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Date of photo: 2014	Picture source: Movement80
The Wellhead was situated on Hale Road. Previously known as The Angel and The Crown, this pub closed in 1992 and has now been converted into two private residences.
I used this pub from about 1962 to 1965w hen I was a member of the RAF.  My unit was The Royal Air Force Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine attached to the RAF hospital at nearby Halton. The unit was a small one with a total of approximately 120 officers and airmen throughout the world. The airmen used The Well Head virtually every Thursday night (payday}. There was an upright piano there and we arrived with our own pianist and had a right old singsong. On special occasions officers would come too. I had my RAF stag party there. I have in my possession a "The Well Head Inn" pint sized pot which was a small limited production. On the front is a picture of the pub and on the back "The Famous Country Inn, Wendover"
John Kerby (January 2020)
As well as being a popular pub, at the weekends the Wellhead was a popular alternative music venue in the 80s/90s - known as the Reaction Club. It hosted several (future) big acts, such as Primal Scream, The Housemartins, Blur, The La's, The House Of Love, The Wonder Stuff, The Wedding Present, The Verve and My Bloody Valentine amongst others.
David Chapman (June 2025)
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Blur performing at The Wellhead	Picture source: Damon Allbarn Unofficial Website