The team are currently working on the architectural and landscape features of the site. 

Closure of Bull Ring Gate and access to Royal Hospital Grounds (August 2022 to March 2023)

To facilitate our work there is a temporary closure of the Bull Ring Gate from August 2022 until March 2023. The closure includes the pedestrian access gate to the Royal Hospital Grounds. See our works notice here. 

Bus number 360 continues to be diverted and now stops by the Lister Hospital on Chelsea Bridge Road. The parking bays within the Bull Ring also remain suspended for the duration of these works. 

Standard working hours

• 7am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday
• 7am to 1pm Saturday

We notify residents via email if there are changes to the times listed above. To be added to our site email list email [email protected]  

• All static machinery and plant is screened or enclosed
• Hoarding has been erected on the site boundaries for both the north and the south site
• Vehicle movements outside of standard hours is restricted
• Use of low level directional lighting
• The excavated material handling area is enclosed
• Two-way traffic flow along Chelsea Embankment has been maintained
• Public access to important events, such as Chelsea Flower Show and Masterpiece events, will be maintained throughout construction
• Footpath diversions are clearly signposted

• Call our 24 hour Tideway Helpdesk 08000 30 80 80 or email [email protected]
• Read the latest updates on the noticeboards on our hoardings.
• Email our dedicated Community Relations teams available to answer your questions or meet with you, via [email protected]

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Like many of our riverside sites at Chelsea we will leave behind a new section of public space for everyone to enjoy. Read more here. 

Artist Florian Roithmayr will create an artwork for the new public realm site at Chelsea Embankment. The artwork aims to make visual, physical and conceptual connections back to the river. You can read more here. 

Dorothea Smartt has been commissioned to produce poetry to adorn our signature ventilation columns at many of our sites, read more here and Marina Willer of design studio Pentagram is also creating a unifying identity for a series of bronze plaques for 12 of Tideway’s sites across London including our Chelsea site. Read more here.