The Wheatsheaf is a

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in Heatherside,

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. It was designed by John and Sylvia Reid and opened in 1971. 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 The Goldney family were a wealthy English merchant trading family, most associated with Wiltshire and latterly Bristol. Later branches of the family became the Goldney baronets. Wiltshire The Goldney family made their monies as weavers and clot ...

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

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, where segregated bars in pubs were becoming rejected and unfashionable. It has a distinctive ratchet-wheel design covering a single-space bar area, and connects to the local shopping precinct. The interior features various triangular segments called "snugs" or "lounges" overlooking a central circular seating area with a central chimney. It was redesigned in 1989 to include additional space and a function room in what was previously a storage area. It was listed

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in 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wheatsheaf, Camberley Commercial buildings completed in 1971 Grade II listed pubs in Surrey Camberley 1971 establishments in England