The site of the Wheatsheaf Ale House.
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By Bill Exley
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The site of the Wheatsheaf Ale House.
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This small ale house was just a room adjacent to the main cottage at 10 Park Lane and is now a private dwelling. Park Lane itself was called *Back Lane in bygone years. Its first license was granted in 1832
*Called Back Lane in 1903 records.
| Wm Clarke (Sextant and Parish Clerk) | 1876 |
| (owned by John Morris, Brewers of Ampthill) | |
| Miss Selina Clarke | 1903, 1906 |
| Alfred and Gertrude Norman | 1944 |
| Empty until | 1946 |
| Maureen Belcham | Oct 1969 to 1983 |
| Mark and Christine Brazier | 1984 |
During the 1950s, Maureen Belcham's parents Reg and Daisy Peet lived here.
Ted Ashton also lived with the family and started a Fish Shop. Later Ted took
the Fish Shop to the site opposite the school, formerly a gentleman's hairdressers,
later becoming the Fish and Chip shop of today. Ted Ashton and Daisy Peet later
moved into a new bungalow opposite the old Wheatsheaf with Maureen Belcham and
her daughter Clare.
Page last updated 22nd May, 2010 by Colin Hinson.