The Rising Sun was in Bradley Road, Wotton-Under-Edge.. The pub closed down in 1957 when it was tied to Cheltenham & Hereford Breweries (West Country). The building is now a private residence at 18 / 18A Bradley Road.
Owner in 1891: Llewellyn Saunders (free from brewery tie)
Rateable Value in 1891: £11.5s.0d.
Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse
Owner in 1903: Arnold Perrett & Co. Ltd., Wickwar Brewery
Rateable Value in 1903: £11.5s.0d.
Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse
Closing time in 1903: 11pm
Present Status: Private house, 18/18A Bradley Road
Landlords:
1849 James Saunders
1861 James Saunders (aged 72. Also listed as a tiler and plasterer – employing one man)
1863,1891 Llewellyn Saunders (described as house painter in 1861 census and aged 69 in 1891)
1899,1903 James Workman
1914 ‘The licence of the Rising Sun, Wotton-under-Edge, was transferred from J.H. Workman to his son-in-law, James Talboys’ (Gloucester Journal 14.02.1914)
1916 Mr. Talboys
1920 W.J. Williams
1921 W. Williams
1923,1939 Charles Hy. Breadman
John Thatcher
? – 1957 Bryan Luton (pub closed in 1957). Bryan was the last landlord. He bought the building and went on to live there bringing up his family with Mildred his wife. Bryan was a plumber after being a landlord.
