Queens Head History (1)

"The Queens head has always attracted a Bohemian crowd with its unique atmosphere and alternative entertainment at weekends. In the '60s, when Chelsea was "swinging", the pub was a magnet for local fashion and art personalities. Quentin Crisp drank here in the '70s and going back even further, it's rumoured that Oscar Wilde was a patron in the late 1880s! In his autobiography, national treasure Stephen Fry describes the place as a "very Chelsea gay pub".
The BBC's war correspondent John Simpson's great-great-grandfather was the landlord here in 1871; he dropped dead behind the bar after mistakenly drinking poison in the form of line-cleaning fluid. It's rumoured that his spirit continues to frequent the snug to this day..."