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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]
In the 18th and 19th centuries, stagecoaches for London left from the inn. The range of buildings along Agincourt Street now includes the former Monmouth Bank and the County Club, while the inn itself is now part of the J D Wetherspoon pub chain. It is one of 24 buildings on the town's Heritage Trail and is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
In 2001, it opened as a Wetherspoons pub, the second pub in the town. The pub was originally named "Lloyds", but was later renamed to "The North & South Wales Bank" in recognition of its former use. [4] On 29 July 2021, Wetherspoons announced the pub was one of the few pubs put up for sale and the only one in Wales.
The pub was later sold and renamed The Junction, to be run independently. [17] In 2024 that pub was sold again and renamed The Peacock, reviving the name of a coaching inn which stood nearby from 1564 to 1962. [18] Ten Four Pentonville Road is a redevelopment of Angel Mews. It is located at the site of the original Angel Inn's stables. [19]
Bear and Billet, Chester the pub was originally a house that was built in 1664 as the town house of the Earls of Shrewsbury who held control of the nearby Bridgegate. Old King's Head Hotel, Chester, The building was constructed in about 1208.It was the town house for Peter the Clerk, the administrator of Chester Castle.
The Trent Bridge Inn is a pub in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The Trent Bridge Cricket Ground began in a field behind this pub, and the land was also the first home of the Notts County Football Club. The pub is now operated by Wetherspoons.
The cinema was closed in 1984 and was converted into a discothèque in 1986. [1] Notable past performers include Robin Trower, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep, Hawkwind, Rory Gallagher, Queen, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Gentle Giant and AC/DC. [2] The building became a Wetherspoons pub in 2016. [3]
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]