Sneak Peak from Chelsea Society Website: We're not happy with this, are you? In our meeting with the owners there was no mention of a restaurant!
We Want OUR PUB BACK! The Chelsea society " As this pub is in close proximity to flats and houses we would object to music and singing amplified through loudspeakers. There would be no objection to a traditional pub piano." What????? There has always been entertainment on a saturday night, replacing that with a traditional piano? WHAT??? See below...
"On 18th November Michael Stephen and Chris Lenon met the owner at the premises and he explained in more detail his ideas for the property. We went into the basement and noted that the ceiling-height was adequate for a restaurant and that there would be enough space for a kitchen, a store-room, and toilets. There is a disused 19th century kitchen range which would be preserved as a feature in the restaurant.
On the ground floor, the area would be reduced by converting the southern part on the Tryon Street frontage into a house, but increased by extending it into open space on the north side. In view of the fact that the basement is being brought into use as a restaurant, and that the serving area of the bar will be reduced to make a more efficient use of space, the public area of the premises will actually increase. However we await the floor plans showing the areas concerned.
The owner sees the future of the pub as a traditional Chelsea pub. There is some good Victorian panelling around the walls and around the bar, and we requested that this be carefully dismantled and re-used. As this pub is in close proximity to flats and houses we would object to music and singing amplified through loudspeakers. There would be no objection to a traditional pub piano.
On the Tryon Street frontage, the house to be converted from part of the bar area would have the same external appearance as the existing terrace of houses."
http://chelseasociety.org.uk/queens-head-tryon-street/
