Wetherspoon ready to open £2.8m Waterloo pub
The pub company JD Wetherspoon has spent £2.8m developing The Lion & the Unicorn.
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is ready to open its new pub at London's Waterloo Station.
The company has spent £2.8m developing The Lion & the Unicorn, which is set to open in The Sidings on Tuesday 3 September.
It will be open from 6.30am until midnight Monday to Thursday, from 6.30am until 1am on Friday and Saturday, and from 7.30am until midnight on Sundays.
"We are looking forward to welcoming customers into The Lion & the Unicorn and we are confident that the pub will be a great addition to Waterloo’s social scene," says Wetherspoon regional manager Barry Brewster.
What can we expect?
The new pub interior design is inspired by the historic architecture that once made The Lion and The Unicorn Pavilion a favourite at the Festival of Britain.
The attitude to light, colour and innovation at the festival have all been adopted in the design.
Family members of the 1951 pavilion architects and festival graphic designers have also shared original drawings and sketches, which have been incorporated into the new pub design.
Historical photos and details of local history, as well as artwork and images of local scenes and characters of the area, are also displayed in the pub, some following collaborations with local artists, as well as the Southbank Centre, with other connections to the key figures which once brought the 1951 festival to life.
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