2008

TR1458 : The West Gate Inn, Canterbury

taken 16 years ago, near to Canterbury, Kent, England

The West Gate Inn, Canterbury
The West Gate Inn, Canterbury
Part of the Wetherspoons chain, just outside the West Gate.
CAMRA Good Beer Guide entry Pubs

CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) publish an annual guide of about 5000 of the pubs in Britain serving consistently high quality real ale. All pubs in this collection have been regular entries & good beer is assured.

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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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Canterbury [792] · Listed [748] · West [249] · West Gate [113] Title Clusters: · The West Gate Inn, Canterbury [6] ·
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TR1458, 1354 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 27 September, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 28 September, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 145 581 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:16.9394N 1:4.5431E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TR 146 581
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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