List of Sam Smiths London pubs

[Quinno]

Friend and I are trying to tick off all the Sams pubs in London. Turns out there isn't an up-to-date list anywhere, so I have had to make one by trawling around. Can anyone help refine this list?

cheers
Quinno

Sams and open

• Anchor Tap, Horselydown Lane, SE1 (done 18/10/19)
  
• Anerley Arms, Ridsdale Road, SE20 (done 18/10/19)
  
• Angel 101 Bermondsey Wall East SE16 4NB (done 18/10/19)
  
• Angel in the Fields Thayer Street, W1 (done 31/10/20)
  
• Angel, St. Giles’ High Street, WC2 (done 6/9/19)
  
• Blue Posts 81 Newman Street W1T 3EU (done 15/11/19)
  
• Bricklayer’s Arms, Gresse Street, W1 (done 15/11/19)
  
• Capitan Kidd, Wapping High Street, E1 (done 18/10/19)
  
• Champion, Wells Street, W1 (done 15/11/19)
  
• Chandos, St. Martin’s Lane, WC2 (done 6/9/19)
  
• Cittie of York, High Holborn, WC1 (done 01/11/19)
  
• Cock, Great Portland Street, W1 (done 18/10/19)
  
• Crown & Sugar Loaf 26 Bride Lane EC4Y 8DT (done 01/11/19)
  
• Crown 51 New Oxford Street WC1A 1BL (done 6/9/19)
  
• Duke of Argyll 37 Brewer Street W1F 0RY (done 6/9/19)
  
• Duke of York 134 Victoria Street SW1E 5LA (done 31/10/20)
  
• Eagle 15 Clifton Road W9 1SY (was Robert Browning) (done 31/10/20)
  
• Earl of Lonsdale, Westbourne Grove, W11 (done 31/10/20)
  
• Fitzroy Tavern, Charlotte Street, W1 (done 15/11/19)
• Gazebo, Thames Walk, Kingston on Thames - closed as of 28/1/22
  
• Glasshouse Stores 55 Brewer Street W1F 9UJ (done 6/9/19)
  
• Horse & Groom 128 Great Portland Street W1W 6PS (done 15/11/19)
  
• John Snow 39 Broadwick Street W1F 9QJ (done 01/11/19)
  
• Lyceum Tavern, Strand, WC2 (done 6/9/19)
  
• Olde Cheshire Cheese, Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, EC4 (done 01/11/19)
  
• Olde Swiss Cottage, Finchley Road, NW3 (done 31/10/20)
  
• Ordnance Arms 29 Ordnance Hill NW8 6PS (done 31/10/20)
  
• Princess Louise, High Holborn, WC1 (done 6/9/19)
  
• Red Lion, Kingly Street, W1 (done 01/11/19)
  
• Rising Sun, Cloth Fair, EC1 (done 01/11/19)
  
• Rose of York, Petersham Road, Richmond (done 28/1/22)
• Royal George, Tanner’s Hill, SE8 - RE_OPENED!!! 27/01/22
• Town Wharf, Swan Street, Isleworth - closed as of 28/1/22
  
• White Horse 45 Rupert Street W1D 7PJ (done 6/9/19)
  
• Windsor Castle 23 Francis Street SW1P 1DN (done 15/11/19)
  
• Yorkshire Grey, Langham Street, W1 (done 15/11/19)

Mentioned elsewhere but not found in PuG or ambiguous
Dover Castle (now Jackalope and not Sams)
Freemason’s Arms, Long Acre, WC1 (now owned by Sheps)
George & Vulture 3 Castle Court EC3V 9DL (ambiguous - restaurant operation!)
Lord Wolseley, White Lion Street, N1 (now Craft Beer Co)
Shades, Bucklersbury, EC4 (demolished)

[Bucking Fastard]

I was thinking of going in The George & Vulture back in January but from the outside it looked to me like you would have to negotiate with a waiter if you didn't want to be seated for a chop house meal.I gave up but maybe it is worth persevering ,even if it leads to a deletion from PuG for what I seem to remember is a famous old building.

[Pubsignman]

I'd say your list looks comprehensive to me. I can't think of any recent openings and you've covered the most recent closures in the section at the bottom of your list. The only question mark is the George & Vulture - as I understand it, this is owned by Sam Smiths but is set up as a restaurant which doesn't have draught beer (just bottled Sam Smiths beer) and does not welcome casual drinkers. From walking by the place in the past, I never got the impression it's a pub, so would probably drop it from your list.

Good luck with it - hope you like keg OBB!

[oldboots]

I was going to suggest http://samsmiths.info/forum/index.php but it appears to have shut down (or been Humphreyed).

You don't need to drink keg OBB, the stout is pretty good, Sovereign is like an old school keg bitter and Four Pure is reckoned to be a fine lager. The bottles can be outstanding if expensive, I have a weakness for Taddy Porter and Yorkshire Stingo is a rare treat at 7% odd. Part of the USP of Sam's is the no additives rule which probably accounts for the higher quality of most of their products.

[Wild Rover]

A couple of years ago i wrote all the London pubs down from the Sam Smiths London challenge and your list is exactly the same. There was 37 but that included The George and Vulture and The Dover Castle but they are mentioned anyway.

[Aqualung]

Friend and I are trying to tick off all the Sams pubs in London. Turns out there isn't an up-to-date list anywhere, so I have had to make one by trawling around. Can anyone help refine this list?

cheers
Quinno


Freemason’s Arms, Long Acre, WC1 (now owned by Sheps)

I can't add anything to your list but if I remember rightly the Freemasons was a Bass Charrington house that became a Sheps pub. I have no recollection of it being a Smith's pub but that certainly doesn't mean I'm right!
I'd be interested to know whether these pubs are leased or if Sams actually own the freehold.

[Quinno]

I can't add anything to your list but if I remember rightly the Freemasons was a Bass Charrington house that became a Sheps pub. I have no recollection of it being a Smith's pub but that certainly doesn't mean I'm right!
I'd be interested to know whether these pubs are leased or if Sams actually own the freehold.

I recall being told many were freehold and that is partly the reason why Sams don't need to raise revenues or sell shares - Humph is sitting on a mega million property empire.

[oldboots]

I recall being told many were freehold and that is partly the reason why Sams don't need to raise revenues or sell shares - Humph is sitting on a mega million property empire.

That is the received wisdom, SS certainly own a lot of Taddy, however a bit more rumour is that Samuel Smith Ltd is owned by a family trust not Mr Humphrey and the trust rules say he should step down when he reaches a certain age. He reached that age some time ago and younger members of the family are alleged to be about to challenge Mr Humphrey in court.

[rpadam]

That is the received wisdom, SS certainly own a lot of Taddy, however a bit more rumour is that Samuel Smith Ltd is owned by a family trust not Mr Humphrey and the trust rules say he should step down when he reaches a certain age. He reached that age some time ago and younger members of the family are alleged to be about to challenge Mr Humphrey in court.

The last return for the Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) unlimited company to Companies House in 2015 contained a full list of shareholders as follows:

[Quinno]

The last return for the Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) unlimited company to Companies House in 2015 contained a full list of shareholders as follows:

That's just a number of different Humphs ala Mr Benn!