Stories

Pop in on the Chelsea Old Church bellringers for an Open Day onSunday, 28th September between 2.30pm – 4.30pm.Fun, friendly and a great workout for body, mind and spirit.You may want to join us to learn weekly from a master ringer how toring historic tower bells. No experience needed and open to anyone over 18. […] Find Out More

The rock star Bill Wyman, of The Rolling Stones, 86, looks back on his ‘bizarre life’ as he strolls around Chelsea, his sixties stomping ground, present home and the subject of his new book. ‘Here is the memorial to Sir Thomas More’ says the local history expert, who is taking a walking tour of Chelsea, […] Find Out More

“My dear More… but here’s the first problem. How do I address you? Sir Thomas? St Thomas? Lord Chancellor? I can’t just call you Thomas. Half the men in England are called that. Anyway, I don’t feel that kind of easy warmth, though one of your modern biographers says that most people who work with […] Find Out More

Before Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the mid-15th century texts were, of course, copied by hand. Various cultures experimented with material like wax, clay, bamboo, and even bone to record written material. Papermaking appears to have come out of China, traditionally the invention of a Han Dynasty eunuch named Cai Lun. Paper made […] Find Out More

The Vicar of the Thames-side Chelsea Old Church, in Cheyne Walk, Canon David Reindorp, said on Tuesday that his congregation had increased by more than 20 per cent since he arrived in 2006, partly owing to the continued use of the Book of Common Prayer. “Our worshippers do not describe themselves as zealots of the […] Find Out More

Edward Lucas writes: Wherever we go on Sunday mornings, we have to arrive early to get a seat. At the 10 am children’s service at Chelsea Old Church, the language of the prayers is archaic, but that does not bother the scores of youngsters, from tots to teenagers, as they sing hymns, read and act […] Find Out More