JD Wetherspoon has announced that it is to close its Sir Percy Florence Shelley pub in Boscombe.
The pub, with its interesting pictures on the walls, has been an important local recognition of poet Shelley’s son who lived in Boscombe and played an important role in the community.
Also on the list of 45 pubs being closed is Worthing’s Sir Timothy Shelley which is named after Sir Percy’s grandfather.