Chelsea History Festival
Experts and authors will delve into the history of African Europeans, Nazis and Jack the Ripper for this year’s festival
Culture
Page turners
Prominent Chelsea residents recommend their favourite lockdown reads
Turn up for the books
We meet the director of Taschen’s Mayfair outpost
Chelsea’s literary legends
Chelsea has long attracted writers. We put the spotlight on a few of the area’s most well-known
Tony Parsons’ favourite books
The acclaimed author and journalist shares his favourite books
The home of rock and roll
Mayfair’s rich rock ‘n’ roll history
Roux to a thrill
The man the A-listers call when they want to party
Sasha Gusov
Photographer Sasha Gusov shoots campaigns for local brand Tom Davies in a Chelsea studio.
Tony Kent’s inspirations
Tony Kent, the top-ranking barrister and former heavyweight boxer turned crime writer, reveals his desert island favourite reads.
LGBT+ history
See a fascinating history of the LGBT+ community in an exhibition of rare photographs and other materials curated by Westminster City Council.
Reading refuges
Retreat to a quiet reading refuge this World Book Day and indulge in some of Britain’s finest books at stores and libraries on your doorstep.
A theatrical life
Celebrated theatre producer and agent Richard Jackson talks about his star-studded life from meeting Walt Disney to spending a night with David Bowie.
