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!”
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Ian Thompson (right) and Tony Manchester at the Wheatsheaf on Talbot Road | National World
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Barry Eastwood and Diane Eastwood of the Wheatsheaf | National World
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Wheatsheaf landlord Barrie Eastwood (back centre) with regulars on their new indoor driving range inside the pub | National World
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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
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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