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The Wheatsheaf was situated at 757-759 London Road, and one of the three 'Thornton Heath Pond' pubs, The Wheatsheaf dates back to the 1800s and was originally built as a coaching inn. It had a reputation for being haunted, including the ghost of the daughter of a former landlord. Local legend states that bodies were stored in the cellar of the pub after being hanged in public.

Source: Movement80

There was a folk club at The Wheatsheaf on Monday evenings in the early 1960's. In Chris Groom's book 'Rockin' and around Croydon' Ralph McTell says: "We all used to go to a club at the Wheatsheaf pub by Thornton Heath Pond, which I think was held on a Monday night and run by three wonderful guys, Alan, John and Dave." (The Folkvendors: Alan Carter, John Trendell and Dave Smith).

Dave Harwood (August 2026)

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