A Sign of the Times at The Wheatsheaf

January 16, 2026

The original Wheatsheaf sign, captured in an early 20th-century photograph, has now been faithfully recreated and returned to its rightful place. The new sign features a golden wheatsheaf set against a deep blue background, with individual stems of wheat picked out in gold leaf that catch and sparkle in the sunlight. Its return helps to restore the historic streetscape, recalling a time when the Wheatsheaf...

A Wheatsheaf Restored: Bringing a Historic Pub Sign Back to Life

January 09, 2026

The Wheatsheaf once sold ales brewed by Phipps of Northampton. At the turn of the last century, a sign was painted directly onto the stonework at the front of the building. That historic design has now been faithfully reproduced by local sign writer Claire O’Driscoll.The sign advertises Ratliffe’s Celebrated Stout and Horses and Traps for hire, and now hangs beneath the archway leading into the...