The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The Way We Were SIGN UP NOW FOR FREEInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice For 42 years, Wetherspoons pubs have been a social hub packed with cheap pints, pitchers and pub grub. Founded in 1979 by Tim Martin, JD Wetherspoon operate nearly 900 pubs in the UK, and have been known to turn some unconventional buildings into public houses - from former public swimming pools, to churches and theatres.