The Churchill Arms

The Churchill Arms, June 2012.
Campden Street side

The Churchill Arms is a public house at 119 Kensington Church Street on the corner with Campden Street, Notting Hill, London. There has been a pub on the site since at least the late nineteenth century. Previously known as the "Church-on-the-Hill", the pub received its current name after the Second World War.[1] It is known for its exuberant floral displays, and extravagant Christmas displays in the winter,[2] and has been described as London's most colourful pub.[3]

The Churchill Arms is managed by Fuller's[4] and has a Winston Churchill interior theme.[5] The Churchill Arms claims to have been the first London pub with a Thai restaurant, having served such food since the early 1990s or earlier.[6] The Thai restaurant is decorated with live flowers and plants.

The pub is decorated with all types of things associated with Winston Churchill,[7] and falsely claims that Churchill made wartime broadcasts from the venue.[6] Churchill's grandparents, the 7th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane, were patrons of the pub in the 19th century.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Ronald A. (1988). Churchill: images of greatness. Kevin Francis Pub. ISBN 9780951076866.
  2. ^ Saffron Alexander (9 December 2016). "The Churchill Arms: Britain's most festive pub?". The Telegraph. Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Landlord of London's most colourful pub stepping down after 32 years". Standard.co.uk. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ^ "The Churchill Arms - Fuller's Pub and Restaurant London". Churchillarmskensington.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Tanya Gold reviews The Churchill Arms, London - The Spectator". The Spectator. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Finamore, Emma (8 December 2016). "5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Churchill Arms". Londonist. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. ^ "The Churchill Arms - London, XGL".
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