Royal Hospital Chelsea
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The Royal Hospital Chelsea is an old soldiers' retirement home and nursing home for some 300 veterans of the British Army. Founded as an almshouse — the ancient sense of the word "hospital" — by King
Figure Court of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
An inscription on the statue of a Pensioner outside the hospital
Sir Stephen Fox (1627–1716), the inspiration behind the founding of the hospital, and a generous benefactor. Portrait by John James Baker, collection of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
![Sergeant William Hiseland, [1620–1732] an English Civil War cavalier and one of the first pensioners to be admitted to the Royal Hospital in London](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/William_Hiseland.jpg/500px-William_Hiseland.jpg)
Sergeant William Hiseland, [1620–1732] an English Civil War cavalier and one of the first pensioners to be admitted to the Royal Hospital in London
Chelsea Pensioner
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A Chelsea Pensioner, or In-Pensioner, is a resident at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, an Old Soldiers' retirement home and nursing home for former members of the British Army located in Chelsea, London.
Royal Hospital Chelsea
…charity and relies partly upon donations to cover day-to-day running costs to provide care and accommodation for veterans. Residents are known as Chelsea Pensioners. The gardens of the Royal Hospital are Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. King Charles II founded the Royal Hospital as a…
Chelsea pensioners in scarlet coats and tricorne hats at the Founder's Day parade in the Royal Hospital Chelsea
A ward within the Royal Hospital Chelsea
Marjorie Cole, middle, one of few female Chelsea Pensioners at the Royal Hospital