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Wheatsheaf Cabin Crew RFC
A wheatsheaf is a sheaf of wheat The name may also refer to: *The Wheatsheaf, Fitzrovia, a public house in Camden, London * The Wheatsheaf, St Helens, a public house in Merseyside, England * The Wheatsheaf, Southwark, a public house in London * The Wheatsheaf, Camberley, a public house in Surrey * Wheatsheaf Inn, a public house in Garstang, Lancashire *Druid Park, formally called Wheatsheaf Ground, Gosforth rugby union stadium near Newcastle-on-Tyne, England * Wheatsheaf Junction, a rail junction on the Wheatsheaf branch line, named after The Wheatsheaf public house near Wrexham, Wales *Wheatsheaf Park (football stadium), sometimes called the Wheatsheaf, Staines Town F.C. Staines Town Football Club was a semi-professional football club based in Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex. History Early days Staines Town FC was founded in 1892 and was known under various names including ''Staines F.C.'',''Staines Albany ... football ground *'' Wallaroo Wheatsheaf'', later just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheaf (agriculture)
A sheaf (/ʃiːf/) is a bunch of cereal-crop stems bound together after reaping, traditionally by sickle, later by scythe or, after its introduction in 1872, by a mechanical reaper-binder. Traditional hand-reapers, using scythes and working as a team, cut a field of grain clockwise, starting from an outside edge and finishing in the middle. Scything leaves a windrow of cut stems to the left of the reaper and, if cut skillfully, leaves the seed heads more or less aligned. These are then picked up and tied into sheaves by the sheavers, who traditionally use other cut stems as ties. These sheavers, or a following team, then stand the sheaves up in stooks to dry. Three to eight sheaves make up each stook, which forms a self-supporting A-frame with the grain-heads meeting at the top. This keeps the grain well ventilated, and off the ground allowing it to dry and discouraging vermin. The drying sheaves are later either placed by hand or pitched onto a cart. The traditional sheaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wheatsheaf, Fitzrovia
The Wheatsheaf is a pub in Rathbone Place, Fitzrovia, London, that was popular with London's bohemian set in the 1930s. Its customers included George Orwell, Dylan Thomas, Edwin Muir and Humphrey Jennings, who were known for a while as the ''Wheatsheaf writers'' Other habitués included the singer and dancer Betty May, and the writer and surrealist poet Philip O'Connor, Nina Hamnett, Julian Maclaren-Ross, Anthony Carson and Quentin Crisp. Dylan Thomas In spring 1936, the poet Dylan Thomas met Caitlin Macnamara (1913–1994), a 22-year-old blonde-haired, blue-eyed dancer of Irish descent. She had run away from home, intent on making a career in dance, and aged 18 joined the chorus line at the London Palladium. Introduced by the artist Augustus John, Caitlin's lover, they met in The Wheatsheaf.Paul Ferris "Thomas , Caitlin (1913–1994)", ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wheatsheaf, St Helens
The Wheatsheaf is a public house at Mill Lane, St Helens, Merseyside WA9 4HN, England. It was built in 1936–1938 by the brewery Greenall Whitley & Co. Ltd of Warrington, to a design by the architect W. A. Hartley. The building was Grade II listed in 2015 by Historic England as part of a drive to protect some of the country's best interwar pubs. The building was described as an example of "Brewers' Tudor", a type of Tudor Revival architecture. It is also included in CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. The pub was built as part of a reform movement to replace "drinking dens" with more civilized drinking. The granting of a licence for the new pub was conditional upon the surrender of the licences of three other public houses in the locality: the Crystal Palace, the Engine and Tender and the Wheatsheaf Hotel. There is a bowling green outside. See also For similarly-named pubs in London see * The Wheatsheaf, Fitzrovia The Wheatsheaf is a pub in Rathbone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wheatsheaf, Southwark
The Wheatsheaf is a public house at 6 Stoney Street, Borough, Southwark, London. It was rebuilt in 1840. The building was Grade II listed in 1998, it being noted that the interior was well preserved. The pub closed for four years beginning in 2009, during which the top storey was removed to make way for the Thameslink Programme viaduct. A competing Red Car Pubs venue opened nearby, but now uses the name "Sheaf". The 2017 London Bridge attack On 3 June 2017, a terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing took place in London, England. A van was deliberately driven into pedestrians on London Bridge, and then crashed on Borough High Street, just south of the River Thames. The van's three occ ... also took place in the surrounding area, with people stabbed in the Wheatsheaf and other nearby pubs and restaurants, and with all three attackers, wearing what turned out to be fake explosive vests shot dead outside the Wheatsheaf by police marksmen at 10:16pm on Friday 3 June. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wheatsheaf, Camberley
The Wheatsheaf is a grade II listed public house in Heatherside, Camberley, Surrey. It was designed by John and Sylvia Reid and opened in 1970. It has a distinctive ratchet-wheel design and connects to the local shopping precinct. History The pub was designed by mass-market furniture designers John and Sylvia Reid, who were interested in experimental pub designs. and opened in May 1971 as part of a new housing estate. It was named after the wheatsheaf on the crest of Sir Henry Goldney whose family had connections with Camberley and previously owned the land before the estate was built. The original owners were First Eleven Limited, a London-based leisure business.''Brewing Review'', Vol. 85 (1971), No. 2, p. 738. Architecture The pub was designed by the Reids in response to changing social changes following World War II, where segregated bars in pubs were becoming rejected and unfashionable. It has a distinctive ratchet-wheel design covering a single-space bar area, and conne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheatsheaf Inn
The Wheatsheaf Inn (also known as The Wheatsheaf) is a historic building in Garstang, Lancashire, England. Built in the late 18th century, it has been designated a Grade II listed building by Historic England. Located on Park Hill Road (the B6430), it is rendered with a slate roof, it has two storeys and two bays. The central doorway has a rendered surround, and the windows are sashes. See also *Listed buildings in Garstang Garstang is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Borough of Wyre, Wyre district of Lancashire, England. It contains 17 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. ... Notes 18th-century establishments in England Grade II listed pubs in Lancashire Grade II listed hotels Hotels in Lancashire Buildings and structures in Garstang {{pub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Druid Park
Druid Park (originally known as the Wheatsheaf Ground) is a multi-purpose stadium in Woolsington, north Newcastle upon Tyne in England. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and was the home stadium of Gosforth RFC from 2007–2014. Druid Park is the home of Fawdon FC (formally of The Northeast Combination League Premier Division and they are playing in the Northern Football Alliance League Division 3 for the 2021/22 season. The ground Druid Park used to be the ground of the Newcastle Blue Star football club. It currently uses artificial turf. For the 2007/08 season, Gosforth RFC moved to a new ground, Druid Park, from their former location Bullocksteads Sports Ground. Dave Thompson, the major shareholder of Newcastle Falcons, invited Gosforth to be the main player at Druid Park. Thompson took a 25-year lease on the ground. Druid park is close to Newcastle Airport Newcastle or New Castle Airport may refer to: * Newcastle International Airport, an airport in Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheatsheaf Park (football Stadium)
Wheatsheaf Park is a association football, football stadium in Staines-upon-Thames, England. It was the home ground of Staines Town F.C., Staines Town between its opening in 1951 and the club's disbandment in 2022. The stadium was renovated in March 2000, with Staines Town moving back in upon its completion in February 2003. Like many football stadiums, it has changed greatly over time; the most recent of these changes was the development of the main stand in the Wheatsheaf Lane End. Planning permission for this was granted by Spelthorne Council in March 2000, and Staines Town returned to the revamped ground on 22 February 2003. Wheatsheaf Park has a total capacity of 3,002. The record league attendance for a match at Wheatsheaf Park was 2,285 against AFC Wimbledon in 2006. However, one year later Staines had an FA Cup match against Stockport County and the attendance just crept over the 2,860 mark, setting the club's overall attendance record. Wheatsheaf Park was also the home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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