11 Smith st

Bloomfield Richard, 14 Shawfield st

Blomfield Miss, 14 Royal Avenue ter

Boileau Wm. P. 2 Shawfield st

Boner Francis, 13 Moore st

Boon John, 11 Strewan pl

Boning R. 16 Wellington st

Bontein Frederick, 16 Gunter’s grove

Bonney, Elm House 6 Upper Church st

Bostwick John, 44 Markham sq

Botton John, 29 Moore st

Bottin Wm. 10 Hemus ter

Bowden J. 50 Stanley st

Bowman Mrs. 13 Limerston st

Boucher Henry, 47 Halsey st

Boyd John, Argyle House 211 King’s rd

Boys Mrs. 51 Sydney st

Boor Edward, 6 South parade

Booz Mrs. 12 Victoria grove

Braybrook Dr. 8 Park rd east

Brett Geo. 11 Cadogan ter

Brewster Mrs. 12 Stanley villas

Breese Alfred Smith, 17 Milner st

Briant Mrs. 4 Smith st

Brigg Wm. 1 Victoria grove

Briggs E. T. 90 Sloane st

Briggs T. 41 Hans pl

Brimble E. 33 Stanley st

Briskey Miss, 22 Sydney st

Briskham Benjamin, 15 Paulton’s King’s rd

Brittein J. K. 46 Sydney st