Latest on JDW disposals and new openings.
A new disposal list has been released which excludes some on previous lists but also has four new ones plus the already closed William White in Nuneaton.
This is a link to the details.
Some of the rents shown on the Leasehold properties are interesting.
The four new ones are these :-
Airdrie - Robert Hamilton
Cardiff- Central Bar
Leamington - Jug & Jester
Watford - Colombia Press
Another upshot of this is that there are a number apparently no longer for sale so presumably the leasehold ones will just keep going until the lease runs out. The ones hypothetically no longer closing are these :-
Birmingham - Solomon Cutler
Bootle - Merton Inn
Didsbury - Milson Rhodes
Dundee - Capitol
Glasgow - Edward Wylie
Glasgow - Society Rooms
Livingston - Almond Bank
Greater London
Balham - Moon Under Water
Fulham - Oyster Rooms
Northwood Hills - William Jolie
Putney - Railway
Putney - Rocket
Rugby - Lawrence Sheriff
Sunderland - Lambton Worm
Trowbridge - Albany Palace
Trowbridge - Sir Isaac Pitman
The JDW web site now has a list of openings going into next year :-
Dec 2016
Edinburgh - Caley Picture House
Jan 2017
Guisborough - Ironstone Miner
Feb 2017
Chester - Bull & Stirrup Hotel
Brecon - George Hotel
Mar 2017
Southampton - Red Lion
Aug 2017
Ramsgate - Royal Victoria Pavilion
I remember the Bull & Stirrup from the days when it was a Higson's pub and just about the only other option in Chester other than the dreaded Greenalls was the Border Olde Custom House. Border beers were pretty rank to say the least.