Lowestoft Rising Sun

Lowestoft Rising Sun

52.47976,1.75766

closed 1968

last owner/operator: Lacon's Brewery

59 Whapload Rd

grid reference TM 552 935 (approximate location)

The Rising Sun was the last building in the Beach village to be demolished. It was flattened in 1968.

It's also reported in Spurgeon Street.

Whapload Road, was renumbered between 1901 & 1911 and the pub is thought to have become number 54.

Message from Glyn: My dad was the last Publican - known as Reggie. The last pub owner was Whitbread who took over Lacons just before the pub closed. I'm also trying to find out when the pub was built? I have looked at old photos of the area convinced that pub was not a converted houses

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(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)

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