2011

TQ3562 : The Sir John Huxley, Public house, Sesldon

taken 12 years ago, near to Selsdon, Croydon, England

The Sir John Huxley, Public house, Sesldon
The Sir John Huxley, Public house, Sesldon
Wetherspoon chain pub on the A2022 Addington Road.

Named after Sir Julian Huxley, one of the main backers of the Selsdon Wood Nature Reserve and the first Director-General of UNESCO.

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Wetherspoon

Founded in 1979 by Tim Martin, Wetherspoon is a large chain of pubs with over 1000 pubs [2018] around the UK, run by JD Wetherspoon plc.

Unlike other large chains, Wetherspoon do not operate their own brewery.

Wetherspoon are known for not playing any music.

According to the company website, the name Wetherspoon came from one of Martin's teachers in New Zealand, while the initials are those of Sheriff J D Hogg from 'The Dukes of Hazzard' TV series.

Wetherspoon also run Lloyd's N° 1 Bars which play music.

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Geographical Context: Business, Retail, Services
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Selsdon Wood [7] · A2022 Addington Road [3] · Sir Julian Huxley [2] ·
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TQ3562, 73 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Anstiss   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 23 October, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 27 October, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3504 6225 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:20.5981N 0:3.7524W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3502 6226
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