2012

TQ3303 : The West Quay

taken 13 years ago, near to Ovingdean, Brighton And Hove, England

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The West Quay
The West Quay
JD Wetherspoon restaurant & Bar in Brighton Marina

Formerly a pub called Jackson's Wharf, this large, two-storey building takes its name from its location on the marina's west quay. the pub was opened in 1999 LinkExternal link

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Brighton Marina :: TQ3402

Brighton Marina is a large, man-made marina. The construction of the marina itself took place between 1971 and 1979, although developments within it have continued ever since. The marina covers an area of approximately 127 acres.
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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 Suburb, Urban fringe Place: Brighton Marina other tags: Pub Restaurant Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · West from Brighton Marina [37] · Restaurant at Brighton Marina [24] · West Quay [21] · Wetherspoons Pub [6] Title Clusters: · The West Quay [2] ·
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TQ3303, 588 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Paul Gillett   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 7 May, 2012   (more nearby)
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Monday, 7 May, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 33705 03079 [1m precision]
WGS84: 50:48.7103N 0:6.2139W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 33666 03047
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