Are we missing the point? I wouldn't call any Weatherspoon's a "Pub". With the spate of so called Irish pubs abroad. We have, "The Dubliner", "The Kilkenny" and "Dirty Nellies", too. We also had an "O'Mally's" which was run by some pakistan brothers. We nicknamed it "O'Malicks" of course. But none of them are real pubs. I stay at "The Bee" When at the Straw Bear in Whittlesey. Didn't know that story. I'll ask Chris, the landlady, next time I'm there.