android appLowestoft 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.
Carousel 0.09 mile
Welcome 0.12 mile
Marilyn's 0.12 mile
Triangle Tavern 0.13 mile
Old Blue Anchor 0.14 mile
Volunteer 0.15 mileHistorical 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
1861: Robert Hook ((Fisherman & Beerhouse Keeper, Rising Sun, Beach, Head/Married/32y/born Lowestoft))
1861: + Charlotte Hook ((Rising Sun, Beach, Wife/Married/30y/born Farnham))
1871: Robert Hook ((Fish Merchant & Beerhouse Keeper, Head/Married/43y/born Lowestoft))
1871: + Charlotte Hook ((Wife/Married/40y/born Lowestoft))
1881: Robert C. Butcher ((Publican, Rising Sun, 59 Whapload Rd., Head/Married/34/born Lowestoft))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
