Westminster’s pubs
Westminster’s pubs have served as the boozy boltholes of MPs and ministers down the ages. Today these historic drinking dens welcome Londoners, tourists and politicians alike.
Author: Sian McFadyen
Passion for bread
It is passion for bread which has kept the wood-fired oven burning at French Poilâne bakers in Elizabeth Street for almost 20 years.
Cutting edge
Thomas Balashev used the skills he learnt in the diamond industry to give his boutique property firm a cutting edge.
Simon says
Simon Birkett is on a mission to clean up London’s air and, as he explains, it is a campaign we all need to get involved in.
Inspired by Mother Teresa
Meera Gandhi met Mother Teresa as a teenager. It inspired her to devote her life to charity, helping the poor and working to give all girls an education.
Caledonian comforts
A home from home for the exiled Scot, the historic Caledonian Club in Belgravia has had a raft of famous members. Now it is changing with the times.
Tall stories
With the Mayfair & St James’s Literary Festival starting later this month, we take a tour around the historic, local bookshops.
Choral sensation
The Chapel Choir at the Royal Hospital is highly regarded and professional, a true Chelsea institution. But it is a little overshadowed by the more famous Chelsea Pensioners.
Golden years
David Mellor, the tableware maker, celebrates 50 years in Chelsea’s Sloane Square this autumn. So how has the brand changed?
T-shirts with a history
Founded in 1860, Sunspel makes high quality T-shirts and underwear designed to last. Now their men’s and women’s brand is in Chelsea.
The good doctor
The Chelsea-based surgeon behind the David Nott Foundation trains local doctors in war zones and natural disaster areas to save lives.
Full house
King’s Road tailor’s The Deck designs suits for women of all ages and professions and is guided by its sustainability ethos.