| Re: Huge new Wetherspoons planned for Paddington Posted by TaplowGreen at 09:52, 31st January 2026 |     |
"Huge new Wetherspoons" is a phrase that should send a shiver down the spine of anyone who values real pubs, irrespective of location.
| Re: Huge new Wetherspoons planned for Paddington Posted by stuving at 01:23, 31st January 2026 | |
I can't place a "former ticket hall, which provides direct access to the Bakerloo line". If anything, the one I'm thinking of on the Eastbourne Terrace side would be closer to the District line.
...or the Elizabeth Line! But the station plan dated July 2025 shows three big units as "coming soon" exactly there - between the gents' and the way through to the Elizabeth Line. As those are the only spaces implied to be vacant, I guess that is where it will be. From the picture, a new mezzanine will be inserted to increase floor space, but remove any "heritage" atmosphere.
| Re: Huge new Wetherspoons planned for Paddington Posted by Ralph Ayres at 22:47, 30th January 2026 | |
I can't place a "former ticket hall, which provides direct access to the Bakerloo line". If anything, the one I'm thinking of on the Eastbourne Terrace side would be closer to the District line.
| Re: Huge new Wetherspoons planned for Paddington Posted by Oxonhutch at 21:15, 30th January 2026 | |
Bear and Bishop might take a beating.
And will we be still able to buy tickets from a human?
| Huge new Wetherspoons planned for Paddington Posted by ChrisB at 21:12, 30th January 2026 | |
From Evening Standard
JD Wetherspoon is planning to open a huge new pub at Paddington Station as it continues its expansion across London’s major transport hubs.
The proposed venue would occupy more than 3,600 sq ft across two floors, including a mezzanine level, and would take over three units in the station’s former ticket hall, which provides direct access to the Bakerloo line.
If approved, it would be larger than the company’s recently opened Captain Flinders pub at Euston and slightly smaller than The Lion and The Unicorn at Waterloo.
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The proposed venue would occupy more than 3,600 sq ft across two floors, including a mezzanine level, and would take over three units in the station’s former ticket hall, which provides direct access to the Bakerloo line.
If approved, it would be larger than the company’s recently opened Captain Flinders pub at Euston and slightly smaller than The Lion and The Unicorn at Waterloo.
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