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| The Wheatsheaf was a [[Category Young's|Young's]] pub (managed by the Red Car Pub Company) right next to [[Borough Market]]; it closed on 7 January 2009 due to work associated with the [[Category Thameslink|Thameslink]] upgrade (a new railway viaduct is going to be built over Stoney Street, which rumour has it will involve taking off at least the top floor of the building which houses the Wheatsheaf). |
Used to be a [[Category Young's|Young's]] pub right next to [[Borough Market]]. The Wheatsheaf closed for the final time on 7 January 2009. |
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Happily, [http://twitter.com/se1 the London SE1 Twitter feed] reports (with [http://twitpic.com/25m92 photo]) that the Wheatsheaf will be reopening in mid-March 2009 at the new location of 24 Southwark Street, where the Hop Cellars used to be. |
The closure is due to work associated with the [[Category Thameslink|Thameslink]] upgrade; a new railway viaduct is going to be built over Stoney Street, which rumour has it will involve taking off at least the top floor of the building which houses the Wheatsheaf. According to the BITE comments linked below, the pub will remain closed for at least four years. |
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The information below is retained for people who want to know what it used to be like in its first incarnation. |
The information below is retained for people who want to know what it used to be like. |
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summary='Now closed; was a Young's pub right next to Borough Market.' summary='Now closed; was a Young's pub right next to Borough Market.' website='' |
Used to be a Young's pub right next to Borough Market. The Wheatsheaf closed for the final time on 7 January 2009.
The closure is due to work associated with the Thameslink upgrade; a new railway viaduct is going to be built over Stoney Street, which rumour has it will involve taking off at least the top floor of the building which houses the Wheatsheaf. According to the BITE comments linked below, the pub will remain closed for at least four years.
The information below is retained for people who want to know what it used to be like.
Young's pub right next to Borough Market.
Inside, the decor is quite basic, with bare floorboards (and not in a gastropub way). There are maybe three or four tables, but it's mostly standing room only. There seem to be separate entrances for the public bar and the other side, but they connect to each other at the back. There's a dartboard at the back too.
Kake and friends visited on a Monday early evening in December 2008. All six handpumps (three on each bar) seemed to be on, with St Austell Tribute (£3.05/pint), Young's Winter Warmer, Young's Ordinary, Courage Best, and a couple of others. Rock music was playing, but relatively quietly. There were about 20 people in at 4:30pm, with a surge after work (5:30pm-ish) which quietened down again by 7pm.
They may serve food, but it's not clear at what times (the website has no further details of food).
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