{"id":6085,"date":"2026-03-19T15:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=6085"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:56:03","slug":"tribute-warren-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/tribute-warren-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute &#8211; Warren West"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image.png 486w, https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Warren, an all-round great fellow. &nbsp;He passed away peacefully on 3 January at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH).&nbsp; A true connoisseur of real ale, Warren was a stalwart member of CAMRA\u2019s Bromley branch for over three decades and was examiner of our branch accounts jointly with John Horn. &nbsp;His commitment to the cause was legendary, evidenced by his four-digit membership number. &nbsp;He was a familiar face at beer festivals across the country, including the 2025 GBBF in Birmingham. &nbsp;In fact, it would be easier to list those festivals he did not attend. &nbsp;His encyclopaedic knowledge of pubs, beers and breweries all over the UK and Belgium was acclaimed. &nbsp;Locally, he was a regular at several local hostelries including the Red Lion, the Star &amp; Garter, One Inn the Wood, the Blythe Hill Tavern, the Partridge and the Claret &amp; Ale<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warren spent his professional life as a chartered quantity surveyor. &nbsp;Most notably his lead on the Liverpool Street Station fire claim was a testament to his skill and hard work.&nbsp; Among his other passions, he was foremost a Crystal Palace fan. &nbsp;He followed the Eagles through every high and low, supporting the team from the age of nine and did not miss a home or away match for over 35 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warren was a man of loyalty, tradition and good humour who will be sorely missed by all who knew him.&nbsp; His funeral was held at a packed St George&#8217;s Church, Beckenham, on 5 February and afterwards his family provided refreshments at the Star &amp; Garter, Bromley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With thanks to Mark Goss-Sampson for the photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Norman Warner<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Warren, an all-round great fellow. &nbsp;He passed away peacefully on 3 January at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH).&nbsp;&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tribute"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6085"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6087,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6085\/revisions\/6087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}