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The Champion, Wells Street

Coordinates: 51°30′59″N 0°8′14″W / 51.51639°N 0.13722°W / 51.51639; -0.13722
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The Champion, public house
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LocationCity of Westminster, England
Coordinates51°30′59″N 0°8′14″W / 51.51639°N 0.13722°W / 51.51639; -0.13722
Awards and prizesListed as Grade II by Historic England[1]
The pub sign in 2009.

The Champion is a 19th-century public house in Wells Street in the Fitzrovia area of the City of Westminster, London. It is notable for the presence of stained glass windows and a snob screen, a Victorian feature preserved to the present day in only a few pubs.[2][3][4]

The building in Grade II listed.[1] It was built around 1860 to 1870 of gault brick with stucco dressings and a slate roof. Historic England comment on its "lively classical detailing".[1] It was refitted by architects John Robson Reid and Sylvia Reid in the 1950s following a competition in Architectural Review.[5]

The stained glass windows in the pub are a more recent feature, and were designed by Ann Sotheran, commissioned by Samuel Smith Old Brewery when they purchased the pub in the 1980s.[4][6] CAMRA's WhatPub guide lists the pub as an outstanding example of restoration.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "The Champion Public House (1267696)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ "The Champion". Londonist. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "The Champion". Atlas Obscura. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b admin (22 May 2022). "The Champion Pub and Oxford Market". A London Inheritance. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. ^ The Champion public house, Wells Street, Fitzrovia, London: the bar counter with modern fixtures. RIBApix. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Edward (1998). Evening Standard London Pub Bar Guide 1999 S S Int. Simon and Schuster. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-684-86840-0.
  7. ^ "Champion, London". whatpub.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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