The Wheatsheaf was a typical street corner pub, full of regulars putting the world to rights
It suffered a fire and was closed in 2004. Its memories are now buried deep underneath the foundations of Sainsburys but it was one of those places which remains in the hearts of those who drank there. One reader commented on Facebook “I used to go in the Wheatsheaf. Apparently you were barred once you reached eighteen!”
Wheatsheaf Sunday league team. Front L-R: Pete Donnelly, Clive Tanser, Suresh Palmar and Paul Horn. Back: Alan Fisher (assis. man.), Barrie Brown (man.), Paul Oldham, Gordon Mason (cap.), Dave Sharman, Lee Catlow, Shaun Burton and Dave Meehan. | National World
The boxers before a bout at Blackpool Tower were officially weighed in at the Wheatsheaf pub.
Pic L-R: Manager Louis Veitch, Paul Richardson, Alan Campbell, Elias Boswell, Chief Inspector for British Boxing Board John Hall, Andy Abrol, Lee Blundell and trainer Ted Mahaffey. | National World
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