This pub had stood near Bushey Arches for more than 200 years but the land has now become home to another business.

The Watford Observer is delighted to share pictures from the Watford Museum archive and this week we recall The Wheatsheaf.

The museum’s volunteer archivist Christine Orchard said: “A pub named the Wheatsheaf, which used to be close to Bushey Arches, was in existence in the 1840s but the historian and author W Branch Johnson wrote that a pub of the same name was here in 1756 and held by Joseph Casmore.

“He also mentioned that there was a barn behind the house which was used as a theatre and where in 1856 Henry Irving, then an unknown actor, appeared as a member of Holloway's Portable Theatre.

Watford Observer: The Wheatsheaf, centre, viewed through Bushey Arches in the 1870s.The Wheatsheaf, centre, viewed through Bushey Arches in the 1870s. (Image: Watford Museum)

“The old pub which was right on the roadway was rebuilt around 1930 and set further back on its plot. It remained a popular pub for many years but today, the site is part of a large car showroom.”

Watford Observer: A car showroom now stands on the site of the pub.A car showroom now stands on the site of the pub. (Image: Google Street View)

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