In April 1970, Chelsea beat Leeds to bring home the FA Cup. The only fitting celebration? A homecoming parade along London’s hardest partying street culminating in the mayor standing in the window of Chelsea Town Hall pouring champagne into the trophy. Respect to you, sir! From 1845 to 1877, privileged Londoners headed out of town to Viscount Cremorne’s Pleasure Gardens at the westerly end the King’s Road. There, they were treated to fireworks, galas and performances. In 1874, a daredevil/ idiot known as ‘The Flying Man’ was released from a balloon above the gardens in a birdlike machine with wings he could flap. But things went terribly wrong, and he plummeted to his death on Sydney Street. To make (something) more sophisticated ( “ complex, developed, or refined ” ); to develop, to refine. [from late 18th c.] Your flooring is handled with the utmost care by specialist flooring couriers who guarantee that your floor will be delivered appropriately in perfect condition. Gay rights activists marched along the King’s Road in 1977 to protest against the conviction of Gay News staff for writing ‘blasphemous libel’. It’s not its only connection to queer culture. The street was home to legendary lesbian club Gateways from 1931 to 1985. And bright pink pub The Markham Arms at 138 King’s Road was especially popular among the LGBT+ community in the ’70s. Word has it that it was also a favourite spot with Soviet spies…

In May 1719, the royal private road from Whitehall to Hampton Court opened to the public. Chelsea’s main drag has since seen punk, protest and parties.Here are the King’s Road’siconic moments... It’s no surprise that a road literally named after a king has thrown its fair share of royal celebrations. But before punks did their takedown of Liz’s 1977 jubilee, there was a more demure one for George V and Queen Mary. They celebrated their silver jubilee with a carriage ride along the King’s Road in June 1935. Sounds like a right royal knees-up.The King’s Road is synonymous with the tartan-clad kids of the punk scene. And you don’t get more punk than Vivienne Westwood. The politically conscious designer opened her first boutique with then husband Malcolm McLaren at 430 King’s Road in 1971. In 1974, it became SEX, and helped spawn punk. After more reinvention, it became Westwood’s shop Worlds End that you’ll find on the street today, as radical and DIY as ever. Delivery is to direct ground floor (access permitting), and provided by a one-man delivery service. If access is difficult, a curb-side delivery will be done.

also figuratively ) To alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention to deceive; to adulterate; ( generally ) to corrupt or deceive (someone, their thinking, etc.). [from early 15th c.] also reflexive ) To make (oneself or someone) more sophisticated ( “ experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise ” ); to cosmopolitanize. Abingdon Stainfree Sophisticat - A carpet range designed for today, to withstands the rigours of tomorrow, but to not compromise on luxury. Pulled together by combining practical polypropylene technology and the finesse of luxury feel fibres for our new “Silk Tech PP yarn”, the end result is a bleach-cleanable, stain-resistant, yet super soft finish. Ideal for modern homes. Psychologists have developed quasi-causal theories to explain the directedness of behaviour, to answer the question ‘Why are certain sorts of reasons operative?’ and these theories may well have insinuated themselves into ordinary language as part of the meaning of “motive”. It might well be, therefore, that people who are slightly sophisticated by psychological theories assume some such necessary connexion [between giving the motive for an action and making any assertions of a causal kind about a man’s emotional state].The ’60s in London were famously swinging, especially among the ‘Chelsea Set’. Women were hopping straight out of Mary Quant’s clothes store Bazaar and into Fantasie at 128 (one of the first espresso bars in London) sporting the designer’s iconic mini skirts. Meanwhile, Christian, an actual lion cub, was the resident party animal at furniture store Sophisticat. Where he presumably clawed up everything in sight.