CHAP Autumn 23

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Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer: An exclusive and extensive interview with the Chap Hop superstar
The Top Hat: We visit Lock & Co to see whether a tatty Edwardian topper can be restored
Casanova: The many other strings to the legendary lover’s bow
Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive: Dapper chaps and their shiny jalopies from Canberra to Croydon
Norman Wisdom: The actor who was more Victorian vaudeville than midcentury comic
Drinking: Some festive cocktails to liven up the relatives
What the Butler Saw: The best cinematic butlers, from Terry-Thomas to Alfred Pennyworth
The Colony Room Revisited: Soho’s most exclusive drinking hole regenerated as an art installation
John Craxton: The wartime British painter who fell in love with Greece
Philip Carr-Gomm: An interview with the former Chief Druid
Grey Fox Column: David Evans samples Frank Foster shirts and Beatles’ fashion
Beroma Leather: A Walsall leather factory rises from the ashes thanks to a war veteran
Motoring: The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, plus the automotive star of Genevieve
The Eternal City: What Rome has to offer the distinguished traveller
Edward Sexton: Chris Sullivan recalls a meeting with the tailor who died this summer
Damanhur: A lost civilisation carved into tunnels in the Alps
Book Reviews: Books on Bloomsbury Style, The Prisoner and Chap Books
Am I Topper?: Readers submit photographs of themselves in their top hats
Screen Idle: Torquil Arbuthnot on how he nearly became a member of the Colony Room