A new cellar is being built above ground to protect the pub's barrels from the flooding that frequently affects Shrewsbury.
Flooding in Shrewsbury from the River Severn - Mardol Quay, the Shrewsbury Hotel is on the right
The Shrewsbury Hotel closed fully on November 21 and will not reopen until Friday, December 2, when the flood defence work has taken place. J D Wetherspoon spokesman Eddie Gershon said: “In each of the past three years, the cellar at the pub has flooded, which had resulted in the pub having to close while the cellar is drained.
“Wetherspoon is building a new cellar to the rear of the pub, above ground, in space previously used as a small courtyard garden. “Along with some further flood defence works, the company believes that future floods will not impact the pub, provided that the pub is accessible."
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