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The A322 viewed looking north toward Bagshot. The old Wheatsheaf is centre-left, Brentmoor road is just beyond. On the near-right by the bus-stop is where the Jubilee Gardens were located.

tiniball.gif (953 bytes)  Here was West End's fast growing shopping centre, in reply to those situated around the Hare & Hounds in Brentmoor road. The buildings opposite what was once the Wheatsheaf pub were erected over a period of time around the turn of the 20th century on meadow land once belonging to the eighteenth century Vine Cottage. The current Post Office used to be a builders and Wheelwrights, while further down were to be found a confectionery shop which served teas and snacks. Also a General Store (which doubled as a furnishers and tailors), the villages' first Doctor's surgery and another builder and carpenter (later a plumbers also) were sited. On the opposite side was a grocers. Shops were prevalent around this time in the village, one was even to be found in Benner Lane whose business was later moved to its final location in Beldam Bridge Road (now closed up). Today a row of more modern shops is found next to the old Wheatsheaf (now re-named for the New Century) while the modern doctors' surgery is found by the roundabout with Fellow Green and Fenns Lane.

tiniball.gif (953 bytes)  In 1935, King George V's jubilee was celebrated by the building of Jubilee Gardens in both Chobham and West End. The latter's' was on the small patch of grass opposite the Post Office. Flower beds, trees, a memorial seat and a bus shelter were put in alongside the War Memorial which was still in its original position. The gardens were effectively removed with the installation of a new mini one-way traffic scheme, plus the car parking space put in for the Working Men's Club. The Memorial was re-sited to its current home on the western edge of the recreation ground near Holy Trinity church. Two large trees are all that remain of the West End Jubilee Gardens today; Chobham's is still intact. Behind were the Working Men's' Club and Institute, initially separate buildings until combined in the 1950's. The cricket club plus the football club (formed around that time), used it as their changing room until the sports pavilion was completed by Benner Lane in 1968.

The East side of the Recreation Ground

Looking past Holy Trinity church, toward the Workingmens' club

tiniball.gif (953 bytes)  The "Inn @ West End" public house was originally named the Jolly Butcher before becoming the Wheatsheaf in the mid-1800's. In the early 20th century it also took orders for merchants G. & H. Gosden who also ran a delivery service to Brookwood station. The end of the last century also saw the end of an era when a new landlord took over the Wheatsheaf and re-invented it. It emerged ready for the 21st century as a "gastropub" and bore the more modern name of "Inn @ West End".

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