The Wheatsheaf

The Wheatsheaf is a public house located on Cricklade Street in Cirencester, dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century. The building is constructed from coursed squared limestone and features a stone slate roof, with rebuilt brick stacks at both the front and rear ranges, as well as a similar stack on the gablet at the rear and between the two ranges. It has a double-pile plan and stands two storeys high with an attic, presenting a two-window range.

On the first floor, there are two chamfered stone mullion-and-transom windows with fixed glazing and timber casements. The ground floor features two late 18th century to early 19th century 6/6-pane sash windows and one similar horned sash, all set in chamfered stone surrounds with stone cills. Two of the ground floor windows on the left were formerly cut down to create doorways. The entrance consists of a 6-panel door with flush panels, where the upper two panels are glazed, set in a plain reveal at the centre, with a blocked former doorway to the right. There are also two hipped dormers on the roof, each with 2-light leaded casements.

The rear elevation includes two 2-light chamfered stone mullion-and-transom windows on the first floor and one 20th-century half-glazed door in a similar surround that has been cut down. Additionally, there is a 20th-century single-storey extension. The gable to the right of the rear range has two small windows with chamfered stone surrounds, now fitted with 20th-century casements. The interior has not been inspected but is noted to have been largely opened out on the ground floor. A slight change of plane at the junction of the front and rear ranges suggests that the building may have been constructed in two phases.