The Champion, Wells Street
| The Champion, public house | |
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| General information | |
| Location | City of Westminster, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′59″N 0°8′14″W / 51.51639°N 0.13722°W |
| Awards and prizes | Listed as Grade II by Historic England[1] |
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.[5] 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.[6]
The stained glass windows in the pub are a more recent feature, and were designed by Ann Sotheran, commissioned by Sam Smiths when they purchased the pub in the 1980s.[4][7] CAMRA's WhatPub guide lists the pub as an outstanding example of restoration.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Historic England. "The Champion Public House (1267696)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "The Champion". Londonist. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "The Champion". Atlas Obscura. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ a b admin (22 May 2022). "The Champion Pub and Oxford Market". A London Inheritance. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "THE CHAMPION PUBLIC HOUSE, Non Civil Parish - 1267696 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ The Champion public house, Wells Street, Fitzrovia, London: the bar counter with modern fixtures. RIBApix. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Sullivan, Edward (1998). Evening Standard London Pub Bar Guide 1999 S S Int. Simon and Schuster. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-684-86840-0.
- ^ "Champion, London". whatpub.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
External links[edit]
Media related to Champion, Fitzrovia at Wikimedia Commons
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