Inscription on a Blue Plaque: "King Henry VIII's Manor House stood here until 1753 when it was demolished after the death of its last occupant, Sir Hans Sloane. Nos. 19 to 26 Cheyne Walk were built on its site in 1759-65. The old manor house garden still lies beyond the end wall of Cheyne Mews and contains some mulberry trees said to have been planted by Queen Elizabeth I." All but one of the trees were grubbed out in recent years by a previous owner (before 1985), to make way for a tennis court. The remaining mulberry is in good condition with a great many burrs and seems to have been frequently pollarded / lopped. It may be a phoenix growth from one of the purportedly ancient trees on the site. The garden belongs to a house in Oakley Gardens (formerly Oakley Crescent) Interestingly there is what seems like a self-seeded M nigra in a fenced-off nook by the pavement in Cheyene Gardens, around the corner.

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