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Wetherspoon celebrates teetotal architect
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M&C Report team
2004-09-12T07:37:00+01:00
JD Wetherspoon has opened a pub in Kendal, Cumbria, named after a teetotaller. The Miles Thompson is named after an architect who never touched the hard stuff. It has no plans for a name change.
The Daily Telegraph 11/09/04 page 10
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