If the pub does open, it will be the first time the arch on Tooley Street has been used since 2013, when the London Dungeon attraction moved to South Bank.
As Wetherspoons continues to put a number of its pubs up for sale across the UK, regulars can breathe easy knowing that one venue, described by fans as a 'work of art,' is staying firmly in place.
Fans of Harry Potter author JK Rowling may have noticed a famous face missing from the walls of a Wetherspoon pub in Exeter - but the chain says it will be replaced