A POPULAR branch of Wetherspoons has abruptly closed and dozens more boozers are still at risk of shutting for good.
Punters could lose as many as 19 Wetherspoon drinks spots as more locations prepare to shut their doors.
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The Butler’s Bell in Stafford has become the latest Spoons to close, calling last orders in late October.
While the General Sir Redvers Buller in Crediton, Devon, closed on October 8, according to local news reports.
The Rising Sun in Redditch and Millers Well in East Ham have also shut their doors, although an exact date is yer to be confirmed.
Plus, Resolution in Middlesborugh has poured its last pint, according to its listing on Google, and it no longer appears on the Wetherspoons pub locator.
Meanwhile, The Jolly Sailor in Hanham, Bristol, has recently gone “under offer”.
This means that a buyer has presented an offer that is being considered by the seller.
It doesn’t mean that the sale is guaranteed, and it could still remain open if it doesn’t complete.
The Sun has contacted Wetherspoons for comment.
The chain – which has 827 pubs across the UK – warned last September that 32 pubs were being put up for sale.
But in September The Sun revealed that Wetherspoons had put 11 more pubs up for sale, leaving fans gutted that their local branch could be lost forever.
Below is the full list of Wetherspoons pubs that are currently up for sale:
The Pontlottyn, Abertillery
The Ivor Davies, Cardiff
Spa Lane Vaults, Chesterfield
The Gate House, Doncaster
The Market Cross, Holywell
The Regent, Kirkby in Ashfield
The Mockbeggar Hall, Moreton
The Hain Line, St Ives
The Sir Norman Rae, Shipley
The Sir Daniel Arms, Swindon
The White Hart, Todmorden
Lord Arthur Lee, Fareham
The Plough and Harrow
The pubs are mainly freehold – meaning the properties are owned outright by Wetherspoons – and one is leasehold.
Each boozer will remain open until a sale is completed.
Of the 19 that are currently up for sale, six are under offer. A full list of these pubs is as follows:
Wrong ‘Un, Bexleyheath
The Percy Shaw, Halifax
The Alfred Herring, Palmers Green
Foxley Hatch, Purley
The Cross Keys, Peebles
Asparagus, Battersea
While the 41 pubs below have already shut their doors for good:
The John Masefield, New Ferry
Angel, Islington
The Silkstone Inn, Barnsley
The Billiard Hall, West Bromwich
Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Southampton
The Colombia Press, Watford
The Malthouse, Willenhall
The John Masefield, New Ferry
Thomas Leaper, Derby
Cliftonville, Hove
Tollgate, Harringay
Last Post, Loughton
Harvest Moon, Orpington
Alexander Bain, Wick
Chapel an Gansblydhen, Bodmin
Moon on the Square, Basildon
Coal Orchard, Taunton
Running Horse, Airside Doncaster Airport
Wild Rose, Bootle
Edmund Halley, Lee Green
The Willow Grove, Southport
Postal Order, Worcester
North and South Wales Bank, Wrexham
The Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow
The Knight’s Templar, London
Christopher Creeke, Bournemouth
The Water House, Durham
The Widow Frost, Mansfield
The Worlds Inn, Romford
Hudson Bay, Forest Gate
The Saltoun Inn, Fraserburgh
The Bankers Draft, Eltham, London
The Sir John Arderne, Newark
The Capitol, Forest Hill
Moon and Bell, Loughborough
Nightjar, Ferndown
General Sir Redvers Buller, Crediton
Resolution, Middlesbrough
The Rising Sun, Redditch
The Butlers Bell, Stafford
Millers Well, East Ham
Plus, the Coronet pub in London has been taken off the market after a buyer was found, but the venue will not remain as a Wetherspoons.
A date for its closure is yet to be confirmed, but we will update this article as soon as we know more.
It comes as a number of UK pubs have closed their doors for good amid a turbulent economic backdrop.
Inflation remains stubbornly high meaning households have less expendable cash to burn.
Increased energy and wage costs are piling further pressure on businesses.
Retailers on the high street have been hit hard too.
Cath Kidston, Paperchase, M&Co and popular discounter Wilko have all crashed into administration this year.
Wilko has since announced plans to return to the high street, with branches in Plymouth, Exeter and Luton set to open within weeks.
Plus, Paperchase reopened inside 250 Tesco supermarkets in June M&Co relaunched online.
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