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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
Historical interest
In 1937 the pub was listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that were retailing beer that they were brewing.
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)


