Old soldiers' home in the ranks before receiving a commission. The site for the Royal Hospital was an area of Chelsea which held an incomplete building "Chelsey College", a theological college James I founded in 1609. The Royal Hospital opened its doors to the Chelsea Pensioners in 1692 for "the relief and succour" of veterans. Some of the first soldiers admitted included those injured at the Battle of Sedgemoor. The hospital maintains a 'military-based culture which puts a premium on comradeship'. The in-pensioners are formed into three companies, each headed by a Captain of Invalids (an ex-Army officer responsible for the 'day to
Royal London Hospital It also referred to the difficulties of using outdated buildings, and looked forward to the forthcoming move to the brand new hospital building which would increase theatre capacity. London Buses routes 25, 106, 205, 254, N205 and N253 serve the hospital, with bus stops located on Whitechapel Road. Route D3 also serves nearby New Road, and Routes 15, 115, 135, N15 and N135 serve nearby Commercial Road. The nearest station is Whitechapel, served by the District and Hammersmith & City lines of the London Underground and the East London Line of the London Overground. The TV series "Casualty 1900s" is