Cale Street

Cale Street is a street in Chelsea, London. It runs between Dovehouse Street in the west and the junction of Elystan Street and Elystan Place in the east. It originally formed the southern boundary of Chelsea Common. The street was laid out in 1836, and was called Bond Street at the western end and College Place at the eastern but was later renamed Cale Street in honour of Judith Cale, a benefactor to the parish.

Cale Street
Cale Street from Dovehouse Street, 1955
Former name(s)Bond Street (west) College Place (east)
AreaChelsea
LocationRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, UK
Coordinates51.4904°N 0.1690°W / 51.4904; -0.1690
Construction
CompletionBy 1836
Other
Known forLocation of distillery where Beefeater Gin first made
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