The Rising Sun (formerly The Bersted Tavern) (1), 351 Chichester Road, North Bersted
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The Rising Sun (formerly The Bersted Tavern) (1), 351 Chichester Road, North Bersted
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 28 May 2010
There was a Rising Sun pub here in Victorian times. One of the landlords, Richard Sharpe, was obsessed with covering one room and its furniture with postage stamps. As a result it was popularly known as the Jubilee Stamp-house, and became a visitor attraction because of that. Eventually the pub was closed and demolished in 1957. What became of the stamps isn't clear. The present larger pub was built on the site of the old one. For some time it was known as The Bersted Tavern, and then at some point reverted to the name of The Rising Sun. There are on the internet photos of the old pub, and the new pub when it was known as The Bersted Tavern. The links aren't given here because external links often change or become dead, but a search will easily unearth the photos. Image Image
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Image Location
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50.7988
Longitude
-0.692364