Church court rejects homophobia-based objections to Oscar Wilde sculpture

A sculpture of Oscar Wilde could be installed in Chelsea after the Church of England's Consistory Court rejected objections about Oscar Wilde's homosexuality.

London’s Pocket Parks: Mulberry Square, SW1

This is a brand new linear park in raised beds that sits in the Chelsea Barracks development near Sloane Square.

For one week only – Chelsea and Belgravia streets filled with a free flower show

For one week, many of the shops in Chelsea and Belgravia are showing off some impressive floral work with free displays that align with the Chelsea Flower Show.

London’s Alleys: Thomas More Walk, SW3

This is a fairly new alley that came into existence in late 2017 due to a large redevelopment of several sites in close proximity to each other.

Chelesea’s unusual Moravian burial ground

Not easy to find in Chelsea as it's hidden behind high Tudor brick walls is an unusual burial ground - for the Moravian Church.

London’s Alleys: Lamont Road Passage, SW10

This is a posh-looking alley to be found in Chelsea's World's End that has a link with the brutalist architects that designed the Barbican estate.

See inside St Mary’s Cadogan Street

A couple of blocks away from Chelsea's posh shops is a large Catholic church that owes its origins to one of the earliest post-reformation Catholic chapels in the country.

London’s Alleys: Shafto Mews, SW1

This is a row of former stables that backed onto expensive houses in Chelsea, and are now themselves expensive mews homes.

London’s Pocket Parks: Pont Street, SW1

It doesn't look it yet, but this patch of ground that looks like it's been used by the local horse riding society is going to become London's newest pocket park.

Chelsea in Bloom starts next week

For one week, over 70 shops, restaurants, and hotels around Chelsea will be putting on their floral best as part of the annual Chelsea in Bloom competition.

London’s Public Art: Two Pupils

On a side street in Chelsea is a sculpture of two children playing, and they were made by a man who also designed a number of costumes for Doctor Who.

Tickets Alert: Chelsea Flower Show

It's not opening until September, but tickets to a revamped Chelsea Flower Show are now on sale.

Tickets Alert: Art Tour of the Belmond Cadogan Hotel

As part of London Craft Week, delayed this year, the Belmond Cadogan Hotel is offering tours to view many of the original pieces on display throughout the hotel, by mainly British artists

Ticket Alerts: Chelsea Pensioner tours

Although tours of the Royal Hospital Chelsea are possible, they're usually limited to large groups, but for the first time, they're now starting tours for individuals to book.

London Public Art: Sir Thomas More

This bronze statue is by Leslie Cubitt Bevis (1892-1984) and was cast at the Morris Singer foundry. It's also quite unusual for modern times, as the face and hands have been gilded.

London’s Pocket Parks: Cremorne Gardens, SW10

This otherwise fairly ordinary local park is a lingering relic of a grand Victorian pleasure garden that stretched all the way from the river to King's Road.

Holy Trinity Church Sloane Street

Just off Sloane Square is a church that amongst many notable things, also also famously wider that St Paul's Cathedral.

London’s Pocket Parks: Ropers Gardens, SW3

This sunken 1960s style garden exists thanks in part to the diligence of German bombers, but also a Tudor wedding.

Visit Chelsea’s Caryle’s House

In a side street in posh Chelsea can be found a nice but otherwise ordinary house, but to step inside is to step into a Victorian time capsule.

Chelsea’s Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas More

On a very small side street near Kings Road is a modern yet older looking Catholic Church with a very long name.

London Public Art: Evidence of the Unseen Mountain

This is a piece of art hidden away on a quiet residential street in Chelsea that you are not going to stumble upon, unless your the sort of person who goes wandering around quiet residential streets looking for things to stumble upon.

Crossrail 2 could lose both its Chelsea and Hackney Stations

TfL has launched a second consultation about the planned route for Crossrail 2 which could see the two locations most closely associated with it losing their stations.