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South London Wetherspoons to shut just days after Christmas.

The announcement was unexpected.

A popular Wetherspoons pub in South London has announced it will close for good just days after Christmas. The Edmund Halley on Burnt Ash Road in Lewisham will be closing down on December 30.

It comes a month after the chain announced that 12 of their pubs in London are up for sale. That list did not include The Edmund Halley. Staff will be redeployed to other pubs rather than being made redundant.

A spokesperson for Wetherspoons said: "We can confirm that the Edmund Halley pub in Lee Green is to close. It’s final day of trading will be on 30 December."

They added: “We appreciate that both customers and staff will be disappointed with the decision. However, Wetherspoon does, on occasion, close pubs and this is the case here. There will be no staff redundancies, as staff will be redeployed at other Wetherspoon pubs.”

The pub generally receives good reviews from customers. One TripAdvisor reviewer said: "A good Wetherspoons pub where drink is of a price you can afford. Nice environment inside and a small outside seating area for a warm evening. Staff friendly."

Other Wetherspoons pubs which are for sale will continue to trade until a buyer is found. A spokesperson for the chain added that if no sale is agreed then the venues will stay open as normal.

Edmund Halley Lewisham Wetherspoons set to close.

Wetherspoons has confirmed the permanent closure of its popular pub in Lewisham.

The Edmund Halley pub, in Burnt Ash Road, will close its doors on December 30.

Eddie Gershon, a spokesperson for Wetherspoons, confirmed that no employees will be made redundant after the closure.

He added that all members of staff will be employed at another Wetherspoons branch.

In September, Wetherspoons also announced that five pubs across south London were put up for sale.

The chain made a commercial decision to sell the pubs which will continue to operate as Wetherspoons outlets until they are sold.

The Edmund Halley was not in original list of pubs for sale.

The "Wrong Un" in Bexleyheath, "Bankers Draft" in Eltham, the "Asparagus" in Battersea, the "Capitol" in Forest Hill and the "Foxley Hatch" in Purley are currently up for sale.

Wetherspoons, which was founded by businessman Tim Martin, operates around 800 pubs around the UK and Ireland.

The full statement from Wetherspoons said: “We can confirm that the Edmund Halley pub in Lee Green is to close.

“It’s final day of trading will be on 30 December.

“We appreciate that both customers and staff will be disappointed with the decision.

“However, Wetherspoon does on occasion, close pubs and this is the case here.

“There will be no staff redundancies, as staff will be redeployed at other Wetherspoon pubs.”