Wetherspoons Wetherspoons J D Wetherspoon plc, branded as Wetherspoon, is a pub company in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1979 by Tim Martin, the company operates arond 900 outlets, including the chain of Lloyds No.1 bars and a growing number of Wetherspoon hotels. With its headquarters in Watford, Wetherspoon is known for converting unconventional yet attractive premises into pubs. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Tim Martin opened his first pub in 1979, in Colney Hatch Lane in Muswell Hill, north London. Many of
Wetherspoons Blackrock, County Dublin, in 2014. In 2014, Wetherspoon controversially opened a pub at the Beaconsfield motorway service area on the M40. Wetherspoon also owns a chain of hotels in the UK. As of 2015, there are 34 hotels in England, Wales and Scotland. In 2014, it was reported that the company would open a pub and 100-room hotel in Camden Street, Dublin, Ireland. The first hotel opened by the company in the Republic of Ireland officially opened on the 17th of August 2018 in The Old Borough, Swords. In 2015, Wetherspoon bought the Grade II* Listed Art Deco State Cinema