A spokesperson for Wetherspoons has confirmed that the pub, named The Sun Wharf, will be replacing the former London Dungeon attraction inside the arches at 50 Tooley Street.
Development work on the new pub begins today (March 10), with the pub set to open on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
A planning application for the potential build was submitted to Southwark Council by JD Wetherspoon on September 11.
The application, which is still under consideration, proposes that the pub would be open seven days a week from 6.30am to 12.30am.
An artist’s impression reveals what the pub could look like if works go ahead for the pub.
It shows a bright light-fitted neon sign, which reads: “The Sun Wharf Wetherspoon.”
The space previously housed the London Dungeon, a Merlin Entertainments-owned attraction, until 2013.
The attraction then moved to County Hall on the South Bank as part of the redevelopment at London Bridge station.
Network Rail had previously complained to Southwark Council that the space was hard to let.
In 2017, the rail provider wrote: “The residual premises provide a very poor-quality environment.
“The former user (London Dungeon) was somewhat unusual in so far as the poor-quality environment was its main attraction.
“NR Commercial Property has been unable to identify other potential D2 users willing to lease the residual space in its current state.”
