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The William Jameson Wetherspoon in Sunderland set to close
The William Jameson on Fawcett Street in Sunderland will be taken over by another pub company, after its final day trading as a Spoons on Sunday, April 19.
Despite the closure, there are no job losses expected, as the pub is handed over to its new owners.
A spokesperson for Wetherspoon said: “Wetherspoon does on occasion close some of its pubs and this is the case with The William Jameson.
“The pub has been sold to another pub operator, and there will be no Wetherspoon job redundancies.”
As Sunderland’s first Spoons, the pub was opened in 1997 in part of the former Binns department store.
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The original building was bombed in 1941 and rebuilt, with the store opening in 1962 before closing in 1989.
The William Jameson is among several pubs the company has put up for sale or closed across the UK in recent years.
The Cooper Rose Wetherspoon remains open in Sunderland city centre.
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