| The Champion, public house | |
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 Interactive map of the The Champion, public house area | |
| General information | |
| Location | City of Westminster,England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′59″N0°8′14″W / 51.51639°N 0.13722°W /51.51639; -0.13722 |
| Awards and prizes | Listed asGrade II byHistoric England[1] |
The Champion is a 19th-centurypublic house inWells Street in theFitzrovia area of theCity of Westminster,London. It is notable for the presence ofstained glass windows and asnob 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 ofgault brick withstucco dressings and a slate roof.Historic England comment on its "lively classical detailing".[1] It was refitted by architectsJohn Robson Reid and Sylvia Reid in the 1950s following a competition inArchitectural Review.[5]
The stained glass windows in the pub are a more recent feature, and were designed byAnn Sotheran, commissioned bySamuel Smith Old Brewery when they purchased the pub in the 1980s.[4][6] CAMRA'sWhatPub guide lists the pub as an outstanding example of restoration.[7]
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