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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
James McNeill

Second Mersey Wetherspoon pub closes its doors

A popular Wetherspoon pub on Wirral has closed its doors.

The John Masefield was one of 40 Wetherspoon sites put up for sale by the chain last year. It was named after Poet Laureate John Masefield who attributed his love of books to the time he spent as a young sailor on HMS Conway, which was moored off New Ferry pier. The pub served its final pint yesterday (Sunday 18).

Chairman of Wetherspoon Tim Martin confirmed in January that the decision to sell several pubs was due to rising costs in food and energy prices. The sale was handled by commercial property companies CBRE and Savills.

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