Comments on: The FT Top 25 Pubs of the 00s No 9: The Champion, Wells Street WC1 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/01/the-ft-top-25-pubs-of-the-00s-no-9-the-champion-wells-street-wc1/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:12:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Katie G (but logged out) http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/01/the-ft-top-25-pubs-of-the-00s-no-9-the-champion-wells-street-wc1/#comment-672890 Katie G (but logged out) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:19:15 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=16997#comment-672890 Kat, I TOTALLY used to sing that when going past Informa as well... Kat, I TOTALLY used to sing that when going past Informa as well…

]]> By: Kat but logged out innit http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/01/the-ft-top-25-pubs-of-the-00s-no-9-the-champion-wells-street-wc1/#comment-672871 Kat but logged out innit Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:01:31 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=16997#comment-672871 Informa! You know Snow daddy me Snow me I go play 'em! I sing that every time I walk past their office. Informa! You know Snow daddy me Snow me I go play ‘em! I sing that every time I walk past their office.

]]> By: Alex http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/01/the-ft-top-25-pubs-of-the-00s-no-9-the-champion-wells-street-wc1/#comment-672846 Alex Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:00:26 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=16997#comment-672846 The Champ was one of our press pubs when I was at Mobile Comms International (the publisher, T&F Informa, is just round the corner on Mortimer Street). Great little pub, even if the OB isn't hand-pumped:-) Upstairs was good for spotting babes in the street. The stained glass faces are an odd collection - a mixture of sportsmen and, as I recall, several Liberal politicians and one viceroy of India. The Champ was one of our press pubs when I was at Mobile Comms International (the publisher, T&F Informa, is just round the corner on Mortimer Street). Great little pub, even if the OB isn’t hand-pumped:-) Upstairs was good for spotting babes in the street.

The stained glass faces are an odd collection – a mixture of sportsmen and, as I recall, several Liberal politicians and one viceroy of India.

]]> By: JonnyB http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/01/the-ft-top-25-pubs-of-the-00s-no-9-the-champion-wells-street-wc1/#comment-672714 JonnyB Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:43:33 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=16997#comment-672714 I used to work next door. They were always very understanding in allowing me to take trays of beer back to the office, letting me return the glasses the following day. I will forever disagree with you about Sam Smiths, however. I used to work next door. They were always very understanding in allowing me to take trays of beer back to the office, letting me return the glasses the following day.

I will forever disagree with you about Sam Smiths, however.

]]> By: Ewan http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/01/the-ft-top-25-pubs-of-the-00s-no-9-the-champion-wells-street-wc1/#comment-672672 Ewan Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:44:13 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=16997#comment-672672 It's certainly a very useful SS for my work, and I think the stained-glass windows give it the edge over the others round these parts. (Also, it's in W1.) It’s certainly a very useful SS for my work, and I think the stained-glass windows give it the edge over the others round these parts. (Also, it’s in W1.)

]]> By: Pete http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/01/the-ft-top-25-pubs-of-the-00s-no-9-the-champion-wells-street-wc1/#comment-672641 Pete Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:46:14 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=16997#comment-672641 That said Kat, belching distance for you is about a mile! That said Kat, belching distance for you is about a mile!

]]> By: Kat but logged out innit http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/01/the-ft-top-25-pubs-of-the-00s-no-9-the-champion-wells-street-wc1/#comment-672635 Kat but logged out innit Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:25:05 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=16997#comment-672635 I think the Champ is my favourite Sam Smiths. The beer is almost always drinkable (unlike the BPNS which has left me feeling queasy after ONE PINT OF OB on pretty much every visit in the last 3 years), there's always somewhere to sit at lunchtime and it's within belching distance of my office :) I think the Champ is my favourite Sam Smiths. The beer is almost always drinkable (unlike the BPNS which has left me feeling queasy after ONE PINT OF OB on pretty much every visit in the last 3 years), there’s always somewhere to sit at lunchtime and it’s within belching distance of my office :)

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