Helen Cathcart On a bright, early morning in April, the usually sleepy Christchurch Terrace in the heart of Chelsea is alive with activity. Photographers are nipping to and fro along with chefs, designers and PRs. Local residents, who are used to a slower pace of life on this quiet street behind the King’s Road, peer interestedly out of their front doors. Although not due to open for another month, Christchurch Terrace’s much-loved pub, The Surprise, is already causing quite the commotion. The Surprise, Chelsea Advertisement At the centre of the action is Jack Greenall, who is overseeing the relaunch of this Chelsea favourite since its doors were closed for good in September last year. And he’s more than up to the challenge: a scion of the Greenall Whitley brewing dynasty, Jack counts hospitality titan Lord Daresbury as an uncle and his family has been in the business of brewing and managing pubs since the 1750s. Already at the helm of The Pheasant Inn, a wildly popular pub near Lambourn, Jack was destined for the family business from an early age. ‘Growing up, I was surrounded by hospitality talk,’ he tells me as we take a seat in a corner of the pub. ‘I think it was really in the blood. Working in our family’s pubs over summers and doing work experience at Wetherspoon’s while I was still at school was just a fantastic insight.’