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Encyclopedia > Tim Martin (businessman)

Tim Martin is the founder and chairman of the British pub chain Wetherspoons. A pub chain is a group of pubs owned by a single company, although the term usually refers to chains in the United Kingdom. ... The Coronet in Islington, a former cinema, now a Wetherspoon pub J. D. Wetherspoon plc (LSE: JDW) (usually called Wetherspoons) is a pub chain based in the United Kingdom. ...

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Biographic details

Timothy Randall Martin was born April 1955 in Northern Ireland. He was educated in 11 schools in Northern Ireland and New Zealand, including Campbell College. He studied law at Nottingham University. He claims his hobbies are drinking beer, playing squash and weight training. Dieu et mon droit (motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Main language English Other recognised languages Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked 4th... RUBBISH SCHOOL ... © University of Nottingham   The University of Nottingham is a leading research and teaching university in the city of Nottingham, in the East Midlands of England. ... A selection of bottled beers A selection of cask beers Beer is the worlds oldest and most popular alcoholic beverage. ... Squash racquet and ball Squash is an indoor racquet sport which was, until recently, called Squash Rackets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball used in its parent game Racquets or Rackets – see below). ... A complete weight training workout can be performed with a pair of adjustable dumbbells and a set of weight disks (plates). ...


Appearance

Martin is six foot six inches tall, broad shouldered and has his hair cut in a mullet.and is only worth £150 million clever lad 650 pubs £230,000 a pub for time so far and still growing A man sporting a mullet A mullet is a haircut that is short in the front, on the top, and on the sides, but long in the back. ...


Wetherspoons

Main article: Wetherspoons

Martin was studying for a law degree, but did not enjoy doing so. He thought that he would be able to own and manage a pub, and offered to buy one. On his first day he was unable to let the cleaning staff into the building and had to call a locksmith, upon finally gaining entry, customers had arrived and had to be let into an unprepared pub, still uncleaned from the pervious day. This set of mishaps inspired Tim to name the pub after a school teacher in New Zealand (who's surname was Wetherspoon) who could not control his class and thus founded the British pub chain Wetherspoons. The Coronet in Islington, a former cinema, now a Wetherspoon pub J. D. Wetherspoon plc (LSE: JDW) (usually called Wetherspoons) is a pub chain based in the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Locksmithing is the science and art of making and defeating locks. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada...


See also

A pub chain is a group of pubs owned by a single company, although the term usually refers to chains in the United Kingdom. ...

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