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J D Wetherspoon (branded variously as Wetherspoon or Wetherspoons, and colloquially known as Spoons) is a pub company operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company was founded in 1979 by Tim Martin and is based in Watford. It operates the sub-brand of Lloyds No.1 bars, and 56 Wetherspoon hotels. [3]
Prices will be increasing at all JD Wetherspoon locations across the UK today as pub bosses say impacts from Labour’s Autumn Budget continue to negatively affect the industry.. The prices of ...
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The pub is mentioned in Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers. It was purchased by J.D. Wetherspoon and re-opened in May 2008. [3] [4] During renovation work a former medieval banqueting hall was discovered in the structure. Today the building is still run as a hotel and has 28 bedrooms. [2]
The pub boss said Wetherspoon is expected to face a £60m rise in labour-related costs from April due to increases in employer national insurance contributions and the minimum wage.
Sir Timothy Randall Martin (born 28 April 1955) is an English businessman and the founder and chairman of Wetherspoons, a pub chain in the UK and Ireland.In 2016, Martin actively campaigned for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union and was a strong supporter of Brexit, donating £200,000 to the Vote Leave campaign.
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The pub is 8,800 square feet (820 m 2) and can hold 1,700 customers. [2] It is owned by the pub chain JD Wetherspoon who opened it on 15 August 1995, and named it after George Orwell's 1946 essay, "The Moon Under Water", describing his ideal pub. [3] It is one of 15 Wetherspoon pubs with the same name. [2] [4]