The first Wetherspoons in London’s West End is set to open in iconic abandoned site

There’s not yet an official open date set for the new Wetherspoons (Picture: Getty Images/Collection Mix: Sub)

Wetherspoons is officially about to descend on the iconic theatre district in London, launching its first ever location in the West End.

The pub operator will be taking over part of what was once the iconic Trocadero complex on 30 Shaftesbury Avenue – a former entertainment complex first built in 1896.

Extensively rebuilt over time, the development became a major entertainment destination in the 1990s with SegaWorld. But with rising financial restraints and attractions closing floor by floor, it quickly lost much of its charm.

Now, the m...