A statement from the company adds that Wetherspoon’s other pub, The Tuesday Bell (Lisburn) is set to reopen when indoor hospitality restrictions are lifted. It adds that a marquee has been erected in the car park of The Spirit Merchant to compliment its beer garden.
Who bought Wetherspoons in Lisburn?
Northern Ireland hospitality group Beannchor has completed a £1 million investment to transform a former Wetherspoons bar at Lisburn Square into a new bar and restaurant.
Who owns the Lark in Lisburn?
group Beannchor
Hospitality group Beannchor has launched its new Lisburn bar, The Lark, after overhauling the former Wetherspoons unit on Lisburn Square.
How many Wetherspoons are there in Northern Ireland?
four premises
The JD Wetherspoon chain currently operates four premises here but recently announced plans to open 18 new pubs as part of a £145 million investment, with Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford all identified as sites.
What is Wetherspoons most northern?
The Alexander Bain (JD Wetherspoon)
Where is the largest Wetherspoons in the UK?
Ramsgate
There are around 900 Wetherspoon pubs but The Royal Victoria Pavilion is a Wetherspoon pub like no other. It is located right on the seaside in Ramsgate, Kent, and is the biggest Wetherspoon pub. The grade II listed building had been one of the country’s most at-risk Edwardian buildings, the company says.
Is Lisburn a Protestant?
In the Belfast City Council and Derry and Strabane District Council areas, the figures at ward level vary from 99% Protestant to 92% Catholic.
List of districts in Northern Ireland by religion or religion brought up in.
| District | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
|---|---|
| Catholic | 27.2% |
| Protestant and other Christian | 58.3% |
| Other | 12.8% |
What did Lisburn used to be called?
Lisnagarvy
Name. The town was originally known as Lisnagarvy (also spelt Lisnagarvey or Lisnagarvagh) after the townland in which it formed. This is derived from Irish Lios na gCearrbhach ‘ringfort of the gamesters/gamblers’. In the records, the name Lisburn appears to supersede Lisnagarvey around 1662.
Who owns the Speckled Hen Lisburn?
This famous old 19th century coaching inn has been owned by Ronan and Jennie Sweeney since 2004 and, since then, they have achieved their ambition to restore Balloo’s reputation as one of the finest country dining pubs in Northern Ireland with spectacular success.
What is the smallest Wetherspoons pub?
One reviewer said: “We popped into the spoons after visiting Eltham Palace and Garden. “It was a little pub but with loads of character. It’s the smallest Wetherspoons in the chain.It has a smaller menu than the others but food was good. “From ordering to table was quick, hot and tasty.
What is the smallest Wetherspoons in UK?
Wetherspoon Community Pub of the Year 2016. Placed up for sale by Wetherspoon September 2022 with 31 others. Small, standard-image Wetherspoon’s pub (its smallest in the country) at a busy road junction, popular with lone drinkers during the day and attracting a varied crowd in the evenings.
Which Wetherspoons are closing?
Which Wetherspoons are closing? Full list
- Silkstone Inn – Barnsley.
- Hope and Champion – Beaconsfield.
- Wrong ‘Un – Bexleyheath.
- Christopher Creeke – Bournemouth.
- Bank House – Cheltenham.
- Water House – Durham.
- Percy Shaw – Halifax.
- Jolly Sailor – Hanham.
Which Wetherspoons are the nicest?
Knights Templar, London
Wetherspoons has occupied a number of old banking halls across London, and perhaps the finest of them all is the Knights Templar, set in the former Union Bank. The pub is located on Chancery Lane, and is named after the order of Warrior Knights who owned this patch of land in the 12th century.
Where do Wetherspoons get their fish from?
Whitby. The Wetherspoon wholetail breaded scampi is sourced from the largest scampi manufacturer in the UK – Whitby Seafoods. Based in the traditional British fishing port of Whitby, North Yorkshire, the company began in 1985. Whitby Seafoods knows that it has a responsibility to the environment.
What is the oldest Wetherspoons in the UK?
Forty years ago, on 9 December 1979, the first Wetherspoon pub opened in north London, in Colney Hatch Lane, Muswell Hill. Formerly, it had been a bookies. For the first month of trading, it was called Martin’s Free House – after its owner, Wetherspoon’s founder and chairman Tim Martin.
What is the nicest spoons in the UK?
The 10 most beautiful Wetherspoons in the UK – including former cinemas and old bingo halls
- The Royal Victoria Pavilion, Ramsgate.
- The Velvet Coaster, Blackpool.
- The Caley Picture House, Edinburgh.
- The Palladium, Llandudno.
- The Counting House, Glasgow.
- Hamilton Hall, London.
- The Knights Templar, London.
Where is the smallest pub in UK?
Bury St Edmunds
The Nutshell, Bury St Edmunds
Measuring just 15ft by seven, this tiny timber framed, Grade II listed pub can only hold 15 customers at a time. It has been recognised as the smallest pub in Britain by the Guinness Book of World Records and is regarded as Bury St Edmunds biggest tourist attraction.
What did Wetherspoons used to be called?
Martin’s Free House
First Wetherspoon opens
For the first month, it was called Martin’s Free House, but was renamed Wetherspoons early in 1980.
Is Lisburn safe?
The most common crimes in Lisburn City are violence and sexual offences, with 1,484 offences during 2021, giving a crime rate of 33. This is 18% higher than 2020’s figure of 1,258 offences and a difference of 4.98 from 2020’s crime rate of 28.
Is Lisburn a good place to live?
Lisburn was named as the fourth most chilled out city in the UK. It ranks second highest when it comes to feelings of happiness across the city, just behind Chichester, and has an overall chilled out score of 20.
What is Lisburn famous for?
It’s best known as the seat of linen manufacture in Ireland; but it’s also notorious as the site of the former Long Kesh or Maze prison. With a population of 45,370 in 2011, Lisburn was officially dubbed a “city” in 2002 but this is just ceremonial.