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The Wheatsheaf Inn, or Wheatsheaf Hotel as it was later known, stood at the corner of Nesham Place. One of several pubs in the vicinity, it was ideally located to capitalise on the Houghton Feast celebrations which took place in the Market Place and Lake grounds.
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The relocation of the Feast fairground to the Rectory Field in 1968 seems to have affected the fortunes of the pub, as by 1971 plans were raised to demolish the building and build a church on the site! Thankfully the proposals were never given the go-ahead and the property was converted into a smart house in 1973. The current occupant wonders whether the pub had a cellar, as some have suggested despite there being no evidence inside. Copyright © Books of the North 2011 |
Noteworthy occurrences and/or landlords for this pub include:
1866 – A poster shows us that a meeting was held in Mr Spraggon’s Wheatsheaf Inn on Wednesday September 19th 1866 and it was determined that a hiring for agricultural and domestic servants should be held in November 1866.
c1900 – Photo – The pub’s sign read: ‘Wheat Sheaf Hotel’.
c1950s – Land at rear sold to Houghton Urban District Council for use as Lake Road.
1968 – The Houghton Feast fairground moved to the Rectory Field, heralding an end to the fortunes of the pubs in the Market Place.
1971 - Proposals were made to demolish the pub and build a church but planning permission wasn’t granted.
1973 – The Wheatsheaf was converted to a house. The number 20 was assigned to the property.
c2007 – The Milburn family, who had lived in the property since it was converted, moved out and a new family occupied the building.
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The former Wheatsheaf pub, 20 Nesham Place, in 2011 - now a private dwelling house.
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